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I was at a local Sportsman's Warehouse last night browsing the knife selection when I noticed a peculiar looking knife- it looked like it had a bottle opener which seemed way out of place on a Spiderco. I noticed a Emerson patent etched on the blade- I've heard of Emerson before as a high end knife maker so I decided to look further. I had been looking for a Spiderco Endura as I've been carrying a Delica for about 10-11 years as an everyday work knife. The Delica pictured below, I bought a year or so ago when I lost the one I had for 10 years. I did a little research (here and on the Emerson site) and found that the wave was a really cool (ok- really really really cool) feature. I went and picked it up tonight as a replacement for the Delica.
Two other features I like is that the clip on the new knife seems to have a bit softer edges and the straight blade. The delica's clip seems to stick out too much and tends to scratch against things, I have to be extra careful around cars, my old Delica had a nicer molded in polymer clip, though it wasn't reversible. I've kind of tired of the 1/2 serrated blade style- it doesn't seem as practical as it looks.
Only downside to this whole experience is that I discovered the Emerson Karambit while researching how the WAVE works. Those things are so pretty that I can actually see forking over a few Benjamins for one even though I don't have too much use for one.
Two other features I like is that the clip on the new knife seems to have a bit softer edges and the straight blade. The delica's clip seems to stick out too much and tends to scratch against things, I have to be extra careful around cars, my old Delica had a nicer molded in polymer clip, though it wasn't reversible. I've kind of tired of the 1/2 serrated blade style- it doesn't seem as practical as it looks.
Only downside to this whole experience is that I discovered the Emerson Karambit while researching how the WAVE works. Those things are so pretty that I can actually see forking over a few Benjamins for one even though I don't have too much use for one.