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I totally agree. I prefer a good back lock over pretty much anything else. I like a truly ambidextrous lock. I’d love to see more top-shelf back locks offered.

While neither the Delica nor the Native is my favourite Spyderco, I simply love Spyderco in-house designs. Many knife enthusiasts could do themselves a favour and find one the classic designs that fit their personal tastes and save a pile of money in the process!

I think about that idea regularly, but doubt I'll ever end up with truly just one knife. My collection is pretty modest by knife enthusiasts' standards; consisting of 4 folders, 3 fixed blades(1 lives on my PFD), a couple SAKs and two Leathermans. Of those, I carry one folder 99% of the time. The ot...

I've been giving this a bit of thought, as there are a couple pre-2005 models I really like, but am gonna go with the C32 Spur. The size and blade shape just do it for me. I carried one for years and wish I still had it.

I just deleted my account as it's more of a headache than it's worth to me.

I got off it years ago after having experienced how people all became experts regarding a situation none of them had been personally involved with that I happened to have been directly involved with. Interestingly, none of the people making the comments knew they were talking about me, but a number ...

Not much to add other than I'm super excited about the D'Allara 3 coming out. I did have a rescue version of the original D'Allara, but moved it on years ago. The upcoming model hits everything I'm looking for.

I've owned multiple knives from both companies and both make good, solid products. I'd pick the CRKs every time over the Hinderers. CRKs have a higher level of F&F, based on my experience, but not by much. To be honest, I don't really care for the looks of the Hinderers, but I got caught up in the "...

The Magnitude looks awesome to me, even though I generally really, REALLY dislike flippers. The Spydiechef is also a knife I've liked from the first time I saw one. The Rhino and Sage 5 also have me giving them a second look.

While I've taken a break from titanium fame locks, that will change when this knife comes out.

Love the Snap-It, I'll get at least one in SE. Hopefully the Remote Release is not too far behind... *wishful thinking emoticon* I love the idea of it but the positioning of the hook/clip bothers me a little. I'm sure my aversion to it is based on me imagining it being more of a hindrance to cuttin...

JD made mention of the target audience at the beginning of this thread as one of his reasons he sees the Military as Spyderco's answer to the 110, but wasn't the Military designed by Sal as a folder he'd be confident in giving to his son joining the military? I don't know what the designer of the 11...

I recently picked up a CF Chaparral and am very pleased with it, overall. For many years, I carried small lock back Spydies like the Spur(still think it's one of the best designs Spyderco ever made), Co-Pilot, Navigator II and Dragonfly, so this knife made a lot of sense to me. I also love that it's...

Yup, happy belated birthday!

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Lance that video looks like me trying to close my Stretch while driving lol. Why do you open your Stretch while driving :p I like my lock backs. Most have no bladeplay, but my older Salts show a bit (not an issue in use...) Sometimes I get bored and want to play with my spydies lol It's better than...

Maybe I'm also lucky that none of my Seki knives have any blade play. I even bought a few super blues in the last week, and they were tight out of the box. Maybe there's a certain way people are using them that makes it more likely to happen? Or maybe there's just bad batches of them out there? You...

abbazaba wrote:
The fit and finish of the Chap is in a different class than most lock backs, but if you can find a Sage4....

Yeah, I should be considering one. If the F&F of the 4 is on par with the 3 or 2, I'd be very impressed

Surfingringo wrote: I would also note that I like ALL of the locks on the list. They all work great for me when well executed.

Amen

I voted for the Power Lock, because it's an evolution of the back lock. All things being equal, I'd choose a fully ambidextrous lock over a dedicated right or left every time. If you can improve on a time tested design, all the better!