Spyderco Para 3 lw vs Spyderco Endura

I wasn't impressed. I thought the handle was way too light compared to the weight of the blade. It's a thick blade. They should have narrowed it down to lighten it for this version to help with balancing the handle

And on paper it says it's going to be around 3.67 ounces, but you know what, I'm just going to round it up and say 3.7. So let's give it a quick check

The nicest knife i own! I told her about my small knife collection and why i EDC a knife. Then showed her different knifes on bladehq and that ive been wanting a spyderco para 3 and she had no idea what i was talking about. But she knocked the ball out of the park with this bad boy! She was honest after we opened our gifts and told me she was sorry and forgot what knife i wanted and picked a coolest looking one. I told her she did awesome and i love it to bits!

Also mine had a saber ground blade and I thought about it and I asked myself what was it? Was it the size of the knife or was it the grind of the blad...

Holding it open feels great in the hand as far as comfort and love how light it is. Don’t really get why the release is on the spine of the knife instead of where they traditionally are on most folders, makes it much harder to close one handed. Grip feels slick and flimsy guess that’s the price you pay to lighten it over a G10 grip. Feels cheap for the price

wrong again. It's easier, opens into a more usable grip than my Kershaw's speedsafe system (which is still quite nice!) and functions more forgivingly than a thumbstud. I feel like I'm rambling, but the bottom line for me is this: a knife this size, this well designed, with this much VG-10 steel, at this price is actually a fantastic value

The Delica 4 has steel liners, and it feels more natural to hold. On the other hand, the G-10 handle on my other Para 3 is a bit blocky and doesn't slip in and out of my pocket as easily as the FRN, but I do like its heft. The liner-less Para 3 FRN handle lacks weight, which makes it seem a bit plasticky and cheap, but that's a very real deception. I think most people tend to falsely equate heft with quality

Thin, lightweight, excellent build quality, great materials, great ergonomics ... price is OKAY

This isn’t that bad but I think BD1 should be a little better with some work. That being said I can get this knife far sharper than factory in 5 min w a worksharp precision angle sharpener and a leather strop so no worries. My second issue is that the finish scuffs up fairly easily.the black DLC blades scratch really easy but this stainless look also took wear from rubbing on my keys and sharpening sticks camping

Next thing, I gotta say, this is not a super overbuilt, hard use sort of knife, and I love that. So often right now, the world is filled with tactical...

The handle is very light (and the knife is light, which is good), however in proportion to the blade, it is uncomfortable to open and handle. The steel is OK (I prefer S30V), but the pocket clip also stinks. For the price, I think the S30V/G10 version of this knife is about 10x better and that is what I ended up with instead.

The steel is VG10 which is nice. I really like the current version handles for the ergonomics (i have large hands); the positive grip of the handles and the outstanding jimping on the blade spine. Since I also bought the 550 Griptillian in this purchase, I wish Spyderco would have added similar jimping on the upside and downside of the endura's handles. That would really reduce the potential of blade slippage on any thrusting movements