Spyderco Delica 4: The Urban EDC Knife Debate Continues... 

The delica is always going to be such a great option for line cooks and prep cooks alike. Most cooks have experience sharpening vg10 already, it's light as a feather, it's thin so you basically have a pocketable paring knife that can also break down boxes.

First time viewer here. Great job! I’ve watched a ton on this knife and yours is one of the best I have seen.

Just discovered your channel, nice work. Great intro, started off with a smile and enjoyed your review and comparisons. Many thanks.

I just discovered your channel and am catching up. I appreciate what you do and how you so it. Keep it up man.

Just came across your video, your review stands out amongst others, the way you compared the Delica with other knives was informative and clear. I subscribed to your channel. Your breakfast prep was a classic.lol

Have my Delica 4 in brown FRN for 9 years now, still going strong and sharpens right up. I’ve not babied of this blade and am really impressed how VG-10 performs. Really fantastic steel. Now I’ve been EDCing a Benchmade 940-2, but the Delica 4 lives in my backpack.

Good review and I like that you included a few options. I am currently looking for an EDC carry and like the look of that Spyderco Delica as well. I'm still deciding between Spyderco, Kershaw, and a few others.

Really enjoyed your take on the Delica. Especially since you have some more drastic knife laws in the states. My state is 3.5 so that covers a huge amount of knives out there. Love the purple too. I'm tired of constantly seeing tactical black or OD green. Your motivations seem real heartfelt. Take care.

Awesome video! I live in a country with a similar 3 inch law and there are not that many people talking about that. The delica is an awesome knife, but man I would love a para 3 lightweight.

Awesome video thank you sir!

So true on the physiological effect of color. I love my purple knives, I have a purple Microtech Exocet, Civivi Baby Banter, Kershaw shuffle, and just bought a Delica in purple…had a hard time deciding with this one or the Endura..

Carried a bm super freek for a year and I liked your video so much I ordered a delica in zome be here friday

Such a well done review. Hit the important points with great sprinkling of clips using the blades. Also super composed. Keep em coming! Edit: My Para 3 LW and Lil Native get the most carry time for me. Para 3 LW is $11 more than the Delica for better steel and much improved locking mechanism/action. Only con is that there aren’t liners.

loved the video, I’ve watched a ton on this knife and yours is one of the best I have seen.

Nice video! Delica is also one of my favorites. I always have one of them with me. Plain or combo blade, depending where I am (City/woods etc)

First time seeing your content and I enjoy it!!

Great video! Fantastic comparison and information. 💪

Keep going at it, your reviews are amazing and you have a very wholesome personality ! Could listen to you all day long.

First time viewer. Great review! Helpful and entertaining

I have the para 3 light weight thought about getting a delica they are very similar in weight I like the delica because of the thinner blade but overall can’t go wrong with either great review man

Great video with good options! Glad I found your channel. I’m also a Marylander in PG county. There is no restriction in blade length in maryland. Only restrictions on automatics. With that in mind, for most of my carry needs, a 3” knife takes care of all the cutting tasks I usually encounter outside of a kitchen. There is a 3” blade length law in DC though. I’m definitely a Spyderco fanboy. I carry a Delica and a Native most of the time. If I’m not going into DC, I might carry a paramilitary 2, usually when I’m fishing (easily breaks down cut bait).

Good review - thanks. I am a collector and have several delica's. For EDC Delica is a fine choice - nearly everyday I'll have a delica with me unless I'm carrying a pocket jewelry type knife. I then will have a Dragonfly (cliip removed) dropped in my pocket in case I need to cut something with the pretty knife on a clip. Again, thanks for the review

Great Video Man,Thanks for sharing. ..Subscribed!

I totally agree with you concerning the"less aggressive look" I believe it's a better option on several different levels and for several different reasons.

Thanx man for the review ..I wanna get both delica and para 3. I have the chaparral and dragonfly in g10 and luv them ..take care

Dude this is an excellent video thank you

Solid video!!! Keep up the good work.

Awesome review! Marylander here as well 🔥

I love them both.. for different reasons. Man though..I can't get over all the laws on a pocket knife... let me say that again... laws on a pocket knife!!! I could never live in a state that tells me I'm a criminal for carrying a Benchmade Bugout over a Spyderco Delica.. Anyway.. honest review... love the Delica 😀

Outdoor edge. Razor edge...try it you will luv it

New subscriber. Like your talk of budget and practical.

