Delica - Great Family Knife!
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Delica - Great Family Knife!
I've been logging a Delica around for the last five plus years - it's my workhose, the blade that I use most often. As far as defensive purposes go, it is a backup to my trusty Yojimbo 2. For day-to-day stuff such as cutting open boxes, stripping wires, cutting fruits, I use the Delica... in most cases because that little knife does not scare people .
So - as my sons advanced in Cub Scouts and got their Whittling Chip -the permission to carry a pocket knife during our meetings and outings- I let them choose a knife that then made its way onto their birthday or Christmas list. They tested out a couple of my knives and both made the same decision: they wanted a Delica.
A big thank you to Spyderco for making them in different grip colors - each of us has a different color so there's no danger of getting them mixed up. When we're camping they just whittle away on sticks or make wood shavings to start a fire with. At home, or when we head out on a trip they clip it into the pocket and had it handy more than once when my wife needed a cutting tool.
I also enjoy the thought that these knifes will last them for a very, very long time!
So - as my sons advanced in Cub Scouts and got their Whittling Chip -the permission to carry a pocket knife during our meetings and outings- I let them choose a knife that then made its way onto their birthday or Christmas list. They tested out a couple of my knives and both made the same decision: they wanted a Delica.
A big thank you to Spyderco for making them in different grip colors - each of us has a different color so there's no danger of getting them mixed up. When we're camping they just whittle away on sticks or make wood shavings to start a fire with. At home, or when we head out on a trip they clip it into the pocket and had it handy more than once when my wife needed a cutting tool.
I also enjoy the thought that these knifes will last them for a very, very long time!
Uli Gebhard
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Delica: Great ___ Knife. There's nothing this workhorse won't do. I know there's much love for the Endura as well, but the full grip and just right sizing make the Delica something special. Everything you need, nothing you don't. My first Spyderco, and although it's capable of everything I need, it started the addiction. I only wish I had chosen the Delica as my whittling chip knife! Congrats to you and your sons!
I've been carrying a Delica as a backup blade for the past few weeks. It is a good size and a very good knife for someone that doesn't need a big blade, doesn't care about one-hand operation, doesn't mind plastic handle. I still have the clip on mine but I drop it in my pocket with my other stuff and clip my big folder on my pocket.
When my son got his "toten-chip" I bought him a blue FFG Delica. He has taken it with him on every scout outing since. I love the Delica it is a great knife.
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Maybe it's because I've been carrying lockback Spydercos since I got my first Endura, Delica, and Rescue in Zytel in the 90s, but I've never had any problems operating any Spyderco lockback I've ever owned with one hand. This includes the delica.bdblue wrote:It is a good size and a very good knife for someone that ... doesn't care about one-hand operation
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Some of us have been carrying lockback knives for a very long time, before linerlocks were in wide production. Please be very careful trying to operate one one-handed, I've seen some serious cuts from people that closed the blade on their finger while doing that.CarbonFiberNut wrote:but I've never had any problems operating any Spyderco lockback I've ever owned with one hand. This includes the delica.
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With the spyderhole, it's extremely easy to control the closing motion of a Spyderco lockback. I've closed mine one handed thousands of times over the last twenty years and never once been bitten while closing one.bdblue wrote:Some of us have been carrying lockback knives for a very long time, before linerlocks were in wide production. Please be very careful trying to operate one one-handed, I've seen some serious cuts from people that closed the blade on their finger while doing that.
◊ Manix 2 XL ◊ Manix 2 lightweight blue ◊ Caly 3 carbon fiber ◊ Caly 3 damascus / CF ◊ Lum Chinese Nishijin ◊ Sage 1 ◊ Superleaf
◊ Dragonfly FRN serrated ◊ Endura Gen 1 ◊ Rescue Gen 1 ◊ Endura 4 FFG ◊ Delica 4 half serrated ◊ Mule Team ◊ Spin ◊ Bushcraft UK
◊ S110V Forum Native 5 ◊ Black Nishijin Cricket
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CarbonFiberNut wrote:Maybe it's because I've been carrying lockback Spydercos since I got my first Endura, Delica, and Rescue in Zytel in the 90s, but I've never had any problems operating any Spyderco lockback I've ever owned with one hand. This includes the delica.
