Top 10 production knives of 2009 – Spyderco Leaf storm
Posted: January 11th, 2010 | Author: Thomas | Filed under: Tactical steel & outdoors magic | No Comments »
I dont think any has received as much discussion as the (Except perhaps the), the reception it has recieved has been largely positive even though some criticism was leveled at its rather thin frame lock (I have yet to hear of one failing).
So lets break it down;
2 1/2 inch blade (2 7/16 in. (62 mm) ) , S30V Steel, natural G-10 scales on one side and a titanium frame lock on the other.
Breathe in…breathe out.
This model is on paper the ideal small edc for many knife aficionados and it really does deserve this attention because it is simply a beautiful, very usable tough small folder with awesome, people friendly looks.
And thats why its on my list, I however… do not own one.
Why? No choil and it bit me one time too many! Unfortunately Spyderco has spoilt me with a never ending supply for folding knives featuring really ergonomic handles which tend to include very nice deep choils for me to hold on to. With the Leaf Storm I always found my fingers slipping far too high and resting against the blade.
So I got rid of it.
But that decision was based on my own habits- I doubt many people have this problem!
As a side note; the natural G-10 is in the flesh a somewhat different color than what is represented through the prototype photographs but apart from that its identical.
See you tomorrow!
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