Spyderco Para 3 Lightweight / Para 3 LW - Overview and Review
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Great review! I picked up a Para 3 LW for 90 bucks, and I love it. The action on mine is perfectly fall shut, super fun to fidget with. The FRN doesn't bother me, so I have no complaints at all. Totally agree with you on the pocket clip, it's amazing! I'm glad you gave it a try, and realized how awesome of a knife it is :)
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Just so you know, Spyderco have the spot on the scales that says the name, as a place for the clip to land. This makes it so it goes in and out of the pocket easier.
Ah that makes perfect sense! Thanks!
I have the para 3 lightweight and I love it as far as FRN goes to me it's well proven it's place as durable and strong as it's what all the clam shells of most power tools. Even Crazy expensive drill and drivers like hilti and snap on so it feels comfortable and natural to me and quickly became my edc
Agree totally on FRN and action-I had one and gifted to a friend in a week.
I've had mine for a while and the action is pretty nice. I've been happy with it so far but I carry my Bugout more often.
I finally ordered one of these a couple of days ago and it arrives tomorrow along with a new balisong. Stoked? Yes I am!!
Howd u like it? Still own it?
Yeah the action on my Para 3 Lw was not dropping shut like on my PM2. Putting some KPL on it helped a lot BTW. Nice Review 👍
I am admittedly cheap and utilitarian, but I finally broke the $100 mark for a pocket knife. I’ve always had a fascination with Hogue and Spyderco. For an anniversary gift from my wife, she let me pick between the Deka and a Spyderco. I was leaning toward the Deka, then I saw the Blade HQ run of the Para 3 LW in CPM M4 and it pushed me over the edge along with the deep carry wire clip. I guess this is how the addiction progresses. It comes soon and I think it is cool. It was a great way to get into a more premium steel for $122. I’ll have buyer’s remorse and probably get the Deka in S20V. I’ve actually heard S20V is no slouch. BTW - I could tell it hurt you a little inside to recommend a knife with FRN scales... ;). Kudos.
When I got my para 3 lw, it had really bad lock stick. But it has since went away and the action is butter! My favorite figit flicker ATM. I love it!
After carrying for a few weeks, my P3L's action is amazingly smooth and fidgety! My most carried knife at the moment. I wasn't sold at first, but I now prefer it over my G10P3.
I've removed plenty of zip-ties with my PM2... you just have to make sure you put the edge against the zip-tie and the spine against the hard surface. If you try to wedge the tip in sideways it will break.
100% my favorite lightweight EDC I've ever carried or used. Action on mine is so good it's fall shut and I can nearly pinky flick it. All I've done is lube it and adjust the pivot.
Good review. I was excited to get one as my first lightweight. Got the black blade/clip version and it's a beautiful knife. The first one I received was way too stiff and when I adjusted the pivot screw to loosen it up a bit the blade was way off center. It was like the clamped down the pivot screw on one side to center the blade. Second had better action, but the blade was still off center. And I think I'm just too used to G10 because this knife felt slippery in my hand. I think it's the smoothed off edges, there's no traction there. I feel like I'm trashing it, but I'm not. It's a beautiful knife with awesome ergos, it's just not for me. It now belongs to my 13 year old son and he loves it.
Just got the applied weapons tech scales for the para 3 lightweight and they transform the knife. I actually always liked the FRN on the lightweight but having the beautiful lightly textured aluminium makes it feel amazing ❤
Love the Para3, getting mine G10 version soon!
I think this variant is somewhat Spyderco's answer to the BugOut. Lightest weight possible with all the reasonable cutting performance one could ask for in a very compact and easy to carry package.
I am also one of those people who like FRN, I like it on my Griptilian, my Ranger Green BugOut and I like the FRN-ish CF Elite scales on my newer black BugOut. 😁
I am tempted as heck to get the newest BailOut with M4 steel and Aluminum scales, but to be true to myself it will just be a redundant purchase to what I already have.
I have all black para 3 lightweight I absolutely love it even I own multiple knives I carry this and my cf elite mini 533bk 2 bugout love them both
Great review, thanks man.
Are there any aftermarket scales for the para 3 lightweight? I just bought one today!
I'm sure you know this already and it's still a matter of personal preference, but the "belly button" as you called it, or the Spyderco "bottlecap" as I've also heard it referred to, is so that the pocket clip has a landing pad. Then when it has tension on it that area is smooth and doesn't tear up pockets as bad, compared to if the clip sat on a textured surface.
Had one for a few weeks, and the action just felt sluggish to me. Plus the FRN got to me after handling my other Titanium and CF knives. Just felt cheap. Used to own a G-10 Para 3, but I didn't like the blockiness of the scales. Shaman satisfies my compression lock needs.
I love the RAT1- love it. I find the FRN slippery. If the ethos and the way it locks into my hands weren’t as positive as they are, I would not like them. It doesn’t slow it down. I can also get G-10 scales for my D2 RAT. It is such a good design, I might.
Great knife! Mine was smooth as silk out of the box.
The spot on the scales you said you didn't like with the spyder logo, is there for the clip to land on that's why it goes in the pocket so easy.
It’s interesting to see what does and doesn’t bother people. I guess that’s why it’s good to watch multiple reviews. The sharp edges of the scales ruined this knife for me, but perhaps in other hand shapes it’s not so bad. Great review!
