nutnfancy — August 28, 2008 — Definitely a good choice for your smaller every day carry (EDC) duties, the Spyderco Dragonfly is a svelte design. SUPER light at just 1.2 ounces, the Dragon is a forget-you-have-it-on knife. That's because Spyderco wisely dispensed with any attempt to add stainless steel liners to the Dragonfly (thank you!).
This knife compares favorably against another favorite EDC, the excellent SOG Flash 1 assisted opener. The 2" VG10 (or AUS8) leaf shaped blade is flat ground and will provide superb cutting performance. Be advised that the Dragonfly is a small knife and may be too small for many cutting tasks... for package, letter opening and the like it excels. It arrives to you razor sharp as all new knives should. The blade deploys quickly, locks up adequately tight, the Zytel handle is comfortable, and the integral clip holds adequately. Improvements could include jimping on the thumb ramp and choil area, faster deployment (will speed with time I think), and a small metal clip (that would hold tighter), and cheaper price (it's overpriced for what it is). But in many ways the Dragonfly is an excellent, easy-to-carry small EDC blade.
Likability scale: 8 out of 10
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