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My favorite is the Hap40 Delica from Knife Center. With the help of my dad, I made some zebra wood scales.



You can read all about the process here.

My favorite Spyderco is the C36 Military. It is good both in the forest and in the city. Convenient in both winter and summer. The best all-purpose folding knife IMHO.

It can't really be done, but if I had to have just one knife, it would be a Pacific Salt, so that has to be my favorite. It does everything and requires little.

Endura in ZDP-189. Big enough, light enough, sharp enough!!

I'm going with my most carried, the Ayoob serrated.

The longer I use it the more I see how meticulously every element was thought out.

The negative angle and curved handle fit your hand like a glove. It automatically points on target without adjustment or thought.

The blade has enough heft that it swings open and closed reliably and definitely.

The lock back has a strong close bias and will never rogue-open amd is ambidextrous.

The large choil makes it easy to blindly swing the blade down on your pointer finger as a stop for the first motion of closing.

The balance is perfect the way it sits as you unlock it.

The closed back keeps it clean and adds mass as a kinetic deterrent.

The Cruwear Serrations separate matter effortlessly.

The thin profile both in thickness and height make it very pocket friendly.

The new gray g10 is very low key, just like Mas.

Overall, every element meshes perfectly to create an superbly executed package

Atlantic Salt, workhorse of a knife. In the electrical industry, the type of tasks I do, nothing better. Having a blunt end allows me to take to sites where pointy knives are not allowed.

My pick is the Manix 2 mid-backlock circa 2018. I like that it has a closed handle spine for comfort, and the back lock is easy to operate even with gloves. The smooth G-10 is excellent going in and out of the pocket and the shape of the handle makes it secure in-hand. I might wish for a little thinner blade stock, but otherwise it's a favorite.

My favorite Spyderco is the Native 5 G10 w/ liners. All Native 5 have my heart but this one in particular really stays on top. It was my first model and after more than a hundred differents models tried, it is still on top globally (Even if some win in particular categories hehe)

My favorite Spyderco is my first, the Wolfspyder. It was a christmas present from my fiance, and the first high quality pocket knife I'd ever owned. I still love everything about it, from use to aesthetics. It has a ton of useable edge for its small size, it's comfortable in hand in every position, and to me it's just a beautiful knife in general - the ideal size, shape, and color. The cutout design means it just disappears in pocket, it's sturdy as ****, and the blade design is both great looking and exceptionally functional. It has yet to fail me. There are things it isn't particularly great at, eg cutting large tomatoes or onions, but it's still done what I've needed it to when I've needed it. The thick-stock pukko style blade cuts as well as any of my other far more acute knives, and just keeps on cutting well after it ought to. And as far as what a pukko-style blade is made for, it excels at wood crafts - I used it to rough out a small carving for my nephew as we waited for him to be born, to hack limbs out of the way of a volunteer fire brigade helping us retrieve a friend's backpack (with laptop) from a steep cliff face, and I've used it a thousand times besides.

Manbug wharnie SE.

So much cutting power in a tiny package.

A bit like my Mrs…

The JD Smith currently commands my heart.

I make this admission even though I have multiples of Sal’s and Eric’s iconic designs, and even though my affection for the very different Bodacious continues to grow.

I don’t know what Glesser magic went into the spare and slicy JD Smith—apart from the thumb-hole—but I do know that the idea of collaborating with other designers needed Glesser magic and got it.

This has been a favorite since they were released, super practical large format folder which doesn't carry like such a large knife. 4V Goddard, great combo.

Just Registered. I only have 5 spyderco s and love them all for different reasons. I have my eye on that salt Pm2 and the canis. My favourite right now is the Gayle Bradley 2, my hand just loves it and I carry it everyday when I’m not working because I don’t want to abuse it. Close runner up is the Valloton sub hilt,
I rarely carry it because it’s such a work of art.

I have quite a few and like them all, but I find myself reaching for an Endura most often. I didn't appreciate the lockback at first, but it has become my favorite lock style.

My favorite Spyderco is the Wharncliff Delica in K390. Delica's carry easy in the pocket and fit my hand so well. They are super slicey, and the wharncliff blade shape and K390 steel both accentuate that capability.

My manix XL crucarta is my favorite.
The XL was great with s30v and g10 but cruwear and micarta have taken it up a couple notches. Fantastic knife

The Rubicon
by fellow Texan Peter Carey
is my favorite.

The hollow grind,
as beautiful as the hollow of a girl's hip,
charms its cold steel.
The flash of its generous swedge
rivals a facet on a diamond.

But most importantly,
it complements my 2021 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon.

My favorite Spyderco is the Manix 2 XL because it fits my hand perfectly and meets my needs for most situations.

It’s very hard to choose just one Spyderco. I love the Leafjumper, the Manix 2, and many others. Keep up the great work!

Manix 2 for me. I really like the way the leaf-shaped blade cuts; with a low tip, slightly but continuously curved belly, 0.125" blade stock, and full flat grind. Easy ambidextrous operation and an ergonomic handle round things out. It's just in my Goldilocks zone, cutting well but also robust and a hard worker.

In!

Thanks for generous GAW...my favorite Spyderco, and most carried, is my Caly Jr. in zdp189