Spyderco Delica 4 | Torture Test/ Review 

Wtf did I just watched 😂. I was superimpressed in what amount of abuse it took before it faild. It didn’t break that tiny little tip when you got loose on the can for instance. And the fact that you think it was bad that the lock broke when you hammered it was super funny. Keep up the humor boys 😅

Anyone watching this…the delica is a lightweight slicer. Its usefulness lies within its cutting geometry and its ease of carry…as a tool, THAT’S its purpose. Don’t baton with it, don’t throw it and don’t pry with it. If you follow these simple rules, your delica will last at least a decade. Furthermore, your life should never depend on a delica beyond cutting a seatbelt strap or something. This *should* be obvious when looking at a small, FRN backlock but apparently this kind of stuff needs to be said.

It's called the Delica. It's in the name.

Really digging all the tests and methods y'all use! Keep it up fellas!

I like your reviews guys. You take no prisoners with those tests :)

Great video again !!!!! Thank you !!!!!

Um. Its called the "Delica". Not "LifeDependica" it also weighs 2 ounces. Cmon

Call me a hater. But yall have no clue

I have an m4 Delica, hap40/sus420, k390, and superblue/sus410. The Delica is a wonderful edc knife. Very slicey, and good for daily tasks. Y’all know it’s not for batoning and stupid things.

Couldn’t agree more with you guys! I’ve been watching your channel off and on, and you have great content! I just purchased the delica 4 because of all the great reviews. As soon as I held it in hand, I had my doubts. Just not for me. I will say great slicer… but that’s as far as that goes. I feel your paying for the name. Like you guys stated there are 20 dollar knives that can beat this one. I agree with you all the way! Subbed

I have to agree with you guys. 💯 Great video. 👍🇺🇸✌️🇺🇸🤙

Nice test! Will you disassemble? What broke inside? The metal spring or the plastic backspacer?

I just found your channel. I love it. 👍. I am a spyderco fan, but not a fan boy. I am a realist. I only carry my spydercos for jobs i know it can handle. Good job guys

Didn't the backlock dozier hold up just fine even without liners???

I get you guy's and I'm a huge spyderco fan. I was actually pretty surprised seeing the delica fail. Have you tried the native LW backlock? Im thinking it may have a better chance due to the lock being thicker then the delica. Im curious!!!

Cool running! 🇯🇲🛷🇯🇲

I've had an Endura 4 in VG-10 in my EDC rotation for about 8 years now. I love the thing to death, but the biggest problem it has is certainly its FRN handle scales. The scalloping they have allows it to provide decent grip, but it does feel kind of cheap. I reckon if you put solid liners and micarta or even titanium, aluminum, or stainless scales on it it'd stand up to quite a bit more abuse. I'd be interested in seeing a post-mortem to see where it failed exactly.

With better scales would it make the back lock stronger?

I like my delica but I don't demand a lot of it in my primary career of security. As a slicing EDC knife, it is superb but when I am doing my side job of working on cars I prefer something more robust like my Benchmade 940, Honey badger wharncleaver or Cold steel code 4 spear point. I don't think the tip would live up to the abuse of cutting old coolant hoses or cutting crusty zipties. If I could make an excuse for the FRN handles then it would be it does really helps with weight and that really helps me to accept it when carrying for security.... but aluminum or titanium handles can do the same thing I know since the Benchmade 940 does so with aluminum scales.

this is cool content. i respect what you guys are doing. that said no one should ever use a hammer on a folding knife. ever. its a knife. its supposed to do knife things. if you absolutely need to hammer on a knife (which you should never do) use a fixed blade please. no one expects a Delica Lightweight to handle abuse like this. Im definitly not surprised it broke. Im actually kind of satisfied how far it went. yeah the delica is overpriced, but at the same time its unique and iconic. the $10 knives you guys say passed your tests also not fair comparisons. those knives are likely not heat treated for performance or ground for sliceyness with thin geometry like a spyderco, and likely use the absolute bottom of the barrel of blade material. like worse than 8cr13mov and aus 8. those knives have 420j at best

I love spyderco for edc but im a cold steel guy for most knives I own. Review a cold steel recon1. Still somewhat cheap. Or 4 max scout.

