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I faced a similar dilemma several months ago... I am sure I'll eventually have both, but until then, I'm extremely happy with my Caly 3. As others have said, I think your intended use will effect which one will be "better" for you, but some of the more significant differences to me are:

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scout wrote:The Leek isn't American either, is it? Good story!

Thanks! Now I see there's a "have you converted anyone?" thread... maybe someday I'll be able to post the same story there!! :spyder:

According to Kershaw's site, all models of the Leek are "Made in the USA".

Sorry to dig up an old thread, but I thought of something that just happened that I thought was funny.

I've recently gotten into folders (read: Spydies), kitchen knives and sharpening. I'm getting some pretty good results... shaving sharp every time... hair whittling sharp is more of a challenge ...

catamount wrote:The Caly 3 pivot is an oddball and needs a 2.5 mm hex key, not a torx.

Yeah, it's a REAL oddball, because actually it needs both... hex for the pivot, T8 for the clip. I love my Caly 3, but that doesn't make any sense to me at all.

Thanks for the do-over David! How 'bout a 79 Ford Mustang... maroon.

Yeah, I'm a rightie who likes to go clipless.

David Lowry wrote:A hint...

Everybody that is guessing something from the 1980's is wrong. :)

(yes that means the entire decade from 1980 to 1989)

So, does that mean we can guess again? :D

catamount wrote:Yes, you just need a T9 Torx driver.

Isn't it a T8? Plus, it's possible (not for sure) that you might need two, since for some strange reason they equipped the Caly with a torx-capped screw and a torx-capped "nut". :confused:

Cliff Stamp wrote:I would instead suggest an UF benchstone, Spyderco makes a couple of excellent models.

So, are you suggesting "stropping" on a stone?

Congrats on 3K!

1986 Ford Mustang, maroon

I've been carrying my VG-10/G-10 Caly 3 for a couple weeks now, and love it. Unless I expect a day or trip that would involve some abuse that I don't want to subject my Caly 3 to, my Delica is going to have to get used to hanging out at home!!

4) Micro-bevel with alternating passes and very little parallel travel

I've been trying to minimize the parallel travel, and I usually end up with a scratch pattern that is angled somewhere between 45 and 60 degrees from the edge. I've noticed that the scratch pattern has been essentially ...

This might help... they are scale images of some Spydies that I'm interested in.

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/9814/spydiestoscale500wfj4.th.jpg

I like the shape and feel of the Dragonfly, but couldn't get comfortable with the SS handled version... felt slick to me and that made it a little ...

I recently volunteered my D4 to someone that I barely knew, but as they were walking away, I thought about similar threads, went after them and took care of the job myself!

I just got some benchstones, and as a crutch on my way to true freehanding, I had a friend cut wedges to place under my stones (15 and 17.5 degree). I've measured them with an angle measuring "level" and they're pretty accurate. I've also measured the blade angle when I'm sharpening to ensure that I ...

I'll take a peanut butter and banana sammich anyday!!

I just got mine (G-10 PE) in the mail yesterday... haven't had a chance to use it on much yet, but I'm noticing some scratching on the blade in an arc about 1/2" from the pivot. It's as if something abrasive has gotten between the blade and the scales and is scratching the blade as it pivots. I've ...

Ian UK wrote:Maybe one of the staff could post a few pictures for all us formites to look at? :)

Or video!! :spyder: :D :spyder: :D :spyder:

this is the most beat up spydie i own, i wouldn't do this to a :spyder: myself .i bought it on ebay for $1.78 IIRC. it used to be serrated. it has been condemned by the folks in CO but i asked them to send it back to me because at the time it was the only OD 1st generation endura i had.
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That's a tough one... my first real knife was a CE Delica 4, but I ended up trading it for a PE D4, because I found I rarely used the serrated portion, which I felt cost me too much (nearly half!) of the "useful" part of the blade. But now I find myself thinking about adding maybe three serrations ...