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I have carried a Delica for 10 years. It fills my requirements for a pocket knife. I also have a Salt 1 PE for kayaking and a Salt 2 SE on order. I stick with the Delica size. My original blue FFG Delica was lost hiking in Heber Springs Arkansas. I carry an orange one, and have a blue and a GITD.

I haven't put a lot of thought into it. On duty I carry my Delica weak side.

Cut up my pork chop. (Delica)

I have a Salt 1. The lanyard hole is too small to get standard paracord through easily! Tactical mistake!

I don't know what a gentleman folder is, but I carry a Delica.

I like tanto blades and have a Cold Steel Mini Tanto. It is not a folder. I think of a tanto blade as being more geared for self defense than a tool for general purposes.

Mushroom wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 08, 2020 5:41 pm

alnico357 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 08, 2020 5:37 pm

What is the marking on the blade opposite side from the Spyderco emblem?

That is Sal's makers mark. :spyder:

I thought Seki-City Japan was the maker. Their name is already on the knife.

What is the marking on the blade opposite side from the Spyderco emblem?

[quote...how often do people actually encounter the police, or are in situations where the police will see a pocket clip?[/quote]

If I lived in an area where knives were this big a deal I would.......not use the clip. I would put the knife down inside my pocket completely out of view. I do it ...

I ordered one. There goes 8.458% of my stimulus check!

Edit 4/6. The Delica arrived today. I laid it out in the sun for 10 minutes and took it into a dark room. It glows for sure!

I'm new here. Does Spyderco have any interest in tungsten carbide knives?

I continue to carry a Delica as I have since 2010.

Nothing like the above for for me! Years ago my pocket knife failed to close due to pocket lint in the mechanism. My finger was sliced. Since then I always clean the lint out after washing the jeans.

I purchased a blue FFG Delica 4 about 2010. I also have a Salt 1. I got the Salt mainly for the yellow. Drop a yellow knife in the woods and you have at least a ghost of chance of finding it. I lost my blue Delica while hiking Surgarloaf Mountain in Heber Springs Arkansas in 2017. I will no longer ...

It seems like the FFG plain rules the day since the Delica serrated only comes with black scales.

sal wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:54 am

Hi Almic,

Serrations are pretty easy on a Sharpmaker and will actually be improved by the sharpening. sal

I am considering a serrated Delica or Salt 1!

Magnify any edge enough and it is no longer smooth. For the slicing I do 99% of the time with my Delica, I think a "rough edge" works better. I hesitate to buy a serrated knife due to sharpening considerations.

Yesterday I used a Lansky Puck to put a course grind edge on my carry Delica. I mainly slice stuff and don't shave with it. I think it is going to be my preferred method. :) Just a thought.