The Yearly Spydie Tally

[cutter17]

Been collecting/trading/selling for the past 40 years, and have never spent any quality time with a Spyderco knife, I have with the Sharpmaker, but not the knives. Not that I haven't had a couple, just never really carried or used them and traded them off for something somewhere.

Fast forward to this year and all of a sudden Spyderco is on my horizon. Started with the PPT, and I thought it would be my one and only, but was I wrong. That one turned into 5 before I knew it, and I'm looking at a few more for next year! Quite a change..........

For 2011;

-PPT
-Vallotton Sub Hilt
-Titanium Military
-Gayle Bradley
-92mm Citadel

I found all the above knives to be very ergonomic with excellent fit/finish. Consistently the sharpest knives out of the box of any brand that I have more than two knives. One of the best things, at least as I count it, is the heavier weight of these 5 knives, as they are some of the heaviest knives in Spyderco's lineup. They all feel SOLID!

I have a custom Pat Crawford Kasper folder coming as a Christmas present from me to me :eek: (I been VERY good this year) and that will be my last knife for 2011.....................unless my son, volunteer fireman/EMT takes a real liking to my 92mm Citadel, then I'll be purchasing another one of these. :)

[Shakyamuni]

After being happy with, and carrying a SE Ladybug since April 2010, I found myself one day in a park trying to cut an apple with a tiny serrated knife and making a real mess of it. So my year started on August 31, 2011 when I ordered a Delica4 Gray FFG. That was the beginning of the end and I've spent the last 3.5 months obsessing over finding the perfect one to carry and cut food and tree limbs. However, I have tried to keep the stockpile down as I go along. Having no dealers in the area to try any of them out, I have to do a lot of buying & selling to sample. All of these were bought in the last 3.5 months:

Came & went:

• Delica4 Gray FFG [Returned it, too short]
• Para 2 [Sold it, too much handle & fat]
• Sage 1 [Sold it, too short & fat]
• Chaparral [Sold it, too short]
• Gayle Bradley [Too heavy, Occluded lock- Ow! My thumb! Going to return it]

Might go:

• Stretch SS/Kraton [Nice, thin, but combo edge, might sell it]

Keepers:

• Caly 3.5 [Just right for a plain edge!]
• Manix 2 Translucent Blue FRCP [Light, wire clip, great lock. Uhh... keep this or the Caly?]
• Pacific Salt SE [Just right for a serrated edge!]
• Dragonfly 2 SE [Good toss-in-the-bag knife that's bigger than the ladybug]

Waiting for in 2012:

• M390 CF Military [I can't explain why I ordered it, other than it looks like it's going to be a SICK knife]

[gbelleh]

My 2011 list:

Zulu
G-10 75mm Persian
GITD Manix 2
Sage 3
Ambitious
Navaja
Dragonfly 2 - ZDP
Original large Persian
Schempp Rock
Janich Endura
Vallotton
Ayoob sprint
Lum Tanto sprint x2
Para 2 - 20CP
Large Lum Chinese
Orange Damascus Delica
Vesuvius
Military - XHP
Caly 3.5 - Super Blue
Squeak
Chaparral
USN Catcherman
Junior
Orange FRN Delica
Native 5
Des Horn
Para 2 - all black
Para 2 - Camo / black blade
Hopefully the Yojimbo 2 will arrive before the end of the year too.

It's been a fun year, and it looks like 2012 will be too! :D :spyder:

[jackknifeh]

Bug
Manix2 w/M4
Kiwi2/stag inlay
Native lightweight
Ladybug3 salt
Sage1
Chaparral
Pacific salt


Jack

[jtoler_9]

I am probably forgetting something.

Delica 4 FFG
Endura 4 FFG
Street Beat
Para 2
Military
M390 Mule
Temp 2

[VashHash]

Slow year for me
PE temperance
Blue Yojimbo
C95 Manix CE
2 Gray Lum tantos
2 CTS-20CP para 2s
2 M390 mules
Traded a swick for a p'kal.
2 Blue shell inlay CE Vesuvius.

