There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
Also almost 3 times the price.
@dealaholic So same weight as the 154 Leek and roughly comparable steel. Also WE Knife is making the Dogtooth, so probably better fit and finish though I have no firsthand experience.
I'd be tempted if I didn't already have a Brad Zinker Chap.
The Leeks turned out to be too small and too thin and flimsy feeling to me. I carried them only a few times.
The Dogtooth is more what I was looking for. To me it's the smallest possible EDC which is still big enough to be useful most of the time.
Good job MassDrop!
Don't everyone throw tomatoes at me but this makes me realize that that my CPM-S35VN Spyderco Positron fits the role of this Dogtooth, a premium version of a compact edc folder.
Thanks all, you saved me $100 (actually $120 because I'd definitely would have gone for the Carbon Fiber one)
I love my CF Leek but there are problems. First, if you get anything but the base 12C28N, the Leek's tip is crazy fragile
Second, the Leek's QA, especially on heat treat, isn't all that great. I've had 2 CPM154 Leeks and the edge retention was notably different. Not to mention that the grind on the first one was a good .5mm off center, and not at all straight. And neither is anywhere close to the edge retention of my Bark River.