Are Byrd knives made by Spyderco?

Spyderco designs and produces knives under the Byrd brand. To differentiate the brands, Byrd knives have a “comet” shaped opening hole in the blade, rather than the trademark round hole found on Spyderco models.

What was the first Spyderco knife?

C01 Worker
Spyderco’s First Knife… Then in 1981, Spyderco released the C01 Worker. The C01 Worker was a knife of many firsts: the first Spyderco knife, the first to feature the trademark round hole for ambidextrous and one-handed opening, the first folder to use the clothing clip.

Where are Spyderco’s made?

The Spyderco USA-Made knives are the cornerstone of our future and we have invested in a state-of-the-art factory facility here in Golden, CO. Our factory is a testament to our commitment to designing and producing the most innovative, reliable, and high-performance products in our industry.

Is Byrd a good knife brand?

For the three of you that don’t know, Spyderco’s “Byrd” line of knives are made in China, and they are made with a steel that isn’t quite as good as the steel they use in the regular knives. The knife feels well made, and the quality control on it was fine.

Is benchmade better than Spyderco?

Spyderco has a lot of budget options, whereas Benchmade maintains its prices in a higher range. Spyderco is manufactured with the best and latest technology, whereas Benchmade uses the best high-quality steal. Spyderco offers more daily basis simple knives, whereas Benchmade has more premium options.

How good is Cruwear?

Thus, CPM Cruwear delivers better hardness, wear resistance, and hardness than these steels and most of the other blade steels out there. (Source). Cruwear is also known to offer high machinability for knife smiths. It tempers better than D2 steel.

What year did the spyderco shaman come out?

1997
In simple terms, the Shaman’s hand-filling, no-nonsense design is Spyderco’s best-selling Native model—on steroids. Originally released in 1997, the Native blazed a trail as an affordable, extremely ergonomic, lightweight folder.