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I was lucky enough to help launch the Swick: https://forum.spyderco.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15169&p=147616&hilit=Swick#p147616 To the OP - the pre-production was made May 2005. Because the original images are missing, here you go. Pre-production tester (9 made) and the Swick 1 I guess. A...

Controversial maybe, but oh so lovely.

Tweaked and modded “kinda” Dodo (my own hand grinding done years ago). Almost forgot about it.

Clipless in 5th pocket for a small. With the clip insert the knife looks and feels even better.

The only way to go

Cuts lots. Pries little. Opinel 8 slim.

Now I want a hammock

At the river's edge - nice hike today.

The one I've been carrying above all else. Helle Raud Medium. Great knife for everyday chores.

Let's go into the "woods" - Opinel and Helle . Hard to beat the time-tested designs and decent prices. Opinels are dirt cheap and ubiquitous; Helle are pricier, but their knives are something special. Neither are perfect, neither are too polished, but do they ever cut and feel great in han...

Brand new Helle Raud Medium. Clip removed for a perfect, stout, working pocket knife.

Fallkniven WM1 limited edition. This is one of only a few knives I’ve thought to myself “maybe I shouldn’t have used it so hard.” But it’s such a lovely tool:

“All Jeeps are welcome” so keep it in mind when I show the one I’ve owned for decades:
And yes it’s a Licensed Jeep.

You should be able to touch the screen to force focus on the subject you want. To get both the knife and water in focus you’d need a much higher f-stop number (smaller aperture). Download a better camera app that gives you those controls. I am Apple to the core so I can’t give you a suggestion. And ...

On the cheap but reliable today:

Old faithful, clipless, dropped in pocket. Cuts big for a little guy. SS Dragonfly. Today PE, sometimes exact same but SE. It’s maybe the best Spyderco ever.

Old school day - Boker Germany Barlow Castle Burg Slipjoint, O1 Steel, Oak Wood.

BM707 - a great smaller axis EDC

They are exceptional. Mine came razor sharp and stayed that way through normal, every day use. To touch up I ran the Scandi grind a few degrees higher on 8000 grit ceramic stone. Outer layers of steel are SUPER soft and scratch up easily. They will show marks immediately. This is a non issue in my ...

They are exceptional. Mine came razor sharp and stayed that way through normal, every day use. To touch up I ran the Scandi grind a few degrees higher on 8000 grit ceramic stone. Outer layers of steel are SUPER soft and scratch up easily. They will show marks immediately. This is a non issue in my w...