Great review, George ! I had to chuckle when I saw you go to bed with your Delica 4. I'm guilty of that too where I put it in my shorts' pocket before bed. You never know...gotta be prepared. My daily knife is the Mini Griptillian which I love, but I have a Delica 4 out for delivery today !!

I've had delica tips break off in pocket while I was on calls as a firefighter/paramedic, but otherwise I've never had a problem with them. Not to mention that even with my large hands it surprisingly feels great in hand. My thumb instantly goes to the jimping. It's that fits like a glove feeling. I got a full size bugout that I had to send back to benchmade for warranty work when the lock failed the first day I got it. Thankfully as long as you haven't modified the benchmade they honor the warranty. The sad part is you can't modify your benchmade without voiding the warranty. I prefer the mini bugout over the mini griptilian cause it gives you a bit longer handle so I'm not feeling like my pinky will fall off. I don't know what it is, but if my pinky doesn't fit fully on a knife it feels like I don't have a good grip which ultimately makes me hate the knife. Nowadays I work in law enforcement and I never care about blade length unless it's absolutely ridiculous and you're doing something crazy. Otherwise I'm checking out knives, showing mine off and talking about knife stuff. I'll also point out the fact that most stores in my state sell pocketknifes that exceed our state legal limit of 3 inches. Then if you go into the city it's 2.5 inches if you're 18 years old or older and 2 inches if you're 17 years old or younger. You can be on one side of the street in the suburbs where you're knife is legal then walk across to the city side and be illegal. It's ludicrous.

I got to tell you. Your videos are getting better at every post. Keep it up my dude.

My primary EDC: SOG Seal XR, backup/general purpose/beater: Spyderco Delica 4 half-serrated

Dude, Awesome video! You literally compared all of my favorite EDC blades. I have a lot to think about now! 😁

I'm a new subscriber and thanks to your channel a first-time Spyderco owner it was an excellent suggestion. Good looking out!😁👍

Pennsylvania doesnt have a size limit so my usual rotation is my old PM2 in s30v, K390 Stretch 2, Endura in VG10, Delica in vg10 or k390, Sheepsfoot mini Griptilian, S110 Para 3, Small Sebenza 31 with the s35vn, or a DLC Kershaw Leek with 14c28n. I got others i sprinkle in and many on my wishlist but those are the staple rotation. Right now is the blurple Para 3, I had the K390 wharncliffe delica in my pocket for about 2 weeks before then. The delica is and has been my all time favorite knife for a long time. The stretch 2 comes very close but hasnt overtaken any of my delicas. I also have a super blue sprint run that occasionally gets taken out but not often. Like you said it just gets so many things right for a general modern edc blade. Ive got a native 5 salt and a hogue deka on my short list to give magnacut a try. The Deka looks pretty promising, I really wanted to like the bugout and visually it is one of the nicest looking blades I own but idk i just dont care for using it.

I wanted the Delica but ended-up with lightweight P3 for $98. The wire clip is nicer than it looks. Clip is smooth as silk - clips to eveything easy and knife sits low. I still want a serrated knife, and the Delica 4 looks good to me at the mo. Good tip on the color. Great reviews thanks..

First time viewer, great video quality, keep it up. As far as my favorite daily it's got to be the Ontario Rat2 in D2, but honestly at $30, AUS8 isn't bad either. I've also been rocking the Honey badger for two months- Impressive but Stout. It's thicker and heavier

I have a delica for like 3 years now and is all I need it's being such a great little knife

Loved the video! Please keep making content like this! I use a steel will cutjack. 3.5 in blade in D2 (only $40!!). Great steel and awesome flipper.

Great review. I have the tenacious as my first Spiderco but the Delica is my next thanks to your review.🕷

The scales on your para 3 look so good.

Awesome scales on the PM3.

Dude, you had me LOL with the opening “food prep, sleeping, etc”, good way to grab the viewer’s attention with something funny. I just got a Delica 4, one of the DLT exclusives with CruWear steel, super stoked about it. Great review and I laughed at the “thumbs down twice if you didn’t like it” 😂😂😂😂😂

Great video sir. I live in MD as well and I’m pretty sure there is no limit to the blade length. But I could be wrong. If so, I need to get something smaller

Great video George

Benchmade went with blue for visibility to help find incase lost. But you have a point as well.

Another great video George. I used to live up in your area and loved your comment about why you would carry a purple knife. I live in GA now so I carry a Spyderco Spydiechef because of the corrosion resistant blade and titanium handle. The Benchmade Mini Bugout would be another great option up in your area for a lightweitht EDC in a legal length. Not inexpensive but an awesome warranty. If you screw up and break the blade Benchmade will replace it for $30, Spyderco will not do that for you.

