Re: What's your go-to carry when you can't decide?
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2025 1:58 pm
The Caly 3 was my first “serious” knife investment. The instant I saw it I knew it was the PERFECT knife! I only have the one Caly, but added 3 UKPKs. The fit of these knives in my hand is just perfect. I’m still surprised that the Caly is not more popular, but hey we like what we like!SpeedHoles wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2025 12:50 pmAgree.Tristan_david2001 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2025 12:02 pmYeah, and im often surprised how underrated the Calypso/Caly family of designs are amongst the knife community and especially the spyderco fanbase. I get that probably has quite a bit to do with the exclusivity of their releases, but it’s quite a special knife. I think by intention it’s Sals most refined design concept for a modern every day carry pocket knife. Theyre pretty much the only designs that implements all the classic design trademarks spyderco is most known for implementing; leaf shape blade, a choil and thumb ramp, mid-lockback mechanism, handle swell style handle that negatively arches down from the blade, Japanese manufactured, but specifically in Moki; to enhance the designs quality and specialty. Slim a compact size but strong enough to be thrown into really any task for a knife. I feel like they were designs made for me, which is a feeling I’ve never really got with any other designs, perhaps I just agree a lot with sals design style. I also really enjoy how they knives feel very refined in also an artistic sense, designs which really symbolize the spyderco design language. And I always enjoy when something highly functional can also have a very artistic aesthetic.SpeedHoles wrote: ↑Sat Feb 15, 2025 12:46 pmI like the way you think. Often the same.Tristan_david2001 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:41 pmCaly 3 and calypso jr are my signature edc’s sometimes I’ll switch it up just for joy or ill carry something else if i know im doing something particular and I know I have a different knife more functional for the task. But generally sals calys do me just right for edc folder
To add to that, a Delica is quite often one I'll grab quickly also but that probably has more to do with how many of them I have laying around the house and are within easy reach.
But, fortunately for me, I can usually decide based on whether I'm headed to an office or semi formal setting, versus heading outside, somewhere casual, or to an activity based location. Then I'll decide more based on size and where it'll fit. So the undecided factor isn't one that often strikes me...
Discussion trends do cycle around in waves though I do notice...
Caly may come back into spotlight eventually.
It's interesting to note how much focus has been seemingly taken away from the Caly line and yet still fuels the UKPK, but with little discussion how similar they are at the root.