Spyderco Ray Mears WolfSpyder Knife

  1 of 39

  A really well designed and thought out knife. One of the few knives which has been designed with fresh thinking given to its shape. The blade is ultra sharp and the grind reminds me a lot of the mora knives so it should be easy to sharpen. To date I haven’t had much chance to use the knife heavily but for me its helped me make a picnic by slicing up tomatoes and hard boiled eggs without leaving any mess. It helped with a little greenwood carving and I shaved some small twigs up really fine to help start a fire. The opening is smooth and easy, even with gloved hands and the handle shape makes it what I is think the safest knife I have to use with both control and pressure. It’s a compact knife, my hands are medium and its a prefect fit for all my fingers.  

  Ian Davies

  2 of 39

  Excellent quality and good value knife. Small enough to forget it is in your pocket. The more I use it the more I like this knife.  

  Ken Welch

  3 of 39

  An exceptionally well made locking knife with a small but substantial blade. I have fairly large hands so I found the grip to be a little on the small side but I see this as a compromise generally. A good knife to use on balance for most tasks including small game and can be carried on your person discretely.  

  Tom Wilson

  4 of 39

  The knife is easy to operate with one hand, easy to sharpen with DC4, whittles like my larger tollekniv knives. The ergonomics is exceptional for a small knife, including when using a firesteel. Suprinsingly, it also work as a handle for my Alessi 9090 when taking the lover part of the stove for mounting the filter and upper part when the water temp is optimal. The hole in the blade is used for this.  

  Cato Hals

  5 of 39

  Excellent. First I'd like to say how good the customer service is. Item was posted and to my surprise it arrived the next day which was my birthday. I purchased the knife as a birthday gift for myself. It's a quality little item and should last for ever so in my eyes its money well spent. It's a solid little knife and very sharp too. It just fits in the palm of my hand when folded up. The pocket clip is great. It has a lanyard hole for which I need to get a lanyard for. I believe the action on these are a bit tighter than normal but thats how they have been designed for the UK. Still, one handed operation can easily be done and thats for both opening and closing. The knife has steel liners which sit into the G-10 scales keeping it slim yet very stiff. The spine of the blade is thick for a stronger blade. I thought this would be an ideal first Spyderco knife for me in the UK. It's not too big and has a purpose that is being for bushcraft. It does of course has the compression lock which is a very safe and a strong lock. Weighs 77grams on my scales as per the description. Comes in a nice box with a fold out leaflet. My thoughts on the price are about right for what you're getting. Of course these are not cheap knives yet they're not the most expensive by a long way either. I'm sure in time it will seem like a bargain. I want to buy the leather pouch as soon as I can afford it. Hopefully I can update this review with how my knife is performing once I've had time to use it. Thank you.  

  Mark Leaf

  6 of 39

  Lovely size folding knife to fit in the hand, a treat to myself rather than a working tool in my case as the blade lock renders it unlawful to carry in public in the UK. I met Ray Mears on an experience as a gift and he briefly discussed the design of this knife and I have no doubt that it is a very capable folder, I understand that the primary design briefs were breaking down medium to larger sized game and firelighting.  

  Ken

  7 of 39

  Great knife, it comes with a factory edge that needs a little work. Unfortunately the steel is hard as hell so a little work takes a while on the great bear japanese wet stones. The good side is the harder it is to put an edge on, the harder it is to take it off. It seems smaller in the hand than I expected but this makes it a good pocket knife for whittling and fine carving as well as an excellent second knife to a larger bushcraft knife or small axe.  

  Alec Turner

  8 of 39

  This item is really small and light, the action is stiff, but it works. It cuts wood great and is comfortable despite its looks. The reason it isn't a 5 star knife is that it is very pricey for what you get and it didn't come sharp. Thanks to the Spydy design, sharpening isn't all that difficult minus the very back end of the blade.  

  David Fodran

  9 of 39

  The delivery was fast and the knife is a fantastic pocket knife. It is small, robust, razor sharp and very practical. I don't have yet any experience about the edge retention and the sharpening.  

  Francois Withofs

  10 of 39

  Very good EDC folding knife. I carry it as a back up knife on hunting and fishing trips and in my pocket as a daily companion for various task. Because it has a scandi grind it can be easily sharpened in the field with any stone or diamond sharpener. If you ever make a slightly bigger model of this knife that has maybe 15 to 20 mm longer blade I will purchase it immediately. Thanks!  

  Jeppe, Woodsman From Finland