I have the mini grip sheep's foot! Such a sweet knife, mine is only months old but already being used ! Dude your knives are suited for you and thank you for sharing your collection, great review. Stop & search AKA time to move. I do mind where my knives come from, I'm not interested in seeing a Made in China label. That's where a lot of these blades fall out for me & I really like BM & Leatherman warranties, I've used both. But now I just received my first Spyderco it's a smallfly 2! Holy shit this is a sweet sweet knife & will get used. I really like Spyderco pocket clip!

Great freaking review. First time seeing your channel. Keep up the good work. I edc a ganzo f759, $15 delica look a like. $80 delica still to much for me to spend. If I lose the ganzo definitely not going to feel bad losing it. The ganzo f759 has a forward finger choil.

I was carrying a victorionox cadet but just got my first delica 4 in orange yesterday!

The intro made me laugh u earned a sub G

Hahaha great intro George. Spyderco has amazing knives, a bit pricey compared to their competition tho. I mean.. it is “get what you pay for” kind of thing, but I think they need a few more in their “entry level” line. For over $100 that paramilitary ought to make me breakfast too. As for my usual EDC, I rock the CRKT M16-01S, but I change it up about once a year

Great video! But not pulling out Spyderco Chaparral FRN - missed opportunity! My EDC id Victorinox Sportsman. Combining it now with Mini Bugout. I Rit Dyed it 'Kentucky sky' blue for the same reason you carry a purple Delica.

I like what you did to the clip . This knife should come with polished SS clip . Good video man . Edit : My edc is a camo PM2

Great video man i used your code to get one of these. I couldn't help but giggle evertime you mentioned knife laws, they are basically nonexistent here in my state of Utah lol.

First time viewer. Like the reviews.

Mantapp Super keren tu Uncle 🤗👍👍timekasih video nya ye .

Used to love the delica, but post para 3 LW and Chaparral... It's tough to go back to. They really need to update the base steel of the delica for the price.

Carrying Para 3 right now, CTS BD1N steel is great!

Love my Delica, though there are other knives I carry more often. George, if you want a deep-carry pocket clip for your Delica, you can buy one after-market. They're not terribly expensive but do raise the overall price of the knife by about 27%, taking it over $100. Thanks again, for another thoughtful review.

The Delica is a great knife I bought the DLT Exclusive Delica with OD green handle and black Cruwear blade .I think they still have these available as of my writing September 19, 2020 . I also carry the Spyderco manix 2 FRN version blue handle CTS BD1 steel is excellent and the cutting edge is under 3 inches. The other knife I carry is a Spyderco Endura 4 Wharncliffe , I rotate these knives in carry . I also carry a small fixed blade along with a folder such as the LT Wright Frontier Trapper Schenk Osprey in Elmax or Lionsteel B35 fixed blade in open view because the blade is 3-3/8 inches as long as a fixed blade is not concealed it is legal at least in Colorado for now. I have Victorinox farmer , GEC traditional folders and other fixed blades all are excellent knives.

Take a look at the Byrd line. Budget friendly and all the features of the Spydercos. I carry the Harrier 2 at work.

Love my Spyderco Delica 4, just paid $90 for it but seeing as how just about every knife video is either using it as a size comparison (showing it off...lol) or actually a video on the Delica 4, how do you not buy one! I held both the Benchmade mini Griptilian & the mini Barrage and liked the Barrage better, great knife ! My K-Bar Dozier sits on my PC table for when I dont have my jeans on and actually gets more use than any of my EDC knifes....lol

I live in Texas so our knife laws are pretty much non existent. That being said I’ve been carrying my Endura 4 a lot lately for edc. It’s big sure but super light weight and easy on the pocket. I’ve been looking at the delica a lot lately. It’s a great smaller option. Great review man! 🍻

I really only carry the bugout right now but I'm really eyeing the para3 lightweight. But a hundred bucks is hard to swallow for me. I think its worth the extra money over the delica because of the compression lock and deep carry clip...thanks for the review and your thoughts. I always enjoy the knife and edc videos!

The Delica has been my favorite EDC. Got one in ZDP 189 (love that steel). I just picked up a Delica 4 with a Wharncliffe style blade in K390. I didn't think I'd like the totally straight edge of the Warncliffe, but I've appreciated the longer cutting edge quite a few times (it does make it a bit wider when folded but not noticeably). The K390 is a really good steel and holds a good edge after some tough work - it was designed for use in the plastics cutting industry. Blade length is good, I have an endura but it's too long and scary, and the new Endela might be nice but I agree that the para-3 seems to be a close size choice. Great review, thanks!

