Spyderco Knives: Innovation for Professional and Outdoor Use

Spyderco makes the world's finest knives and blades. Reliable and high-performance.

Spyderco is, among enthusiasts and users with knowledge of cutlery, the name that first comes to mind when talking about performance , quality and innovation .

Founded in 1979 by Sal Glesser , Spyderco manufactures its knives with global components and distributes to more than 60 countries.

Where does Spyderco's fame come from?

Spyderco was the first company to manufacture a revolutionary knife, as it included a round hole in the blade so it could be opened with one hand , which they ended up calling Trademark Round Hole ™ , by putting a clip on the handle so it could be carried in your pocket and by including a combined blade with a smooth and serrated edge for greater versatility and cutting power.

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Why are Spyderco knives so famous?

For its high quality materials, both the blade and the handles

·CPM® S30V® steel

A type of steel made from powder particles, which gives it better resistance to wear and the passage of time. It is classified as one of the best steels on the market, due to its production complexity as well as its composition.

· Carbon fiber / G-10 / Micarta, Kraton handles

· Blade coatings in Black Electric Plating, DLC, titanium carbonitride

· Stainless Steel: Steel that contains a minimum of 12.5% chromium, which makes the steel resistant (not stain resistant) to corrosion.

· Titanium: A non-ferrous metal used in the manufacture of blades for its high tensile strength, light weight and corrosion resistance.

By the shape of the blade

· Bowie: Any number of variations of a blade with a primary cutting edge with a curved "belly" and a notched point.

Leaf Shaped Blade: A blade shape developed and refined by Spyderco. It is similar to a spear point, but not completely symmetrical, and has a sharper point and is usually not wedged.

· Sheepfoot Blade: A blade with a blunt rounded tip and a straight cutting edge.

· Wharncliffe Blade: A blade shape in which the tip of the blade tapers downward from the spine to meet a straight cutting edge at the tip.

· Spyderedge: Spyderco's two-step serration patterns consist of one large serration and two small serrations. The pattern increases the cutting edge surface area by up to 24%.

· Plainedge: A sharp knife blade without teeth or serrations sometimes called a "soft blade."

· Combination Blade: A blade that is partially PlainEdge and partially SpyderEdge at the cutting edge.

For its security mechanisms

· Ball Bearing Lock: A patented compression lock that places a ball bearing between a fixed anvil and the blade tang. The mechanism also serves as a detent to hold the blade in the closed position.

· Compression Lock: A locking mechanism that uses a leaf-shaped spring from a split liner in the handle to engage laterally between a ramp on the blade tang and the stop pin (or anvil pin).