Spyderco Resilience: "Big Blade for Bad Times" by Nutnfancy

Daddy likes the big blades and sometimes that's just what you'll need...even in a folder. Well check this: for around $40 you can score a large, quality-built tactical folder. You can thank Spyderco for that options. Enter the outstanding Spyderco Resilience model. It's another TNP "Hall of Famer" that gets just about all the details right: big 4.5" leaf shaped full flat ground blade, uber fast deployment (Teflon and phosphor bronze bushings, good balance), strong stop pin, tight lockup up, pillar construction, strong clip position-able to all four corners, excellent jimping, reasonable carry weight (5.2 oz), and excellent fit and finish. Yes the 8Cr13Mov blade steel ain't the best: it will rust on you if you don't take care of it (I call it semi-stainless only). But it sharpens easily and holds an adequate edge. If you want to increase cool factor and increase its rust resistance you can coat it with a high quality option (DuraCoat currently preferred for its colorations and relative durability). The medium traction/quality G10 scales are adequate but not impressive. The knife carries relatively deep in pocket and the lanyard hole (which is tubed) is larger than "baby bear" and "momma bear" in the lineup (Persistence, Resilience). In handle retention also has been improved (forgot to show that) and is no longer seems to be an issue. Value is extreme: around $40, give or take a few but I wouldn't sweat a few bucks. POUs will center mainly on emergency defensive knife or food preparation blade (yep) with some guys even pressing the Resilience into the EDC role (too big for me). Highly impressive and respresenting excellent value, the big Spyderco Resilience impressively rounds out the Tenacious family. This big blade might be just the thing to have for bad times. //////////////// Nutnfancy Likability Scale (price considered): 10 out of 10

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[EvanN108]

I don't have a tenacious, but I do have a Sogzilla large in Black Tini. I do still plan on getting on eventually!

[bluskwirl]

Correction... Little Brother Baby bear.

[bluskwirl]

Spyderco came out with another addition to this family. The Ambitious, it's smaller than the resilience, but still shaped like the tenacious. To use nutn's terminology, it would be the baby bear.

[TheBgcheez]

For me its simply to big to be a practical EDC. I have the Spyderco Military too but for an EDC I would carry the Persistence.

[koki71229]

HAAAWWW com on! i carry bigger blades in mi fakin pants and it's just well i mind,seriously? you nutnfancy? i believe that you may like big folders D: i mind...self defence? :)

[aeronut19]

Zip tie snag plox.

[DudeNumberOnePlus]

@Jesses001 Tried it, its actually about ten times better than clumsy wigglin crackin spyderco flagships - enduras.

[nalgaslaper]

@Jesses001 true

[Jesses001]

@nalgaslaper At least it was not one of those $200 blades, but still kind of sucks.

[mark20657]

@phrankus2009 Me too! I was sold on the Voyager until I saw this review.