Geat vid🤜🏼

Sweet stuff George. I think you have the staples there. Can’t think of any other classics that you don’t have, or that I’d rather have. The BM 940 is popular, but I’m not a big fan. Also like that you can get aftermarket scales or clips for most of those.

Thanks for the great video 👍. The only things that leaves me cold in Delica is the steel. Its not that bad, but after using other knives with premium steels, I want my knife to be not just sharp, but aggressively sharp! Other than that, its a great little knife. I use it every day around the house & it never fails.

Very interesting info with the dependent on the color of a knife is scarry or not. And man that purple delica very cool as hell. What I carry veries from a protech, para2, or the dozier yes I do carry one of those bad boy's. All my knives are for cutting not for hurting but publicly I would use a spyderco bug. Nothing scarry about a knife no bigger then your pinky huh.

Hi George, I agree with your thoughts on Delica. I picked up a knifeworks exclusive 1/600 Delica with SV90 steel. This is my new favorite edc. I have my Benchmade's showing too. You may like the Grizzly Ridge exclusive I picked up for 79.00 at Knifeworks. Great for big hands.

My favorite knife is the Endura 4 and I can carry it legally in Champa Bay but at work im restricted to 3" or less as well. To me, nothing comes close to the feel / sound / quality of the delica 4 ( mines in the k390 steel with green handle) but I do alternate between a couple knives so its not the same shit everyday: Vosteed Nightshade, Boker Rock Stub and the Kizer Amicus.

I knew you were from md cuz the purple i was thinking the same myself lol go ravens! 😆 just grabbed a delica 4 in m4 steel mint green and a tenacious myself. Cant wait for them to get here 🙏 🙌

Man I really really like your thumbnail. Anyway I can get my hands on some pics like that for a wallpaper on my PC? My area isn't that pretty haha.

I love my delica but I recently bought a couple of Qsp knives. For 30 and 40 bucks they do everything I need.

Love the intro lol

I have a delica in my pocket right now. But thats cause i am working. At home i carry lots of things but the caly 3 in zdp 189 is one of my tops. It aint budget at all and cant even get it anymore but that makes it even more special. I would say pick up a lc200n native 5. You would love it. Just s bit less blade length than drlica but has that 50/50 choil you like. Rust proof steel as well

it can get confusing with the names. it’s the Para 3, not the paramilitary 3. According to Spyderco, the smaller size puts it in a different category. It’s pretty much a shrunken down Pm2, but the correct name is para 3, not pm3 and paramilitary 3

I love the dozier

That micarta Para3 is cleeean.

I bought my first Spyderco last month, and I went with the Delica 4 (in 20CV). Great knife, sharpest blade I’ve ever owned.

Take a look at the Rockjumper...sort of an evolution of the Delica.

I’m usually rocking my 940 if not that a tenacious.

Spyderco is the gateway drug into knife collecting. Been swapping been the Manix 2 LW and Para 3 LW for EDC. Going to pick up a Delica 4 LW soon because reasons.

Another great vid, man. What kind of work do you do in DC?

My EDC is a DLT Cruwear Delica

Love the Delica 👍

I know this is irrelevant to this video witch is fantastic by the way. I love all your videos on backpacks. What's your thoughts on the High Sierra access backpack. It would be great if you did a video on that particular backpack.

Rotation -Kershaw Knock out M390 from USA Made blades , Cold steel recon 1 s35VN , Benchmade Presido II S30v , Delica , Shaman and Bradford 3.5 M390 and R2D2

When did they start putting Sal's signature on the Delica blade?

Rat2 is my most carried, delica is hard to beat but man I would love a pm3

Still rotating between my CRKT squid and my Ontario Rat II D2 😁

Nice showcase there. You got a very nice selection on that table. May I ask you which one you like the best in terms of grip only?? Which one feels the best in hand not considering the blade??

There is no limit to the length of a folding knife carried in Maryland. If you carry a 12" knife its cool as long as its not a fixed blade

The Delica is hard to beat, But check out the Giantmouse Ace Iona. It's 10 gram heavier but it's a liner lock with M390 steel in a fantastic build quality.

Benchmade Bugout with Flytanium Titanium scales...it looks like a budget Sebenza, but I like it even better!

Benchmade Griptillian