Endura 4 Lightweight

I am a huge fan of COLD STEEL knives. I have several COLD STEEL knives and have used the as a EDC knife. The COLD STEEL VOYAGER XL, full serration has served me well all the years I have carried it. I have a COLD STEEL VOYAGER XL Tanto blade which I use when riding my bike. They are both excellent knives which have proved themselves useful in combat, every day use, and nearly everything I have thrown at them. The only problem is they are BIG knives, which is perfect when I need large knives, but sometimes when I am wearing shorts or light weight clothing I need a knife which can be both lighter and yet, still be an excellent knife. In the Corps I had a few guys who carried Spyder co knives so I was passingly familiar with the Spyderco brand. After realizing my need for a lighter EDC knife I looked at COLD STEEL again, but didn't see what I wanted in a smaller lighter knife. It was then that I looked at both KERSHAW and SPYDERCO. Kershaw often uses a liner lovk for their knives. To me thats a deal breaker, because when a kife using a liner lock meets formidable opposition there is a tendency for the liner lock to slip to the side and the knife blade collapse or the liner lock simply fail. In combat you are only as good as your tools. When I looked at the Spyderco Endura 4 I saw that they had a frame lock which is far more stout and dependable. Then, I noticed the shape of the knife blade and quality and saw that the blades are full flat-ground VG-10 with a thinner highly refined cutting edge and a larger opening hole. I went on Youtube and watched 'NutinFancy's Review on the SPYDERCO Endura-4 and with that I decided to purchase the blade. After receiving the blade I can say with clarity that the SPYDERCO Endura-4 is an excellent, well balanced, quality knife that is light weight and made with longevity in mind. The blade was OK sharp out of the box, but after a few passes on my Lansky knife sharpener it is now razor sharp. The Endura-4 easily and effortlessly slices like a razor blade straight down a sheet of paper without any pressure being applied. The blade tip is needle sharp and glides right into the produce I tested it on. The weight of the blade is amazingly light and will serve me well when I am wearing summer clothing. The color of the knife is blue but it is not light blue, nor dark blue, it is a mix of grey and blue. I highly recommend this knife if you keep in mind that it is a light weight knife which will serve you well in average situations.

I have had this knife for a few weeks now, and I have really been liking it. Out of the box it was scary sharp; and I have had some sharp knives. Its been holding an OK edge, but personally I don't mind sharpening my knives every few weeks, even If I have a knife that can hold an edge better than the VG-10; I still sharpen it every couple of weeks. First thing is that the blue in the picture is not even close to what you get, I knew this when I bought the knife, but it seems that some have failed to research there knife enough to know what they are getting, so yes it does come with a light blue color that looks very good and fits right into the winter months. I overall like the look and feel of the knife, the FRN handle has much more grip that any G-10 out there(which can be a good and bad thing). I like the blue color on it, but it does look a tad childish so I usually take my tenacious when I am out and about, and then use the big blade on the Endura for your standard box opening, garage work, yard work, house work etc. To sum it up, I use my Endura like crazy during the weekend, and I use my tenacious when I am out of the house or at work, mainly because it doesn't attract too much attention (I plan to replace my "out of the house knife" with either a Sage or a Manix 2 here in the coming weeks.) But this is just my opinion One problem that I have with this knife is the spine lock; yeah, not my favorite opening type, and let me tell you why. First off the Endura does take a bit of effort to open even if you loosen the blade just a bit. But its not hard, just get ready to use a bit of wrist every time you deploy it. Another reason I don't like the spine lock is because its not great for one hand closing. I have been used to a Kershaw liner lock for many years, and going to this was hard because not only is it harder to get to, but you loose a lot of control over the blade with you try to close it with one hand, and I have actually cut myself once do to this(Once again, just a preference).And lastly, I just find spine locks boring especially after having the close to automatic opening Kershaw leek. You also can't do any of the fun spydie opening techniques that everyone does due to the spine lock(you can but it will take more effort than required with other spydercos) like the drop, the middle finger flick, and even the thumb flick. So if you are going to get this knife, get used to doing the manual thumb opening. But the reason the knife still gets five stars is because at the end of the day I need my knife to perform, and not look cool when I open it. It does have a very nice click when you deploy the knife, also when you are in the yard working and you quickly pull out your knife I almost always snap my wrist to give a knife leverage, but when you are in public you can't whip out your knife, and snap it open like that which is why I keep it for yard work and stuff. And lastly the reason that I got this knife was because of the BIG 3.75 inch VG-10 blade that just performs like no other. When I am cutting cardboard with my smaller knives I always run into the handle ruining the good cut that I was making. But with this big blade you will have to problem cutting through anything.

普段、調理する時使っています。手にした感じが良いです。ブレード長も果物、野菜の皮むきに適していると思います。 包丁だけでは、つまらないので、普段使いしていると結構楽しめます。 参考ですが、研ぎ直すと良いです。ショルダーを落として、少しハマグリ刃にすると、使い易くなります。

ちょっとした作業にドラゴンフライを愛用しています。 調理にも使えるサイズを考えて、デリカと迷ったのですが、結局果物の皮むきが楽、という理由で、エンデューラ4を選びました。家庭内での調理に使わない方（日本人）には、大きすぎるので、多分デリカが吉です。 （研いで使うのが当然という上級レベルの方はともかく）私レベルでは、箱出しの切れ味も評判通りで、自分でこれ以上の切れ味に仕上げるのは無理かなと感じました。 ワンハンドでのオープン／クローズも、大振りなのに滑らかで気持ちが良いです。 ドラゴンフライのように、刃元にフィンガーチョイルがあるわけじゃないですが、ロック解除して強めに振り戻しても、刃が直接指に当たらない形状になっていて安心です。 ＜追記＞ 左利きなので、クリップを付け替えて使っていましたが、調理には何かと邪魔になるので、結局クリップは外しています。スパイダルコは刃の面積が広めなので、刻んだ食材を刃で掬うことも可能ですが、この時にクリップが邪魔になってしまいます。 通常ならワンハンドオープン時の指置きになりますので、クリップがあった方が使い易いです。

Das Messer kommt schon sehr scharf und lässt sich einfach auch so halten. Es liegt sehr gut in der Hand. Nix hat spiel.

Ein super Messer, wie immer von Spyderco

程よい重量です。刃長が思ったよりも長いと感じるかもしれません。 フェザースティックを作ったり、調理をしたりするのに最適でした。 EDC的ではないかもですが、持っていきたいナイフです。