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JD Spydo did a "Top 10 List" back in 2012. I seem to remember one from last year, but can't find it.

Anyway, it's interesting to me to see how folks Top 10 list changes from year to year and I'd love to see this annual tradition continued.

This is meant to be your top 10 favorites as it stands today, at the end of 2014 (NOT the top 10 that came out in 2014)

2012
http://www.spyderco.com/forumII/viewtop ... +10#p81277" target="_blank

If you posted in 2012 or 2013, please include it. If you didn't, this is your perfect year to start!


My list from 2012
1) Damascus Caly ~ C113CFPD--- V
2) Salt I ~ C88YL
3) Caly 3 ZDP ~ C113CF
4) Ti or G10 UKPK ~ C94Ti/C94GFG
5) Lava ~ C110
6) Delica ZDP Combo Edge ~ C11GRE
7) Techno ~ C158Ti
8) Chaparral ~ C152CF
9) Gayle Bradley ~ C134CF
10) Dyad JR. ~ C39P&SBG

My 2014 List
1) Slysz Bowie - C186TI
2) Southard - C156GBN
3) Damascus Caly ~ C113CFPD
4) Ti or G10 UKPK ~ C94Ti/C94GFG
5) Dragonfly Salt Serrated Edge - C28SYL2
6) Techo ~ C158Ti
7) Lava ~ C110 (the original)
8) Delica - C11F
9) Gayle Bradley ~ C134CF
10) Des Horn - C153G

Let me think on this one. And I'll get in on this...

I may have 10 total counting fixed blades lol
1. Domino CTS-204P
2. Southard CTS-204P
3. Bradley CPM-M4
4. Farid K2 CPM-10V
5. Caly 3.5 VG10
6. Nilakka CPM-S30V
7. Vallotton CPM-S30V
8. Temperance 2 VG10
9. Schempp Rock Salt VG10
10. Mule Team Bohler K390

This is a hard one but it will be these 10. :)
1) Rubicon
2) Slysz Bowie
3) Slysz techno
4) Lil Temperance Rhino
5) Lil Temperance Leaf
6) A.T.R
7) Native 5 Fluted Ti
8) Deshorn
9) Centofante Vesuvius blue pua Shell
10) FFG Delica 4 blue

Two years

My Top 10 list from 2012
1. C83 Original Persian
2. Caly3 Damascus
3. G10/Vg10 Caly3.5
4. Caly3 G10/VG10
5. Native5
6. Kopa (I love most of them. Cocobolo and Turquoise are favorites)
7. Dodo (Orange is favorite)
8. Phoenix
9. Lil T leaf
10. Para2 (Orange is the favorite flavor at this time, which can be changed after dark green will be released)


my 2014 Top 10 list:
1. Native5 (Forum, CF, Ti Fluted, DI in this order)
2. C83 Persian (Full size, bolstered black micarta)
3. G10/VG10 Caly3.5
4. CF/ Damascus Caly3
5. Centofante Memory
6. Kopa
7. Dodo (CF is the favorite)
8. Dark Green Para2
9. Temperance2
10. Military CF/M390 & Ti Fluted

My list from 2012 :D

Holland wrote:1. CTS 20CP Para2
2. S90v Para2
3. CTS XHP Para2
4. Caly 3.5 SB
5. Caly 3 ZDP
6. Dragonfly2 ZDP
7. Military
8. Delica 4
9. Caly 3.5 VG10
10. Para1 Serrated edge

Today:
1. Chaparral 2
2. Dragonfly 2 SuperBlue
3. Gayle Bradley
4. Chaparral 1
5. Caly 3 SuperBlue
6. Delica 4 SuperBlue
7. Dragonfly 2 Salt SE
8. Paramilitary 2 M390
9. Salt 1 SE
10. Dragonfly 2 G10

Looks like my interests have changed a bit :o

BTW this is a great idea for a thread, we definitely need to make this an annual thing :D

2012

1. C36 Military Flutted
2. C81 Paramilitary 2 M390
3. C15 Bob Terzuola
4. C55 Starmate
5. C70 ATR Ti
6. C111 Captain
7. C67 R
8. C144 Caly 3.5 Super Blue
9. C152 Techno
10. C12 Civilian


My favs somewhat changed with all those wicked recent releases, but some classics stay high on my list.

