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Either my VG-10 Caly 3.5, or the Super Blue sprint. Both are very easy to carry, and perform well.

My 440v Military has been with me the longest, and it still sees use. But for the past few years my Stretch 2 has been prominent carry folder. Give it a couple of years and it will truly become my most used folder.

Gayle Bradley

My Tasman Salt. You can use it hard & put it away dirty.

One of my many Calys.

The SE Spyderhawk H1 and Stretch FRN/ZDP-189 are my hardest-used Spydercos.

The Para 1 & G10 Delica are the most for me. Even swapped the blade of my delica with the thicker hollow ground, makes it more heavy duty.

I figured people might want to see the workhorse I spoke of, so I had to take a few shots...







- best wishes, Jazz.

Mine is a C52 Calypso Jr with the laminated ZDP and 420. It is light weight, sharp as a razor, and sheeple friendly. This thing cuts through stuff like a laser and stays sharp for a very long time.

For me the Spydies that went through the most cuttings are:

SS Cricket/SE
Delica 3rd generation in full SpyderEdge
Tasman Salt/SE

Military, nuff said.

BAL wrote:Military, nuff said.

+1 on that. My SE Military is just great for working out in the yard.

For the office, the Caly 3 CF is my favorite.

CPM S90V Military. Carried most commonly is my SE CF Cricket.

CE Millie, hands down hardest worker in the group. SE Tasman Salt gets carried in the yard often as well.

Although I've carried the Sage I more, the Para I (Early), is the "workhorse". While building my house, it was well used. :cool:

I must update my previous answer... got a saber grind endura 4 the other day... I am in love with this thing. love the blade width with this grind... This thing feels like it was just made to work hard... so that's what I intend to use it for :) So for a work knife I now say my Endura 4

1. para 1 pe
2. gayle bradley

If by workhorse, you mean subjected to the most hard use, then it's easy for me! A "regular" S30V PE Millie and a SE Endura ZDP-189. I carried both in Afghanistan for nearly a year. Both saw just about everything including what most would consider abuse and both are still part of my EDC rotation in fine shape aside from a little wear and tear and a few "battle" scars.

When I think workhorse...I can only think of one Spyderco that tops all the rest in my collection...The ChinooK II. If I'm cutting, slashing, sawing, and prying...nothing holds up in the performance category as the Chinook II. For me it's not only a SD knife but a utility tool all wrapped up in one. I once was cutting some tough zip ties and the blade cut through so easy it kept on flying in a direction I didn't want it to go...right into a round cement column.....point first....I was like OMG there goes my point!!! :eek: Not only was the point still intact after-wards, there wasn't a deformation, burr or scratch on that knife....furthermore It took a rather large chuck of the concrete out of the column....amazing.....Doc :D