Annual Top 10 List: 2018

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Annual Top 10 List: 2018

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This year went by way to fast

Previous years:

2017
//forum.spyderco.com/viewto ... =2&t=76868
2016
viewtopic.php?t=73081
2015
//forum.spyderco.com/viewtopic.php?t=69525
2014
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=66148
2012
viewtopic.php?t=57436

Holland wrote:2012
1. CTS 20CP Para2
2. S90v Para2
3. CTS XHP Para2
4. Caly 3.5 SB
5. Caly 3 ZDP
6. Dragonfly2 ZDP
7. Military
8. Delica 4
9. Caly 3.5 VG10
10. Para1 Serrated edge

2014
1. Chaparral 2
2. Dragonfly 2 SuperBlue
3. Gayle Bradley
4. Chaparral 1
5. Caly 3 SuperBlue
6. Delica 4 SuperBlue
7. Dragonfly 2 Salt SE
8. Paramilitary 2 M390
9. Salt 1 SE
10. Dragonfly 2 G10

Looks like my interests have changed a bit :o

2015
1. Chaparral 1
2. Dragonfly 2 Superblue
3. Delica 4 Superblue
4. Chaparral 2
5. Techno
6. Gayle Bradley
7. Dragonfly 2 Salt
8. Caly 3 Superblue
9. Paramilitary 2 M390
10. Manix 2 LW s110v (regret selling)

I'm sure my 2016 top ten will have more Hap40 and M4 goodness in it :D

2016
1. Delica 4 Hap40
2. Mantra 1
3. Dragonfly 2 Hap40
4. Chaparral 1
5. Paramilitary 2 M4 Jade
6. Stretch Hap40
7. Caly 3 Superblue
8. Dragonfly 2 Salt
9. Chaparral 2
10. Delica 4 Superblue

2017
1. Delica 4 Hap40 Pakkawood
2. Mantra 1
3. Junction
4. Delica 4 Hap40
5. Dragonfly 2 Hap40
6. Dragonfly 2 Superblue
7. Para3 Cruwear
8. Stretch 2 Hap40
9. Delica Superblue
10. Salt 2
2018
1. Dragonfly 2 Hap40
2. Delica 4 V-Toku2
3. Stretch Hap40
4. Junction
5. Mantra 1
6. Delica 4 Hap40 Pakkawood
7. Delica 4 Hap40
8. Dragonfly 2 Salt
9. Dragonfly 2 Superblue
10. Delica 4 Superblue
-Spencer

Rotation:
Gayle Bradley 2 | Mantra 1 | Watu | Chaparral 1 | Dragonfly 2 Salt SE
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Re: Annual Top 10 List: 2018

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I started working on this post and Holland beat me to it by minutes. I'll attempt to freeze mine and we should stick with Holland's


I began my 2018 list without reference to my previous lists. Then I saw I left out the PITS, and had to keep it in there, so I had to drop the Des Horn, which made me cringe. :mad:

Looks like I still like small blades. I still prefer wire clips.

No big moves and no new-to-Spyderco knives made the list this year.

Hope all had a great 2018 !
&
Wishing everyone a Fantastic 2019!

Previous years:

2017
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=76868&p=1197104&hilit=2017#p1197104
2016
viewtopic.php?t=73081#p1129953
2015
//forum.spyderco.com/viewto ... 5#p1060613
2014
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=66148#p987132
2012
viewtopic.php?t=57436#p812773




For Me:

2018
1) Dragonfly Salt Serrated Edge - C28SYL2
2) Slysz Bowie - C186TI
3) Southard - C156GBN
4) Ladybug Hawkbill Salt - LYL3HB
5) Techo - C158Ti
6) Jess Horn - CX08GGY
7) Caly 3 - C113 (Particularly the HAP40)
8) Delica - C11F (Particularly the Super Blue)
9) Salt 2 SE Black Blade - C88BBK2
10) PITS - C192Ti


