Is anyone else completely in love with the Dragonfly?
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Is anyone else completely in love with the Dragonfly?
Before purchasing a K390 dragonfly, the only spydercos I owned were two manixes (an m390/g10 and a BDN1 LW).
My dragonfly isn't quite perfectly centered. The grind is a lil funky. The tip didn't quite get to needle sharp, and it shipped with a stubborn micro-burr.
Despite all those flaws I just completely love it. The blade is so thin and slicey that it cuts better than my m390 manix despite its absolute sharpness being not as good (my manix shaves hair easily, the dragonfly not so much). It's so cute and small and fun to play with, and just takes up no room in my pocket. Yeah it doesn't have nearly as much edge, so it's not as universally useful, but when I just want something to have in my pocket without having to worry about weight or how much room it takes up it provides a super good cutting tool which is all I ever asked for.
My dragonfly isn't quite perfectly centered. The grind is a lil funky. The tip didn't quite get to needle sharp, and it shipped with a stubborn micro-burr.
Despite all those flaws I just completely love it. The blade is so thin and slicey that it cuts better than my m390 manix despite its absolute sharpness being not as good (my manix shaves hair easily, the dragonfly not so much). It's so cute and small and fun to play with, and just takes up no room in my pocket. Yeah it doesn't have nearly as much edge, so it's not as universally useful, but when I just want something to have in my pocket without having to worry about weight or how much room it takes up it provides a super good cutting tool which is all I ever asked for.
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The DFly is really cool, especially what one gets for the extremely low weight! :)
But it sounds like the Chaparral FRN could be really "your" knife. Not as light, but closed length is almost as short as the DFly but the cutting edge is a lot longer.
And since you like the "thin and slicex blade" of the DFly: It is still 25% thicker than the Chaps blade.
Actually, the Chaparral is the only reason why I don't own a DFly, cause the latter sure is a "super good cutting tool" :) (I was still close to buy an orange DFly several times)
But it sounds like the Chaparral FRN could be really "your" knife. Not as light, but closed length is almost as short as the DFly but the cutting edge is a lot longer.
And since you like the "thin and slicex blade" of the DFly: It is still 25% thicker than the Chaps blade.
Actually, the Chaparral is the only reason why I don't own a DFly, cause the latter sure is a "super good cutting tool" :) (I was still close to buy an orange DFly several times)
Top three going by pocket-time (update March 24):
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
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Well they weren't offering the Chaparral in k390, which I really wanted to try :DWartstein wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 7:54 pmThe DFly is really cool, especially what one gets for the extremely low weight! :)
But it sounds like the Chaparral FRN could be really "your" knife. Not as light, but closed length is almost as short as the DFly but the cutting edge is a lot longer.
And since you like the "thin and slicex blade" of the DFly: It is still 25% thicker than the Chaps blade.
Actually, the Chaparral is the only reason why I don't own a DFly, cause the latter sure is a "super good cutting tool" :) (I was still close to buy an orange DFly several times)
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It’s Spyderco’s best design. It’s an unapologetic EDC knife with a unique form factor that doesn’t feel like anything else in the hand.
It’s a carry knife for realists with a size and weight penalty that is effectively zero. It morphs from detail razor to big boy knife with a minor adjustment in the fingers.
I bought a chaparral FRN over the holidays. After carrying both for a bit the chaparral is now a desk knife. It’s missing the subtle ergonomic magic that makes the dragonfly so unique. It also doesn’t carry in a 5th pocket nearly as well.
The Dragonfly 2 was unique when I picked it up for the first time 10 years ago. It hasn’t left my pocket since.
It’s a carry knife for realists with a size and weight penalty that is effectively zero. It morphs from detail razor to big boy knife with a minor adjustment in the fingers.
I bought a chaparral FRN over the holidays. After carrying both for a bit the chaparral is now a desk knife. It’s missing the subtle ergonomic magic that makes the dragonfly so unique. It also doesn’t carry in a 5th pocket nearly as well.
The Dragonfly 2 was unique when I picked it up for the first time 10 years ago. It hasn’t left my pocket since.
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Blnd wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:07 pmIt’s Spyderco’s best design. It’s an unapologetic EDC knife with a unique form factor that doesn’t feel like anything else in the hand.
It’s a carry knife for realists with a size and weight penalty that is effectively zero. It morphs from detail razor to big boy knife with a minor adjustment in the fingers.
I don’t care what you say - you don’t get razor blade detail by choking up on a 3”+ knife blade. It’s not the same.
I bought a chaparral FRN over the holidays. After carrying both for a bit the chaparral is now a desk knife. It’s missing the subtle ergonomic magic that makes the dragonfly so unique. It also doesn’t carry in a 5th pocket nearly as well.
The Dragonfly 2 was unique when I picked it up for the first time 10 years ago. It hasn’t left my pocket since.
I could handle both the DFly and the Chap before I decided for the latter. For me it was exactly the other way round: Clearly better ergos on the Chap, which make it feel like a perfect extension of my hand, like a "sixth finger" But ergos are always totally subjective of course!
For my typical EDC tasks the DFly blade is just too short quite often, while the Chaps is just long enough and also slices better.
In carry the DFly is really hard to beat, no doubt, though the Chap fits into all my fifth pockets easily too.
Anyway, both cool knives! :)
Top three going by pocket-time (update March 24):
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
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Yup, that's kind of how I feel. I chucked the clip, as my Dragonfly is a bottom-of-the-pocket knife for those times when I don't want to carry a "serious-size" knife. It's thin and small, but fits my hand well enough that I could do serious work with it.metaphoricalsimile wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 7:26 pmIt's so cute and small and fun to play with, and just takes up no room in my pocket. Yeah it doesn't have nearly as much edge, so it's not as universally useful, but when I just want something to have in my pocket without having to worry about weight or how much room it takes up it provides a super good cutting tool which is all I ever asked for.
I'm also fascinated by the knife's simplicity. The one piece handle is really cool.
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Ive done a 180 on it. I like the dragonfly now.
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The Dragonfly is one of the top 5 Spyderco designs IMHO. As mentioned, remove the clip and it sits nice in the bottom of the pocket. The design is friendly to both large and small hands.
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I am not sure if I like it or not. I only have 9 or 10 of them, so maybe I should buy one more to make sure. :p :D :D
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metaphoricalsimile wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:05 pmWell they weren't offering the Chaparral in k390, which I really wanted to try :D
This would be cool, though XHP is great stuff too! But K390 is not exactly a Taichung steel I guess..
Top three going by pocket-time (update March 24):
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
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Haha. Sounds like me. I own more DFs than any other knife. My wife likes to permanently borrow them, so that gives me an excuse to try different variants. I'm eyeing the k390 wharncliffe pretty seriously. I don't have that steel or a wharnie dragonfly yet.
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So many nice ones to choose from, now. I need more money!Notsurewhy wrote: ↑Thu Mar 25, 2021 4:36 amHaha. Sounds like me. I own more DFs than any other knife. My wife likes to permanently borrow them, so that gives me an excuse to try different variants. I'm eyeing the k390 wharncliffe pretty seriously. I don't have that steel or a wharnie dragonfly yet.
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You have an enviable collection
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Definitely my most carried knife over the last few years.
Great ergos and hardly noticable when carrying.
Great ergos and hardly noticable when carrying.
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I don't see it, so please tell me you have the Nishijin one in there!
I have a lot of them and I used to carry them a lot, but I don't carry them as much as I used to.
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I love the SE Salt version and the hawkbill version. If I were limited to small folders the SE Salt would definitely be my main EDC.
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K390 is next on my wishlist.
Another G10 version whould be also cool.