u/JM_Yoda

So my wife wants a knife to carry with her for everyday tasks. I've offered to let her try some of mine, primarily small EDCs like the Kershaw Bel Air and Iridium, the CRKT M40 (specifically for its deadbolt lock, which I know is on several other knives they have), a Kizer Militaw, and a few small fixes, such as the CRKT S.P.I.T. and Kizer Drop Bear Fixed. Even my simple Leathermans, such as the Wave+, Rebar, and Signal (don't have a skeletool... yet).

For anyone who is not a cisgender heterosexual male like me, what do you all carry? And for anyone, what might you recommend? I will say she does have small hands, so not looking for something big and beefy.

So I got into knife collecting last year, growing out of my DIY, Cooking, and Leatherman collecting hobbies, and I'm hoping to pick up a few Spyderco knives this summer (looking at the PM2 and Manix primarily). As I have been browsing, I've noticed an abundance of aftermarket parts for Spyderco knives. While I plan to leave some of my Spydercos stock, I would like to mod a few of them, so I have a few questions.

• Besides Flytanium, are there any other parts brands y'all recommend?
• Any particular mods you all recommend?
  • I don't plan on modifying any Salt versions I get.
  • Given that Spydercos are designed to be easy to use by feel more than by sight, I am mostly looking at illumination mods to help during blackouts (a regular occurrence where I live during tornado seasons).
• What are the most underrated Spyderco Models that are not for a very specific use case?
  • I see a lot of threads here on the best models for various circumstances, but I want to ask this question with a twist.