Spyderco Bradley 2 - Conclusions After 4 Months - Part 2 - The Design 

Glad you liked it. I never knew they made a cruwear version. I do like that steel! Enjoy it and use it in good health!

Thank you! I try my best to give you all the information you might need should you decide to look into a particular folder. BR, Denis

I have seen a few customized GB2's. I think this model lends itself to that. I personally also like the standard version as it comes...the only thing I would do...not so much visually as funcional is what I did here....put a deep carry pocket clip, carries batter and is more comfortable. Yes, you are right, the detent is weaker than others. Same on my Sage 1(also a Taichung model). I personally do not mind but I can definitely understand why it is a problem for you. All it takes is 1 bad cut. About 1 month in....i thought about micarta scales...but that passed...maybe someday....

some new models seem quite interesting. but tbh...the older models just feel better in hand. I have had a few ZT's but they were always very thick behind the edge and build more for abusive work than to be used as fine cutting tools. the 0350 is a great heavy duty work folder but not so adequate for finer cutting tasks. The GB2 falls under more categories: gentleman' folder, heavier task knife and due to the grind you can also do finer tasks with it. plus i think it just looks good in either role

Yes....but also for the looks... If they would have made the scales flush with the liners you could have rounded the scales off with a piece of sand paper.... I also heard Gayle Bradley talk about that and, tbh, if it would have been my design i would have insisted that Spyderco round off the liners like on the Civivi Elementum which has proud liners and lacks a big cutout for the liner lock...none of these features were advertised but they work much better than for the Bradley.

Cool! Glad you liked the review! If you have the time....i'd be curious to know what your thoughts on it are. Did I forget to mention something which applies to you?

Perhaps just that for people with very big hands this knife works great, while not looking too much oversized.

@@gerardvanengelen9001 I never felt it being oversized. But then again I went from the Caribbean which is feels bigger and wider in hand an in the pocket... Point taken! Thanks! So I take it you're happy with it! I think it's a great knife! Very stylish...imo it would do a good job as a gentleman's knife. And it is capable enough to take on rough tasks.

Hey bromigo! I remember all my knives! ;)

Yes...the price is....a bit much! I like hollow grinds..i think they look very cool. The Bradley 2 is a very interesting model. But the Caribbean...imo, that is one of the best designs Spyderco ever made. It has it's flaws, sure...but overall it is superb. If I had to choose between these 2...i would probably choose the Caribbean.

Hallo Stephan. Ja, das Bradley ist schon cool allerdings wenn ich aus den spyderco's die ich hier mal gezeigt habe eins auswaehlen waehre es das Caribbean. Ich finde, fuer wie gut es ist, wird davon zu wenig gesprochen. Ich merke es auch dass es sich nicht so leicht, wie andere, entriegeln laesst, allerdings habe ich damit nicht so viele probleme...auch nicht mit der rechten hand. Da hast du recht....Spyderco hat viele gute Messer. Ueber hotspots... Test videos gibt es nicht so viele, und wenn sind es test vieos die fuer mich nicht so nuetzlich sind. Nicht alles muss "hard core use" sein aber manchmal schon. Ich bemuehe mich das vorzustellen was ich gerne sehen/hoeren wuerde. Dabei, bin ich mir sicher, verliere ich viele "auf den weg" weil es fuer die meisten einfach leangweilig ist. Aber wenn es ein Paar Menschen hilft, passt es fuer mich! :D Bin jetzt beim Manix 2LW S110V Testen immernoch....Ist sehr interessant, muss ich zugeben. Danke und VG, Denis

Thank you! Yes, I know about that video. I have watched it. I can't say I agree with him on all points. It has now been more than 1 year since I posted this review and I still own this knife. And I still like it. BUT....first change I get to invest some time in a knife to improve comfort it will be this one. Looking at the Elementum and taking a lesson from that, all one has to do is round of the liners.

I studied to be an engineer, worked as an engineer for about 10 years. Now I am a business process consultant. Why do you ask?

@@SpartanJohns Just pure curiosity, I admire your work and since you never did a Q and A, i just asked. Most people want to know more about their favorite youtubers.

@@octavian.mariuss7633 to be perfectly honest I am still in shock that people watch my videos. I never thought that anybody would be interested in any aspect of my personal life. I am not sure how...but if people are interested I would do a Q&A.

Part 1 of this video is on my pateron there I talk about the steel. If you use diamond plates, rerofiling M4 is not a chore. I tested K390 much more than M4 and maybe that is why I like it a bit more since I trust it more especially since I dropped it to 12-13 dps and had no issues with the edge. M4, i feel, can do the same thing. I never tried to reprofile it with anything else than diamond plates so I can't say how hard it is to grind. That said: i used the worksharp diamond plates. They are ok but, by far, not the best diamond plates on the market. I reprofile 99% of my knives. Simply because I think that 17-20 dps, while a good edge angle to work with for the average user, makes prolonged tasks into chores. 12-13 dps makes most cutting tasks fun.

The carbon fiber looking scales are slightly smaller than the steel liners. Hence, the steel liner protrudes the scales all around the perimeter of the knife. Sticks out=proud

@bradcunningham2735 , Interesting I never knew that. Thank you for educating me on that. 😁

I would have told you that a proud liner is the opposite of an "ashamed liner" ;) However the explanation you got was much better. That's the "dad humour" starting to come out.... If you want a good example of proud liners which work...the civivi Elementum. Much more comfortable than the GB2. Because they rounded them off...I have a video about the Elementum if you care.

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