2014
1. C187 Rubicon
2. C186 Slysz Bowie
3. C154 Southard
4. C81 PM2 S90V
5. C36 Military Fluted Ti
6. C15 Bob Terzuola
7. C55 Starmate (Original)
8. C111 Captain
9. C152 Techno
10. C144 Caly 3.5 CF

This looks fun. Should be easy too, since I don't have many.
1. Military, Cruwear
2. Southard, standard
3. Paramilitary 2, 204P
4. Delica, stainless, serrated
5. Mule Team
6. Foundry
7. Caly 3, Super Blue
8. Native, brown FRN, CTS-XHP
9. Stretch, ZDP-189
10. Gayle Bradley

Notes: I don't own #6, but I will. I don't care what handle for #9, as long as it's ZDP. Though I imagine #9 will soon be replaced by the Stretch 2. My #5 is PSF27, but it's more about the design than the steel for me so any will do.

To the rest of my knives: please don't take this list personally, you are all special to me. Each one of you has a use and a place in my pocket, otherwise I never would have bought you in the first place, much less kept you. Pacific Salt, you were the third knife out of three that I wouldn't give up in another recent thread. Dark blue Manix, who gets used more than you? You are all great knives, and I love you all!

Ok...this is going to be hard.

1. PM2 (Impossible to pick my favorite variation.)
2. Manix 2 Cruwear
3. Manix XL S90V
4. Poliwog SS
5. Salt 1 yellow/PE
6. Native 5 moonglow
7. Domino 204P
8. Lil' Lionspy
9. Yojimbo S90V
10. Native 1 XHP

It seems I didn't post in that 2012 thread for some reason. But... as hard as it is to decide, here's my current top 10 (in approximate order, and subject to change at any time):

1. Paramilitary 2 (any variety)
2. Sage 3 - CF
3. Slysz Bowie
4. Techno
5. Lum Tanto Folder
6. Delica 4 - Super Blue
7. Caly 3.5 - Super Blue
8. Native 5 - any S110V variant
9. Manix 2 - lightweight S110V
10. Original C83 Large Persian

2014, no particular order:

1. Chaparral, cf s30v
2. Para2, satin/camo
3. South Fork
4. Military, left hand
5. UKPK, plain leaf blue frn gin-1
6. Caly 3.5, sb
7. Manix 2, cruwear
8. Mule Team, k390
9. Caly Jr., black frn full serrated
10. Stretch, sb

Okay, I'll give this a shot. This is based on knives I actualy own, not ones I wish I had.

#1. Yojimbo 2 S90V/S30V
#2. Para-Military 2 (Any)
#3. Domino CTS-204P
#4. Bob Lum Tanto Folder (Grey)
#5. Caly 3.5 VG10/SB
#6. Southard Folder (Black)
#7. UKPK S30V (Green)
#8. Dodo (Orange)
#9. Rubicon
#10. Urban (Orange)

1. PM2 S90V/CF - it will be hard to displace this one from #1
2. PM2 204P or M390
3. Lil Temperance leaf in 440V - with my self-modified (i.e. crudely done) handle reshaping
4. Delica 4 frn, SB is a nice option but even the VG10
5. Techno - love this knife. Took way to long to get around to it, now I carry it every day.
6. Military S90V or M390. When I want more length than the PM2, I go with its big brother naturally.
7. Manix 2 in M4 (or S90V) - I have as many of these as PM2s. PM2 gets carried more mostly because it is easier, partly because PM2 is pointier.
8. Bradley Air in M4 - not too many really small knives that I like this much
9. Military Ti-RIL
10. Lil Lionspy - on order, don't have it yet, but I like sturdy blades :)

Looking forward to the Lil Temp 2
Honorable mentions -
Tusk - cool little knife with creative design, best steel option for salt exposure (IMO) and the tusk itself!
GB in M4 love it but does not get the use that the PM2, millies, and Manix2 get.
Tuff - almost forgot but this is a pretty special knife too - 3V blade (on a folder!!), and about as sturdy a design as you will find on a folding cutting tool. The ergos are a bit off for me, but as a functional tool it is a great addition. I have one being modded and another on the way.

