Which zdp spyder would you carry? Poll

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caly3 or delica ffg zdp

caly
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64%
delica
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36%
 
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Which zdp spyder would you carry? Poll

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These two are pretty much the same size and blade thickness. which one would you carry and why?
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Voted Caly. IMO a much nicer knife. CF over FRN...not even a question. Plus I never found the Delica comfortable in my hand. And last point...is about the point. Cally has a nice sharp point Delica not so much.
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Although i love my Delicas, the Caly is a better knife in every way IMO (except maybe price). I'd love to see a G10/solid ZDP Caly 3 sprint.
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Delicas are great, but I'd take the Caly. Wire clip, CF, choil, and my Caly 3 is smooth like butter.
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Delica - I'm not a big fan of choils.
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Of the two, the Caly 3, since I prefer models with a 50/50 choil. In reality, the only ZDP blade I've carried with any frequency is a Stretch.
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I have a ZDP Stretch I occasionally carry. Sweet knife and cuts like a laser. But most of the time I carry a VG-10 Dragonfly in the front pocket and a VG-10 Delica IWB. If I had to pick just one knife for EDC it would be the Delica. For me it's the Goldilocks knife (not too big, not too small).
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Caly 3. Deep pocket clip wins out everytime for me.
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not a fan of choils & deep pocket wire clips

delica for me
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The Delica is 2.5 stock vs 3mm. Details aside both great slicers.

In that size range I'd be tempted for the Dragonfly zdp. ;) . The Caly is definitely classy though.
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none out of these two.
I do not like ZDP Delica and do not like laminated blades like on Caly3.
I know that this is not realistic because Moki cannot cut solid zdp, but if Spyderco would produce caly3 or 3.5 with solid ZDP when this knife would have a good chance to go to my EDC team.
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Caly all the way!
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I carry both - but the Delica is my go-to blade for pocket time because of its lighter weight. I dearly love the Caly3 and the entire Caly family - the ZDP Caly Jr. is probably my favorite all-time Spydie. That thing is definitely a pocket scalpel.

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I usually carry a Caly 3.5 in ZDP (proto), Stretch in ZDP and Ladybug in ZDP.

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Carry Stretch CF...
But Delica VS Caly? Delica. I at all don't like Caly.
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evil d wrote:i'd love to see a g10/solid zdp caly 3 sprint.
+1 on that.
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sal wrote:I usually carry a Caly 3.5 in ZDP (proto), Stretch in ZDP and Ladybug in ZDP.

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For those with the 3.5 and Stretch, is the Caly's edge profile significantly thinner? I only had a 3. Thx!
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I carry both equally and love them both but there's something special about the caly.
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sal wrote:I usually carry a Caly 3.5 in ZDP (proto), Stretch in ZDP and Ladybug in ZDP.

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Evil D wrote:CHEATER!!! No fair! Share with the group! :D
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