Spyderco Endura Wave: Another Must Have

If you need and love knives, add this one to the list. It is all about 1st Kind of Cool with the Spyderco Endura 4 Wave. Indentical to construction to the Endura 4 FFG version, the Waved version has VG10 steel, FRN Volcano grip, 4-way clip, perfect jimping, and the liners are more skeletonized than your local haunted house. The Wave feature sets it apart. In a smooth one step motion this version deploys with lightning speed and provides you with instaneous cutting. Yes it has a steep sabre grind which I still do not prefer for cutting tasks but for the speed gain, I'll take it. It will have the advantage of a stronger tip and spine if your system needs that. In 2014 the Endura 4 Wave was issued in navy grey, a cool color. A few competition options also shown against this instant Hall of Famer./////////////////////////Nutnfancy Likability Scale: 10 out of 10///////////////////////////Get from www.cutleryshoppe.com use code nutnfancy

[@timtom5828]

I've had this knife for almost four years, carried it everday, and it is AWESOME! No rust, no failures, and a ton of hard use. Best wave knife for the money. Not as strong as the cold steel waveables, but none of the cold steel knives that have the wave feature are as reliable. I can get this thing to open 10 of 10 times because of the generous opening for the pocket catch. The cold steel ak 47(which I own and love), for example, has a very small opening for the pocket catch, and it either fails to deploy or gets caught up in the pocket fabric. This is my favorite spyderco ever.

[@LIFEasEDDIE]

Skinning turtles...I actually laughed out loud...haha. You need to make a Skinning Turtles shirt...I'll buy one! :)

[@ninguemvj]

Completely agree!

[@julienfoss3201]

same

[@NMotorsportscom]

This!

[@joehancock7062]

This has been my favorite EDC knife for years. I was always disappointed that nutnfancy wouldn't consider it due to a want of keeping his knife in his system consistent (not becoming dependent on the wave). I feel the urge to say "I told you so!" after listening to this video. Also - I have to say I think this knife is beautiful, and have gotten lots of compliments on it. Maybe beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but it seems every time I bust this out someone usually says "Woa - what is that?" Perhaps because it IS so unique looking. For some reason the balance on this knife seems better than the regular FFG - like there is more weight towards the front of the actual blade. It just feels more substantial without really being any heavier. You have to hold both to know what I'm saying. Also for anyone who thinks you can achieve the same result as this waved version with a zip tie on your regular FFG - you are dead wrong - I'll leave it at that. This knife is DEFINITELY a "knife guy's" knife. I own a pretty respectable collection of nice production knives, and this is the one that ends up in my pocket the most. If I could own ONE spyderco, this would be it.

[@SurvivalistMedia]

Thanks Nutn, Just this last year I've bought the Benchmade 585 Mini Barrage as my very favorite EDC. EVER.. I bought the Spyderco Resilience for my EDC Lunch Box Knife, great for food prep. I just ordered my Endura Wave, this will fill my tactical folder role. I'll have an updated EDC video up soon. I'm ready for my gear check! Thanks for all your help over this last year. Your reviews are the best. I respect your advice. I never considered myself a knife guy till I met you on KZbin.

[@carlmatson449]

Based on your review I bought this knife as my first carry knife. TOTALLY AWESOME! Thanks Nutn!!

[@TNcitizen22]

This has been in my EDC rotation for years now. Fantastic blade, and another excellent Nutnfancy review.

[@caddilacjim]

Great video Nutn,can't go wrong with a Spyderco.

[@MrNookman1]

perfect timing on the video i literally just started looking at reviews of this three days ago great review for a great knife keep up the good work :)

[@ManS1ayr]

thanks for bringing back the knife show

[@wpherigo1]

I love the auto-deploy when you pull it out. I saw the videos but didn't believe it until I tried it.

[@tnobs48]

I absoutely love my endura 4 ffg!! Amazing edc knife, I carry it everyday. Gonna have to look into this knife. Thanks for the review Nutn!

[@bluzboi1]

Been rocking mine for years, absolutely love it!

[@wpherigo1]

Got one. It is AWESOME. Thanks for putting it on my radar.

[@DeeRenaissance]

Long overdue! Glad to see your knife reviews are back. Bring on the flashlights and multitools please :) I will get an endura wave-- as soon as they do them in h1 steel....

[@330-Backpacker]

Great video Nutn. Digging that waved endura!

[@kcd1001]

delica is an amazing all around knife, once i bought that i was hooked and the spyderco collection began

[@mthebex]

your interview with Mr. Emerson is one of my all time fav vids btw...!

