Underappreciated Dyad jr rediscovered, Sharpmaker fun

[dbcad]

I was expecting to sharpen a co-workers Kershaw for him this weekend. He left work early without giving me the knife. This left me to look into my knife drawer in the toolbox and pick what I thought to be the most underappreciated model. This for me was the FRN Dyad Jr sprint.

The SE blade is still nutty factory sharp :D I had reprofiled the PE blade quite a few months ago with the DMT stones and it was sharp, although I saw some inconsistencies in the edge. I felt I could do a bit better resharpening with the SM.

I marked the edge with a red sharpie and slowly and calmly worked my way through the SM steps on 30°. I made a point of staying on the brown rod corners and flats until I was sure I was hitting the edge, remarking the edge frequently. I finished on the UF flats :D Taking my time and not feeling rushed at all helped make this SM experience to be very enjoyable. The edge is now delightfully nutty :D

The Dyad Jr is an excersise in compromise. In order to shoehorn 2 2-1/2 inch locking blades into a package this small something else had to give. In this case it was the comfort of the grip. In my mind a relatively small sacrifice considering the capability and diversity of the blades. I have to find a place for this knife, too much capability to be ignored :D

I can't help but marvel at how well this knife is built around the central liner. The action on both blades is wonderfully smooth and consistent. I continue to marvel at how all of this 5" of total edge was shoved into a package just 3-1/4" long closed :D

Very happy I was able to rediscover the Dyad Jr today :D Also quite enjoyable to achieve excellent results from the SM :D If you have a few Spydies hanging around there's never an excuse to be bored :)

[indie_dave]

literally breaking my heart with sighing looking at that dyad pic, Charlie.
should've snapped one up while available at CS and the like

[defenestrate]

Definitely more interested in getting one of these or a larger version after giving the Wings SlipIt a chance and being quite impressed.

[dbcad]

Couldn't leave the thread without a pic of the SE blade on the Dyad. Call me a nut :eek: A good close up view of hollow ground Spyderco SE is as appealing aesthetically as it is functional :D Take into account 2mm blade stock and let your imagination run wild :D :eek:

[JD Spydo]

The Dyad model and I mean the big C-44 and the smaller Junior C-39 models were 2 of Spyderco's greatest in my opinion. You just have to use either one of the Dyad models for yourself to fully realize just how versatile and useful of a folder that they are.

It wasn't until I EDCed a C-44 for a few day till I realized that it was the ultimate pocket folder. And that's why it simply MUST come back at some point.

Even the C-39 which is just a bit small for many of my cutting chores. But the C-44 big Dyad is one folder I could get by with from here on out if I had to just have only one Spyderco folder.

Both blades are some of Spyderco's best blade designs. The sheepsfoot/fully serrated blade with just a slightly convex belly which makes it a great serrated blade for all kinds of chores demanding that type of cutting ability. The clip point, plain edged blade on the dyad takes a very wicked cutting edge when sharpened properly and holds it very well.

But until you use one of the Dyads you probably won't appreciate it like many of us hard core Dyad fans do.

[kbuzbee]

And that's why it simply MUST come back at some point.

I'm up for both models. Maybe with all the Super Blue projects Sal is working on we could see these two added? That would be SWEET!

Ken

[jackknifeh]

The Dyad model and I mean the big C-44 and the smaller Junior C-39 models were 2 of Spyderco's greatest in my opinion. You just have to use either one of the Dyad models for yourself to fully realize just how versatile and useful of a folder that they are.

It wasn't until I EDCed a C-44 for a few day till I realized that it was the ultimate pocket folder. And that's why it simply MUST come back at some point.

Even the C-39 which is just a bit small for many of my cutting chores. But the C-44 big Dyad is one folder I could get by with from here on out if I had to just have only one Spyderco folder.

Both blades are some of Spyderco's best blade designs. The sheepsfoot/fully serrated blade with just a slightly convex belly which makes it a great serrated blade for all kinds of chores demanding that type of cutting ability. The clip point, plain edged blade on the dyad takes a very wicked cutting edge when sharpened properly and holds it very well.

But until you use one of the Dyads you probably won't appreciate it like many of us hard core Dyad fans do.

Until they bring back one or both or a sprint there is still the byrd Wings. It's really large IMO for EDC but it does come with a pouch (and clip). I'm amazed at the durability of the knife and found it to be a truely great tool box or belt knife. But, for anyone who likes larger EDC knives it'll do until the regular ones come back. No clip, sort of old school pocket knives. :D

[JD Spydo]

Until they bring back one or both or a sprint there is still the byrd Wings. It's really large IMO for EDC but it does come with a pouch (and clip). I'm amazed at the durability of the knife and found it to be a truely great tool box or belt knife. But, for anyone who likes larger EDC knives it'll do until the regular ones come back. No clip, sort of old school pocket knives. :D

I have nothing personal against the Byrd "Wings" model but it's just not a DYAD. It doesn't have the premium steel of a Dyad>> it just doesn't have the handle configuration and the solid blade lock up of a Dyad. And most importantly it just doesn't have the superior Spyderco quality that was built into the original DYAd models.

The C-44 and even the Micarta version of the C-39 Dyad models just have a ridgid construction that you only find in those original MIcarta models. And as I've said before both blades on the Dyad models are very top quality designs. The sheepsfoot serrated blade is a beast of a Spyderedged blade and the plain edged clip point blade is capable of almost any job you can throw at a folder.

the C-39 Dyad Junior is also a superb blade itself but just a bit small for many of the cutting chores I'm faced with on a daily basis.