I was racking my brain for nostalgic knives and remembered this one I received from my parents for Christmas after watching this video of your's as an eighth grader (my first Spyderco). Unfortunately I lost it with it's small size, going to have to order another to add to my collection (along with the penny and business card you mailed to me from around that time)! Thanks for countless hours of entertainment and gear education all these years!
haha, part 2 I cut it again but with a longer piece to show how its suppose to cut, lol...that lkittle rectange wasnt enouhg to show it cuttign properly...
actually the curved blade is a great cutter, its got more cuttign surface than a staright blade of its same length, the problem with this oen is its not a good stabber...but as a tool it will rarely be needed for that...
Both are good just different, the benchmite is cheaper, about half the rpice, but it locks closed which some might not like, I happen to like that alot I carry mien on ym keys, also diferent lock style, its just prefference...but botha re nice small knives...
yeah thats tnhe media for you, the only time you teachers sees knives is probably when the bad guys takes one out in movies...or peghaps ina news broadcast wheer someone is talkign abotua stabbing or a crime show wheer they show the knife wounds...you just dont see anytugn on TV or in the news about the fact that EVERY single firefighter and EMT person has a sharp edged tool they use to save lives almost daily...
Well, after about 3 years of eyeing this, I decided to drop the money on it, along with a manix 2. I'm really excited for them! Hopefully the cricket won't be too small in my hands, as they are fairly big. Thanks though Jeff, for introducing this knife to me so many years ago!
A knife used for self defense needs to be atleast 3½-4 inches to be useful. You can use a smaller one, but it won't scare anyone and won't do much damage unless you hit a major artery.
Great vid Jeff! I picked up a plain edge with etched handle scales at my gun range for $23 today... I'm happy. New but no box... couldn't turn it down.
Kind of expensive for a knife that size... An alternative blade of around the same size would be the Cold Steel Micro Recon, which goes for about $20-25, and the blade shape (either spear or tanto) lends itself better to EDC purposes.
ownign and carrying are 2 different thgins I beelive in PA from my research allows esidents to own them if your a collector but not carry them unless you are a LEO or possess a CCW permit...BTW working on getting my CCW soon, lol because I want to carry my balisongs...not that I have any trouble doings so already but I like to kep thgins legit and legal...
"Hey, you might have to cut you self out of a car wreck...In most cases you're going to be locked into your car." It's a cute, small, well-made knife but that reverse-S is not the ideal shape for normal EDC duties. If the best reason you can give to own a reverse-S blade is in the ridiculously rare event that you somehow need to cut a seat belt because you can't unbuckle it, then you're really showing that there isn't much reason to own it.
Hello, I recently purchased this model, although it's the one the etched handle. I was wondering if you could please post a video on how to sharpen this knife. Thanks and keep up the good work.
if you have a sharpmaker or similar style system then its relatively easy. using just ceramic rods or a bench stone it is very difficult if your not experenced
Well if you have a Sharpmaker, and I'm assuming you do, then simply use the corner sides of the stones to do the work. Don't even attempt it on a flat stone, that's next to impossible. But basically any corner will work. With a little practice it's really not that hard.
Love the videos. I want a spyderco knife really bad. unfortunately I am disabled and have to live in a very tight budget so U cannot afford one. I love watching your videos on all of them though. Keep up the good work Jeff.
ah double recurve. I see. Spyderco's website description has it as a "reverse "S" shaped blade". Love this knife, although with only light usage the blade has a lot of side-to-side play. Needs to be tightened.
it isn't very big so i would say no not at all.. if anything it can be used for with opening letters, packages, and small utility tasks like cutting tape, twine, cable, zip ties, or if you want, you can carve wood with it if you get the straight edge
love that knife, but i can't buy it at $50, i have the money, but my mom and dad aren't too happy with me spending money on knives =] i would go with the same one u have, maybe etched, but deff. plain edge, great looking knife
I nabbed an FRN version without serrations the other day (doing the happy-knife-find-dance), kinda thought it felt sorta flimsy at first, but it's actually a good little cutter, I got it used, but still REALLY sharp, which is good since other than stropping it after I use it, I really don't want to try sharpening it, have you had any issues sharpening the Cricket?
Yaay a review from the best cutlery reviewer on TH-cam,thanks to you I finally bought a Spyderco knife. xD Well I had one,but,I didn't like it at all after minute use.
while the asking price is probably too high for the size, a griptilian is MASSIVE compared to this, thats like comparing texas to rhode island. even the mini griptillian is like twice as big as this little guy.
Hey cutlerylover I was wondering wooed you recommend this knife to have on your keys or dont you think it wood work very well and also do you know of a site that gives you the brake down of all the different tips of blade steels.
Yea but you cant compare vg-10(cricket) steel to aus-8(micro recon)... Depending on what you want to do vg-10 will win in every aspect, but when it comes to a small knife like this, it might not matter as much
lol watching too much mythbusters, hahahahaha I dotn know but google it, Im sure there are MANY sites that sell the mix online, but Im not sure about stores you cna walk into to buy it?
