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@thomassager6396

5 жыл бұрын

Could you imagine a delica lightweight it would feel like a cloud in your damn pocket

@midnightreport118

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for highlighting and supporting domestic violence shelters! 💜 --Your friendly DV advocate and knife enthusiast

@comptonislife9046

5 жыл бұрын

Thomas Sager The delica is already lightweight

Honestly, I won't even consider buying a knife that was not made on Earth

@evshrug

5 жыл бұрын

I mean, if it wasn’t too expensive, and it definitely was NOT made on earth... I’d think an alien blade was pretty special. No guarantees on quality control though, haha!

@thomash4578

5 жыл бұрын

@@evshrug just check the return policy. The Zogians are a pain to deal with. Jus sayin'

@evshrug

5 жыл бұрын

Thomas h • No doubt the return shipping fees would be astronomical, as well.

@evshrug

5 жыл бұрын

I just heard my wife sigh in exasperation.

@jackmcfarlane7173

5 жыл бұрын

The Spyderco factory on Blorknok 6 has terrible chamfering issues, but they have some neat sprint runs with very exotic steels.

The fact that you just recommended that we watch another reviewer who disagreed with you about this knife is exactly why I love and appreciate your channel.

@NickShabazz

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. Tony is a reviewer I respect and trust, even when he’s absolutely dead freakin’ wrong, as in this case. 🤣

My new favorite EDC. Literally haven't carried anything else since this showed up at me door. Can't agree more Nick.

“Quality is about effort not geography “👍🏾

@narq5099

4 жыл бұрын

It's quantity that's all about geography.

@finneassblakley1927

4 жыл бұрын

USA made is way better than any other country

@koga8100

3 жыл бұрын

@@finneassblakley1927 no, no they aren’t. Spydercos Taichung Taiwan factory is much higher quality. What are you on boomer

@TheartofboxingMEX

3 жыл бұрын

freedom is

@koga8100

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheartofboxingMEX what

"Spydercoiest Spyderco ever." Good to know, and I'll sure be watching for future variants to possibly become my second Spyderco. Thanks Nick.

This knife is exactly what I was looking for in a spyderco that none of the others were able to fill completely! Thanks for the review Nick!

I've just gotten in to exploring EDC knives and you and your excellent reviews are an absolute GEM ! Keep being so natural, authentic and down right entertaining. Thank you Nick.

Middle finger flipping is my specialty.

I have an S110V and an S30V regular Para 3 and a LW in CPM-SPY27. You're right Nick. The Lightweight is my favorite. It used to be inconsistent when it comes to fidgeting but I've finally broken it in and it's a drop-shut knife. I love the color of the FRN of the SPY27 version. Speaking of the scales, the one in the Para 3 LW is smoother than the Manix 2 LW or the Seki City Japan knives. I go for bigger blades and my Shaman is my favorite but my Para 3 LW is a close second.

Hey Nick, this isn't the ........ wait. This is it. The para 3 lightwiegt. Thank you. This was worth the wait.

My chef knife is bd1-n, and it's an amazing steel. Sharpen the blade, keep it honed on a steel (ya'll need to understand honing, btw. Don't do a Gordon Ramsey honing. Just two or three swipes to align the burr) and I only have to sharpen three times a year. I use it every day for 4-5 straight hours of cutting in a commercial kitchen. Can't wait to get this steel in a pocket knife!

@Hornel66

5 жыл бұрын

I got the Nexus Chef Knife on Amazon and love it. BD1N is a fantastic kitchen steel.

@gstrader73

5 жыл бұрын

I love mine as well!

@robertalantickle160

5 жыл бұрын

Yaxall makes kitchen knives in BD1N steel with Micarta handles. I have two of them in my kitchen knife block. My favorites.

@jayhorton4275

5 жыл бұрын

@@robertalantickle160 Yes, sir! Mine is a Yaxell Dragon Fire. Best handle and steel in the business. Not too expensive, either!

@evshrug

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing the user testimonials, everyone!

I recently got one of these and LOVE it. It’s in my pocket all the time now. Thanks for the great review.

Picked this up today as my first real EDC thanks to your review Nick it's a great knife and I gotta say your reviews are a beautiful thing!

I LOVE the FRN /Wire clip combo - My favorite!

Nick this is probably going to go down as one of your most iconic reviews. Perfect.

