How to disassemble and maintain the Spyderco Delica and Endura Pocketknives

[@christamu2]

I'm reminded of something Adam Horovitz said. "I'd rather be a hypocrite than the same person forever." Changing views come with more time and wisdom so keep it up.

[@stevenfeduk4833]

"A hero can be anyone -- even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat around a young boy's shoulders to let him know that the world hadn't ended." Always be yourself. Unless you can be Batman. Then, always be Batman. One way to be sure you've learned something is if you've changed your mind. In short, I think what happened is, my father passed away, I had a pocketful of EDC to go on, I found this channel, and learned there was more to learn about the hobby and the man than I could possibly imagine. Thank you so very, very much Nick.

[@NickShabazz]

I'm sorry for your loss, but I'm glad the channel has brought you joy. Thanks for the kind words.

[@1PageAtATime]

This video absolutely saved me with that trick to get the lock on. I was trying to put it on while the knife was opened up for about an hour and the blade jumped up and bit me, twice. Thanks a million for the help mate

[@jonr1510]

I kept going past this video because I thought it was 3 years not 3 hours ago uploaded. Just surprised to see a delica on this channel in 2020. Great knife though and even greater steel

[@leodegas7731]

I know this is old but i just took apart mine and had a heck of a time putting it together. Just when i thought i was done, then the plastic guide was giving me problems just like you pointed out. I took it apart and while putting it together ( the hard way) i lost a washer.😭,😠😭 So tomorrow I will finish the job, just the way you did it. ( Minus a washer). Im new to knives 3 weeks and this was my first time. 😆 I will not use this knife until i get another washer. Thank you soo much for teaching me something new. At 60 I'm never too afraid to say I'm wrong. Learning is what keeps me young. My anxiety and depression thank you for teaching me how to put this together. Peace, Leo

[@CSGraves]

My method for disassembling the Seki City Spydercos: 1. Strip at least one T6. 2. Curse. 3. Use hacksaw to convert stripped T6(s) into slotted screws. 4. Reassemble. 5. Curse some more, even though the ordeal is over. 6. Swear never to do this again.

[@stoneblue1795]

And then order the Ganzo equivalent.

[@CSGraves]

@@stoneblue1795 .. for the screws!

[@MrBowser2012]

😂

[@E1337N3SS]

Fun story! I actually had an old half serrated saber ground endura that I sold to a guy years and years ago. When I sold it to him, I figured I'd take it apart and clean it up before I shipped it so the new owner wouldn't have my pocket gunk in it, and that little plastic pin snapped off on one side. Luckily, the guy was cool about it when I explained it and sent him back his money, but I was really put off by spyderco for awhile after that.

[@peacefuljeffrey]

It’s a cheap-shit design that never should have happened. It’s the way PONTIAC used to design CARS. “Just get it out of the lot, and get someone to take it home. After that, it’s not our problem.” It’s an inferior design that should have been rectified decades ago.

[@artemkanarchist]

I’m sitting here in Russia dreaming about Spyderco knives in K390 getting prepared for the future disassembly... Thanks for the experience!

[@rottnjames]

That was incredibly helpful! Thank you, Nick. I was having a rubbing issue by they blade that I was able to solve by taking apart, cleaning and applying a little lubricant. I played this video as a step-by-step to get me through.

[@kbarnes0]

Thanks Nick, from your tutorial I was able to overcome my fear of disassembling my Delica 4 and install some sweet carbon fiber scales on it! Thanks!

[@golfpro5502]

Thanks for the video. Had some copper scales for my delica and was always scared to try and install. Followed you vid for an easy go of it!👍🏽 now its my favorite knife- went from cheap feeling to a nice hefty knife.

[@ClassicGunReviews]

Hi Nick, thanks for making this video. I heard you describe taking the Delica apart in another video, so it was nice to see it in person. As always it was made more fun by your philosophizing and stories during the disassembly and reassembly.

[@WhiteSandsMbuna]

Just bought a new enduro from spyderco at the western stock show. The knife is perfect. Every fit, every dimension, blade centering, lock up, lack of play at all. Always have loved how the japanese spydercos feel.

[@BladeWalker77]

Here in Italy I prepare a lot of food with my Endura in zdp189, now I'm ready to disassemble it for a nice cleaning and maintenance, thanks!.

[@carmelotansengco4605]

Thank you so much for this video Nick. I took apart my Endura 4 and I haven't been able to put it back together. I'll try to reassemble it now.

[@sgtdan707]

Used this video to re-assemble the Pakkawood-KnifeCenter variant of the Delica 4. I do wish Nick has a disassembly video of the pakkawood to highlight some of the differences but the steps are almost the same as the FRN handled delica. Thanks Nick!