What sprints came out this year. I can't remember all the knives I bought.

[Bradley]

Since July, I was looking at some peoples thinking "wow they got so much" then I look at mine, and I got quite a few myself. Too bad some have been dispatched.

Stretch Se
Ladybug 3
Tasman Salt SE
Kiwi 3
USN Catcherman
2x Para 2

[Mojo51]

Manix 2 trans blue
Yojimbo 2
Native
Tenacious
Ambitious
Back ordered Para 2

[gtrtech]

I slowed down a bit this year, 12 compared to last years 30
Szabofly
Bug
Native III (2003 Spyderco Forum)
Jester
Endura Wave
Lava
Ladybug Hawkbill Salt
Spyderkey
Blackhawk
Vallotton
Yamahide Paring knife
Vesuvius

[Evil D]

I'm pretty sure i only bought two Para 2's and two Ladybugs this year, but my memory is foggy when it comes to blowing money :D

[gbelleh]

I'm pretty sure i only bought two Para 2's and two Ladybugs this year, but my memory is foggy when it comes to blowing money :D

You can never blow money on Spydies! :D

[Sithus1966]

This is most of them. Not in the picture are a ZDP Endura, USN Catcherman, SE black Tasman, PE Dragonfly 2, SE Dragonfly, SE H-1 Dragonfly, another S30V UKPK, Economy and a Caspian Salt. That makes 48.

[Onionman]

I didn't think it was a busy year, but after tallying up my acquisitions there were more than I thought.

PPT
Yo 2
Mule M390
Junior
JD Smith Micarta
Tasman Salt
Endura FRN
Endura G10
Chicago
Para 2
Grasshopper
Caly 3.5


It's not an addiction. It's an INVESTMENT! (Or at least that's what I tell my wife)

[dman62]

79mm Rescue
Delic ZDP
Sage 3
Para 2
Large Lum
Brown Millie XHP
4 more on Pre-Order, those will be on next years list.

[Drkknight614]

Endura 4 Ffg G10
Military
Para 2
UKPK Frn
Sage 1

Im a lightweight I guess lol. But most of those were really in the past three or four months. Probably would of got more, but I went nuts with another one of my favorite brands in the last 2 months, 4sevens flashlights. I bought five new ones for me and three for gifts lol.

[SpyderNut]

Calypso Jr.
Poliwog G-10
Bug
Honeybee
Meerkat (Reverse "S" SE)
Dyad Micro Dyad Black Pearl
Centofante II (for Christmas! )
Spin

[bh49]

CF Shabaria (back-up)
Orange Milly
Navaja
Forum Lava
Blue Damascus Delica
Orange Damascus Delica (2)
Lum Tanto Sprint
USN Catcheman
Native5
CF Balance
Sharpmaker (back-up)
Leaf Storm
Spyderhawk PE

BTW, the year is not over yet :)

[billy blade]

Ambitious
Delica FFG blue
Delica zdp
Delica wave trainer
Endura wave
Endura wave trainer
P'kal
Ayoob
Navaja
Mules
ladybug orange
Manix orange
Superleaf
UKPK FRN Blue
UKPK FRN Orange

I hope to pick up a Yo 2 by years end! So many Spydies so little time :spyder:

[knife nut404]

not a spydie but i traded a few to get a new zt 301. and i got a stag arms manix and a glow in the dark mani.

[ocredyps_]

2 FFG delica zdp 189
Black plain edge dodo
Para 2 camo satin blade
Sage 1
Gayle Bradely
Citadel 83mm satin blade
Citadel 92mm DLC blade
Endura 4 FFG blue
Snap it SE
UKPK PE
Tenacious PE
Manix 2 PE
Delica with molded clip and g2
Yojimbo 2
302f benchstone
306uf benchstone

Pre-ordered
2 orange dodos
Meerkat

Bad news.... i started at the end of september.