What Spyderco is in your pocket today??

[ladybug93]

Haven't seen much, actually ANY use with these knives. Using mine this week, want to see how the coating holds up compared to DLC and Ticn. Interested if that black streak will come off with some Flitz.

i can usually rub the marks off of my manix with just my thumb.

[Paul Ardbeg]

[SaltyCaribbeanDfly]

Thank you Mrj for personally recommending the LT3…what a lil beast, reminds me of a smaller Caribbean only with stronger detent…ergos for me are even better than the LJ

[Makunochimaster]

[elena86]

Thank you Mrj for personally recommending the LT3…what a lil beast, reminds me of a smaller Caribbean only with stronger detent…ergos for me are even better than the LJ

Thickness bte ?

[Manixguy@1994]

MG2

[Mrj]

Thank you Mrj for personally recommending the LT3…what a lil beast, reminds me of a smaller Caribbean only with stronger detent…ergos for me are even better than the LJ

glad you like it!

[Mrj]

[JSumm]

Dark Day


I don't know what the Thickness BTE is of any of these.

[TimButterfield]

The lock style isn't my favorite, but I still want to give it some usage to be sure. It worked very well on package duty.

[kennethsime]

The lock style isn't my favorite, but I still want to give it some usage to be sure. It worked very well on package duty.

I don’t love the CBBL either, but I got a deal on a Maxamet M2LW and decided to try it out. It’s a great work knife, even if I don’t like it as well as some other Spydercos. You may even come to love it.

[TimButterfield]

I don’t love the CBBL either, but I got a deal on a Maxamet M2LW and decided to try it out. It’s a great work knife, even if I don’t like it as well as some other Spydercos. You may even come to love it.

I'm glad I gave it a try, but cannot imagine ever becoming fond of it. As you mention, I wanted to make sure I gave it a fair test just in case I liked it. I think, for me, the aspect I don't care for is the need to pinch between fingers while, at the same time, pressing towards the palm to release; just feels a bit awkward to me. If I try to use just the one side, my finger slips just a bit; doesn't have a good grip. It is a great knife, but would probably be an easy choice for me to gift to someone who may love it. I have some similar locks in other brands I also feel this way about, so it's not unique here. My favorites of the Spyderco are still the compression and back locks.

[vivi]

Maybe after some time you'll get more used to it. All of my cbbl's can be activated with just a thumb pretty easily. One of my favorite locks. Maybe my hand size / grip has something to do with our different experiences, but it could just be yours needs to break in.

[TimButterfield]

Maybe after some time you'll get more used to it. All of my cbbl's can be activated with just a thumb pretty easily. One of my favorite locks. Maybe my hand size / grip has something to do with our different experiences, but it could just be yours needs to break in.

As a multiple decade software developer, I would like to think my hands are at least fairly strong from typing all day every day. But, with my thumb, I can barely even move the lock. I definitely need to pinch the lock to get sufficient grip to move it. (I wear glove size L.) Perhaps the lock on mine is just much firmer than normal or, like you say, it may just take a long time to break in and loosen.

[prndltech]

Soo… what’s in the other 3 black and red boxes?!

[vivi]

Maybe after some time you'll get more used to it. All of my cbbl's can be activated with just a thumb pretty easily. One of my favorite locks. Maybe my hand size / grip has something to do with our different experiences, but it could just be yours needs to break in.

As a multiple decade software developer, I would like to think my hands are at least fairly strong from typing all day every day. But, with my thumb, I can barely even move the lock. I definitely need to pinch the lock to get sufficient grip to move it. (I wear glove size L.) Perhaps the lock on mine is just much firmer than normal or, like you say, it may just take a long time to break in and loosen.

My 4V Manix XL had some pretty strong lock stick when I bought it but it's gotten smoother after some use. Hopefully yours works better for you after a few weeks. The Manix series is one of spydercos best.

[Airlsee]

[Mushroom]

Thursday

[skeeg11]

Beautiful regrind. So underrated.

[kennethsime]

Maybe after some time you'll get more used to it. All of my cbbl's can be activated with just a thumb pretty easily. One of my favorite locks. Maybe my hand size / grip has something to do with our different experiences, but it could just be yours needs to break in.

As a multiple decade software developer, I would like to think my hands are at least fairly strong from typing all day every day. But, with my thumb, I can barely even move the lock. I definitely need to pinch the lock to get sufficient grip to move it. (I wear glove size L.) Perhaps the lock on mine is just much firmer than normal or, like you say, it may just take a long time to break in and loosen.

I agree with Vivi about the break in, it does get better with time and use.