[@donnathan745]

I’m late to the party, great video! I’ve had great success using graphite instead of fluid lube. It has reduced the frequency of cleanings, while providing smooth action. Graphite doesn’t seem to attract and hold pocket dust, etc. Again, great video!

[@AlohaBlade]

Thanks Nick, switched out k390 scales for Aramis scales with your help today - very timely! Aloha! Edit: The Aramis backspacer has a metal pin. Bonus.

[@carmelotansengco4605]

I was able to reassemble my Endura 4 thanks to you Nick.

[@dhcasia]

Thanks Nick! Love the philosophy narrative over the ‘how to’ video. Straightforward and useful 😀

[@draftierinfern0831]

I love Rant Country, it’s one of my favorite places in the internet!

[@deenoberry3360]

Had a few endura 4s and though on the large side they are to me the best knife in that size range to carry.

[@scotteger6271]

This is where the Endela hits that sweet spot between the potentially too big Endura and potentially too small Delica

[@Sweetknives]

Great Job Nick! This is a great video.

[@Michael-mj8qp]

Thanks Nick, for tricks and the interesting video. I also got a delica a short time ago. Nice greetings from Austria.

[@Dmhlcmb]

I bought custom scales and had a hell of a time getting it back together. That spring was a huge pain to get in to the micarta scales I got off Etsy.

[@erikhaw7313]

Wow, thank you, i found out the hard way after, it was flexing so bad I couldn’t get it back together, saved me….

[@ozedc7286]

Awesome I spent ages trying to put together my Endura thanks Nick

[@BodomFox]

It was lucky for me to try and disassemble the cheaper Byrd knife first, and when putting it back together I chewed the little pin on that backspacer. It turned out that there's actually a metal pin, just coated with FRN. When assembled, it now sits a little askew, but the knife works and I don't see it failing any time soon. But I definitely will only disassemble my Delica if it gets super dirty 😅

[@nadrazakcz7858]

Nick, great video - sooo much appreciated, same trick worked to put my trusty Stretch so easily again together (they have almost same guts as Delica and Endura, so you can even extend title of this video)... Thanks and keep on rolling :-)

[@alexanderbertallo1995]

Great content here! Much love from Switzerland

[@darkru8913]

"This is a very hard knife to disassemble" air duster and kpl go brrrr

[@lencycler1]

I really wish I watched this before I worked on mine!!

[@randallkelley3599]

I bought the one in ZDP, stays super sharp.

[@ferrumiumcanis5211]

6:20 that's how scientists work. Boy we are glad to learn how wrong we were.

[@maninblack6606]

Thanks nick for helping me with another knife

[@Dmhlcmb]

DLT has an exclusive with 20CV for $108. The red and black zome looks way better in person than in the pictures, but I got micarta scales for it. Couldn’t be happier.

[@dr.killjoy29]

He’s got a nice seiko today

[@kjkblade69]

Thanks for the video! If I need to disassemble my edura or Delica now I know how.

[@jasongennero2080]

Godammit Nick your part of the watch community now.that means we're technically entitled to get a customary wrist watch check in every video now.lol.you did it to yourself brother.i will expect one in the next video.

[@S8NSAYS]

Thank you for this! Made a scale swap a piece of cake!

[@YourHandleHere84]

What part of that was supposed to be difficult? It seemed like a really simple, straightforward takedown and reassembly. Great instructional video on how to do it though, it will come in handy as I just purchased my very first Spyderco (Delica 4 in 20CV) and I plan on replacing the scales and spacer with Flytanium carbon fiber scales and a titanium spacer.

[@maxl5652]

aw man thank you so much. I was having so much trouble with this!!

[@vyr01]

maybe that pin on the back spacer is to help with the force from the spring? since you have the screw and post on the top half of the back spacer (to attach the three pieces together, and help with the spring)

[@cdb702]

Thanks for the video. Next time I'll watch first, before trying 8 or 10 times to put all the parts in before screwing the scales together only to have the spring or FRN pin pop out of place, even when clamped in. I guess watching the video first is sort of like letting your wife persuade you to stop and ask for directions before driving around for two hours looking for your destination.

[@Dale_Higgins]

This is definitely the easiest way I've found.

[@reasonablenamehere]

This is going to be helpful. I really want an S30V Delica, but the hot pink handles are not something I really want on something that I would carry.