[@tuber7200]

Have had mine for awhile now, GREAT knife

[@VCBird6]

Bout time you reviewed this little beauty, dude! Love it! ^^

[@SinderSetawa]

I've been EDCing this and the delica 4 wave for years now and love them so much. I always end up coming back to this knife for my main EDC blade despite giving others a fair chance to prove themselves. the only issue I've had was when I broke off the clip. The clips can become brittle overtime and break off at the points on either side of the lanyard hole. no big issue and a cheap fix. just order some extras from spyderco if you ever run into that and you will have a couple backups.

[@Slinky108]

Just bought this knife before I saw your review. Mine has the Glock armorer tool! It totally rocks!

[@jgharts4949]

Great job NutNFancy! I am not into the color handles but I really like the military version one with the better steel. I might have to look into that one. Sounds like you got some great deal. You had good comments, thanks.

[@mukinfutch1645]

Have one for years now. Awesome blade!

[@mmrtactical7764]

I dig my Spydey tenacious! Thx Nutn.

[@chickychowpow1]

Well that's amusing I ordered one Saturday and come to see this on my feed lol

[@ExecuteOrder.66]

FINALLY, THE WAVE!!!!! Already got 3 in my collection, but the delica wave is an absolute MUST. KEEP KRV's ALIVE NUTN

[@jamesmoir7709]

I just got into spyderco knives and got my first one at cabelas I got the tenacious I heard it was good and it is!

[@kevinc.5073]

Awesome! I requested you review this, and you did. I have misplaced mine, and it's killing me.

[@kevinc.5073]

Found it!

[@eje1079]

I've got the homemade Wave feature on my blue Endura 4. It works fantastically!!

[@HazardWolfCorp]

There you go again Nutn' making me go buy more knives :P, I love this blade.

[@slit555]

Don't forget the Pacific Salt! It's basically an H1 Endura... I bought mine on a whim and it has now been my favorite EDC for the past three years.

[@xtremearmor]

Excellent knife review on the Endura Wave. After watching this video I do believe I need to try a wave type knife and the Endura just may be the one. Although, I will not be skinning any turtles with it but just an EDC. The Delica is a great little knife for I got my two daughters one each a while back and it is a sharp knife.

[@TheWestboom]

Yesss more knife reviewss!!!

[@ecko996]

I have been running the paramilitary 2 for about two years now as EDC and have to be honest I feel naked without it great knife great knife company. Also run either a preon 2 or qp2a pro from Foursevens another great product. Thanks

[@andypaskmack9309]

skinning turtles! haha! love it. I've had this knife for 5 years or so. the blade shape isn't the best for slicing tasks but it is very strong. The volcano grip is the best in the business. One issue I have is with the lock up. mine has vertical play that has worsened over the years. I may send it back to Spyderco although I'm not entirely up to speed on their warranty.

[@jneyman]

i love ur endura and delica vids. i got the delica4 in brown and a dragonfly2 in black. i think the endura has too large of a blade for my uses and i am afraid of the "grey area" here in NJ. i was edcing the delica4 for a while and got the dragonfly2 and thats my edc blade now. very lightweight and blade size is good for my uses (mainly letter/box/package opener). Keep up the awesome vids!

[@Yankeepride03]

I carry the Spyderco Lone Wolf version of this Emerson/Endura. Awesome knife plus it has the Glock punch on it.

[@Sir-Topham-Hatt]

luckily I already have this knife. had it for about 6 or 8 months. REALLY awesome. my second favorite edc blade right after the benchmade 940

[@IDWIE]

Just bought it! It was a tough decision between this and the Karahawk. I'll prob buy the Karahawk later! :) Thx for your one millionth great vid

[@mikes9301]

Bought this knife 3 weeks ago. Great edc, and weight.

[@thedaver8]

Yay for more nutn knife reviews!

[@pathyskeeter]

I love my Endura. Looking forward to buying an Endura Wave or Delica Wave.

[@kerberosWXIV]

The best wave-opener I've tried. Owned 2 of them. Standard edc load out. Hope Spyderco come out with sprint run with ZDP189.

[@joemo1033]

Hey NutN. Great job as always. I thought that the LoneWolfDistributors version of this knife would be prefered because of the (possibly gimmicky?) built in Glock punch. I said screw it and got both. I don't know when I'll need a punch on my knife but it's got a LWD logo on it and it's more options. That's a win most of the time. Thanks for all the hard work.

[@thescharfchannel]

I've had my Endura Wave for two yeas and it's my favorite edc blade. The quick deployment is very reliable, good steel, low profile and larger blade then most edc knives. Technically I originally see this knife as a defense/tactical style. I like how he states that it wont cut as good as an original Endura.

[@oXObsidianXo]

Full Flat Ground slices better...that's what he meant.

[@thegreatpeter9440]

Please keep up the knife reviews Nutn!!!

