Okay, I just got this nice knife. The VG-10 blade steel is very nice...It is super, but I can't get the thing out of my pocket. Yes, the paper clip conceals it well, but I'm thinking I would have been (personally) happier to get a 3" blade with liner-lock and a standard old-style pocket clip.
A good portion of this complaint comes from the fact that I carried a different well-known maker's knife for six years...and of course, it has a liner-lock and the older-styled pocket clip. I never had any difficulty getting that knife out of my pocket, and opening and closing one-handed is very easy although I'm sure that I'll get better with this new knife after some practise. Gosh, I don't know...does Spyderco advise bending that clip to make it easier to get out of my pocket?
So I'm just thinking out loud. But yeah, I think I prefer the old-style pocket clip. I realize that Spyderco has a few models, with 3" blade-length or less, that use the liner-lock and the older pocket-clip and I might make a move in that direction. Your suggestions would be helpful.
Of course, then I would have two Spydies; that's not all bad.
Sonny
"Too-good" pocket clip on Caly 3
It's the agressive G10 that is making the clip hold so well. Some run a little sandpaper under the clip to smooth th G10 a little. The CF caly draws smoothly. Better yet, the Walker Sage is a similarly sized liner lock with outstanding carbon fiber. It's textured, but not nearly as agressive. It has a deep riding wire clip and draws very smoothly as well.
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