My UK PK Lightweight review

[Dagon]

Hi all,

Here's a look at the brand new and very interesting UK PK Lightweight. It's really splendid at the price and I think it will be very popular.

23. Spyderco UK PK Lightweight: a high value alternative to a Swiss Army knife

I hope you'll enjoy it!

ps a summary of my previous Spyderco related reviews on youtube (more will follow):
22. Spyderco Caly 3 ZDP and Native CF: carbon fiber perfectionism
21. Spyderco Adventura and Spyderco Scorpius: all metal and special
20. Spyderco Micro Dyad, Byrd Wings and Facosa Robinson - dual blade knives
19. Spyderco Kopa (Giraffe bone) and Fallkniven U2: exquisite and compact
18. Spyderco Shabaria: unique ethnic-inspired design
17. Spyderco Stretch 2 CF and Spyderco Police 3 G10: evolutionary refinement
16. Modern compact fixed blades: Spyderco Street Beat and Pohl Force Hornet XL
15. Small knives: Spyderco Spin & Dragonfly, and a compact Böker
14. Spyderco workhorses: 2009 forum knife (Native) and Delica ZDP
13. Value for money Spydercos: Persistence and Tenacious
12. Slipjoints for the 21st Century: Spyderco UKPK and Spyderco Urban (Wharncliffe version)
11. Spyderco elegance: Centofante 3 & Centofante 4
10. Spyderco Endura 4 G10 and Byrd Cara Cara G10
9. Spyderco Viele & Spyderco Viele 2
8. Spyderco Rock Lobster and Opinel 12
7. Spyderco Sage and Spyderco Caly 3
6. Two ethnic-inspired knives: Spyderco Chokwe and Citadel Khukri
5. Three compact gentlemen knives: Spyderco Kiwi, Kyocera gentlemen knife, Custombladeworks Arrow 2
4. Spyderco Manix 2 CF compared to the original Manix (foliage green handle version)
3. Two ethnic-inspired knives designed by Ed Schempp: Spyderco Kris and the small Spyderco Persian
2. Three tactical knives: FKMD Profili, Zero Tolerance ZT200, Spyderco Military
1. Italian elegance: Spyderco Volpe and Maserin Spider 2

[Blerv]

Are they shipping or is this a preview of a pre-release?

Thanks!

[Woz]

Ah, I can not wait to get one. Dagon, will you be at the IWA?

[2cha]

Boy, that was fast!! From mini-meet to youtube faster than a speeding spyderco. I was very pleased to see that the UK LW will have screw together construction, I didn't notice that when I looked at the catalog (even though photos in cat. do show screws).

Thank you. I appreciate your work

[Dagon]

Are they shipping or is this a preview of a pre-release?

I'm not fully sure, but since it had a proper sticker on the box I think that release is imminent.

Dagon, will you be at the IWA?

Probably not.

Boy, that was fast!! From mini-meet to youtube faster than a speeding spyderco.

Usually I give myself more time to get to know a knife better before I make a clip but in this case my impressions overlap for a large part the experience I have with my beloved S30V UKPK.

[SmoothOne25]

i was just told end of april

[SmoothOne25]

which isnt that bad. 2 months/month and a half...

[Jazz]

Wow, that drop point looks so much better with some grind lines. Hollow ground is fine with me, as long as the blade isn't too thick for it, like my Ocelot - it makes it not-so-great-a-slicer. This thing... well, now I need a drop point and a leaf shaped blade... :eek:

[DMgangl]

Nice review, I will definitely being getting one with a DP blade and blue handle.

DM

[D1omedes]

Thanks for the review, Dagon. Excellent as always. I find the knives very appealing aside from the grind. I do understand that is a factor regarding cost but, personally, I would be willing to pay a little more for a FFG.

[revolvergeek]

Thanks for the review. Looks like a great understudy for my Stretch.

[Blerv]

I like the look of the hollow-grind. The caly3-esque drop point looks like a mini manix 2.

Should touch up faster too. Since GIN1 isn't S30v that's prob not a bad thing.

[ChapmanPreferred]

Someone has been very busy, nice review.