If I could have only one - I know knife people hate this question, but easily the PM2, the knife I thought would cure my knife buying habit (it did not, but still the standard for me - what's in his pocketssss :) )

Current favorites (late 2014)
1. Military (BG-42, 440V in SE, S30V in SE, Cruwear)
2. Caly 3.5 (ZDP, Superblue, VG-10)
3. Caly 3 (Superblue, VG-10 in SE)
4. Caly Jr. (ZDP, VG-10, AUS-8)
5. Manix 2 (S110V, XHP)
6. Ladybug / Jester (Ladyhawk and Grey G-10 sprint)
7. Tuff
8. Lil Matriarch
9. Endura (Superblue)
10. Stretch (ZDP in BRG and VG-10 SS/Kraton)


Early 2014

xceptnl wrote:Good choices on your next 2 and you have a really nice TOP 11 already :D Welcome to the forum

10. Delica
9. Southard
8. Native
7. Spyderhawk
6. Manix 2
5. Dragonfly
4. Caly Jr.
3. Caly 3.5
2. Caly 3
1. Military

2012

xceptnl wrote:Excluding Special Variants and Sprints...
1. Manix 2
2. Para-Military
3. Delica 4
4. Military
5. Dragonfly 2
6. Caly 3.5
7. Para-Military 2
8. Spyderhawk
9. Stretch
10. Mule

I have owned them all and they are all in my top tier of cutlery hands-down. Thank you Sal & crew!

Did I hear someone mention my name ??? :D Yeah I have been meaning to do another JD's Top 10 list for some time now but have been dragging my feet due to the holiday confusion and so forth. But I'm glad that Brother did one anyway.

My current top 10 are mainly a lot of repeats from the last time>> However I have added a couple of newbie to my current list of my favorite top 10 Spyderco folders>> actually I think I put a fixed blade in but I'll do it in categories this time :cool

(1) C-44 Dyad
(2) G-10 Harpy SE
(3) C-36 Military XHP
(4) Dodo ( SE & PE)
(5) Temperance 1 fixed blade ( SE & PE)
(6) JD Smith (PE & SE)
(7) H-1 Spyderhawk SE
(8) Ulize
(9) C-46 Lum Tanto folder
(10) C-111 Captain
SPECIALTY BLADES (1) Fully Serrated AUS-8 Catcherman
(2) C-14 Stainless Rescue SE
(3) Streetbeat
(4) K-04 & K-05 kitchen blade SE
(5) Blue PE Spyderhawk
(6) Matriarch

Yeah I tend to like the old Spyders the best>> But it's like the old saying goes "Dance With The One That Brung You"

The GOLDEN ERA of SPYDERS 1998 to 2003>>The total number of mega-classics in that time slot are un-paralleled. Case Closed!

Mine would be,

1. BBS blue domino
2. Slysz Bowie
3. Yojimbo 2 S90V
4. Manix 2 cruwear
5. Manbug super blue
6. Manix 2 S110V
7. PM2 S35VN
8. Nilakka
9. Sprint worker
10.MT19

Great thread.

Do not own 10 spydies so some of this is based on what I have read.

1. Military (BBS S90V or G-10 S30V) Was there ever any doubt this would top my list?
2. Para 2 (CTS-204P) This one is a very close second. Great knife.
3. Domino (BBS CTS-204P) Do not own one but pretty sure this flippy CTS-204P goodness belongs here.
4. Native FRN (OEF Tan S30V) This is here thanks to its great size, weight and solid feel. Only improvement I could add would be a FFG blade.
5. Southfork If I need to explain this you must be new here.
6. Manix 2 (110V) Lightweight and 110V supersteel. Yes please.
7. Swick 4 Small, light fixed blade with a made for my hand grip. Do not forget your Halpern scales. I know I won’t.
8. Dragonfly 2 (Superblue) Great little knife that is so sharp and handy. Lost a number of spots because it fights for pocket time with my SAKs.
9. Native 5 (Forum 110V) One can dream.
10. Matriarch 2 Want to try out the hawkbill.

I didn't post in the 2012 thread, but here is mine as of the end of 2014:

1. Blue Domino CTS-204P
2. Manix2 LW S110V
3. Green Paramilitary 2 CTS-204P
4. Stretch Green/ZDP-189
5. Sage 3 Blue G-10
6. Chokwe
7. Centofante 3
8. Gayle Bradley
9. Yojimbo2 CF/S90V
10. 2013 Forum Native 5 S110V

Just the new introductions that I got in 2014:

1. Rubicon
2. Chubby
3. Battlestation
4. Slysz Bowie
5. K2
6. Native5 S110V/CF
7. Yojimbo2 S90V/CF
8. Black Southard
9. Chaparral Stepped Titanium
10. Para-Military 2 Composite CPM-S90V/CPM 154 CF