[@seantnper881]

Im rocking the spyderco police with the amazing ziptie mod. Looks amazing and its functional.... still waiting for the Scar 17s reveiw. Also more run znd guns. Hope the nutnfancy clan is excellent. Also praying for mrs nutnfancy. Double owl out!!!!

[@ianchen99]

bought it! love it! spyderco rocks!

[@EatCarbs]

Love the Endura 4.. it's my woods EDC food prep knife.

[@mudyfronty05]

My Endura wave rides in my off hand pocket with the Nutn JB weld mod. Perfect option for weapon retention while on duty. I did the JB weld mod because I found the texture of the grip made it very difficult to get the knife out quickly because of the fabric of my uniform pants.

[@DasGonz13]

I can't wait for the Emerson/Kershaw collaboration knife that comes out this year.

[@joshvaldez9234]

Nutn, you have to check out spydercos new Manix 2. It's the one you have an 11 out of 10. Light weight. But with an upgraded steel. S110V would love for you to test that steel. It should go the distance as far as edge retention. Just hit a super blue stretch. And I love it alot more than the endura and delica. That forward finger choil Makes it so easy to open and close one handed. And the steel is just amazing. Cant beat steel from a 130 year old Japanese foundry. Keep the knife vids comming. thanks.

[@StudentOfWarCustoms]

I have one of these in my normal edc rotation. Mine has a very slight amount of vertical blade play but you've got to really muscle to it notice it on mine. I added some traction tape to the pocket clip and on the backspacer area of the handle as well and added a lanyard.

[@thehourshower]

Jeff from Armed Dynamics did a great video on the defensive purpose of the wave series from Spyderco.

[@cadet1037]

the wave is my favorite knife feature...Love it gotta have it. Started with the delcia wave for Edc (4 years of excellence). Moved on to the Matraich 2 with the wave (the very definition of Wicked). Any pocket knife I buy and carry has to have a wave.

[@miamiguy123456]

Hey Wanted to have your opinion on a karambit as an edc knife specially the Fox 599 model any experience with them?

[@bwallis100]

Yo if you had to pick one to get right now between the paramilitary that you have in this video or the pacific salt in this video which would you get first?

[@CampfireTalk]

great knife! Moving on after this one ended youtube recommended a Bruno Mars on Sesame street video. Nutn, your knife show has arrived!

[@zenviking6691]

This shit is better than TV

[@acclaimedsheepdog6375]

Since they got it licensed through Emerson does that mean they can use the wave feature in any of there knives ?

[@dukenudibranch6414]

Lost my spyderco in Japan training with the JGSDF. I wish I still had it.

[@macro820]

Bought an Endura Wave about a month ago, Wave FTW

[@dougyanez1710]

I'd love to see you review a Buck Vanguard. They're the best edc fixed-blades that I know of, and mostly because of the way the sheath carries so perfectly. If you've never carried one, I'd suggest trying it out. There's also a nice s30v version from cabela's that's pretty nice. Be sure to get the leather sheath! The nylon might not carry the same.

[@justinmetcalf8470]

Please answer this!!! I need a tactical folding knife that is affordable. I am debating over the spyderco endura 4 wave and the cold steel ak-47.

[@130bowman]

Wave function works great for opening beer bottles!!

[@pblacklock]

Get the "lone wolf" version! Same knife with wave feature but with a fold out glock armorers tool (aka punch). That's borderline "second kind of cool"!

[@chuckmadden18]

Nutn, there is a new knife that I think would be right up your alley. A titanium frame lock, vg-10 blade 3.5 in length, a flipper, 1.78 oz in weight, under 75 bucks. Boker Urban Trapper frame lock.

[@dspielman]

I need all of these.

[@xXBigWheezXx]

Hey Nutn' can we get an update on how the Z is doing, how many miles you've put on since the turbo has been installed?

[@Knifeguy1a]

The fastest deploying knife I own. It feels good in the hand, and its slim profile makes it very easy to carry in the pocket. BTW, the handle scales are gray, not British racing green (like the ZDP-189 knives). Spyderco's color code for this knife is GYW (gray-wave), but the code for the ZDP-189 knives is GRE (green).

[@TheBeanMan00]

Should I get a sog aegis or cold steel spartan? Need a new EDC to hold me over till I get socom delta.

[@bwallis100]

I have the same blue delica and the same orange endura and also mini griptilian just wanting either the pacific or the paramilitary just don't know which one to get first

[@heraclid13]

You got my into this blade when you sold me on the Pacific Salt - this was the next natural progression for me after liking my Salt so much. My current EDC blade is the wave Endura Spyderco did for Lone Wolf with the Glock tool on it (they had to re-engineer the lockbar for it compared to the normal waved Endura), their cool wolf's head logo etched on the blade, and I had it engraved by them with my name on the lockbar and "Fear No Evil" on the blade spine. I prefer the different blade shape on these for the POU the Emerson wave feature implies (although there are certainly better tactical blades out there and I'm trying to decide between an Al Mar Eagle HD and the Extrema Ratio Dark Talon for that).

