Hello and a story
Hello and a story
Just saying Hello and sharing a story.
I use Spyderco knives for a long time, but I try others :-).
It is a story about two brands and quality of build and ease of maintenance... a short story it is indeed :-).
Once I bought a latest (2020) version of a knife, from a company that I would not share... It was beautiful, before a plastic handle, now a steel framelock, same lines, same blade, same old, but better, right? Then I faced a simple task. Remove the clip. Ended with a destroyed screwdriver, destroyed screw, broken pocket clip and ...I needed pliers to extract what has left in the handle after this massacre.
New knife, same task. Spyderco Tenacious FRN. Good looking knife. Solid, good for the pocket, good for the hand, sharp. I need to reposition the pocket clip. I take the screwdriver and hope for the best...and I reposition the clip without any trouble. No bad screws, no broken tools, no broken clips. Screws out, screws in. DONE! :-)
The knives were made in China. It is the attention to detail and the quality control that makes the difference and makes Spyderco the maker that we all like :-)
Soooo GOOD WORK Spyderco Team :-)
I use Spyderco knives for a long time, but I try others :-).
It is a story about two brands and quality of build and ease of maintenance... a short story it is indeed :-).
Once I bought a latest (2020) version of a knife, from a company that I would not share... It was beautiful, before a plastic handle, now a steel framelock, same lines, same blade, same old, but better, right? Then I faced a simple task. Remove the clip. Ended with a destroyed screwdriver, destroyed screw, broken pocket clip and ...I needed pliers to extract what has left in the handle after this massacre.
New knife, same task. Spyderco Tenacious FRN. Good looking knife. Solid, good for the pocket, good for the hand, sharp. I need to reposition the pocket clip. I take the screwdriver and hope for the best...and I reposition the clip without any trouble. No bad screws, no broken tools, no broken clips. Screws out, screws in. DONE! :-)
The knives were made in China. It is the attention to detail and the quality control that makes the difference and makes Spyderco the maker that we all like :-)
Soooo GOOD WORK Spyderco Team :-)
Re: Hello and a story
Hi Jbabr,
Welcome to our forum and thanx for the kind words and story.
sal
Welcome to our forum and thanx for the kind words and story.
sal
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Welcome, and don't look back.
My collection so far: 52100 Military (2); 52100 PM2 (2); 52100 Para3; Stretch2 V-Toku; KnifeWorks M4 PM2; BentoBox M390 PM2; BentoBox S90V Military; Police4 K390; S110V PM2; SS Delica AUS-6; Wayne Goddard Sprint VG-10
Wish list: Hundred Pacer; Sliverax; Mantra; 52100 PM2 SE; Kapara
Wish list: Hundred Pacer; Sliverax; Mantra; 52100 PM2 SE; Kapara
Re: Hello and a story
Greetings! Welcome, and thanks for sharing.
Jim
Jim
Re: Hello and a story
Welcome. You've discovered early what I keep having to re-learn. There is one brand of knives I can buy without reading reviews and there are everybody else. I am consistently disappointed when I get a non-Spyderco and I have never once been disappointed with a :spydie:
Enjoy the Tenacious in good health! It's a great knife.
Enjoy the Tenacious in good health! It's a great knife.
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Welcome to the forum jbabr. The Tenacious is an excellent design!
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Hello & welcome!
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Ooops!
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Welcome! The Tenacious is one of the best bang for the buck money knife ever produced :)
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Welcome, and hopefully you learned your lesson! :D
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Hey Jbabr,
Welcome to the forums!
The quality of Spyderco knives always impresses me. I've been using them about 10 years now and they never disappoint.
Welcome to the forums!
The quality of Spyderco knives always impresses me. I've been using them about 10 years now and they never disappoint.
I'm happiest with Micarta and Tool Steel.
Top four in rotation: K390 + GCM PM2, ZCarta Shaman, Crucarta PM2, K390 + GCM Straight Spine Stretch.
Top four in rotation: K390 + GCM PM2, ZCarta Shaman, Crucarta PM2, K390 + GCM Straight Spine Stretch.
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Welcome to the forum. Now you need a Delica and a Manix 2 lightweight.
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