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Comment by Patrik Ilijev on August 31, 2012 at 9:40

I can try but Carter is not a great fan of forums If you know what I mean by that. 

Comment by Ron Cooper on August 31, 2012 at 2:14

Thanks, Steve!

This is another interesting offering from Ed Schempp! CPM 3V steel is definitely not an ordinary run-of-the-mill steel that you might expect to find in a folding knife. But this is not a run-of-the-mill knife, that's for sure! There are a number of unusual aspects to this knife, not the less of which is the blade's steel.

For starters, you need look no further than this knife's geometry to appreciate its difference. Then, the coupling of the titanium and G10 scales to form the highly dimpled handle on this baby.

I see where it offers the same beefed up Reeve Integral Lock (R.I.L.) as my titanium Spyderco Military.

On its surface it looks like it might go a long way toward living up to its name of "Tuff." However, I really doubt that I'll be adding one anytime soon to my Spyderco arsenal?

I say that for a couple of reasons. For one thing, I would expect a knife that's built this tough to have a longer cutting edge than a mere 3 inches. That's less than what I have on one of my Para 2's. It seems like there's a whole lot of steel there with very little designed to do any actual cutting?

Another reason is purely aesthetic. I don't care for the look of all those dimples. I know they're there to cut down on the weight of the knife and perhaps give you a little more grip. But, I think they look atrocious!

And, then, last but not least. I think that, for my purposes, CPM 3V might be a little better suited for a fixed blade knife than a folder? I just don't tend to spine whack or abuse my folding knives to a point where I'd need the chip resistant characteristics of 3V steel.

From my perspective this knife just seems like overkill on many levels. At least in regard to what I expect from a folding knife. "Folding" being the operative word in that sentence.

I would love to hear what others think of this knife. Especially from someone who actually owns one.

Comment by Patrik Ilijev on August 31, 2012 at 2:10

Hi Steve the Tuff is hell of a robust tank you can do with it what you want and it will not fail look here my friend Carter did a nice vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOWSiyrEg3w&feature=plcp

Comment by Patrik Ilijev on August 19, 2012 at 2:42

That is right Ron thank you for the comment.  Now I need just he honeybee and kiwi. 

Comment by Ron Cooper on August 19, 2012 at 2:32

That GrassHopper is a really nice little knife, Patrik! It will do just about anything you need a knife to do, and it's legal just about anywhere. Perfect!

Comment by Patrik Ilijev on August 19, 2012 at 1:10

Hey Spydie Friends!!

I got me a Spyderco GrassHopper SS from my friend at the local gunstore.

This is a nice smaller blade but in many applications you don't need more.

Comment by Patrik Ilijev on August 16, 2012 at 16:06

Ron I completely agree with you and I can say just go for it the GB is a perfect knife you will be not disjointed I can tell you that it is also on my wish list some say that the knife is one f the best production knives that spyderco makes.  I'm currently selling my sebenza 21 large because I do want a Mictotech select-fire and some other knives but I will buy also more spyderco's. 

Comment by Ron Cooper on August 16, 2012 at 15:57

Patrik, I only recently was bitten by the Spyder, myself. In fact, I got my first Spyderco Para 2 in May of last year. I have since acquired 2 more Paramilitary 2's and 2 full Millie's. I think the thing I like the most about Spydies is that they come in some many flavors -- Different steel, different locking variants, and so many handle options and materials. I am currently contemplating the purchase of a Gayle Bradley. Which, by all accounts, seems to be quite a popular knife. You probably have the same problem I have with Spyderco's, in that I rarely get to handle them before buying one. I'm not completely convinced that I will like the liner lock on the GB since some owners claim that it is not like the liner lock on, say, the Military, for instance. It's supposed to be a little hard to get to? Also, there is another Sprint run Para 2 that I really want -- the green one that is suppose to be out sometime this month.

In any event, they sure are nice knives --all of 'em--and I am anxious to get my paws on more of them!

Thanks, again, for sharing your collection -- it's awesome!

Comment by Patrik Ilijev on August 15, 2012 at 18:46

Thank you Ron I do appreciate your words. I still consider my collection to be small. I bought my first spyderco 6 years ago. Got really into them just 3 years ago and as you can see I love them.    

Comment by Ron Cooper on August 15, 2012 at 0:49

Wow! Nice looking collection, Patrik! My Spyderco collections certainly pales in comparison. All 5 of mine--3 Para 2's and 2 Millies--are already posted earlier in this thread. After looking at the pics of all yours I think I have Spydie envy now!

Good show, mate!

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