Spyderco SpyNano Review

Note: This review, as with all content I write on this site, is my opinion. It does not reflect the opinion of others, including the American Knife and Tool Institute (AKTI), the cutlery trade group that I advise on legal matters.If you make recommendations about anything—food, movies, folding knives—invariably you come to a tension between what you like and what is good. Often that Venn diagram has substantial overlap, but even non-idealized objects can tickle your fancy. And explaining why you like something that you know isn’t perfect or ideal is pretty challenging. That said, it’s worthwhile doing so because it clarifies one’s opinions versus one’s preferences (here is an article on how I view these things as being different). I really like the SpyNano. A lot of that is preference. It is a chunky knife. It’s not particularly slicey nor is it something that vanishes in the pocket. It is part of what Spyderco calls its Little Big Knife stable of designs and that is an apt…