What's your favorite big-big Spyderco?

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Re: What's your favorite big-big Spyderco?

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My three biggest Spydercos are the

- Lum Darn Dao, 10.63 inch CPM-154 Satin Plain Blade
- Stuart Ackerman Sustain with 6.2 inch CPM 20CV blade
- Jumpmaster 2 Fixed 4.5" H1 Serrated Leaf-Shaped Blade

I'm looking forward to buying MORE Spyderco fixed blades. They are some of my most unique knives and I really like the quality of them.
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Re: What's your favorite big-big Spyderco?

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Vivi wrote:
Wed Oct 31, 2018 3:00 am
Tucson Tom wrote:
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What is the difference between a power lock and a back lock?
It's got a few more parts than a backlock.
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Re: What's your favorite big-big Spyderco?

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Military!
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Favourite Spydies: Military, PM2, Shaman, UKPK
Others: Victorinox Pioneer, CRK L Sebenza 31, CRK L Inkosi
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Re: What's your favorite big-big Spyderco?

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^^Yes!!
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Re: What's your favorite big-big Spyderco?

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Military, Police 3/4, Calypso, Tuff

The Hossom series are my favorite big fixed blade
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Folders-Military
Fixed blades-Bradley Bowie.
Anything larger than that it's owerkil for me.
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Para Military 2
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Millie. Kind of fond of my FFG Catcherman too
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K2, Szabo Folder, and the Tighe Stick
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Looks like Spyderco needs a 6" folder a la cold steel
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GarageBoy wrote:
Sat Nov 03, 2018 4:47 pm
Looks like Spyderco needs a 6" folder a la cold steel
I'd love to see them put out a competitor to my Voyager XL. It's not a knife I EDC but it's an awesome pocket machete for hiking and camping, and an amazing food prep folder.
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i would like to see the china line offered in better steel. i love the resilience, but i would love it more in s30v or something similar.

a 5-6” blade would be sweet too, but those seem a little like a joke to me. i have a cold steel recon 1 xl, but i only bought it because it was on a ridiculous sale and it’s too hilarious of a knife to pass up at a good price. it makes me laugh every time i open it up. it’s a sweet knife, but i think spyderco is better off letting cold steel be a joke.
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C253GBBK, C258GFBL, C101GBBK2, C11GYW, C11FWNB20CV, C101GBN15V2, C101GODFDE2, C60GGY, C149G, C189, C101GBN2, MT35, C211TI, C242CF, C217GSSF, C101BN2, C85G2, C91BBK, C142G, C122GBBK, LBK, LYL3HB, C193, C28YL2, C11ZPGYD, C41YL5, C252G, C130G, PLKIT1
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CPM 20CV, CPM 15V, CTS 204P, CPM CRUWEAR, CPM S30V, N690Co, M390, CPM MagnaCut, LC200N, CTS XHP, H1, 8Cr13MoV, GIN-1, CTS BD1, VG-10, VG-10/Damascus, 440C
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Re: What's your favorite big-big Spyderco?

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ladybug93 wrote:
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i would like to see the china line offered in better steel. i love the resilience, but i would love it more in s30v or something similar.

a 5-6” blade would be sweet too, but those seem a little like a joke to me. i have a cold steel recon 1 xl, but i only bought it because it was on a ridiculous sale and it’s too hilarious of a knife to pass up at a good price. it makes me laugh every time i open it up. it’s a sweet knife, but i think spyderco is better off letting cold steel be a joke.
I consider 2" blade pocket knives a joke but some people find them useful ;)

The Voyager XL and Recon XL are worlds more convenient to carry than a machete or chef knife, and can do a pretty decent job filling the role of either if the scale of the task isn't too big.
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Re: What's your favorite big-big Spyderco?

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I agree. Not to push a competitor here, but the CS Talwar XL is a pretty decent folding machete - keeps the pokey thistles and stinging nettle away from my hand when I need to clear some old field stuff and don't feel like going back for a real machete (although that is what I do when there is a lot to clear).
I want a Tatanka, but it is out of my price tolerance range for a VG10 knife.
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joke is probably too strong a word... i enjoy my recon xl, but i don’t find it convenient to carry or use. it’s more a conversation piece for me. i don’t find it as useful as a machete and carry an ontario 12” cutlass machete. my recon is the clip point, so it’s huge in the pocket, but i would like to have a tanto xl.
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current collection:
C253GBBK, C258GFBL, C101GBBK2, C11GYW, C11FWNB20CV, C101GBN15V2, C101GODFDE2, C60GGY, C149G, C189, C101GBN2, MT35, C211TI, C242CF, C217GSSF, C101BN2, C85G2, C91BBK, C142G, C122GBBK, LBK, LYL3HB, C193, C28YL2, C11ZPGYD, C41YL5, C252G, C130G, PLKIT1
spyderco steels:
CPM 20CV, CPM 15V, CTS 204P, CPM CRUWEAR, CPM S30V, N690Co, M390, CPM MagnaCut, LC200N, CTS XHP, H1, 8Cr13MoV, GIN-1, CTS BD1, VG-10, VG-10/Damascus, 440C
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Re: What's your favorite big-big Spyderco?

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My most carried is a fluted Ti S110V FrankenMillie, that said the Manix Xl fits my hand like a well worn glove
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Well if you want to part ways with it....;) ;)
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i appreciate the offer, but i think i'll hang on to it for a while. like i said, i laugh every time i open it and i could use a good laugh occasionally. ;)
keep your knife sharp and your focus sharper.
current collection:
C253GBBK, C258GFBL, C101GBBK2, C11GYW, C11FWNB20CV, C101GBN15V2, C101GODFDE2, C60GGY, C149G, C189, C101GBN2, MT35, C211TI, C242CF, C217GSSF, C101BN2, C85G2, C91BBK, C142G, C122GBBK, LBK, LYL3HB, C193, C28YL2, C11ZPGYD, C41YL5, C252G, C130G, PLKIT1
spyderco steels:
CPM 20CV, CPM 15V, CTS 204P, CPM CRUWEAR, CPM S30V, N690Co, M390, CPM MagnaCut, LC200N, CTS XHP, H1, 8Cr13MoV, GIN-1, CTS BD1, VG-10, VG-10/Damascus, 440C
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Though mine are mostly a “one of”, big-big Spydies, as such, began grabbing my attention once I got a Police4 for its K390 and Sal’s perfections. While I’ve wanted the Chief since forever, I’m hunting for a Calypso and will soon add Rex45 and S90V Millies to my much loved 204P Military. Still prefer my original Manix to my Manix2 XL, less for the heft than for the blade shape. And the Shaman is a lovely beast.

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