Spyderco Delica 4 Lightweight 7 15 Signature Folding Knife with 2 90 Flat-Ground Steel Blade and High-Strength FRN

If you don't want to waste time reading, JUST BUY IT NOW, you won't regret it! I purchased the gray handled Delica 4 because frankly it was the cheapest handle color at the time I was looking. I do like how the gray color is a little more low-profile than the green or orange handles though. My new Delica 4 has replaced the Para 3 and several other more expensive knives in my EDC rotation.... the Delica 4 is the only knife I've carried for the last couple months. I take it everywhere, literally... even around the house. It is perfect... light weight, durable, tough, easy to open/close one handed and the VG10 blade steel is pretty solid from what I've seen so far (and it arrived pretty sharp). This thing is so light that I often forget I have it on me - it easily fits into all jeans pockets and I enjoy carrying mine in my watch pocket on the right side of my jeans. Mesh shorts or a pocket t-shirt are also great for carrying this - it really is the ideal size and perfect weight. The grip/handle easily fills my hand (I have medium-large hands) but the blade is not so big that people freak out if you have to take it out to use it, like perhaps with the much larger Endura. My wife even borrowed it to carry and she said she likes it a lot more than her SOG Aegis tanto, which is also very light weight. So, I went ahead and ordered her the purple handled Delica 4 as an early Christmas gift and she loves it! If you're on the fence about this Delica 4, I suggest you go ahead and try it. You won't be disappointed! And if you are disappointed, buy through Amazon and they'll let you return it within 30 days (their customer service is great like that). I've been searching for the perfect EDC knife for years now, but the search is finally over now that I found my gray Delica 4. Only problem is now I also want the green handled ZDP-189 version, the all black half serrated version... I'll probably end up owning each color within a year or two haha! Seriously, it's an awesome EDC knife... just buy it. In a future Delica 5 version, I wouldn't mind seeing SPYDERCO add a compression lock, a G10 grip option (like they used to have with the D4!) and perhaps a better, more premium steel like CTS-XHP or S30V. And SPYDERCO, please offer an all-black DLC-coated blade option that is entirely smooth edge instead of just half serrated! Read more

A review of the Spyderco Delica 4 knife. When I was a kid, I was told the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. In this story, the little girl would try out things in the Three Bears home until she found just the right thing she was looking for. Upon choosing the item that fit her best she would say, “It’s just right!” And that my friends, is just what the Spyderco Delica 4 (FFG) is all about, “It’s just right”. So, what makes this knife, “Just Right”, well let me tell you. It’s not too heavy or too light. It’s not too big or too little. (4 ¼ inches closed and 7 ¼ inches overall) It fits small hands or large hands. Its blade is not too long or too short. (three inches total) The blade has a big hole for easy opening. The blade comes very sharp right out of the box. The blade is a true Full Flat Grind aka FFG. It has a great functional pocket clip. The pocket clip can be put on either side and on either end. The knife is just the right size for cutting or peeling all your fruits and vegetables. (This is my number one use for this knife and it’s truly outstanding in this application.) The knife can be had in a lot of great colors. (But the colors do change from year to year, so if you see a color you like order it while you can. I chose blue, my wife has a pink one.) The scales (handle) has a great grip texture, that of course, is not too rough or too smooth. The scale pattern provides a good grip even when wet. Now let me tell you I have not always been a Spyderco fan. I mean “Spyderco” it’s just not a knife name I grew up with. I am old school, a real knife was a Buck, a Case, or a Boker. You know US or German knives like your Dad or Grandfather carried in their pockets and passed down to their children. I still own those brands and love them but they are not even what I carry now. Now, after carrying and using pocket knives for over 50 years, I want something light weight, sharp, easy to re-sharpen, easy to carry and easy to open with one hand. I want that “Goldilocks Knife” and in the Spyderco Delica 4, I think I just may have found what I have been looking for. Don’t let your porridge get cold before you order one for yourself! Take care, Your Ol' Uncle Sawberry. Read more