Survey, What is you favorite carry knife and why

[Jenner 515]

EDC has been a D2 Paramilitary, great ergos silky smooth action and just enough blade to tackle almost all tasks...carried RFP.

Secondary to that in a watchpocket carry it rotates through.

Black Pearl MicroDyad
Evrina Kopa
SS Poliwog
SS Lava
And Wharncliffe Urban Orange G10

[Left Hand Path]

I tend to switch it up a lot but here are the current favs:

In office:
Dragonfly white FRN - in my opinion the ideal blade shape. Very light small knife that is easy to open and close one-handed.

OR

Kiwi - so small and flat that it is unnoticeable in the pocket and the ergos absolutely lock it in the hand for such a tiny knife. I opened a clamshell pack the other day (calculator) and the wharncliffe blade and great ergos made it a breeze, despite what I would consider a rather thick blade/grind for such a small blade (especially compared to the thin edge of the D-fly)

At home/out & about:
Caly Jr ZDP - very light knife with the best blade shape around. I sharpened this one recently and got it SUPER sharp finally (ZDP is a different animal).

OR

Para D2 foliage green - I love the FG G-10 and the blade shape is great. Good cutter even with 4mm thick blade. Very light knife for the size. Comfy grip with or without finger-choil if you remove some of the bump/point near the back of the handle. It is weird that I have listed 2 tip-down knives though - I have come to really prefer tip-up.

Also-
I generally have Cricket SE or Tasman SE nearby for SE cutting tasks - these are my 2 fav SE knives by far. I find it much harder to pick favorite PE knives... :eek:

Oh - I also ALWAYS have a SAK on me when out of the house.
Usually - Cadet in autumn orange alox
Often - Compact or Wenger SI

[Pneumothorax]

I dont have one...yet. I mostly EDC my UKPK, but to be honest, I would prefer to carry a lockback. I have the Caly 3 SE, but prefer to EDC PE. For normal EDC, Im thinking the new Cat/Boston will fit the bill, but its not out yet to see. Thinking about getting Rookie. Could get PE Caly 3, but dont want too many of one knife style...how's that for a lame non-answer!!

[Franco G]

Let me show some 'old' but evergreen small Spydercos,

1. Original Centofante jr. in ATS-34, Liner lock + SekurLock, G-10, an incredible gentleman's knife, an excellent slicer, much better, imo, than recent Centofantes. (a second from the left)

2. Wegner jr., maybe the best Spyderco ever done, ATS-34, G-10, the best liner lock I have ever had. (a fourth from the left)

(Other 2 knives are both in BG-42, a special Millenium Buck's 532, and a small Sebenza).



Franco

[FreeRider67]

I work in a car delearship svc dept and use a Gerber multi-tool frequently. my basic pocketknife is a Buck 3 blade. before I retired, I wore a serrated Syderco on duty.

the Gerber and Buck were gifts from friends and family; and have worked well. the Spyderco was intended as a backup and extraction tool.

[alexcue]

Well I switch between a few knives depending on what I'm doing. I've found the Stretch II is my favorite of all. But it's too big sometimes. The Sage and the Para Military usually swap places.

When I travel on my motorcycle I usually swap these for dare I say it a Non-Spydie knife... An Emerson 7b, it just fits the bill for "lighter" carry IMO. The wave feature just blows people away, when it's deployed in that fashion.

[JCMED]

D2 Para gets alot of pocket time. Here lately the manix 2 gets it's fair amount of attention. If I'm going a little smaller, then it's Caly 3. If bigger then it's Cara Cara rescue or orange millie. I collect but I also use all of my knives so at some point they all see some pocket time. But if I had to pick a favorite..... Para hands down.