The Lil’ Nilakka is based on Spyderco’s now discontinued Nilakka folder. Both the original and the Lil’ Nilakka are Pekka Tuominen’s interpretation of a traditional Puukko knife. They also share the same ambitious blade geometry. The blades are full-flat ground straight from the spine to the edge without a secondary edge bevel. Also known as ‘zero-ground,’ this keen and […]
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Top 25 Best Selling Blades of 2017: #13 Spyderco Chaparral Raffir Noble
Often straddling the line between collectible and user, each Chaparral model has roughly the same overall design: a 2.8 inch, sliver-thin leaf shaped blade made from high-performance CTS-XHP steel, a 50/50 finger choil, a deep carry wire clip, a crisply-machined backlock, and a slender profile. Spyderco uses this gentlemanly EDC folder as a blank canvas to test […]
Top 25 Best Selling Blades of 2017: #17 Spyderco Polestar
Spyderco’s 2017 lineup saw a renewed attention to their value blades, with the appropriately named Polestar guiding the way. Designed by Sal Glesser, the Polestar represents a refinement of the features that made the previous Spyderco budget blades, like the Tenacious, so popular. There is no finger choil, just the accommodating, subtly curvaceous handles and […]
The Spyderco SpydieChef: A Versatile Chef’s Knife in Your Pocket
By Piotr Ma I’ll preface this article, by saying that I really like Spyderco and what they do. I’m also a big fan of Marcin Slysz, the talented knife maker who’s the designer of the Spyderco SpydieChef. He’s a humble guy living in the South of Poland and his shop must be one of the simplest professional knife making shops […]
16 Spyderco Models Still Due to Ship in 2017
If the Spyderco forums issued awards to its members, RamZar would be on the shortlist for MVP. This veteran contributor manages to do the impossible and keep on top of the Golden, CO company’s ever-changing release schedule. New additions, delays, sudden drops – somehow RamZar keeps track of it all, making his longstanding thread one of […]
Spyderco P’Kal | Devastatingly Effective
Most guys I know (and a few women) carry a folding knife on them everyday. This knife is not only their utility knife, but also their self-defense weapon if the time comes. If you’re looking for a folding knife to be effective as a self-defense weapon then you need to take a look at the […]
Spyderco Unveils Mid-Year Product Guide
Spyderco unveiled its mid-year product guide today, bringing news of several new models, line extensions of the Para 3, and a redesign to Spyderco’s rust-proof Salt series. Spyderco Shaman The biggest surprise is the announcement of the Shaman, an upsized, redesigned version of the classic Spyderco Native. Though it inherits the same finger choil and […]
Spyderco Knives Manix 2 G-10 Black
Spyderco Knives is one of my top picks for everyday carry knives. They meet the criteria I look for when purchasing knives for everyday carry and they are extremely pleasant to work with. As I said in my review of the Delica 4, They are a surprisingly smaller shop (right around 100 employees) and cater […]
Spyderco Replaces Red Loctite on US Knives and Clarifies Disassembly Policy
This morning, Spyderco issued an official statement on their forum to announce they will no longer use red Loctite on their USA-made knives. The Golden, CO company will use medium strength Loctite in its place effective immediately. In addition, the statement clarified the company’s policy on knife disassembly as it relates to voiding Spyderco’s warranty. Spyderco’s use […]
Spyderco Para Military 2 | Constant Refinement
Having carried a hand-me-down Spyderco G2 during most of my time at 2nd Ranger Bn, I thought I was pretty familiar with their products. First arriving to the Earthpig Platoon of Attack Company 2/75 in the fall of 1992, I was wide-eyed, physically fit and ready to crush the world. Yet during the initial introduction […]