Putting utility aside, what's the best looking Spyderco ever made ?

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elena86 wrote:
Thu Mar 24, 2022 7:16 am
The red Persian has my vote. I wish the bring back the Persian !
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And the Hungarian too.
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IMHO the Phoenix is a beautiful and comfortable knife. Not the best tip, a high ride clip, ti bolsters that scratch too easily, not the thinnest edge geometry.

But yea…soooo pretty. In a weird way :)
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My two favorite spyderco folders for utility, and aesthetic preference
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Oh and how could I forget
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The Caly 3 and 3.5 are both particularly handsome when open.
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I really like the DLT Tuff. Probably my favorite Spyderco next to my first, a Manix 2 LW.
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JSumm wrote:
Sun Mar 13, 2022 12:59 pm
Just looking at lines and not materials, I would say the Native 5 or Native Chief. Just flows so well, yet keeps attributes that make it Spyderco.

However, scales, these Kopas you post are something to behold.

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In my mind, several variations of the Kopas are the most “beautiful” to me.
I changed my mind. Outside of the Kopa that Radioactive posted, the Gayle Bradley 2 is gorgeous. I always thought it had the best looking blade, but the lines flow so well the overall design is something to behold.
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Ha Ha ... Spyderco and "best looking" don't go together.
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Probably this one.
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As I understand, the word "Fugly" (F'n... Ugly) was created to describe out designs.

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double tap. sorry.

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sal wrote:
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As I understand, the word "Fugly" (F'n... Ugly) was created to describe out designs.

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Another first for Spyderco. :cheap-sunglasses
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sal wrote:
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(F'n... Ugly)
does that stand for functionally ugly?
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Surfingringo wrote:
Tue May 10, 2022 6:57 pm
Probably this one.

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I don't know what is is about this model, but I love the look of it. The latest version especially. I don't see it as a user but just something to admire. I just want to hold it and open it a few times in the morning before I go to work. Just so it can say "You got this Jeff, you got this."
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Coastal wrote:
Tue May 10, 2022 7:03 pm
sal wrote:
Tue May 10, 2022 6:57 pm
As I understand, the word "Fugly" (F'n... Ugly) was created to describe out designs.

sal
Another first for Spyderco. :cheap-sunglasses
I don’t know when exactly the word originated but I do know it was not originally coined by someone describing a Spyderco. I definitely believe that it was a term used by someone to describe a Spyderco at some point but that is not its origin.

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does that stand for functionally ugly?
Yep, that’s it! :discguised
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Mushroom wrote:
Tue May 10, 2022 7:31 pm
Coastal wrote:
Tue May 10, 2022 7:03 pm
sal wrote:
Tue May 10, 2022 6:57 pm
As I understand, the word "Fugly" (F'n... Ugly) was created to describe out designs.

sal
Another first for Spyderco. :cheap-sunglasses
I don’t know when exactly the word originated but I do know it was not originally coined by someone describing a Spyderco. I definitely believe that it was a term used by someone to describe a Spyderco at some point but that is not its origin.

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ladybug93 wrote:
does that stand for functionally ugly?
Yep, that’s it! :discguised
Okay, the dictionary says the first known use of "fugly" is 1980. About the time the prototype CO1 Worker was being developed. Coincidence? :thinking Just sayin'....
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I think FFG is ugly and boring. I hope that someone commission's the Native Chief in OG hollow grind w/swedge.

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