I swapped my DLC S30v Para blade, with my Para lightweight blade, and both have perfect drop free action with zero blade play ..!!

@jesser8369

5 жыл бұрын

Thats encouraging, I almost thought I heard Eric say the internals were different, and wouldn't allow swaps. This is awesome!

@socmonki

5 жыл бұрын

@@jesser8369 he said they try to keep everything alike, but that the blades wouldn't necessarily interchange. So, in no uncertain terms, he was saying theoretically they can be swapped, but they can't guarantee they will work 100%. As long as the tolerances are nearly identical (and Spyderco works hard on making sure they keep tight tolerances) it will be no big deal. It's just something to cover themselves in case someone does a swap and it doesn't work. But we all know it will almost certainly work.

@michaelcampbell9541

5 жыл бұрын

No you didn't!

@SnwBrdFrvr

5 жыл бұрын

@@michaelcampbell9541 I say a prove it. Post a video or it didn't happen.

@sinjon

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Campbell it’s completely possible. There’s only a .001 difference in blade thickness. The handles are very close to the same size per spyderco’s site

Literally all the complaints I had with the delica were solved with this knife. Since I got it I haven’t carried anything else. Great Video Nick

Did a blade swap of a coated CTS-XHP and now have a beautiful "blacked out" P3LW. Smooth as butter with solid lock up. Absolutely no problems.

It would be helpful if Spyderco could make enough for retailers to keep them in stock.

@jesser8369

5 жыл бұрын

Spyderco too hot.

@TheAikidomarine

5 жыл бұрын

Gotta keep up that good old manufactured scarcity and secondary market gouging.

@pitiedvod

4 жыл бұрын

I finally ordered mine today now they are back in stock. Now to wait that evil 4 days for it to arrive.

@JustRobHere

4 жыл бұрын

@@pitiedvod Time to stalk the mail box :-). If you hit refresh on the tracking enough, it comes quicker.

I have been looking for advice regarding a knife replacement. This review along with several others published by members of the knife community proved very helpful. I finally decided to purchase the Para 3 LW, I am very satisfied with the purchase. The blade is razor sharp, the blade centered, the opening/closing as smooth as butter, the wire clip enables full concealment.

"Golden Colorado" knife. Means more than one employee definitely smokes the wacky tobacky.

@hippiedude5890

5 жыл бұрын

Hey! I resemble that remark!

@a_legitimate_salvage

4 жыл бұрын

My favorite tobacky

@blvckvv999

3 жыл бұрын

who calls it wacky tobacky? People who have either never smoked pot or boomers

@WhalesWilly

3 жыл бұрын

Sticky icky

@shanejefferys7819

3 жыл бұрын

Grass

Yay!!! Finally!!! I’ve been waiting for this for almost 2 months!!

Fixed two issues on the original, shallow carry, and hotspot, so this has to be a gem

@socmonki

5 жыл бұрын

Some of us don't have any problem with the standard clip. Not everything has to be deep carry, and a lot of times I prefer a non-deep carry. More to grab on to to get the knife out of pocket, and I am anti-lanyard so that wouldn't work for me. Not that I mind deep carry, but I think the Para 3 G10 is fine as it is. No hot spots for me either. Everyone is different however! The standard Para 3 is actually one of my all-time favorites and I carry it a lot.

Another great one. The Para 3 and PM2 have the same blade thickness. Yet, they still slice better than almost anything in the industry. The Para 3 replaced both my Delica and PM2 as the lightweight, pocket knife for camping since I don't use a pocket knife for batoning. :)

The things I would do for a Native 5 with a compression lock.. 🙄

@NviForce

5 жыл бұрын

Well, there's a LW Sage 5 coming.

@jeremys8360

5 жыл бұрын

And the worst thing... the lil native has a compression lock...