I’m not sure I understand. It is a 2 ounce knife for everyday use. I own 7-8 cold steel knives (recon knives, American Lawman). These knives are not meant for medium for daily medium/light use. The cold steels knives are tanks, but I don’t carry them.

I love the Delica. One of my favorite knives. And I own stuff up to $525. Doesn't feel cheap to me. I'm only 30 seconds into the video and comments say it fails. One thing I say is Spyderco has about priced me out of the brand. 😂.

Delica 4 life ✌️

Sad to see that backlock literally broke, especially since so many other knives you guys have tested held up (Doesn't have metal liners though). If you guys are stepping into the $70 dollar range of knives perhaps give the SOG Tac XR series a look!

please test the paramilitary 3 or the lightweight version maybe pass trough the back lock test with hammer

Definitely check out cutlery lovers video of a endura cutting down a tree it's all luck of the draw sometimes after seeing this I'm impressed with the little knife.

Delicas are made for delicate/lightweight tasks guys, hence the name. It's not built like a tank like the PM2 ( more than double the price). These have lighter materials and skeletonized liners, not made for batoning or chopping spindles. You want a good contender? Amazon, only 5 left as I type: Crescent 3-1/2 Inch Harpoon Blade Aluminum Handle Pocket Knife - CPK350A. 14 bucks, beefy liners with D2 steel. Great deal for the price.

What knife would survive this? Actual question causes I might buy it and test it the same as the Spyderco

I'd like to see y'all bang an ultratech through a 2 by 4 and stuff. Otfs are alot more sturdy than people think. Only issue is crap gets in there and stops up the blade.

So when you use it as a knife it’s great when you use as a sledge hammer it doesn’t work wtf ?

I paid around 80 for my stainless Delica 4 about 10 years ago. Still carrying it to this day.

You guys rock! Where can I get a tshirt with this awesome logo? :)

i would like to see the Cold Steel Bushranger Lite to be torture tested! Its not a "Tri-Ad" lock, but a backlock with a savety, sounds interestring? And its only like 50$

I like American made knives, so I like Spyderco. I also like benchmade, crk among others. I understand that this is made in japan and all but that’s not the point. I doubt American made knives can handle being hammered on either. There’s a plastic little piece that holds the spring and I’m sure it got broke, bent/torn or came out of the hole. If you’re pounding on a knife with a hammer you’re an idiot (unless of course you’re testing it for how not to use it). Use the right tool for the job. This only proves how not to use ANY knife.

y'all should determine if hitting a back lock with a hammer while it's partially open causes more damage than hitting it fully closed

I just bought a Spyderco 2 days ago my first one and I don't get it the polymer in the Spyderco dont feel cheap to me just like a Glock don't feel cheap maybe I'm different. But i like the lightness of spyderco vs my kershaw wich is much heaver and when u carry a gun wallet phone keys and knife ounces equal pounds loosing some pocket weight anywhere helps so much. I was actually impressed after all the abuse and cutting a metel can it still slices paper!!!?? man vg10 steel is looking good to me! I appreciate the abuse so i dont have to do it to mine lol

At 6:42, what is that grip my man? I see this all the time and it’s gotta be the worst grip for what your doing. A simple hammer grip is more stable(less wobbly which is good for your cut and the durability of the edge), less fatiguing and less likely to give you a repetitive stress injury. As far as your dislike for the delica I’ll just say your criteria for what a good pocket knife is has me puzzled as well. You don’t baton wood with a delica, you just cut through it. It’s that good at simply cutting. My delica made me money at my job for about 5 years. Keep having fun with the vids.