[@scotteger6271]

Two potentially fixes for that problem...1) dye the FRN scales of the pink handled knife...would obviously have to be a dark color or black but can work...or 2) buy a 2nd Delica with whatever color scales you like and swap the blades...gift the pink one or see option 1 for a color fix

[@reasonablenamehere]

@@scotteger6271 I did option two a while back. I don't trust dye not to rub off on a sweaty hand over time.

[@masadibroto3355]

Nick...thanks a lot for the tutorial

[@tpk6285]

My new Dollica is already in need of servicing. When’s the maintenance vid coming on that? 😂

[@CSGraves]

Impossible. The Dollica is perfect!

[@rockets4kids]

Step 1: throw knife in trash Step 2: buy another

[@Pentti_Hilkuri]

@@rockets4kids You forgot: Step 3: Burn the dumpster

[@333chrispena]

Metal after market backspacer kind of fixes that problem but it also makes the backlock harder to push.

[@deadpoollee9497]

See if flytanum would make a replacement.

[@alexv.4460]

They make a backspacer that solves the issue. I’ve got one in titanium but there’s also brass, copper and carbon fibre I believe.

[@Mrplacedcookie]

Nick is our times Bob Ross

[@TomCollins-c4h]

My Byrd Cara Cara 2 didnt have any washers on the pivot, is that normal? Also putting the knife back together the action doesnt feel right anymore feels like it gets hung up now.

[@Naemnyj_Tupitsa]

Thank you very much and thank good i found your video!❤

[@mightyjosHi]

Nick is taking apart a Delica. WHAT ELSE ARE YOU GOING TO THROW AT US 2020??! *shakes fists at the sky* on a serious note: thank you for finally doing this.

[@chefboiarby304]

Titanium framelock Z-Hunter But seriously, I saw a high end knife that was produced by M-Tech. Freakin' M-Tech of all brands.

[@Thomas-dz4eg]

Great, now l will order that Delica back spacer that Nick scared me out of buying ;)

[@joedlf3618]

Were u able to find parts ?

[@Thomas-dz4eg]

@@joedlf3618 yes, several companies make them. You can get inexpensive glow in the dark plastic or the more expensive flytaniam.

[@Lahgan]

Nick, what is your favorite 2020 release under $200? Thank you!

[@matthewpuryear8009]

Any chance you have a sypderco Herbert? Took mine apart and can’t seem to get it back together. Any help would be awesome

[@TheSogGrunt]

Great video.I learned something today!😃 I just subscribed your channel 🔪👍

[@gabedestellano]

You can drop a black clip into a cup of acetone and it will strip it to stainless. You don't have to sand them.

[@Billman66]

"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen, philosophers and divines." Emerson, Self-Reliance 1841

[@chriss8206]

Nick I need some help with a stainless steel endura. My back lock is very very stiff. Any ideas on how to soften it up.

[@jstorer1980]

That's a pretty nice Seiko, what model is it? How do you like the lock tight paste vs the liquid? I've heard that the tube dries out pretty fast.

[@Tyler-Woody]

My centering is way off after I put it back together . Also favoring the clip side

[@PaulMoorhousehankooks]

What tools do i need to take these apart please

[@jcombs641]

I gotta be the one ..soooo...looking at screws on the grey Delica in the entry photo ..the screws are on backwards ? ..lol..

[@Dev3ATX]

You da man Shabazz

[@dude28405]

Somehow the screw out of the pivot came out of my Delica. The pivot is still there the screw on the other side is missing I didn't realize it would be such a devil to try to find another one does anybody know where I could get one that's not $30 for one screw or what size thread it is

[@ryanb8855]

Please do a review on the benchmade Fact

[@nicholaswhite6161]

Would a flytanium backspacer get rid of the problem with disassembling the delica?

[@scotteger6271]

Wouldn't change anything with disassembly or reassembly, but it would eliminate the plastic posts on the backspacer...they'd be metal

[@marcusmann5859]

just got my delica in vg 10 in orange frn its sharp as hell im nerdin out over it haha

[@ryanprice4122]

Same! I'm going to sand my clip too.

[@parenpi]

Have we seen that Seiko before?

[@JMLockpicking]

Nice...thanks

[@kirkveesaert9595]

"Blackshon" 😂

[@StereoTyp0]

Blaction?

[@williamleidy6713]

I have done it both ways . Become frustrated with both ways and fallen back to the opposite option.

[@clintonlewis1261]

Nice video 😀

[@mosherogoff1252]

How about the Pacific and Atlantic Salt(s)? Similar issues ?

[@mrgotmilk7238]

Not sure if you've kept up, but he's since made a video on disassembling the Pacific Salt 2. You should check it out if you haven't already. :-)

[@kevinmorris9664]

What’s the site for the tools?