@adollerhead

5 жыл бұрын

Seconded

@evshrug

5 жыл бұрын

That’s what I kept thinking before I watched this video! Love the profile of the Native, that continuous curve from blade tip to handle base. However, Shabazz makes some good points, as usual. Both have relatively thick blade stocks, same blade length, similar sized black FRN... but the Para3 LW is easier to fidget with (bigger spydie hole), has a deeper carry pocket clip (for now), and, for now, it exists and I believe it’s back in stock. The Para 3 LW being available now doesn’t just mean you don’t have to wait to get it, but also it’s a known product with all the ergonomic improvements over the original, rather than a wishlist product. What if a Native with a compression lock will have the same blade edge interacting with the lock cutout area “feature” as the ‘lil Native? I’m not saying it will, or that that is particularly a problem for everyone, but we already know the P3LW is good to go. I preordered one, and I asked BladeHQ if they accepted returns if I changed my mind. They were awesome, basically I had nothing to worry about as long as I didn’t cut with it or disassemble it so it would still be in a “new” open box condition. I don’t know how Golden does it, but the nylon has a finer finish to the handle than my Dragonfly 2 and Ladybug, the action is very smooth, and the fidget factor is strong. Other than a smaller lanyard hole, I’m not sure what a sage 5 LW will do different, and functionally the P3LW is just really good and hard to complain about unless just aesthetically you hate it. Not going to try to talk you out of pining for a Native Compression lock, but the P3LW is a keeper.

@bevinmodrak4997

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, as Nick says the Para 3 is not space efficient in the pocket. The Native 5 more so, not as wide. The Sage 5 LW might scratch that itch, we'll see.

Love mine. Totally agree with you. Cuts like a Frisbee through the morning fog 😏

I REALLY wanna see a yellow para 3 lightweight with lc200n steel.

@jacknemo8021

5 жыл бұрын

Hell Yeah! LC200N all the things! I would buy 2 actually.

@mastermachetier5594

5 жыл бұрын

David Martin Portmann yellow is nice cuz it’s easy to dye any color and or keep it yellow for hi-viz

@everydaycarry1328

5 жыл бұрын

I own a Salt with the yellow frn scales but that would be cool!!

@mastermachetier5594

5 жыл бұрын

David Martin Portmann it’s a dye called rite dye . If you look through Reddit or the spyderco forum there are tons of walkthroughs on how to do it. It will work best on jade scales but it will work well on yellow too

@zacharyreed7181

4 жыл бұрын

- Trmxzer0 - I would never buy another edc knife again if the dropped p3 lw salt

Waiting anxiously for mine to arrive...especially now. Thanks for the review Nick

Yes! I actually shouted when I saw the disassembly come up.

I really enjoy your knife reviews Nick. Keep them coming! I am seriously considering purchasing the Spiderco Para 3 lightweight, especially after viewing you're review.

I love mine! One of Spyderco's most exciting EDC-sized options ever. This is really, truly, the "Delica killer" that everybody thought the Boker Patriot was going to be. Now, if they'd just make one with a translucent blue handle like the Manix 2 Lightweight has...

Nick, I just got the Para 3 Lightweight with the blue FRN scales and CPM SPY27 blade. Your review on the basic model was a big part of my decision-making process, and I’m very happy with the knife. Thanks for always putting out useful, honest, entertaining, and just all-around great reviews!

@thomaschainey533

7 ай бұрын

With the Spy27 steel, your Para 3 Light Weight is truly the most Spyderco of the Spyderco knives. 🔪 good choice.

Great review, would love to see the Salt version, especially in a para 2 size. which aftermarket clip is on the Native?

Thanks for your awesome reviews. Would you recommend the Para 3 LW over the FRN chaparral as a primary edc knife, or stick to the Chaparral?

Great review. What did you think of the BD1N?

Hey Nick, I might be late but congratulations on 100,000 followers that's Awesome: ))great job.

Another great review! I still got my Delica Clipit from around 92’. I’ll have this knife by Monday, 9-19-22.

This has been my favorite EDC. It disappears in my pocket, cuts very well, and deploys easily.

Great review and now I want one even more than I already did. Just a couple of things: -Chaparral has about 2.254" of sharpened edge. The Para 3 has 2.62." About 3/8" difference, for those wondering. -There is one ugly thing (to me at least) that I think you've missed: They sold out everywhere basically immediately and, despite these being out for a few months now, Spyderco hasn't gotten out another shipment. Spyderco has frequent issues getting their shipments out in a timely manner and providing enough knives to meet demand. Everyone knew that this knife would be absurdly popular, they really should have upped the production on them and had another shipment ready to go out. But I guess that matches the theme of being the Spydercoiest Spyderco ever. I really want one of these in a bad way, but I can't get one right now, which is frustrating. Some day.

@isabellam1936

2 жыл бұрын

Spyderco like most knife companies have obligations to get knives out to their dealers before they sell any themselves on their own site so it’s best to try and get them through dealers, dealers are often cheaper as well.

