We would all have different opions :) I am focusing now on the least expensive and most modest of all Spyderco offerings, the Bug.
First you look at the price, $6, for that you get 3Cr13 with SS scales. It was quite easy to slip into my cart with another more expensive model. The slipit spring is quite strong for it's size and the little knife feels very tight, no play in any direction. It is a Spyderco with an appropriate requisite feel. Despite the modest price and materials these little gems are pure Spyderco :D
I made this little knife sharp enough to pushcut phonebook paper with ease and now it resides in my wallet. I suggested the same for those who were gifted them. It will need sharpening more often than more high end end materials, but with this gem you have to consider the price
I'll leave with a pic of the most underappreciated knife in the Spyderco lineup :)
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dbcad wrote:We would all have different opions :) I am focusing now on the least expensive and most modest of all Spyderco offerings, the Bug.
First you look at the price, $6, for that you get 3Cr13 with SS scales. It was quite easy to slip into my cart with another more expensive model. The slipit spring is quite strong for it's size and the little knife feels very tight, no play in any direction. It is a Spyderco with an appropriate requisite feel. Despite the modest price and materials these little gems are pure Spyderco :D
I made this little knife sharp enough to pushcut phonebook paper with ease and now it resides in my wallet. I suggested the same for those who were gifted them. It will need sharpening more often than more high end end materials, but with this gem you have to consider the price
I'll leave with a pic of the most underappreciated knife in the Spyderco lineup :)
I'd like to see another run of the Centofante II without the SecureLock feature. I love the handle and long triangular shaped blade. It's a very handy design, and I don't know that it caught on very well.
79mm rescue. As a EDC for me, this knife can do everything I need on a day to day basis. They are cheap, and the ergos are one of the best. Except a few threads, I've never heard anything about this knife. I bought the rescue on a overstock special for $34.
IMHO, I would say that one of the all-time most "under-appreciated" Spydies would have to be the Mouse (designed by Tim Wegner). I could just kick myself now for not buying a few more when they were still available.
:spyder: -Michael
"...as I said before, 'the edge is a wondrous thing', [but] in all of it's qualities, it is still a ghost." - sal
A lot of people appreciate the Bug. It is the cutest Spydie, after all.
My vote goes to the Cat- even though I've just ordered one and haven't handled it yet. It's been plagued by production issues and a lack of jimping that have really put a damper on a great design.
There are lots of Spyderco's that "model lovers" will feel are unappreciated. Me? I can't fathom how someone can live without a Sage4. I've come to just consider it part of my wardrobe. The GB is right there also but I've come to settle on the Sage4 as my knife that I was looking for 5 or 6 years ago when I decided to get one good quality knife. Of course other people will have their favorites and not be able to understand why I never bought a Dragonfly (which is still on my wish list :) ).
Having said all of that I have to agree that as a whole the Bug may be the least appreciated knife around. Well, it has been unappreciated by me anyway. I got mine when I found this thread and it is about as solid as my other knives. No blade play as stated above, very solid. I attached it to my Fenix LD01 light, replacing my Jester to see how it actually works as an EDC "keychain" type knife. I'm going to use it and see how it does for me.
Jack
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Maybe Sal will come out with a CF bug with an M4 blade??? :)
