Spyderco Centofante 3 Prestige Folding Knife: An Essential Tool for Everyday Utility and Pocket Use

Mark, The Florida Cracker: It's lightweight, the edge is almost the complete blade length, handle stays in your hand without a thought, and usually when I pull it out to use, a few people want to look at it. Don't let them though, they will try to walk off "forgetting" they hadn't given it back.

Seriously though, it is everything Spyderco says it is and more. Mine is a little uneven on the top grinds for the false edge, but not enough to bother me at all. Love em.

United States on Sep 10, 2023

alex: Un coltello classico.Comodo e molto affilato.4 stelle perché non smontabile...

Italy on Aug 18, 2023

Marius Künstler: Wie gewohnt, sehr gute Spyderco Qualität - sehr scharf, liegt super in der Hand. Ein Stern Abzug, weil es ein wenig leicht ist und ich bezweifle, dass die Griffschalen ewig halten werden, dafür ist das gravierte Logo super schön gemacht. Vom Preis her würde ich sagen, dass es vielleicht 15-20 Euro zu teuer ist, auch wenn es VG-10 Stahl ist. Für den alltäglichen Gebrauch gibt es da bessere Optionen von Spyderco (z. B. Cat oder UK Pen), aber es ist trotzdem eine schöne Ergänzung meiner Sammlung :-)

Germany on Aug 01, 2023

Sturmi: Messer liegt gut in der Hand und ist auch stabil gebaut so wie man sich es vorstellt. Es kam auch recht scharf an man kann ja zur not selbst Hand anlegen und es selbst schärfen dafür ist es ja güstig und nicht überteuert

Germany on Jul 11, 2023

カズチ: 軽く開け閉めも慣れれば簡単で使い勝手がいい

Japan on Apr 24, 2023

ガンタンクガンタンク: パン切りナイフを探してAmazonを検索していたら、風変わりな穴空きのナイフを見つけました。
他のナイフに無いなめらかな曲線のデザインにやられて、そのまま購入。
(他のレビュアーさんの評価がおおむね高かったのもポイントです)
届いた品を刃を洗浄して、さっそくパンや紙を切ってみましたが、軽さ・切れ味に驚かされました。
また、私は手が小さいのですが(小指のリングサイズ7号)、大き過ぎず小さ過ぎずなサイズ感が気に入りました。
デザイナー品と工業品のいいとこ取りといった感があり、機能・デザインともに秀逸で、日常に彩りを与えてくれる逸品です。
特徴的な穴を使った『ワンハンドオープン』もできるそうですが、無用な怪我の元になりそうで、私は勧めません。
あくまで刃物であり、玩具ではありませんから。
保管には他社製品になりますが、Amazonでも取り扱っている
『VICTORINOX(ビクトリノックス) ナイフケース ナイロンケース...

Japan on Nov 23, 2022

captainsparrow: I am a big fan of Spyderco knives. The quality of the blades is excellent, and they are relatively cheap. I own 3 Spyderco knives (Centofante 3, Delica, and Endura), and this knife is the lowest quality of the three. It also happens to be the nicest looking of the three. I have owned this knife for over two years now, and this is what I have found.

Pros:
1. Good blade quality. I have found that it holds an edge well, but it is a little hard to sharpen.
2. Beautiful design. This is one fancy-looking knife.

Cons:
1. The thumb grip on the top of the blade is VERY aggressive. I carry tip down, so if I have to reach into my pocket to get anything other than the knife, it can scrape my hand.
2. The grip is slick. The ergonomic angle of the handle is good, but the grip is pretty slick.
3. Rivets instead of screws. This goes back to quality. I find that the screws are better because if anything gets loose, it can be tightened back up.
4. The spider logo falls off. This did not happen overnight, but over about a year and a half of wearing the knife (mostly with dress clothes) the logo fell off. It was just glued in a recess of the handle.

In summary,...

United States on May 24, 2017

RobAngel: Despite mixed reviews and less of a discount than what you can find on most other Spyderco knives--such as best sellers like Endura4 and Salt Series (there's probably a reason for that, namely collectors/demand)I took a chance. I've always liked Centofante designed knives and this one delivers. It has very good quality steel that arrived extremely sharp. It's almost cliche, but yes, it easily shaved hair off my arm. It arrived much sharper than the Spyderco Native did, which besides not arriving as sharp, seems over rated compared to this less expensive (and foreign made) knife.

Unlike the Native, which loses a half inch of it's already shorter blade to it's choil, I like how the Centofante's blade edge is almost continuous from handle to tip and has an effective choil that won't abrade my pants pockets. The blade locks up very tight--you have to really pull on it hard to get a wee bit of wiggle and that occurs only if I'm not holding the handle real tight (don't try that at home, kids) and as a result, the liner lock in the very light weight handle is allowed to flex. That's not likely to happen in 'real world' usage and I think it's an inevitable trade off, due to the...

United States on Oct 18, 2012

Dan Keener: I've had this knife for a couple months now, and I absolutely love it. For the role it tries to fill, I would dare to say it is close to being the perfect knife. It combines the great materials, great workmanship, and awesome functionality characteristic of Spyderco, with a truly beautiful and intelligent design by Frank Centofante.

It is a pretty significant blade, at +3 inches, and gorgeously designed. But at 2mm thickness, with FRN handle and no steel liner locks, it is LIGHT. Folded, it is a bit longer than some comparable knives (thanks to that 3"+), but its width profile is pretty small, so it really fits nicely in the pocket without getting in the way (though mine came with the clip oriented for tip-down carry, and if you carry it in your pocket that way you're likely to run into the gimping behind the thumb hole a lot. I changed mine to tip-up, which is far more natural for me anyway, but for that you'll need a little torxx screwdriver -- buy one cheap at home depot, for some reason they're a ripoff on amazon). Anyway, the thin hollow-grind blade is simply awesome for a variety of cutting chores (that thinness makes it a great slicer), and it's great steel - VG10 -...

United States on Mar 18, 2010