2017
1) Slysz Bowie - C186TI
2) Dragonfly Salt Serrated Edge - C28SYL2
3) Southard - C156GBN
4) Techo - C158Ti
5) PITS - C192Ti
6) Caly 3 - C113 (Particularly the HAP40)
7) Jess Horn - CX08GGY
8) Delica - C11F (Particularly the Super Blue)
9) Lava - C110
10) Des Horn - C153G

2015
1) Dragonfly Salt Serrated Edge - C28SYL2
2) Slysz Bowie - C186TI
3) Southard - C156GBN
4) Damascus Caly - C113CFPD
5) Ti or G10 UKPK - C94Ti/C94GFG
6) Techo - C158Ti
7) Lava - C110 (the original stainless)
8) Delica - C11F
9) Gayle Bradley - C134CF
10) Des Horn - C153G

2014
1) Slysz Bowie - C186TI
2) Southard - C156GBN
3) Damascus Caly ~ C113CFPD
4) Ti or G10 UKPK ~ C94Ti/C94GFG
5) Dragonfly Salt Serrated Edge - C28SYL2
6) Techo ~ C158Ti
7) Lava ~ C110 (the original)
8) Delica - C11F
9) Gayle Bradley ~ C134CF
10) Des Horn - C153G


2012
1) Damascus Caly ~ C113CFPD--- V
2) Salt I ~ C88YL
3) Caly 3 ZDP ~ C113CF
4) Ti or G10 UKPK ~ C94Ti/C94GFG
5) Lava ~ C110
6) Delica ZDP Combo Edge ~ C11GRE
7) Techno ~ C158Ti
8) Chaparral ~ C152CF
9) Gayle Bradley ~ C134CF
10) Dyad JR. ~ C39P&SBG
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Re: Annual Top 10 List: 2018

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I don't think I've made a previous list so I've nothing written to go back on (I could say, but the past is the past, I suppose). I can say this is the year I really got into serrations.

2018
1) Delica Wharncliffe SE
2) Delica Hap40
3) Police 4
4) Slysz Bowie
5) Native 5 Lw S90v
6) Pacific Salt SE
7) Chaparral LW
8) Rhino
9) Spydiechef
10) PM2 Cru Wear
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2017:
+ Pacific Salt
+ Police 3
+ Military
+ Szabo Folder (second run)
+ Spyderhawk
+ Spin
+ Aqua Salt (first run)
+ Ronin 2
+ Swick 3
+ Street Bowie (current version)



2018:

+ Pacific Salt SE
+ Pacific Salt PE
+ Police 4
+ Manix XL DLC
+ Spyderhawk SE
+ Aqua Salt
+ Swick 3
+ Street Bowie
+ Cara Cara 2
+ Tasman Salt
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2014, no particular order:

1. Chaparral, cf s30v
2. Para2, satin/camo
3. South Fork
4. Military, left hand
5. UKPK, plain leaf blue frn gin-1
6. Caly 3.5, sb
7. Manix 2, cruwear
8. Mule Team, k390
9. Caly Jr., black frn full serrated
10. Stretch, sb

2015:

Forum Native LW
Chaparral
UKPK blue frn
PM2, satin/camo
Cruwear Manix 2
Military, lefty
Caly 3.5 sb
Caly Jr gray plain
Mule B70P
South Fork

Guess I missed a couple years...

2018:

Chaparral lw
UKPK
Lefty PM2
Lefty Military
Cruwear Manix2
Baby Horn sprint
PITS
Caly 3.5 SB
Manbug Salt
South Fork
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At the end of 2018, some same as last year, some of those with new steel. Couple of new models.

