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HH UKPK drop point.

Ive found my Lil native slices fine, more than adequate, just not laser-beam-like like an Opinel or Chaparral but still impressive compared to most. I’ve found the outright sliciness doesn’t really distract from how great a knife is though - I think it’s one of Spyderco’s unsung greats that punches ...

You are better off with a Kitchen Devil. I use the 12cm blade small cooks knife when my z cut broke - It’s about 1mm stock but has a deep blade to help keep rigidity and for knuckle clearance, the edge last well enough and resists chipping unlike the z cut did. It also has a fuller, more comfortable...

Native 5 in Spy27.
Low maintenance, unimposing, easy to carry and a Great introduction knife and steel into the Spyderco line up.

Coincidently this is the exact same knife I’m giving to my Dad for Father’s Day this year.

I’m confident that if Spyderco left out the Spydiehole in this instance, I’d still have fully-functioning, one-piece z-cut instead of a yellow handle and a beautifully slicey blade that parted company. I believe there is a folder with 1mm blade stock and a larger Spydiehole in the works (can’t remem...

They are great for cutting light fruit and veg but will break at the Spydiehole with a hint of anything approaching heavier duty, like say a potato.

I know because I broke one …at the Spydiehole …cutting a potato.

Thanks for the information. It is really a shame. People who voted for no should think a little about how to behave. For me, as a Spyderco lover, it is really hard to deal with. I wish we in Europe will get better chance to grab sprints/dealer exclusives. But I think that will NOT happen... Yes, it...

HH UKPK drop point - the ultimate version of the UKPK in my opinion. In fact I think this version is how the base UKPK should be and not have to rely on the Heinnie Haynes shop putting in a special order for limited quantities. To go back to the cheap-feeling, chintzy FRN version after this one ain’...

Burnt Orange and a bluish natural patina on the Rex 45.

Been carrying my Lil native in rex45 a lot lately. Cracking knife, brilliant steel. Dare I say I may even prefer it to my beloved Chaparral. :exploding-head But what happened to the jimping? The jimping fairies no visit this knife, why? Could the boys at Golden please add jimping to the CQI version.

I’ve just had delivered a Peltonen M23 cub, that’s the same overall size a the Stok. Comfortable full size handle, incredibly sharp 2.5 inch cutting edge out of 80crv2 @ a stated 62 HRC. Looks like it could do some work no trouble. Well fitting kydex sheath too, I believe there’s a leather option th...

Small fixed blades are my favourite type of knife, Spyderco are my favourite knife maker…

…Yet The Stok has absolutely zero interest to me whatsoever. Even the price point isn’t appealing. It’s a big no thanks from me.

Lil native: Brilliant little knife, beautiful action but Why the lack of jimping on this model?

It’s like Spyderco made the perfect burger but forgot to add the special sauce.

Comes down to cost:

If the price to produce a blade in 52100 can be passed onto the customer, then yes, a cheaper Native Chief in this steel would be good and something that I would consider purchasing.

I think both are ergonomically compromised… Out of all my Spydercos The lil native feels like it needs jimping the most yet is the only one I own that doesn’t have jimping. The pocket clip also makes itself known in the hand the most. The Dragonfly is a 3 finger knife in my hands which to me makes i...

The price of £400 ($500) was the main thing that put me off buying a Mike Read Alien. Also I strongly doubt whether the ergos will be as good for me as the PITS mk5 was, and the lighter action and the blade shape is not what I particularly like. The £300 PITS mk5 was a great knife that I now regret ...

Neither - I’d go for Chaparral. It Crams in more cutting edge than both (only about 3 or 4mm less than the Native 5). A fair bit thinner behind the edge than the lil native. Arguably has better ergos than both and has a four-finger grip as oppose to the 3 ish of the dragonfly. Made in Taichung so wi...

The irony is you’ve resurrected a thread that’s been dead for three weeks just to say that.

They are £110 here or $137.43. Nearly pulled the trigger on one because of the handy size and blade shape really appealed as a kitchen cutter but glad I didn’t as the materials would’ve made it horrible value for money. G10 and Spy27 maybe but not this much for cheapo plastic and BD1N. Way better ki...

Larin Thomas’s corrosion test of the steels match my findings with CTS-XHP: Rusty! People said it was a “full stainless version of D2” but going from what I’ve found with my Chaparral and my D2 Real Steel Luna (cutting the exact same plant materials in the same environment) is that the D2 is the mor...