Probably cheaper to buy a 4 max scout then a spyderco on Amazon.

Okey so let’s do this test with the native 5 lightweight please. I like the delica 4 but carry a native 5 lightweight more as an edc. I’m curious how the native 5 lightweight holds up. No hate just a question 😂👊🏽

Any opinions on ganzo fh922?

Since you have the right chest and stomach you should have done chest pull cuts great review on how far you can abuse the knife edge flat grind is the best cutting edge bar none.

I had the delicia 1 original it felt the samethat was abusive .BUT. if you needed it wow you'd be forked .try off grid knives viper

Would a Benchmade handle the abuse?

Best abuse pocket knife??🤔 , I want one I can chuck too 😂any input ?? Welcome

You need one that not full flat ground you need saber ground ones

Maybe try spyderco para 3 or para 2 there more higher end and nice knives most popular spyderco knives by far. But a bit more expensive at 160ish

What about a cold steel?

So the Delica 4 makes a poor nail. Noted.

FRN handles do feel cheap and I think they are. I like the G10 versions better

Note to self, don't use Delica as a railroad spike, duh.

Those Byrd knives they sell are generic versions of there knives and some of them have steel body's. Like a third of a price

I appreciate the honest review. No knife should fail like that.

Here are my impressions of Spyderco knives and I actually own 5 of them in different sizes, steels, etc. Anything under $100, you are getting a basic EDC knife. You pay more, you can definitely get a more solid knife with some amazing steels. If want a good/solid knife with a solid reputation and don't want to spend over $100, don't do Spyderco. Go elsewhere. You want a sub $100 knife with a solid reputation and you want to look cool, go Spyderco.

I carry a sprderco delica 4 everyday is it bomb proof no is it lightweight and cuts yes and that's what a knife is for remember our grandfather carried slipjoint pocketknives

I own 3 Spyderco knives including delica. Cool video about to go check out rest of your videos. Hoping you have tried a compression lock from Spyderco. And an axis lock. Delica was way out of it's league here. Fun to watch though

Lol it looks like you have a hard time with eating😊

Cold Steel folders for hard use. Enough said.

Try the Mantix 2 or the Paramilitary 2.

That knife is not made for most of those test you did😂

You keep getting the Chinese ones spend another 30-50$ on sale days you can get the American made ones they are much better built

I am not a Spyderco fan. I would just never came to the idea to hammer a pocket knife into wood or steel or feel like it should be able to do it. So that it cant do that is no loss in value for me. Now the Endura is even listet with 126$. I would say, they are good for what they are but very overpriced.

Spyderco makes a fine knife! but they are quite overpriced at this point! The delica used to be 50$ now its 80+ The Japanese made Spydercos (Delica, Endura, Strech) really have that "Tool" feel because of the Glass Fiber nylon. But as they say in their marketing blurb, Injection Molding gives you the ability to do that great texture that gives so much grip! I gotta admit im quite biased toward Spydie-co

I love spyderco love them love the love them BUT the vg10 seki knives are not worth the money. Get you a k390 delica or police and have a light duty extreme edge retention cutter. You want a spydero that will take the abuse get you a manix 2, Shaman

Very disappointing to see Spyderco back locks break under minimal abuse. Makes me wonder if the lockbacks made in Japan are not as good as the Natives made in the Golden factory. Could you guys get your hands on a Spyderco Native and try it out please? If I recall the cutout on the tang that interfaces with the lock is better done on the Native series vs the Delica/Endela/Endura series.

All the Spydercos with frn scales and back lock sucks and failed a lot, I hate this kind of lightweight models. Spyderco have really great model if these guys tried on torture test they will leave them speechless.

i have a tiny tiny suggestion for your tests....you start with paper. I feel like maybe you should end with paper too so we can see the edge retention....only my 2 cents however. glad everything is back to normal now! Thought anymore about testing the Leatherman Id sent a while back? I know yall were steering clear of multitool sorta knives.