I bought a Para 3 and a Sage V. The Sage V ended up being carried because it had a better clip. Now that I have a lightweight Para 3 the Sage V is going back to have the screws replaced so I can clean it. What happens when the lightweight Sage 5 is released?

Great review. Not just because it said what I wanted to hear (which it did, full disclosure)--but because Nick makes his points with such simplicity and honesty. They're supported so well and with such apparent ease that it appears the review writes itself. In other words, he makes it look easy: Like every observation is plain to the naked eye and the rationale for any opinions follow so naturally from his observations that one might not even realize they're being persuaded. It's elegant.

This is 100% my next knife thanks Nick

Great reviews as always and helped me a lot to expand my collections. It would be great if you can creat a gem folder and put all of your gem reviews so that I can pick your brains on those.

As a teacher in LA with not much extra $, that is my grail knife.

@jayr526

3 жыл бұрын

Because you are a teacher( changing tablet to teacher is the edit. The Swype keyboard on my Android is almost as bad as the voice to text software.) in LA, it's an easy for me to see that it's a Grail Knife for you. The 911 might be Grail Gun for you. I certainly do not invite your job. Thank you for doing what you do.

Great great review. While I liked my G10 Para 3... I love my LW model. The wire clip coupled with the rounded FRN scales feels great. Bring on the sprint runs! I definitely want a light grey FRN sprint with M4 or cruwear blade steel. Can you imagine how good of a slicer a “skinny” Para 3 LW would be? Give it the same blade stock thickness and BTE geometry as the Chaparral... oh hell yeah.

Thoughts on the stop pin going into plastic instead of a liner?

I think they should make ZDP 189 standard on the delica with all the color options to keep it competitive with this and the chapparal

Just ordered mine, Had a para 2 in 2014. Im ready for the para 3 cause in MD I can only legally carry a 3 inch blade. Plus this is a beautiful blade!

Just got mine, like the para3 orig but this one is nicer to carry. Very pleased with it despite only having a liner on one side. Love the wire clip.

New sub! Thank you sir - your videos are ADDICTIVE :D

I don’t always share your taste but when I want a complete review I always type in nick shabazz

I will purchase as soon as it's available in Blurple! (hint-hint, Spyderco)

The folks at spyderco clearly listen to, consider, and make changes based on what customers want. They love what they do, and it shows.

Would absolutely love a LC200N version of this knife.

Just picked up a bd1n manix 2 lw that is really blowing me away (it's been a couple years since I picked up a new spyderco after 17-18 years of carrying essentially only spyderco folders). Now I'm looking back and trying to pick put which new spydies to add to the already large family. Currently torn between a sage 5 lw vs a pm3 lw.... I know I will be happy with either so it's getting down to the nitpicks to decide between the two.

"you put it in your hand and try not figiting with it" - 👍 damn right Nick 👍

I hope they'll come out with a lefty version sometime in the near future.

I love my Para 3 lightweight. I have a Para 3 in black with brown G10 scales. Love the knife, but the clip and FRN handles on the lightweight are kinder to the pocket of my jeans. Easy to get in and out without destroying my jeans.

Hey Nick what do you think about the lightweight sage 5 coming down the line this year??

I hope that we get multiple color options like the Endura/Delica lines. Question: I love 99% of my para 2... it is sometimes just a bit to large for my tasks at hand. So, if I were to get the p3 lightweight, will I miss having the liners under the scales?... does this feel like a Delica with the profile of a para3?

Question! How strong is the pocket clip on this? im considering this knife but not sure about the strength of that clip, maybe it breaking off or falling off from my back pocket with getting in and out of the car and moving around with daily movement

Great review! Looking forward to see how this compares to the sage 5 lw. I prefer the sage design but I'm not that confident in taichung compression locks. Quick question, did you disassemble the native 5 to dye it?

@NickShabazz

5 жыл бұрын

I did!

Thanks for the review Nick. Nice review.

Please do a disassembly video on the Benchmade Outlast. Love the channel!

Wow really amazing looking Spyderco Para3 Light Weight looks!!! :D

Q: Do you think I could squeeze in a bronze washer on the other side of the blade? If I could, would the action improve versus running directly against the FRN?

Great reviews as always. I’m definitely picking this up at smkw

Greetings. I'm saving for my 1st spyderco. What model do you recommend me. Manix2 Lightweight or Para3 Lightweight?

