Spyderco Byrd Meadowlark 2 Lightweight Folding Knife, CombinationEdge

** 11/17/2022** still carrying it and using it hard daily! 2 benchmade bugout, 2 griptilian variations, and a 940 have come and gone... no other knife lasts more than about a day and I put my Byrd Meadowlark 2 back in my pocket. PJ shorts at night, shorts, sweats, or dress pants for work days... this knife sta ut s with me at all times. Yesterday I laughed...I used it for opening boxes, scraping wasp's nest off the front doorjamb, food prep veggie cutting, and slicing open the new bag of dog food. I bet I reach for it 5-10 times a day. * Update 3/1/2019 ** I've now carried this knife all these years - it's my EDC now. Our son has settled on a Kershaw Leek and he's carried that knife (2 versions) for about 5 years now. I moved this to my pocket pretty much right at 5 years ago now...and while I have strayed with 3 different Benchmades (Grip, Mini Grip, and 530) I have never lasted very long at all before returning to this knife. Many times I've "threatened" to upgrade to a Delica...but every time I hold one...I can't IMAGINE being without the finger choil on this Byrd. I love the finger choil so much that have bought the Dragonfly 2 - fully serrated - for my canoe / kayak / fly fishing knife. I've used this knife for food prep about a zillion times...because it's clipped to my pocket - shorts, pajamas, jeans, or my suits! Boxes, packages, even used it to destroy a very thick trash can once to break it down for another use. The Serrations are awesome. Easy to sharpen and I doubt I could imagine my life without them. The serrations do 90 % of the cutting that doesn't involve food prep or cleaning fish. (a LOT of fish!) OK- the clip - I found a more long-lasting solution to black out the clip The flat black spray paint was good...but only lasted a few weeks to a month. My wife helped me pick out the most durable black nail polish we could find at Walmart and it seems to be super hard. It lasts for 4-6 months I think. ** Original 2012 review** My son just turned 17 - it was after his 16th last year that I ordered this knife. WOW! has it outperformed my exptectations! I have a Military in LH and really love it - for a massively overbuilt folder it really shines. For my son we wanted to step into this gradually - what if he loses it or breaks it? This was a great knife to start with. Also...since it's smaller it wouldn't spark the "oh my!" reactions that sometimes come when you whip out the biggie Military. So he's really into hammock camping and fires. The guys (and gals) in his group really love to hang out at the fire...and probably 1/2 dozen of us parents have set up fire pits on our property for them to go between...plus all the campgrounds and forest campsites that are close...it's been a good year for them...lots of fires and hanging out. Most of the boys - mine included - have a sturdy fixed blade and a hatchet or axe for the heavy use...but you know DARN well that a kid will use what's close and at hand first. lol. I can tell by the HEAVY useage marks on this little knife that it sees a LOT more use than his ESEE RC-3 Military fixed blade. (He LOVES the ESEE 3, but like I said...if you have to walk back to your truck to get the fixed blade...or you can use the knife clipped to your pocket...and you are 16...well...haha. OUT OF THE BOX - ours needed a few TWEAKS. Hey, it's a $20ish knife...I'm ok with that. We sanded the 'spydie-hole' with some sandpaper, it was a little rough. In 3 minutes it was perfectly smooth. The FRN material (the handle scales) had a few sharp edges and one part sticking out (from the casting process I guess)and it too got sanded down quickly and that was that. Also the factory edge was fair...certainly not like a US made Spyderco...but my gosh...this cost a fraction...we touched up the edge quickly and then it shaved hair. beyond the mucho kindling I'm sure he's processed with it...I've seen it used for countless boxes, envelopes, food prep like cutting sausage, fruits, potatoes, jerky, dicing up potatoes , and cleaning lots of fish. The serrated portion is awesome at rope, paracord, and sawing motions...and is a BREEZE to sharpen with the little cheap pocket Smith sharpeners. (Or any with that little "rod" - sharpens serrated edges SO easy - it's a cinch!) The blade itself is super easy to sharpen - much easier than my Military...it's somewhere between the hardness of that and the sorta soft steel in the swiss army knives we have. As I move along in the 'knife journey' - to be honest...I'd rather have a steel that I can sharpen easily OVER a steel that holds an edge forever but is a real pain to sharpen. I sorta like cleaning my guns...and don't mind sharpening my blades every so often - feels OK to me - and it's very easy with this knife. I did it for awhile...taught my son...now he keeps it very sharp on his own with not much effort on the stone and strop. Plus...the serrated edge gets used the most - and it stays sharper longer anyway...and again...is super easy to sharpen with those rod-type sharpeners (we got a few of the inepensive smith ones here on Amazon.) I am still thinkng of getting him a Delica as a 'step up' in the same size range...but maybe I'll just wait another year and move him all the way up to a Military or Paramilitary 2 when he is 18 next year...but it's awful hard to ignore the fact that this in-expensive version has performed SO well for so little cost. I'm a tip-down person (from the Military useage) and so far this knife has seen both tip up and down useage - mostly tip down I'd bet thru this past year. All the various carry positions work great with this knife. WISH the clip were black! To blend in better in pockets - but we solved this by making a stencil that slides under the clip and then just hit the clip with some flat black spray paint -takes 10 seconds and do it about once a month...and viola! the clip is flat black and blends in well with pockets. oh yeah...the clip is very strong too. I saw this knife clipped to his pack...survive a tumble from the mtn bike on a trail...and never move or separate from the pack. cleaning the knife is easy - we just run it under hot water for a bit and dry it in front of a fan and hit it with wd-40 and it's done. simple. the blade takes on a nice bit of 'wear marks' over time with HEAVY useage...but again...this was a year that covered my teen son's use and abuse - I'm sure it went thru more in this past year than a lot of adults will put their blades thru in 10 years. lol. Am thinking of picking up another actually. especially after writing all this - it's really been a good blade.

