
๐ท๏ธ Spyderco
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Brand News1d ago
Spyderco's 15V Native Chief Sprint Is a Sharpness Test
Spyderco's Native Chief Lightweight sprint run pairs a 4.02-inch CPM-15V blade with brown FRN and Shawn Houston's heat treat for $176.25.
New Drop1d ago
Spyderco's Charisma Weighs 0.81 Ounces and Costs $97.50
Eric Glesser's Spyderco Charisma C259PGY is a 2.98-inch CTS-BD1N lockback in linerless grey FRN that weighs just 0.81 ounces for $97.50.
social3d ago
The Spyderco PM2 Thread Is Really About Why One Design Endures
A bare 'PM2' post drew the kind of response only a handful of knives get, which says something about how the Paramilitary 2 stays relevant.
social3d ago
Spyderco's 15V MicroJimbo Is a Steel Nerd's Wharncliffe
A new 15V MicroJimbo post shows why Spyderco's high-vanadium sprint runs keep selling out, and what that steel costs you in toughness.
social8d ago
Spyderco's Cru-Wear Stretch XL Keeps Winning Converts
A Spyderco Stretch 2 XL in CPM Cru-Wear posted to r/knifeclub makes the case for one of the most underrated full-size back locks in production.
social13d ago
A Timascus Clip Shows How Deep Spyderco Drunken Modification Goes
An aftermarket timascus clip on a Spyderco Drunken reveals how much of the knife's character comes from hardware nobody thinks about.
social14d ago
PM2 in CruWear or Bugout 535 in S30V: A Choice About Heat Treat
Picking between a Spyderco PM2 in CruWear and a Bugout in S30V turned into an argument about heat treatment rather than blade steel.
social14d ago
The Spyderco Police 4 and the Psychology of a Too-Big Knife
An owner who carries blades over four inches still hesitated before pocketing a Spyderco Police 4, then decided the hesitation was the real problem.
Industry16d ago
The Sharpener You Buy Should Match How You Sharpen
A roundup of the best pocket knife sharpeners makes one thing clear: fixed-angle, portable, electric, and freehand are four different habits.
social18d ago
A New Spyderco SOTR Owner Asks What Comes Next
A first Spyderco purchase has one owner debating between the Bodacious, Sage and Shaman before the honeymoon even ends.
social20d ago
A First Spyderco, Dedicated Entirely to Chili Peppers
A r/EDC poster bought their first Spyderco Ambitious and assigned it one job: processing chili peppers from their own garden, every meal.
social20d ago
Three Customized Spyderco Smocks and a Friendly Bet
Three friends each customized their Spyderco Smock and are competing over which looks best, showing how far the budget-mod community has come.
social21d ago
New Scales Change How a Spyderco Manix Feels in Hand
A community scale swap on a Spyderco Manix shows how much handle material changes a familiar knife's character.
social23d ago
An r/knifeclub Owner Bend-Fixed His PM2's Lock Stick
After a cracked lock bar and a lost detent ball, one r/knifeclub member bent a replacement liner to kill his PM2's lock stick.
gossip24d ago
The Brands Reddit Loves to Dislike, and Still Buys
An r/knifeclub thread asks which brands people resent but keep buying, and the answers expose how loyalty and price really work.
Brand News26d ago
Spyderco Reveal 22 Puts REX 121 on a Production Knife
Spyderco's 50th-anniversary Reveal 22 adds REX 121 to the Caribbean and Kapara, a Cru-Carta Bodacious and a downsized Thyn.
New Drop26d ago
Spyderco's Lil' Native SlipIt Falls to an All-Time Low of $155
The lockless Lil' Native SlipIt drops 31 percent at Blade HQ, putting S30V and G-10 in a 5.89-inch travel-legal package for $155.
gossip27d ago
Seven Months of Lockstick, and the Break-In Argument
A Military 2 owner kept a knife with untenable lockstick to test whether it would break in. Seven months later the stick is gone and the point stands.
New Drop27d ago
The Exclusive Jess Horn in CruWear Is Not Old Fashioned
A long thin blade, carbon fibre scales and CPM CruWear steel make the exclusive Jess Horn read as timeless rather than dated.