They are sharp
Interestingly, my para 3 lw has great action when I adjust the pivot screw a bit harder. Maybe manipulate the tightness of the screws can help a lot.
I preordered this in the Salt, MagnaCut blade 🥵 I’m not sure if I’ll like it more than my maxamit one like yours ….thats my favorite and has been since I got it
Interesting...my para 3 lw free falls shut. Yeah, the centering is tiiiiny bit clipside as a result but I don’t get any play which is nice. I consider this knife to be one of the better spyderco values of all time. It’s basically flawless ergonomically and the BD1N has been a pleasant surprise. It just feels so nice in hand and so nonexistent in your pocket....plus, the low vanadium content means I can sharpen it on my shapton glass stones which is a maaaajorrrrrrrrrrr plus.
does anyone else do this? when they buy the product THEN watch reviews 😅
So if this IS NOT the kinda knife for prying against zip ties, popping staples or other non cutting box related things, what knife is? Maybe not a Spyderco?
I’m new here and it’s tough to wade through the opinions. I don’t do any outdoor bush crafting stuff just a bunch of home related tasks and box stuff.
3:23 That’s mine too, either play or no good action. Hitting the sweet spot hard with only one washer.
My para 3 Lw had fantastic action and lockup right out of the box, although the centering has always been off no matter what I do, guess it’s just a consequence of only having one washer
I love my Para3 LW but hate the wire clip. They skimped on the fastener- too narrow a head to hold down the ends of the wire clip. My wire clip keeps coming off. I was forced to replace it with a 3rd party Lynch-like replacement clip.
My para 3 has serious rough action out of the box. It’s hard to flick open at all. Is this normal? It’s annoying not getting the satisfying flick open. It stops after traveling 80% of the way to locked straight.
I like my FRN para 3 over my g10 para 3. Both have been dropped multiple times. Only the g10 version displays damage.
people complained about the stop pin being a pin in the standard para3 because you adjust if you get lock stick.
I actally just this knife
I see the bowie onebay for 589 in blue
Is that a fair price?
I have a LW in all black.
My goodness, it is perfect...
except when it isn't.
Then I have a Shaman in rosewood.
It should be noted that this is BD1N, which was designed to be an improvement on BD1. Some of the "cut test" people around the internet seem to believe this is true.
Yeah its with an N
It really bothers me that on the Para 3 LW only rides on one PB washer on one side of the blade. The other side just runs on the FRN which has a faux washer molded into the handle. I've heard that this is part of the reason that these develop play overtime.
Agree 100% - FRN not only feels cheap, it looks cheap.
Glesser needs to invent a Native 5 lightweight, that is wireclip compatible.
That in Magnacut would be the ultimate Spyderco of all time.
I have two Para 3 lightweights and they both fall shut and lock up tightly.
I wish I had gotten the g-10 version. The action is too sticky with the single washer and the FRN inner handle edge feels sharp and uncomfortable.
sand it down with some high grit sandpaper, it'll smooth all that out, adjust the pivots screws and put sum kpl oil on it. once broken in, mine is very smooth, not as drop shut as the g10 versions but smooth enough
I really like the Para 3 LW. Very practical for EDC.
So I had a cheap Kershaw and the spring broke and I'm skeptical of getting another, thoughts.
I've never had the spring break on a Kershaw Blur, and I've owned tons. Might have just been that knife. I wouldnt shy away from them.
K
Contact KAI USA and they will send you a replacement spring for free. I've had the same thing happen on my ZT0566. Similar to Benchmades, any knife with a spring is prone to these issues.
could it be from opening/closing it too many times
I've handled the g10 version and I own the lightweight, I believe that they are almost the exact same in terms of action. The Frn makes a different sound which tricks a lot of people. This one may just be a less drop shutty variation, as every production company has variations. Nick Shabazz said that his was also incredible in his review. Also, the pivot is a t10 screw, t8 works, but it poses a risk of stripping to use a smaller driver
try some blue lube in the pivot
For around 130 euros i dont want the lanyard hole on top where a lanyard might bother the comfort.
I got the St Nicks red one
The decision by Spyderco to use only one bronze washer and just let it ride the FRN on the other side confuses me
It's certainly a little odd
Exactly, come on Spyderco just add another washer!
I would love a para 3 lockback.
Its called a delica
@@mikebertsch8747 I was just about to say
If I remember correctly the lightweight runs on one washer
Wasawasa Blingbling it does. I had to break mine down because it sounded like driving over gravel because of my job
I think this is a great knife for a female. Light and smaller in the hand.
CTS-BD1 and CTS-BD1N are not the same thing buddy. There's a big difference with that N in the end. Also SuperSteelSteve pointed out a huge weakness right in the compression lock being screwed directly into the FRN and not metal. Slicey Dicey made an awful mistake with the Barenuckle review about framelock and only corrected the comment long after. I mention this so that your positivity may continue to be impregnated with objectivity as you generally do. Godspeed buddy.
Rat II in "carbon fiber" with D2 kills it as far as value.
I have 2 of them and both of the action on them are terrible. Severely disappointed.
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Swiss victorinox is cheaper and better made. Too much plastic for the price they sell it