With most everything being sold today in nearly indestructible tamper-resisted blister packs, I decided it was high time for an every day carry knife. This is would be my 1st knife that hasn't said "Swiss Army" on the side and included a flashlight, screwdriver, and spork (as much as I love pocket gadgets, I rarely carried those for long). On the other hand, I knew if I bought a cheap toy, I'd likely leave it on the nightstand and/or lose it like the countless pocket tools before. So after a ludicrous amount of research on the ludicrous amount of knives out there, I settled on the Delica 4...but I just couldn't bring myself to part with half a Benjamin on something I'd likely lose and/or leave on my nightstand. Then I found this little gem of a clone. Fortunately (or unfortunately depending on your job security in America) legendary knife-maker Spyderco decided to infuse their budget China-made Byrd line with essentially identical design and engineering. The only significant difference is VG-10 vs. 8Cr13MoV blade steel. If that means something to you, then clearly you aren't in the market for a $20 knife. If not, then you get a tremendous bang for the buck, essentially a $50 knife for about a third of the price. The proof is in the pudding and I've yet to leave this wonderful little knife home once (and on average, a new pocket gadget holds my interest roughly 3.7 days). The Meadowlark2 fits great in the pocket. Its wickedly sharp blade opens smoothly with one thumb & locks very confidently. The grip is extremely comfortable and secure. It's simply a pleasure to use. Personally I think its 2-7/8" blade size is perfect for EDC. It's clearly below the common 3" limit of many jurisdictions and doesn't look ridiculous when opening mail or a package at your desk; yet it's plenty of blade to deter a miscreant or protect yourself if the need ever arises. If I had a knock, it would be that the blade doesn't swing open with a satisfying SNICK. For that reason, I was tempted to get an assisted opening knife, but decided not to because of fuzzy legal descriptions in many jurisdictions. (God forbid I do ever have to defend myself and I become the criminal due to a pocket knife adjudicated to be illegal...which would be just my luck as a nice guy.) So in the end, my one criticism is really a positive. And as a true EDC, I imagine one day the knife will get confiscated while entering a ballpark, concert, amusement park, or airport. At least for my budget, it's one thing to lose & replace a $17 item and quite another to lose and replace one that costs $50. Therefore I believe the Meadowlark2 is simply the perfect EDC knife. UPDATE: After several weeks of joyful use, I found the "snick." It was likely a bit of wear-in, but to be honest, mostly practice. Regardless, the still razor-sharp blade now routinely whips open & locks securely--SNICK!--with a simple flick of the wrist. This is by far my favorite tool purchase yet.