New Drop27d ago
Spyderco's Chaparral Birdseye Maple Keeps Premium EDC Small
The C152WDP puts genuine birdseye maple on a 2.2-ounce Chaparral with a thin CTS-XHP blade, for $168.57 against the Lightweight's lower price.
New Drop28d ago
Spyderco Resurrects the Navigator as a Lock-Free M390 Slipjoint
Spyderco's Navigator 3 returns the 1997 travel knife as a SlipIt slipjoint with a jump to M390 steel and flat gray G-10 scales.
New DropOct 5
Spyderco's First Manual Button Lock Returns in Natural Jade G-10 for $73
Blade HQ quietly got a natural jade G-10 ButtonUp that Spyderco never announced, and the exclusive keeps the price at $73.
gossipOct 5
A Spyderco Civilian Legit Check Raises the Usual Clone Questions
A r/knifeclub owner asking whether his Spyderco Civilian C12GS is genuine flagged triple liners, a lockbar gap and lined logo printing.
Brand NewsOct 4
Spyderco Product Reveal 22 Mixes Salt Steels With Italian Integrals
Spyderco's twenty-second Product Reveal adds Salt versions of the PM2 and Shaman, a LionSteel collaboration and the return of a 1997 design.
New DropOct 4
Santa Fe Stoneworks Turns a Spyderco Delica Into Abalone and Malachite
A stock Spyderco Delica in stainless becomes a useable art object once Santa Fe Stoneworks fits abalone and malachite scales.
New DropOct 3
Spyderco's $93 Magpie Puts Zebra-Stripe G10 on a Budget Byrd
Spyderco's Byrd family gets its loudest handle yet: black peel-ply G10 with white inlays and a 9Cr18MoV blade for $93.
socialOct 3
Someone's First Spyderco Arrived and They Think They Are Done Buying Knives
A r/knives post announces a grail received and a pause on knife buying, a claim the community hears roughly weekly.
New DropOct 3
Spyderco's Para Military 2 Salt Finally Gets MagnaCut, for $253
The ultralight PM2 adds CPM MagnaCut and marine-grade hardware, making the 2.8-ounce Salt the most corrosion-proof version yet.
Brand NewsSep 29
A Reviewer Calls the Spyderco Mantra 4 the Pontiac Fiero of Knives
EverydayCommentary's Anthony Sculimbrene calls the Spyderco Mantra 4 the Fiero of knives, and the comment thread turned to origin.
Brand NewsSep 27
Spyderco's Sage 6 in Rex 121 Survived 14 Days in Italy Unsharpened
A reviewer carried Spyderco's Sage 6 in Rex 121 through Tuscany for two weeks without touching up the edge โ and came back impressed.
socialSep 24
A 10V Shaman Went to the Rice Fields and the Comment Section Noticed
A r/knifeclub post of a Spyderco Shaman in 10V carried through rice fields set off the usual debate about using rare steel in the field.
socialSep 16
'Mod Your Knives' Is How r/knifeclub Turns a $150 Folder Into a $400 One
An r/knifeclub post walks through anodizing titanium, a modded SPY27 YoJumbo and a Manix 2 in MagnaMax โ and why modding beats buying another knife.
socialSep 16
'Is 3 Knives Enough for a Tuesday at the Office?' r/knives Takes On Carry Overkill
Two r/knives threads in one day asked the same question: how much of a desk-job EDC is actually roleplay? The answers were funnier than the premise.
IndustrySep 15
Does a Titanium Frame Lock Need a Steel Insert? r/knifeclub Reopens the Debate
An r/knifeclub question about the Spyderco SpydieChef's unlined titanium lock bar reopened the insert-versus-carbidize debate among owners.
New DropSep 12
Spyderco's Sage 6 Now Comes in CPM REX 121: The Steel That Eats Cardboard and Rusts in Kind
Spyderco's Sage 6 now lists in CPM REX 121 with burnt orange G-10: extreme wear resistance, minimal corrosion resistance, top of the Sage ladder.