Agreed.CarbonFiberNut wrote:With the spyderhole, it's extremely easy to control the closing motion of a Spyderco lockback. I've closed mine one handed thousands of times over the last twenty years and never once been bitten while closing one.
I've always been stumped by the "can't close delicas/enduras/etc. one handed" claim. I've carried back-lock Spydercos since the early nineties and I don't think I've ever come close to cutting myself while closing one of them one-handed. I'm particularly confused by the fact that liner and frame locks escape this criticism, given the fact that disengaging the lock requires you to place your thumb (or other digit) in the blade path.
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Closiing a lockback knife you put your finger on one side of the handle and push down the lock with your thumb, your finger is right in the way of the blade. If you carefully start the blade closed with your other hand you are fine but if you have to push the blade against your leg or some other handy surface then that is risky. Or the alternative- put your thumb on the inside of the handle and push the lock closed with your index finger. Either way I can't get a finger into the thumb hole.electron wrote:I'm particularly confused by the fact that liner and frame locks escape this criticism, given the fact that disengaging the lock requires you to place your thumb (or other digit) in the blade path.
I did a search on youtube and the first 5 hits all close the blade with the fingers in the way. I got tired of looking at videos because they all did it about the same way:
https://youtu.be/Usp0RX3LUYA
https://youtu.be/rPQLl8rCgI8
https://youtu.be/9Kd2MfkyqT4
https://youtu.be/LbmLhzeIwiI
https://youtu.be/U7WhNgnR_mk
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The kick on the delica is designed to fall onto the first finger instead of cutting anyway. If you hold a delica normally, and release the lock, the kick will contact your pointer finger before the edge will. I've always loved the fail-safe aspect of the design.
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Yes and no. The blade is definitely very similar if not identical, but the handle is different. First, it is liner-less, and all metals used are rustproof. Second, the FRN has the volcano grip (I believe) and not the bi-directional texture. And third, the shape is a bit different.
I'm such a fan of the bi-directional texture that I admit the lack thereof on the Salt 1 has prevented me from picking one up. That and I don't really NEED rustPROOF, the VG-10 works well enough for my uses.
I'm such a fan of the bi-directional texture that I admit the lack thereof on the Salt 1 has prevented me from picking one up. That and I don't really NEED rustPROOF, the VG-10 works well enough for my uses.
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That "same way" shown in all your videos sucks. There is no need at all to utilize gravity to close a spyderco lockback one handed. Gbelleh's photo series is much closer to the way I close mine.bdblue wrote: I got tired of looking at videos because they all did it about the same way:
◊ Manix 2 XL ◊ Manix 2 lightweight blue ◊ Caly 3 carbon fiber ◊ Caly 3 damascus / CF ◊ Lum Chinese Nishijin ◊ Sage 1 ◊ Superleaf
◊ Dragonfly FRN serrated ◊ Endura Gen 1 ◊ Rescue Gen 1 ◊ Endura 4 FFG ◊ Delica 4 half serrated ◊ Mule Team ◊ Spin ◊ Bushcraft UK
◊ S110V Forum Native 5 ◊ Black Nishijin Cricket
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Top 5 most wanted: Domino, Dice, CF Para-2, CF Cricket. Seeing a theme here?
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You can't one hand operate a delica? I have been inertial or gravity dropping the kick onto my finger for about ten years-literally thousands of times (maybe tens of thousands) and never once cut myself closing the knife. Perfectly safe.bdblue wrote:I've been carrying a Delica as a backup blade for the past few weeks. It is a good size and a very good knife for someone that doesn't need a big blade, doesn't care about one-hand operation, doesn't mind plastic handle. I still have the clip on mine but I drop it in my pocket with my other stuff and clip my big folder on my pocket.
So many knives, so few pockets... :)
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I'd say that everyone is entitled to their own methodology. No one way "sucks". All good, just different.CarbonFiberNut wrote:That "same way" shown in all your videos sucks. There is no need at all to utilize gravity to close a spyderco lockback one handed. Gbelleh's photo series is much closer to the way I close mine.
So many knives, so few pockets... :)
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