Eric Glesser breaks down the Para 3 LW!

[Catamount123]

Very nice video:

https://youtu.be/Bq0c5JqCtU4

I'm not sure how to embed it, if someone else does, that would be great.

[SpyderSeth]

https://youtu.be/Bq0c5JqCtU4

[BornIn1500]

Uh oh... Nick Shabazz's future disassembly video already has competition.

[NickShabazz]

Hah, very nice! I'm glad to see these kinds of videos being made by the makers themselves. I'll probably still make my own, for tradition's sake, but it's great to see!

[sonarsessions]

That's an awesome video and I really appreciate how much info has already come out before the knife's release. One thing that has to be brought up though, as I know this is something a few people have mentioned (and i apologize in advance if it was answered already), but with the edge running all the way back, why are so many spyderco models not built with a sharpening notch at the rear of the blade (for sharpening purposes)?

[BornIn1500]

One thing that has to be brought up though, as I know this is something a few people have mentioned (and i apologize in advance if it was answered already), but with the edge running all the way back, why are so many spyderco models not built with a sharpening notch at the rear of the blade (for sharpening purposes)?

Watch the video starting at 8:54. Eric talks specifically about this.

[curlyhairedboy]

Watching with great interest!

EDIT: Just finished, I'm really excited for the Para 3 LW and looking forward to more content from Eric!

[Wartstein]

That's an awesome video and I really appreciate how much info has already come out before the knife's release. One thing that has to be brought up though, as I know this is something a few people have mentioned (and i apologize in advance if it was answered already), but with the edge running all the way back, why are so many spyderco models not built with a sharpening notch at the rear of the blade (for sharpening purposes)?

I totally respect your wish for sharpening choils, but I guess many (including myself) don't like those. And you could always add a choil if you like, but not really remove one without severely reducing the blade height...

[Cambertree]

That's an awesome video and I really appreciate how much info has already come out before the knife's release. One thing that has to be brought up though, as I know this is something a few people have mentioned (and i apologize in advance if it was answered already), but with the edge running all the way back, why are so many spyderco models not built with a sharpening notch at the rear of the blade (for sharpening purposes)?

In addition to what Eric said, the subject has been discussed and debated here a few times before IIRC. As Wartstein said, some people like a sharpening notch, and other people don't. I believe Spyderco went the way they did as it's easy enough to add one with diamond needle files, but you can't put material back if you don't want the notch.

I use both benchstones and the Sharpmaker, and I've never really found the lack of a notch an impediment to thinning out the edge all the way back to the plunge line. If I need to, I just use the corner of a coarse stone in that area to thin it out. When cutting through bunched up plastic pallet wrap, cordage and plant material, I've found a sharpening notch can cause hangups.

On knives that have them, I have followed the good advice of people on this forum and sharpened them to be like a single serration scallop to avoid those hangups.

There are a few Spydies that have them - I think the Centofante does. Alistair Phillips has a good how-to on Youtube showing how to add one to the Kapara too.

Great 'Paramilitary 3' video by the way.

[Marulaghost]

I really liked Eric's video. It was super informative about both the choices made in the designing of this knife, and answering a few questions that i could say he could have gotten away with not answering (such as in regards to the lack of a sharpening choil, the two additional holes on the blade, and the interchangeability of knife blades and scales)
I like that he was honest about the interchangeability thing. The transparency is something few companies display and it shows you all care.
I ALSO LOVE THAT THREAD LOCK TECHNIQUE!
That looks so much easier than dabbing it on a screw you're holding onto dear life for.

[Larry_Mott]

If you can't beat the unnecessary disassembling crowd, join them I guess.. Cue plastic bags with more or less complete part collections dropping in at HQ soon. And up the production of spare screws.

[Robbob]

Eric called the model a Para Military 3 a few times in the video. Is it not just Para 3?

[Marulaghost]

Eric called the model a Para Military 3 a few times in the video. Is it not just Para 3?

I think it is just para 3.
There's to identify it as not being a product changing (i.e playstation becomes playstation 2) but rather it's own product from the start (PSP)

But the fact is that all these knives pretty much share a design language and naming nomenclature to an extent where it's really easy to just blurt out the paramilitary name.
Unless spyderco has changed the name of the para 3 to PM3 I'd think it would be easy for Eric to have this happen (the paramilitary has been selling for far longer than the para 3)

[Michael Janich]

The official name of the knife is the Para 3.

By Spyderco's naming convention, a "Para Military 2" is a second generation of the "Para Military" model. Since the Para 3 is smaller and physically different than the Para Military 2, it needed a different name. The "3" in "Para 3" reflects its edge length--3 inches.

The challenge will come if and when we do a second generation of the Para 3. Will it be the "Para 3-2?" The "Para 3 Squared?" Only time will tell...

Stay safe,

Mike

[Larry_Mott]

Mike: What's wrong with the old British/Jaguar naming standard 'MkII' I mean, Sal himself is fond of car terms/parallels (Spyder in Spyderco)

[dj moonbat]

I've wondered for a while whether Spyderco would implement the compression lock without a true liner. Neat to see it happen.

[Robbob]

The challenge will come if and when we do a second generation of the Para 3. Will it be the "Para 3-2?" The "Para 3 Squared?" Only time will tell...

Para 3b
Para 3.2
2 Para 3

[Larry_Mott]

Para 3 MkII

[Marulaghost]

Para 4 would make sense with the precedent already established.
That way the abbreviation could make it confusing with the current P4

If the PM2 ever got heavily revised (no idea how) than i could see things getting worrisome perhaps.
PM3 and para3 isn't ideal

[Marulaghost]

Para 4 would make sense with the precedent already established.
That way the abbreviation could make it confusing with the current P4

If the PM2 ever got heavily revised (no idea how) than i could see things getting worrisome perhaps.
PM3 and para3 isn't ideal