IndustrySep 12
'The Best Production Knife Yet': GearJunkie Gives the Spyderco Sage 6 a 9.9 Out of 10
GearJunkie scored the Sage 6 in S90V 9.9 out of 10, calling the button-release lock the best design on the market and the knife a Goldilocks size.
gossipSep 11
A Fake Spyderco Subvert, Side by Side With a Real One: r/knifeclub's Clone-Detection Field Guide
A 173-upvote r/knifeclub post puts a counterfeit Spyderco Subvert beside a real one and lists the tells: clip fit, thickness, an extra pin.
Brand NewsSep 10
'Chaparral 3.5 in K390': r/knifeclub Makes the Case for the Thinnest Backlock Spyderco Never Built
A one-line wish for a 3.5-inch Chaparral in K390 turns into a thread on why Spyderco's thinnest backlock has no larger sibling.
socialSep 9
Manix 2 Scale Swap, Torched Titanium Bead and a Paracord Update: A r/knifeclub Mod Project Comes Together
The follow-up to an AWT-scaled Manix 2 post lands: new body screws, an orange paracord lanyard and a torch-finished Flytanium titanium bead.
gossipSep 9
'A Tale of Two Knives': A Fake Spyderco Subvert Gets Outted Side-by-Side, and the Counterfeit Tells Are a Masterclass
After buying a fake Subvert and then the real one, a r/knifeclub member posts side-by-side photos โ and the counterfeit tells are surprisingly subtle.
socialSep 9
'Can Any Folders Beat Spyderco in the Kitchen?': r/knifeclub's Slicing Debate Names Native Chief, Military 2 and the Vision FG
A r/knifeclub member who tested folders for kitchen duty says Spyderco's thin geometry dominates โ and the sub brings receipts on what comes closest.
socialSep 9
A K390 Delica Dressed in Custom Titanium: Brass Dreams, Satin Backspacers and Entropic Finishes on r/knifeclub
A r/knifeclub member dresses his K390 Delica with a DLC titanium backspacer โ and the entropic-finish question sparks a modding tutorial.
socialSep 8
Spyderco PITS 2, a Tinybolt Pen, and a Prytool: The r/EDC Premium-Slipjoint Carry That Worked
A Spyderco PITS 2 slipjoint headlined a r/EDC pocket dump that mixed titanium pens, a prytool, and one very good lighter โ 42 upvotes of taste.
socialSep 8
PM2 Steel Showdown: r/knives Debates S45VN, MagnaCut, CruWear and Maxamet for a First Paramilitary 2
A first-time PM2 buyer asked which steel to pick from seven options โ and the answers turned into a crash course on edge retention versus toughness.
socialSep 8
MagnaMax Manix 2 Pre-Orders Still Awaiting Fulfillment: Freedom Knife Shop Buyers Check In on r/knifeclub
Two days past the promised 60-day window, a MagnaMax Manix 2 pre-order still reads 'awaiting fulfillment' โ and r/knifeclub has questions.
socialSep 7
A Free Spyderco Endura 4 From a Box of Junk: The r/BudgetBlades Restoration That Earned a First Spyderco
An old Spyderco Endura 4 pulled from a box of junk became one member's first Spyderco โ after a teardown, a clean, an oil, and a sharpen.
socialSep 6
New Scales Day and New Hardware Day: A Para 3 Salt Goes Purple on r/knifeclub
Rockscale flat titanium scales and RGT purple hardware turned one member's Para 3 Salt into a fully 'purped out' custom โ with a PM2 to match.
socialSep 6
The $49.99 Persistence in S35VN: A Budget Spyderco NKD That Taps 15 Years of Nostalgia
A plain-edge Persistence in S35VN at $49.99 sent one r/BudgetBlades member straight back to the 8Cr13Mov days โ and the value math still holds up.
New DropSep 5
Spyderco Jess Horn Lockback Returns: Full-Dress Carbon Fiber and CPM Cru-Wear for Labor Day
Spyderco's 1997 classic returns for Labor Day: the Jess Horn Lockback in full-dress carbon fiber with a CPM Cru-Wear blade, live at KnivesShipFree.
socialSep 3
Flaming Gorilla Fatcarbon Scales Turn a Spyderco Manix 2 MagnaMax Into an 'Ultimate' NSD Build
Bruce at Flaming Gorilla iterates with an r/knifeclub member to build contoured Fatcarbon scales for a Manix 2 MagnaMax โ and the community...