You tested one of the lightest, thinest, non hard use knives Spydrco makes and you act shocked it failed bushcraft tests. It was designed for light to normal edc cutting tasks which it accels at. The weight of the knife directly effects its strengh. I understand what you were trying to do, but your tests are not a good indication of the Delicas quality. Cold steel knives will probably pass your tests 9 out of 10 times if not 10 out of 10, but if you've got a pile of cardboard to break down I'd take the Delica over any Cold steel anytime. If I need a knife to survive a zombie apocolypse the Delica is a bad choice (duh). Un realistic expectations guarantee failure.

Myself i had a hard time paying attention and watching.. all my attention went to your expressions and how gnarley that must be going out in public looking like that? Can you please stop eating 24/7 for future videos so its easier to pay attention?

Beats on it with a hammer then cries catastrophic failure😂you realize how dumb that is…..You broke the knife, The knife didn’t break itself lol

Y’all should test the Mtech Folding Blade MT-A959

Try those tests on a cold steel 4max scout. About 80 bucks on Amazon. It will beat all the tests. 😁

I own a spyderco manix light weight which isn't bad, but I've owned 3 three spyderco tenacious and all of them we're legit trash. If I'm carrying a pocket knife I want it to take light abuse which I had kershaws hold up better, but anyway love your guy's channel watch it all the time thank you! Best abuse edc knife in my opinion benchmade griptilian.

It's a light weight general use folding Pocket knife targeted to people who work or play and require a lightweight but very durable slicing tool on their persons every day. I have girl hands for a 31 yo man I'll admit it but even I don't have any issue opening or closing a delica or really any back lock knife for that matter. The package...really?? The first couple knives and flashlights I owned I saved the boxes to feel "cool" not unlike when I was in the 4th grade collecting Pokemon cards... The delica is NOT the greatest blade of all blades and all time of epic proportions... But it's great. What I want to know is what 20, 30.or probably even maybe 40 dollar knife you know that overall is a better value (lifetime of use/reliability, warranty/customer service, USEABLE POCKET CLIP NOT POCKET CADDY LIKE MOST KNIVES, edge retention. Better yet what "10 dollar" or "gas station" knives are you guys getting that feel even half as good as the delica?!? And what is the name of that store??? I know you guys gave it your prestigious, honorable EDC stamp of approval and all and I'm sure that the Glessers are honored, not to mention humbled to even get such an accolade from such respected names in the knife community such as yourselves, but I think you guys are sorta missing the point of the delica all together. It's supposed to be a knife small and light enough to carry every day yet strong and simple and of course sharp enough to be able to use every day too if needed. However the box is irrelevant, bearings and flicky tabs and other finger fuckability is also irrelevant just as shiny and sparkly scales and rainbow colored hardware made from today's most hip precious metal according to the forums and Instagram pages. It's not so much what the delica has as much as what it DOESNT have proving that it doesn't NEED to be a subjectively perfect pocket knife.

It's simple, I wouldn't gamble my life with that POS. Thanks for showing the lameness of that overpriced pile 👎🏾 I carry and use knives everyday and this isn't worth knowing it could fail you when you need it most.

I guess a gas station knife is a gas station knife no matter the name thats on it (or the price)

Hi guys! I hope you are well, I always watch your videos with interest! Congratulations you are very good. As I have already said, I do not like Spyderco at all: they are expensive and overrated knives, not very robust and even aesthetically ugly! And in fact you have amply demonstrated it! I recommend, if you want to test the "core" model of FOX, if you want to test an excellent knife. Fox is an Italian company that produces excellent knives together with the EXTREMA RATIO company which is also very Italian !! I wish you all the best, good life and see you next time!

I still think that spyderco knives are overrated, overpriced pieces of shit and fugly too! Just subcribed! Thanks for your honesty! ATB Sam Adler from Vietnam

Definitely a junk knife that looks like a two dollar convenient store knife!

Frn is better than g10