Endura 4           HAP40
Military            S90V
PM2               CRUWEAR
Manix 2            M4 DLC
Para 3            CRUWEAR
Caly 3            HAP40
Mantra            M4
Delica 4            HAP40 G10
Native 5            M4
Chaparral          XHP                       



anycal wrote:
Mon Dec 18, 2017 8:15 pm
Well, 2017 is the first year I actually have 10 Spyderco models to choose from. Here it is, largest to smallest,

Police 4            K390
Military              ‪206P‬
Paramilitary 2    M390
Manix 2            XHP
Para 3              CRUWEAR
Caly 3              HAP 40
Mantra              M4
Delica 4            VG-10
Native 5            S90V
UKPK                S110V

It would be more difficult to pick top five from the list...
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Re: Annual Top 10 List: 2018

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Based on pocket time
1. PITS
2. Sage 2
3. Chaparral stealth
4. Caly 3 ZDP
5. UKPK S110V
6. Military G10/Ti M4
7. Military CF 52100
8. Shaman
9. PM2 Cruwear

Seems like I’m gravitating more towards 3 inchers, ti handles, and steel doesn’t matter as much as before... Still perfer the in-house designs over the collabs, with the PITS being the dark horse the list.
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This was a catch up year for me since I hadn’t picked up a spydie since 2012. In no particular order this years haul:


Civilian
Matriarch
Persian 2
Street Bowie
Calypso jr super blue
Dyad sprint
Millie Rex 45
Millie KW s90v
Para 2 KW M4

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FB04PBB, C07FS4K390, C12GS, C12SBK2, C36GS, C36GTIP, C36CFM390P, C36CFTIP, C36GPBORE, C41BKPS, C44GP&SGY, C46PS, C46GPBK, C52BKP, C52FPGYE, C63G3, C65TIP, C70S, C81FG, C81GS2, C81CFM4P2, C83BM, C83GP2, C101GP, C101GPS, C101CF90VP2, C105, C134CF, C151GODTiPBK
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Glad you put this one up "Holland" because I haven't done a JD's Top 10 in some time now. I'll go ahead and put up my personal, primary top 10 favorite Spyders.
(1) The C-60 Ayoob
(2) M390 Military
(3) Spyderhawk
(4) Dodo
(5) TEMPERANCE 1 ( fixed blade) ( SE & PE)
(6) AUS-8, Full Spyderedged Catcherman
(7) G-10 Harpy
(8)JD Smith
(9) The Stainless handled, ATS-55 RESCUE
(10) C-46 Lum Tanto folder

That's just off the top of my head. I'm going to have to modify that list in the next month but at least that will give some of you an idea of what I use the most anyway.
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My list is based on pocket time of this years purchases. My all time top 10 would look a bit different.

1-Wolfspyder
2-Custom swapped Native Fluted CF w/Maxamet
3-Vtoku2 Endura
4-StNicks Delica4
5-KW Manix2 52100 w/blurple scale swap
6-KW 204-p Military
7-Custom swapped DLC s90v Yojimbo w/smooth CF
8-PPT s90v CF
9-Manix2 Backlock(only just got)
10-One Eyed Jack
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And my winners in 2018 are:

1. Salt 2 SE all black
2. Chaparral LW
3. UKPK s110v
4. Urban n690co
5. Para 3 m390
6. Military CF/TI s90v
7. PM2 CF m4
8. Sage 5
9. Dragonfly 2 zdp189
10. Para 3 CF s90v

Had i only used all my spyderco's this year the list may have looked a bit different. Probably next year. :spyder:
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My list is irrespective of acquisition date. I just have a top 10 of most pocketed Spyderco's, which can change from year-to-year. For 2018:

1. PM2 M390 w/ Aramis CF scales
2. PM2 S110V w/ Aramis CF Scales
3. Gayle Bradley Advocate
4. Gayle Bradley 2
5. Endura VG10 in FG G10 (Sprint)
6. Caly 3.5 CF ZDP-189
7. --
8. --
9. --
10. --

I have many other Spydercos, but these are the ones I use most.
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I only own 3, but I’ll put them in order:

1. Hap40 Wharncliffe Delica.

2. 52100 Para 3.

3. Cruwear Para 3. (This is actually my favorite blade steel but I have zero confidence in the slick smooth g-10 scales and don’t carry it. When I swap in some micarta or grippy g-10 scales it’ll probably become my favorite knife).
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