I tried my endura for one day yesterday...
Back to the 204P Military for the forseeable future...
It was this one today... and probably will be for some time to come. Absolutely perfect.
It was this one today... and probably will be for some time to come. Absolutely perfect.
"I'm fat, and my knife should have a big belly too"I broke down. The other night I started feeling all guilty about never having held a Military. So I hopped online and ordered up a MillieCherryPopper. I wanted my first time to be special, so I ordered the KW exclusive: the "1.5 model" with a CTS-204P blade and military green scales. I carried that today; I have very mixed feelings. It's clearly not my kind of knife. I'm fat, and my knife should have a big belly too - the military is just a bit too narrow. Too light as well, IMO. Action was a bit stiff out of the box, and clearly Spyderco made the decision to use red loctite on the screws; I might know this because I have loosened the pivot screws up a hair, and I might have had to use decent quality tools from SnapOn to pull it off. But I learned my lessons 20 years ago building racing bikes: yes, SnapOn might charge $200 for a driver, and another $175 for a bit set. But the handle generates torque in a smooth, controlled fashion, and the bits fit into the screws like no other. I've actually had nuts that an SK socket was starting to round off; I put on a SnapOn socket, and it removed the nut like there was no problem at all.
Anyhow, I'm carrying the Millie today. I dislike it - the overall look and feel is approaching that of a child's toy, in my opinion. Compare the szabo folder; I'll bet there is less total blade / handle surface area with the Szabo, yet the Szabo weighs 2x as much. The Szabo just screams "abuse me and I'll love you" while the Millie whimpers "Don't hurt me, I'm delicate & precise."
I broke down. The other night I started feeling all guilty about never having held a Military. So I hopped online and ordered up a MillieCherryPopper. I wanted my first time to be special, so I ordered the KW exclusive: the "1.5 model" with a CTS-204P blade and military green scales. I carried that today; I have very mixed feelings. It's clearly not my kind of knife. I'm fat, and my knife should have a big belly too - the military is just a bit too narrow. Too light as well, IMO. Action was a bit stiff out of the box, and clearly Spyderco made the decision to use red loctite on the screws; I might know this because I have loosened the pivot screws up a hair, and I might have had to use decent quality tools from SnapOn to pull it off. But I learned my lessons 20 years ago building racing bikes: yes, SnapOn might charge $200 for a driver, and another $175 for a bit set. But the handle generates torque in a smooth, controlled fashion, and the bits fit into the screws like no other. I've actually had nuts that an SK socket was starting to round off; I put on a SnapOn socket, and it removed the nut like there was no problem at all.
Anyhow, I'm carrying the Millie today. I dislike it - the overall look and feel is approaching that of a child's toy, in my opinion. Compare the szabo folder; I'll bet there is less total blade / handle surface area with the Szabo, yet the Szabo weighs 2x as much. The Szabo just screams "abuse me and I'll love you" while the Millie whimpers "Don't hurt me, I'm delicate & precise."