I was racking my brain for nostalgic knives and remembered this one I received from my parents for Christmas after watching this video of your's as an eighth grader (my first Spyderco). Unfortunately I lost it with it's small size, going to have to order another to add to my collection (along with the penny and business card you mailed to me from around that time)! Thanks for countless hours of entertainment and gear education all these years!
Sure thing. Always glad to help out a fellow knife lover. Curves can be tricky but in my experience they're always worth it.
haha, part 2 I cut it again but with a longer piece to show how its suppose to cut, lol...that lkittle rectange wasnt enouhg to show it cuttign properly...
actually the curved blade is a great cutter, its got more cuttign surface than a staright blade of its same length, the problem with this oen is its not a good stabber...but as a tool it will rarely be needed for that...
I've own spyderco knives for several years and I had this slow opening issue! Thanks for the thumb nail tip! It really works!
Both are good just different, the benchmite is cheaper, about half the rpice, but it locks closed which some might not like, I happen to like that alot I carry mien on ym keys, also diferent lock style, its just prefference...but botha re nice small knives...
yeah thats tnhe media for you, the only time you teachers sees knives is probably when the bad guys takes one out in movies...or peghaps ina news broadcast wheer someone is talkign abotua stabbing or a crime show wheer they show the knife wounds...you just dont see anytugn on TV or in the news about the fact that EVERY single firefighter and EMT person has a sharp edged tool they use to save lives almost daily...
jeff you have inspired me to get this knife so i went to a gun show today and got myself one i love it
I saw one of the crickets the other day & it was alot smaller than I thought it would be.
Great review.Five stars!
Great review Jeff. I am trying to decide between the Cricket and a Boker Wharcom to add to my order and I'm having a little trouble.
I wish they made a cricket in G-10 that would be sick. Nice vid i'm glad to see that your vids are being uploaded now.
Well, after about 3 years of eyeing this, I decided to drop the money on it, along with a manix 2. I'm really excited for them! Hopefully the cricket won't be too small in my hands, as they are fairly big. Thanks though Jeff, for introducing this knife to me so many years ago!
I started flicking my spyders open with my thumbnail the first time I held one, I figured everyone did that
yes but its not as easy beignj that not only is the blade bigger and heavier but its also a lockback which is keepign the blade in stronger...
A knife used for self defense needs to be atleast 3½-4 inches to be useful. You can use a smaller one, but it won't scare anyone and won't do much damage unless you hit a major artery.
Great vid Jeff! I picked up a plain edge with etched handle scales at my gun range for $23 today... I'm happy. New but no box... couldn't turn it down.
Kind of expensive for a knife that size... An alternative blade of around the same size would be the Cold Steel Micro Recon, which goes for about $20-25, and the blade shape (either spear or tanto) lends itself better to EDC purposes.
i like when there are scratches in my stainless steel knife because it looks cool... Great review Jeff!
I have had the etched version on my keychain for a year and love it. looks good and socially acceptable but could be deadly for defensive purposes.
ownign and carrying are 2 different thgins I beelive in PA from my research allows esidents to own them if your a collector but not carry them unless you are a LEO or possess a CCW permit...BTW working on getting my CCW soon, lol because I want to carry my balisongs...not that I have any trouble doings so already but I like to kep thgins legit and legal...
Well done review. And a very nice knife.
"Hey, you might have to cut you self out of a car wreck...In most cases you're going to be locked into your car."
It's a cute, small, well-made knife but that reverse-S is not the ideal shape for normal EDC duties.
If the best reason you can give to own a reverse-S blade is in the ridiculously rare event that you somehow need to cut a seat belt because you can't unbuckle it, then you're really showing that there isn't much reason to own it.
Hello, I recently purchased this model, although it's the one the etched handle. I was wondering if you could please post a video on how to sharpen this knife. Thanks and keep up the good work.
if you have a sharpmaker or similar style system then its relatively easy. using just ceramic rods or a bench stone it is very difficult if your not experenced
Well if you have a Sharpmaker, and I'm assuming you do, then simply use the corner sides of the stones to do the work. Don't even attempt it on a flat stone, that's next to impossible. But basically any corner will work. With a little practice it's really not that hard.
Love the videos. I want a spyderco knife really bad. unfortunately I am disabled and have to live in a very tight budget so U cannot afford one. I love watching your videos on all of them though. Keep up the good work Jeff.
ah double recurve. I see. Spyderco's website description has it as a "reverse "S" shaped blade".
Love this knife, although with only light usage the blade has a lot of side-to-side play. Needs to be tightened.
Mine was 57.00 instead of 114.00. It is a great knife razor sharp with the tip similar to karambit great for cutting or piercing.
If I had to pcik, me too, but many woudl prefer this one for various reasons...I have been carrying both lately, lol...
