Can someone post a comparison shot Caly 3.5 and Stretch

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Can someone post a comparison shot Caly 3.5 and Stretch

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just what it says i'm really leaning towards a caly 3.5 in cf and ZDP i wish i had bought a second CF stretch but i didn't so the caly is the closest thing now Thanks in advance
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If no one beats me to it, I'll take a shot tomorrow.

There is also the frn zdp stretch if you dont mind something other than cf.
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does anyone have these two knives and a camera? Doesn't have to be the CF versions just any example of the two
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:) There ya go Mate.

The Stretch is not a heavy knife, but Caly is the lighter of the two.
I like the deep carry clip on the Caly.

You won’t be disappointed with either.

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Reject wrote: :) There ya go Mate.

The Stretch is not a heavy knife, but Caly is the lighter of the two.
I like the deep carry clip on the Caly.

You won’t be disappointed with either.

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Also, as you can see Caly is much better looking :) :D
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bh49 wrote:Also, as you can see Caly is much better looking :) :D
That is arguable. :p

I think the Stretch is more comfortable in use.
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That's one heckuva comparison shot :) .
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I have a Caly 3.5 and was thinking about buying a stretch until I saw this post...now I'm thinking, no need to step down to the stretch. CALY 3.5 RULES!
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i thought they would be about even I've been carrying my cf stretch lately but my super acid sweat causes the ZDP to rust in a matter of hrs. Not to mention at work when i start sweating it's usually an 11hr event. The cutting edge is pretty much identical. It looks like my finger might hang off the caly or i might have to use the choil to get a full grip of course the stretch kinda cramps my hand up. Wish they made it like 1/2" longer or so. XL stretch would be my dream knife. Looks like the ZDP caly is going to be mine soon. Thanks again for the comparison
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Re: Can someone post a comparison shot Caly 3.5 and Stretch

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I’d say you all were some lucky buggers back around 8 years ago, when a lot of these were in circulation. At least on the secondary market as well
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Re: Can someone post a comparison shot Caly 3.5 and Stretch

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FWIW, I really like how slim the Caly 3.5 is. I have a ZDP FRN Stretch 2 and love it, but not for EDC purposes. The Caly just kinda disappears in your pocket. I love the Stretch 2 for outdoors uses though.

That said, anyone having both of those CF variants is lucky indeed.
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Re: Can someone post a comparison shot Caly 3.5 and Stretch

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Caly 3.5 for sure. I like the old drop point Stretch and new straight spine but the lines of the Caly win out every time.
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