[@Larry-gs8gb]

Troublomatic, lol !😂👍

[@busa4091]

Thanks

[@garrettbrown7170]

What bit driver is that?

[@tecnotrog1]

👌 nice

[@londiniumarmoury7037]

I came just to watch you struggle with the back spring. Edit: I was let down.

[@stoneblue1795]

The knife I'd love to like. But I don't see the value of them. For what they have inside of it, it should be $20-$30 knife.

[@Ravenankh]

I agree. I can’t see any reason to buy the Delica over knives like the Civivi Mckenna or Para 3 LW. The Delica is a classic for sure... But it’s been surpassed by newer knives. It’s like comparing the original Batman movie to “The Dark Knight.”

[@maranick]

@@Ravenankh well I think the Delica is overpriced but I also have the Para 3 lightweight and it's feel and balance are inferior to my Delica. IMHO

[@joshjorgensen1032]

Especially for the vg10 and frn base models. It doesn’t make any sense how they are charging that much for a foreign made back lock with poor materials. That being said..... I still kinda want one......

[@maranick]

@@joshjorgensen1032 I got a CTS204p for under $100, it's probably worth it. VG 10, should be $50, maybe.

[@jasongennero2080]

Spyderco knives r great until you stab something with one and it folds on your fingers. Spyderco resilience.and anything with an axis lock. best advice is to buy a cold steel with triad lock if your gonna be constantly vigorously stabbing things.that's just what I've come across from my experience with pocket knives over like years and years of vigorous stabbing.i hope this helps.

[@emersonb5764]

If you’re vigorously and constantly stabbing things with any folding knife you’re using the wrong tool for the job and having it fold onto your finger is Darwin’s theory in action. Fixed blade dude. Fixed blade.

[@maranick]

Well said; I seem to have a lot of stabbing I just never get around to anymore.

[@adambransbury]

GS?

[@frenchaccent540]

M390 makes Delica a much better EDC for not much more $ 👍

[@jacknemo8021]

I have the Dragonfly to deal with, so...

[@vyr01]

this only works if you have a newer one that has the screw construction, if you have an older pins model like me, your out of luck

[@sodalines]

does a civilian look like this inside?

[@peterdallyn6440]

I'm not a fan of this knife, I have the Byrd Robin which seems identical. The knife has to be disassembled in my opinion as with all the crevices in the liner if you're chopping up anything slightly gummy, like an apple, it just collects gunge. Used to like Spyderco, gone off them with this one.

[@SnXScarius]

Whats up Nick?

[@douglaskim7622]

What tool are you using to remove the screws?

[@NickShabazz]

nickshabazz.com/tools

[@jlsouth7337]

Of course he got a k390

[@extraitdeminimalisme2533]

cut the absolute fuck outta my hand when trying to put the lock bar back in.. I didn't tape the blade FUUUUUCK

[@adamjohnson1594]

Ladies and gents... The ugly long boi delica

[@beaurex4756]

I'd return a $100+ knife that needed to be disassembled and 'maintained' after carrying it for 2 days. Just sayin'. I've got $25 knives I've carried for months, even years, that just need an occasional drop of KPL. Maybe you should try a higher quality brand.

[@NickShabazz]

... Huh. OK. Well, thanks for the view and the comment.

[@scotteger6271]

Beau Rex - knife disassembly and maintenance are the things that knife guys enjoy doing. It doesn't necessarily mean the knife needed it...probably would've ran fine for a long time like it was from the factory. The thing is, this is a great way to get to know the gear you're carrying...how it works...the craftsmanship...any potential trouble areas...etc.

[@largewoodenbadger7195]

You’re talking about cancel culture

[@peacefuljeffrey]

I am really pissed off at Spyderco. I have a Delica 4 and a Delica Wave. I don’t like the dark-blue-green scales that came on the Wave, so I swapped them with the light gray ones on my Delica 4. In doing so, I came to find out that on BOTH knives, one of the pocket clip screw holes-the same respective one correspondingly on both knives-is stripped and doesn’t grip the threads of whatever screw is put into it. Someone recommended to me a solution that I hadn’t even thought of-swap the skeletonized liners and reassemble the knife. So I did that just now, and now TWO of the pocket clip screw holes are stripped! What the hell can I do? I’ve been told that Spyderco will not sell me new liners. If I sent the knives in to them, will they replace the liners? I’ve disassembled the knives; won’t they consider my warranty void? What options do I have? Do other companies (such as Flytanium) sell replacement liners for knives such as the Delica?