What a slick blade! I would love to have that in my EDC.
i like that alot more than the balance, and not even for the price
knife center has the etched for 38 i may pick one up looks like a good blade
SS handle that is scratched up give character to a knife
like patina
ok thanks i think i like the benchmite nver had a bnchade folder so ill go with that thanks for your help and for answering
i just bought this knife it will be here in about a week and i am ecstatic
it isn't very big so i would say no not at all.. if anything it can be used for with opening letters, packages, and small utility tasks like cutting tape, twine, cable, zip ties, or if you want, you can carve wood with it if you get the straight edge
Love looking back on this vid this vid is what started my addiction to the blade awesome :)
I ordered a Cricket Etched Handle yesterday!!!
how do you make that lanyard? i know how to do that weave but how do you make it so that the starting end is the one that attaches to the knife
I also wondering how difficult the Cricket would be to sharpen. Is it tough to get an even sharpening on that s-curving edge?
love that knife, but i can't buy it at $50, i have the money, but my mom and dad aren't too happy with me spending money on knives =] i would go with the same one u have, maybe etched, but deff. plain edge, great looking knife
I nabbed an FRN version without serrations the other day (doing the happy-knife-find-dance), kinda thought it felt sorta flimsy at first, but it's actually a good little cutter, I got it used, but still REALLY sharp, which is good since other than stropping it after I use it, I really don't want to try sharpening it, have you had any issues sharpening the Cricket?
did you do a review on the spyderco that looks like this but is all skelotonized and kinda has a spyderweb look to it?
i have lava and it cost more then this and Blade small to and i love it
if you dont mind do you recomend the bm benchmite or this price doesnt matter for a durable small knife
@zipposhippuden420 Ya it is hard but Spyderco will machine sharpen it for 5$ shipping
I plan on getting the carbon fiber version sometime soon.
Yaay a review from the best cutlery reviewer on TH-cam,thanks to you I finally bought a Spyderco knife. xD
Well I had one,but,I didn't like it at all after minute use.
How would this lil' baby stand against the SOG Access Card 2.0 in terms of a wallet/secondary pocket knife? Both are pretty much the same price too.
dude imma like a run and i was wondering have like you or anyone you know like know if it will weigh your shorts down when running?
i have the spyderco delica and i love it, also very nice review, thanks man!
Hey Jeff, you should review the Schrade Jessica X.
lol, well yeah my statement was aimed at USA residents, unfortunatly other countries end up paying quite a bit more...
anyone had any experence sharpening one of these? looks like it would be difficult.
You don't ramble "nutin' " like some youtube ers
while the asking price is probably too high for the size, a griptilian is MASSIVE compared to this, thats like comparing texas to rhode island. even the mini griptillian is like twice as big as this little guy.
Right now you can buy one on amazon for $40 shipped, I just ordered can't wait.
idk what it is but these knives are absolutely beautiful but i just really hate serrated knives
I'm deciding between plain edge or fully serrated, full serrated would be cool, but I think non knife people would get scared. Thoughts?
Nah it's even smaller than the dragonfly. You'd be fine. Plus if you want serrations you should get them.
Blade length ofc.
In Aus, the lowest prices are higher than the MSRP lol.
When you pulled the seatbelt out I lol'd.
What about the zero tolerance website?
wolf in sheeps clothing this thing looks small and cute but can do some serious damage.
Here in the UK its £67!
Hey cutlerylover I was wondering wooed you recommend this knife to have on your keys or dont you think it wood work very well and also do you know of a site that gives you the brake down of all the different tips of blade steels.
how do we sharpen it?
Yea but you cant compare vg-10(cricket) steel to aus-8(micro recon)... Depending on what you want to do vg-10 will win in every aspect, but when it comes to a small knife like this, it might not matter as much
@6:03 just tryed that with my spyderco civilian and sliced my thumb open but it works
Which do you like better this cricket or the mini griptilian?
how much do they cost new
lol watching too much mythbusters, hahahahaha I dotn know but google it, Im sure there are MANY sites that sell the mix online, but Im not sure about stores you cna walk into to buy it?
Found one in Australia. 116 dollars =.= Still gonna get it though.
i lost one of my washers for this knife, if i sent it to spyderco would they give me a new one?
love ure vids but hate knifes there dangerous i think they kinda kreep me out but in ways i like em
Ah, Ok. Dogs are awesome
same
i just ordered one off amazon :)
It's a sad time we live in.
Christmas!
lol the blade kinda looks like a turtles head
No problem! That's what I'm doing haha
It's really not that hard to sharpen with a Sharpmaker
I can’t believe I was 12 when I first saw this video🥲
I asked for it for Christmas :)
i like Spyderco Lava more
I tried your thumb nail opening trick and i cut myself :P but it worked nicely the second time :)
Why do you need a knife to eat an Apple? I know a knife is a tool but you don't have to use it when you don't need it.
60 bucks for this small knife? To me id rather get the Benchmade Griptillian.
i love that knife, to bad its $100 : (
hehe its like the cricket from Men in Black
Small, but can fuck u up just from using it
pretty pricey little bugger
how is that little thing worth 84$ WOW=I
Dear lord NKPs annoy me.
lol it's 120$ here whiner
Ok saying automatic knives are illegal is very wrong jeff and you know that it is incorrect don't tell people that