Knife is comfortable to hold and open with one hand. Blade is very sharp. Only down side is it is not easy to close with one hand.

I lose knives like no other! It keeps its edge, light and sturdy. Feels good in hand. The quality is just as good as a spyderco

Been carrying this for awhile now. Sharp, semi-serrated and not to expensive so if you lose it not a heartbreak. LIGHT - Half the time in forget it's in my jeans and almost goes through the washer. Lock is very sturdy, both blade and serration are very good. This is Chinese steel for the blade so the straight edge part of the blade may need sharpened more often but still better than a lot in this price range.

Seems like a good solid knife. The blade has no wobble at all and the lock is solid.

I originally bought the old style Meadowlark because it complies to even the most restrictive carry environments, other than in the secure area of an airport. Most non-permissive environments restrict blades to less than 3 inches. The Meadowlark meets that requirement with a blade length of 2 7/8". The Meadowlark 2 meets the same requirements. My original Meadowlark had a steel body. The FRN is a nice alternative. With full steel liners, there is no give at all to the blade. With the same basic design as the Spyderco FFG Delica 4, and the same steel as Spyderco's economy models (8Cr13MoV), this is the best value in an EDC knife that I've found yet. It weighs less than my original Meadowlark with full steel construction, and is so light I hardly notice in the pocket on my khakis. The full steel versions always were pulling down on my pocket when I sat down. Not a problem with the FRN version. The FRN scales are aggressive without being too painful. I'm able to get a nice grip on them without the slipping that I had on the steel handled original. As far as weight in the hand, I do prefer the G-10 model, as I mentioned in another review, but that's a minor point. The Spyderco pocketclip design is an improvement over the old Byrd design, plus, the clip can be mounted in any one of the four corners of the knife, unlike the original Meadowlark, which only had two mounting choices. Packaging, if you care, has changed from the old, big box store, blister pack, to a slide-by box, consistent with the Spyderco line. Blade design is also more substantial than the original. The original Meadowlark had a "beak" in front of the bird's eye on the blade. The Meadowlark 2 continues straight from the top of the blade down to the tip. The flat ground blade is also a nice improvement over the old hollow ground blade. One advantage, other than price, that Byrd has over Spyderco, IMO, is the Byrd blades all have a choil at the base of the blade, i.e., a space for your index finger to go on the blade if you want to choke up on it. If you're not restricted by local laws, buy the Cara Cara 2 (cf. to the Endura 4). If you are restricted, as I am, go with the Meadowlark 2. At $19 it's less than half the price of the Delica. Buy a nice sharpener, sharpen it a couple of times a year, and you won't notice the difference.

pure junk. not a spyderco. certainly not paying 1/2 the cost of the knife for round trip shipping for them to send me the knife

Esta navaja es magnífica, con la calidad característica de la marca. Obvio el acero no es la calidad de los otros aceros premium que tiene la marca, pero por el precio esta excelente, el tamaño está genial para una navaja de diario.

Champignon

Ligera, tamaño perfecto para el bolsillo y buenos acabados. Buen filo de fábrica y mecanismo de cierre sólido

Calidad precio perfecto,muy contento,el acero es bueno aunque mejorable pero por el precio está muy bien ,muy similar a la spyder

Beau couteau, bonne qualité de coupe (tranchant rasoir sorti de boite), absence de jeu, blocage de lame et système d'ouverture a une main très efficace, je lui aurais mis 5 étoile si... Un défaut d'usinage du manche m'empêche de mettre le clip ceinture d'une autre façon, alors que c'est prévu d'origine... déçu sur ce point, Amazon si tu me lis.