CRKT Pilar III Frame Lock vs Spyderco Paramilitary 2

It's not a 5 star knife because it does have issues. For example, the blade steel is not great; it's shape is interesting but a bit awkward to use. The pivot uses a nylon washer, which isn't as smooth as ball bearings and will probably wear out much sooner. But for 25 bucks or so, these issues are not greater than the look and feel of this knife (to me)

you get great steel for the price too, for such a large blade in S30V, compared to some other companies using S30V in their blades *cough* Benchmade *cough*, you get much more of the premium steel for the blade and the blade is pretty dang chunky compared to the other Spyderco mainstays like the Delica/Endura. The blade comes uncomfortably sharp from the factory and being that its S30V, it will be moderately easy to keep it that sharp. Ive cut myself already on this blade. I slipped while cutting something, and I felt it scratch against my thumb

Especially the finger cut out in the blade - arrived very sharp Cons - will not flip all the way open with a normal finger flick. I need to use my wrist to help flip the blade out. - upon closing the blade with one hand - unlock the frame lock and the blade easily starts to close. It gets slightly hung up on a detent of some kind so I need to give it an extra push

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The steel quality is awful. 3. There were sharp edges on the frame lock and the jelly bean shaped “spidey hole”. 4

What makes this knife so pricey is the fantastic blade steel and "Made in U.S.A" status. Overall unless you have to have an American made Knife I would look at their Taiwanese and Japanese or even Chinese made knives first if you can get over the inferior materials

This is my first CRKT knife and the quality is great. I love the weight and feel of the knife. Its heavy for a little guy but I'm more concerned with durability over low weight. The blade has a nice sharp edge that easily rips thru boxes and other everyday items

Lightning OTF. Goddamn if this isn’t one of the best $30 I ever spent. It’s like 8 years old, been beat on, and still fires hard every time. This sits on top of my fridge as a dedicated Amazon package knife

G10 scales would have been lighter, which she does complain about the weight, even with the small Pilar, but the aesthetics overcomes the weight for her. However, the small Pilar doesn't come with G10, or seemly does not. The stainless scales are fine also, since we mostly find ourselves needing a knife in wet environments. Go figure

But it's now over a decade old, and knife-making has come a long way. I'm here to tell you about why this might not be the right fit for some people's daily carry anymore. 1. In the past few years there's been a renewed focus in the knife industry on making smaller, lighter knives that carry better and are thinner behind the edge

The handle has nicely rounded edges. But it's heavy for the size and thick. My problem is - what is it for? For an EDC in the office (wearing thinner dress pants), the size is perfect but it's pretty thick and heavy. You will be very aware of it and it's pretty visible through dress pants

. The G10 handles, as stated earlier, are beautiful. Moreover, they are functionally superior