Great review, much appreciated. I just ordered a few for Christmas gifts. Might get a Delica 4 or Dragonfly for my kitchen drawer; female with small hands.

Hi Nick I have a question for you : If you want to choose between Spyderco Para3 Lightweight & Spyderco Delica4 witch one do you choose? or you guys I will appreciate your opinion.

Great video, thanks. I just bought my second one of the Spyderco Para 3 light weight with the Spy27 steel. It is the most Spyderco a knife 🔪 can get, I believe. It is my favorite knife for EDC out of the 100's of knives I have.

@Nick Shabazz Picked mine up in Australia a few weeks ago now. Did you notice the sharp edges on the FRN atall? I sanded mine down a little with some 400 grit sand paper as it was a little edgy in the hand, other than that great knife! Love the channel, keep up the great work!

thanks Nick for the great review. I just ordered one and choose it over the native 5.

What do you like more, this or pm2 camo ?

Just bought one of these yesterday at the Golden factory USA Earth.

Just purchased a Spyderco Dragonfly Wharncliffe, and Spyderco para 3 lightweight. Very excited, first Spyderco knives ever owned. 👌🏻

Can you please make a video on how to fix blade-centering and blade-play for this knife? I know you have one for an ESEE but the Para 3 LW is a bit different and I wasn't able to do it with this knife. Peace and love my man!

Yes-yes-yes!!!! Salt!!!! YYYYEEEESSSSS!!!! LC200N!!!!!!!!!! Love my native 5 salt and a love the compression lock on the para3!!!!!

I'm waiting on Sprint Runs/Exclusives in this and the Endela before I get them as I do with most models that I think it will happen with these days👍

Mine has a little side-to-side play out of the box, but has perfect to the eye centering. I'm very satisfied with the knife for the reasons you stated. As for efficiency for space, for me it is very space efficient and compared to some other Spyderco models is when folded, there is no gap between the blades spine at the base and the scales. This gap leaves the base of the spine exposed and catches on things. I find this knife to be an excellent EDC. It is a full-sized performing ultra-lightweight locking folder that is snag-free with a great action and lock. Mine is also DLC coated for better corrosion resistance. 2023 MSRP is now $200 USD in black, and can be found for $140 USD online.

Def looking fwd to the sprints!

Where did you get the micarta scales for the shaman?

I am really interested in the Para 3 Lightweight but is CTS-BD1N steel worth the $98 price point?

Just bought one of these today. Feels just like smaller version of the manix lw with a little more solidity which is something I've always wanted as that's my favorite Spyderco knife and the price is right (looking at you Benchmade). Home run

I've seen people in Instagram that have swapped blades for all black. Looks awesome. I love this knife. I've tried to carry others since I got it but I end up saying screw it and grab this one.

While I prefer the deeper and more gripper scales of my Native 5. The radius edges on the pm3 LW makes up for this change is scale pattern. And the deep carry wire clip wins hands down. It's great EDC knife!

Hey Nick, I’ve been waiting so long for you to make a Bugout/Bailout review (you promised that it will happen shortly) that now I want it even more, to see Bugout vs Bailout vs Para3LW. just please!

Great review great knife yes that did help my decision making I ordered one today.

Thank you so much for this video!!

Well said my friend. I couldn’t have said it any better.

just ordered this good looking knife, nice review bro!

Great review as usual Nick! I'm on the fence on whether or not to get the all black version, or the standard silver blade & hardware version.... Help anyone??!?!?

Lightweight vs the Sage 5. Thoughts?

Hopefully this opens up the lightweight game for Spyderco. Would be sweet to see a para 2 lw. Mantra lw would be awesome!

I kinda want to try to get my cruwear blade in this handle.

Civivi may very well give this guy some competition (hopefully) later this year in that price bracket....i have been hearing rumors of a design collab with some well known makers...and its gonna be very very cool. Great review Nick...loved this knife so much I let it go, passed it onto a person for a deal--it was their first spyderco, and they absolutely love it. you are spot on that this is their essence.

Great knife, this does compare with the Bugout. Bug out best Benchmade, this best Spyderco. Great review. So super cool that mr. Glesser made the bestv video of the knife.

Is Spyderco likely to produce a paramilitary 2 lightweight with frn handles? I’d have interest in that.

I want one in M390 or 20CV. If I go with another steel LC200N and S35VN