Spyderco Yojimbo 2 Folding Knife

It's a Spyderco, I agree with all previous comments. Ergonomics are absolutely spot on, fills my hand perfectly. Nothing to fault at all, deployment silky smooth, more so than any other Arachnid I've owned. Blade, well, it's S30V, 'nuff said. On the vids Mike Janich says he wanted something similar in closed length to a Delica for ease of pocket carry, but open it's longer due to longer blade. To fully understand the knife see Mike Janich on You Tube. Absolutely brilliant, a work of art.

I'll keep this short. The quality is brilliant and all lines are spot on, the blade is sugical. Razor sharp out the box. It's not an everyday beater but more of a precise tool. That being said I use mine as a box opener, package opener or any other task I've so far put to it. In short this is a must buy!

Its a knife with superb ergos and its a fi*g knife.If you expect anything else,its like buying a katana for chopping woods.With that in mind,i would choose the PM2 over the Y2 every time-it can do what the Y2 does,and so much more.

Firstly, I agree with everything Jon L, below, has said. In addition, I was very fortunate to choose it when two other Spydercos were eliminated from my shortlist by being out of stock. It truly is a hand-filler with very comfortable ergonomics, the non-slip G10 scales providing a surface like fine-grade emery board - but in a good way, and I expect this knife to become a rather regular and versatile companion.

A superb knife. Compression lock is smooth and it opens lightning fast. Ergonomically, the handle is excellent and welds itself to your hand despite looking really rather wierd at first glance. The G10 is very grippy more so than a number of my other Spyderco G10 models, which gives confidence with sweaty paws or in the rain. Kudos to Spyderco for fitting a bare steel clip the black ones get bright (tatty) edges fast, regardless of whatever lovely expensive surface treatment they give them. Feels ideal with either the index finger on the blade for fine control or the thumb on the back for real chopping power. The edge is scary sharp out of the box and despite being a 'wharncliffe' there's still quite a bit of point for penetration of thick webbing. Despite being a 'martial arts' design, I can see this doing serious donkey work. Can't fault the S30V either. My only slight concern is the hollow grind might make the tip more fragile than a full-flat grind. That said, the blade thickness is meaty. For food prep, a more traditionally 'bellied' or leaf shaped blade will make it easier to do the 'rocking' cut on a chopping board, but it's a fine slicer all that said. Superb. Buy one

I have already owned an original blue Yojimbo and didn't think the new version would be a great improvement. WRONG it's a quantum leap ahead whilst still keeping the original basic form. It's gone from a nice quirky utility blade to a world class folding "cheesecutter". A must for Spyderco collectors or knife fanatics.