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I really enjoy the Urban, so I'm looking forward to the Metropolitan as well.

I have the same "issue"" on my Lil Native Slipit as wwell as Lil Native back lock, the tip just seems to ride a bit high, and phenomenon I mostly encountered on traditional folders so far. I still enjoy the Lil Native, but it wasn't what I was expecting.

On the Native 5, the Chaparal, as well as ...

I look forward to that. I've been trying to figure out what is the best thing for my mom as well. Fortunately for her, I do most of the cutting, but when she wants to get in on the action, I would like her to have something that will handle tomatoes lickity split. Serrations seem like a good idea ...

sal wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 12, 2025 10:45 am

Hi Palestrina,

I think she will use it for more than you think.

sal

She will receive it on Monday, I'm looking forward to her reaction.

I'll provide a review on her behalf here after some time of testing.

No, not at all. It has its uses. For basic vegetable slicing (e.g., a “low cut” in culinary terms), it’s terrible. The serrations drag on the board and slow everything down. It’s very handy for certain things such as tomatoes and all the things you see serrated utility knives recommended for ...

Hi Palestrina,

I would get her the blue handled K04SBL. She will love it. You will need to caution her as to how sharp it is, but it will stay sharp for her for many years.

sal


Thank you! Lucky me, Knives and Tools has one on stock here in Europe as well!


Yes, handle material is ...

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone here has some experience with the Spyderco Culinary Utility Knife in Spyderedge configuration.

The issue is - my mother is an excellent cook, but for some strange reason she refuses to sharpen knives herself. No amount of arguing will get her to do it - she just ...

First day with my brand new Native 5 SPY27. First Native 5, first SPY27. Let's see how it holds up against the Delica.

A good friend of mine had a liner lock fail on him while cutting straps. It may have been his own fault, hard to tell since I wasn't there, but he ended up in the hospital to get a few stitches.

We checked his knife afterwards, it wasn't old or abused, a middle class knife, I still know the exact ...

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What Jay said.
Generally, I use the regular Sharpmaker rods because they're gentler on the serrations. Occasionally I'll use the diamond rods, but they're rather aggressive.

I don't use Sal's method. Rather than hold the blade vertically, on the ground side, I tip the blade to match the ...

dickie wrote: ↑

Thu May 15, 2025 3:01 pm

...but it is well worth it for this quality product, imo

Even though the Delica is my favourite platform, the Chaparral is of higher quality in comparison - I might say even better than my Lil' Natives.

dickie wrote: ↑

Thu May 15, 2025 1:55 am

in the end it's not just the backlock spring but also some slight chamfering on the opening hole.

Harder to see, but here you go...

They are exactly the same, no sharp edges.

SE left, PE right.


I can't stress enough how much I love the tightness on this backlock, it's slim, but built like a tank.

Same here, I love it - looks pretty cool to me.

Keep - Delica K390 - the best overall package.

Try - Native 5 LW SPY27

Retire - Delica Wharncliffe - great overall design, but very specific used cases.

I've changed the title and added a rebuttal to my own useless rambling.

The knife works exactly as I expected it to be, everything is fine.

And the sound and feel when snapping the knife closed is by far the best I've ever heard on a slipjoint. It's so satisfying I might fall into the trap ...

Here’s the HH Urban and its larger sibling the HH UKPK. They have quite a different feel in hand to the FRN models - sort of stiffer and maybe a little more premium feeling in G10 (to me FRN says ‘ready for adventure’ whereas G10 is more ‘ready for EDC’). I swapped the HH S30V blade for an S110V ...

Update: A small drop of Loctite 243 seems to have solved the issue.

Perfect.

And I've just realised the Urban has been updated with M398, which makes it a really great deal.

I noticed this on my Brown FRN Delica recently. I noticed it dropped shut very easily when I depressed the lock compared to my newer Superblue Delica. There was also some *slight* side to side play. Tightened up the pivot & all is good. Could not even begin to tell you when the last time was that ...

No need to feel stupid over something like this. Some people just get bothered by things differently. If it's something that you really can't move your mind past for whatever reason then simply return it and move on to another model.
Or, use the knife and see if it actually does or does not create ...