Another artistic knife, the Damascus Spyderco Endura!

Just wanted to make a quick post showing off one of my favorite knives the Ti/Damascus Endura 4 from Spyderco. I purchased this from BladeHQ for just under $180 before shipping. There are dozens of variations of the Endura 4, but this one by far is probably my favorite. This particular version has titanium handles instead of the colorful fiberglass handles the normal Endura's come with, and a VG-10 core damascus steel drop point style blade. The Endura 4 is a lockback style knife which is more of a traditional style of locking mechanism for knives, and each variation shares this in common. 

The overall length of this knife is right at 8.75 inches, with a 3.75 inch blade, and a 5 inch handle. The blade is 0.13 inches thick, which is fairly average for pocket knives. It weighs in at 3.6 ounces, which I feel is a tad hefty for the knife design but is still very manageable. It originally came with a stainless steel pocket clip which I swapped out for a powder coated green titanium deep carry clip from Pops Custom Clips on Etsy which is much higher quality. The pocket clip can be worn tip up or down, and can be swapped onto either side for left or right handed carry which is pretty nice! 

 

I had this anodized with a blue and green splatter pattern to give it some color which I think is a nice contrast to the Damascus blade it comes with. Although the matte finish the titanium comes with from the factory isn't too bad either! The only thing I would change about this knife if I could is some ball bearings on the pivot instead of washers for the blade deployment. It can be fairly stiff at times where it's not possible to flick the blade open quickly which I'm used to with other Spyderco knives. But, it's easy enough to manually open the knife none the less. I think if the brass washers were polished really well it might smoothen it up a bit, but I've yet to try it. 

Overall I think this is a pretty nice pocket knife for the price, and I'd recommend it to anyone looking into Damascus knives. There's another version available as well that also sport the VG-10 Damascus steel, with a bone handle mixed in with the Ti for a slightly more traditional look I would say. The basic Endura is also a great knife, though I've never been a huge fan of fiberglass scales on knives. If you've got any questions or comments leave them below!