![]() Plus, nested stainless steel liners provide structural strength and form the backbone of the knife’s high-strength compression lock mechanism. Plus, the “PlainEdge” straight cutting edge of the hollow-ground, Wharncliffe, blade offers extreme cutting performance by transferring power all the way to the tip and also ensures improved point strength. Also, although the Spyderco web site fails to mention to what degree they harden this steel, it is commonly hardened to 59 to 61 Rockwell and features a deep hollow grind for a super sharp cutting edge. ![]() The Spyderco Yojimbo 2 folding knife features an overall length of 7 1/2 inches when open and 4 1/2 inches when closed and has a satin finished, non-serrated, Wharncliffe blade that measures 3 1/8 inches in length that is made from CPM S30V stainless steel which is a premium American blade steel designed specifically for use in high quality knife blades. Consequently, the Spyderco Yojimbo 2 folding knife definitely displays Spyderco’s unusual way of thinking about folding knife design but also displays their commitment to incorporating high quality materials and excellent craftsmanship. ![]() Now, as a customer you probably don’t think about this or much care but, it allows them to put forth a promise: When you purchase a Spyderco knife, you are buying a high-quality, reliable, cutting tool designed and manufactured for peak performance and ergonomic comfort. They also repeatedly test for stress, wear, optimal heat-treating, and actively search for higher quality, performance enhancing, steels and materials. Thus, in their million-dollar testing facility, they examine edge retention with a CATRA machine, look for rust development with Q-FOG, and research the force needed to open and close a knife. In addition, making knives that consistently deliver reliable high-performance requires an ongoing commitment to testing. So, although they may look curious, they could never be called unusable or undependable. In fact, according to Spyderco, someone once said to Sal Glesser, Spyderco’s owner, “You must design in the dark because your knives look so strange.” But, their easily recognizable appearance is a result of designing ergonomic, functional, tools rather than applying lipstick and nylons to a pocketknife. Thus, Spyderco is definitely out of the norm in the knife industry in their dedication to researching and developing fresh, improved, and better performing materials all with function and reliability being key. However, thinking beyond established knife industry barriers allowed them to introduce new and radical innovations to the knife industry including: single-hand opening, serrated blades on a folding knife, and a clip to attach a knife to a pocket. Many people seem to feel that Spyderco knives are some of the most peculiar folding knife designs on the market today.
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