hole size

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Krispy Beats
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hole size

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Hey guys.
Greeting from Slovenija :)

Was wondering if you can help me...
Have tenacious and para 3 g-10 so far...
Thinking what to get next :D

-Which models of spydies have same size hole as tenacious ?

Have a nice day ! ;)
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Re: hole size

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Hey KB,

Welcome to the forums!

Slovenia is a beautiful country, with many strong rock climbers. I'd love to visit some day!

I'm afraid I can't answer your question.

I believe that larger knives, like the PM2 & Military, tend to have a 14mm hole. The Stretch also has a 14mm hole, one of the features that drew me to it in the first place.

I think that the standard hole size is 12mm, as found on the Delica and Endura. I would bet the Tenacious is 12mm, but don't have one to measures. Do your Tenacious and Para 3 have the same hole size? I think the Dragonfly hole is a bit smaller, maybe 10mm?

To answer your other question though, the PM2 is a natural next knife if you like the Para 3 but want something more Tenacious-sized. Alternatively, you might try something very different, such as a Dragonfly with a Serrated Hawkbill blade.
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Re: hole size

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@kennethsime
tenacious hole is smaller then para 3
i find tenacious works beter for my finger
thats why i ask
would like to get something with same size hole as tenacious :D
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Hello KB,

I recommend the Para 3 lightweight SPY27.

Para 3 has 14mm hole size.
You find the hole diameter in the Spyderco catalogues.

The tenacious lightweight has a 13mm hole.

Manix 2 has also the 14mm hole.
Its an awesome knife but bigger than the Para 3.

14 mm hole:
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13mm hole:
Endura 4
Delica
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did not realize its in the catalogue
thanks a bunch Ric !
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Hello Krispy Beats,
Welcome to the forum.

Pozdrav iz Hrvatske!
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pozdrav brate ;)
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pantagana23 wrote:
Mon Aug 24, 2020 1:27 am
Hello Krispy Beats,
Welcome to the forum.

Pozdrav iz Hrvatske!
Krispy Beats wrote:pozdrav brate ;)
Pozdravljeni sosedje! ;)

(No, I do NOT speak slovenian or croatian language, just a few words and phrases.. but I am from the neighbour country Austria, and really love both your homecountries!! Especially the Julian alps in Slowenia and northern and southern Velebit in Croatia... :) )
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LOVE
-austria is beautiful aswell
have a nice day brother ;)
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Re: hole size

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Spydiewiki lists hole diameters for Spyderco knives (along with everything else you might ever want to know about them). The Tenacious is here: http://www.spydiewiki.com/index.php?tit ... _Tenacious. See the “technical information” at the bottom of the page for the hole diameter. You can search other models to find their hole diameters, but I don’t know of an easy-to-use list of hole diameters for all models anywhere.
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In addition to size, the position of the hole relative to pivot can have big effects on opening.
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