[@matt4270]

LOVE my Pacific Salt!

[@heraclid13]

matt4270 Yeah, I still have my Salt... it was hard for me to make the switch to VG-10 because it's nice knowing your H-1 will absolutely will NOT rust and is easy to sharpen (I seem to be a bit sharpening-challenged). But the VG-10 holds the edge longer. The Salt has no steel liners at all, which I prefer, and although it has a saber grind, I felt no need to replace it with an Endura until I saw the Endura with the Emerson wave feature (which is really a totally un-Endura blade shape). I would love to see a larger version of this knife, because I really think a tactical blade should have the Emerson opener, but this one lacks the reach I'd like to see it have. I think that would have been a better knife for Spyderco to make than the Military, Police, or Tatanka models. Spyderco, please do that! Oh yeah, and there is a waveable Delica they make, but... ahem... it shouldn't cost just as much as the waveable Endura.

[@zenviking6691]

for retention reasons I want my defensive blade to have the wave feature so that I can draw the knife blade down without using three movements. (Or one complex and one super complex movement) something that's not possible with a traditional opening knife. I'm a huge fan of the wave feature.

[@coolhomedog]

Yes nutn is finally going to the endura over the delica, i always new he would

[@theomen49]

The emerson opener works well as a bottle opener on the spyderco's as well.

[@tripplewhipper]

Lots of manufacturers seem to be heading into the wave features, especially after success with knives from fox, Emerson and cold steel, why not right

[@GabeMacDonnell]

Paramilitary 2's are incredible knives, but the price has increase. A good price now is $115-125, (still great value.) but because they cant keep up w/ demand, they are selling for $150-180 online. I'd suggest preordering a PM2 at a reputable store that has a good price, b/c the knife is near flawless. (The Stretch & Manix series are also top notch workers.) That said, Enduras and Salts are just wonderful working knives, and some of the best design/steel/quality for the money around. If you can pry yourself away from Spydies and live with less QC, the Buck Vantages offer insane value. (You can usually fix any issues, if not have Buck do it for you.) $55 for a beautiful US made flipper with S30v and G10 is a crazy value. And if you need a folder that can survive nuclear war, the Cold Steel Triad locks are it. Voyagers are bargains, and the Lawman shows design chops up there w/ the Vantage and Spydies, (seriously.) More important than any of that tho, is learning safe and proper knife usage. Buy a book by Mears or Kochanski, and watch experts. Knives are only tools, after all! US Kershaws in 14c28n are Bargains,

[@iyn1911]

Dam! Another reason to buy another Endura.

[@tracyrreed]

How did you get "nutnfancy" so nicely engraved on that blade?

[@xSHOTDOWNINFLAMESx]

I agree that's it's on the ugly side of knives, but so functional and light weight I just love it. The wave feature with the Spydy deployment hole, effn awesome. I almost always carry it. The Delica version is great too but I prefer the weight/mass of the Endura, seems like it deploys quicker.

[@40belowful]

Awesome knifes..You ever do review on titanium Kershaw USA made rainbow?

[@John_BP]

How do you keep your 4 so clean?

[@AdrienHartmann]

yes yes yes wave is the best thing to have !

[@fredfreedom2446]

You also need to review the Spiderco Tenacious. Great knife, great value.

[@fredfreedom2446]

Thank you!

[@raxorbin]

Cut a properly oriented notch near the spydie hole on the FFG and you will have the wave feature on it

[@mebuker55]

Love this knife. My only issue for me is that the clip doesn't fully conceal the knife.

[@SoulSurvivorX2]

Love SpyderCo

[@bladeguy1277]

What about reviewing the gerber down range propel, it come in a auto and a assist. Check it out

[@jaredgotcher]

Zip-tie through the opening hole, secured to the spine of your spyderco = wave feature. Works like a charm, you can remove it, and you don't have to settle for a fugly sabre-ground version.

[@Peachwhaler26]

While disassembling I didn't get one of the two nubs of the back spacer properly seated, went to take it apart again to fix and stripped a screw, up and down play is very noticeable now = / I don't think I would recommend taking this knife apart, the tension bar is a pain. Be careful!

[@kilroyfrills3084]

I have the same knife and the lock-up just plain sucks. The clip is no longer tight be cause of some thick pockets. But it fast and that tip is sharp.

[@Daxm15e2s]

Im not crazy about the style of the wave. I always have a ziptie on my endura. Good video.

[@pcs3576]

The bottle opening feature is one of its best. It's legit yo!

[@Hottrods1]

Yea I been edc two of these fine knives

[@marcusonlife4074]

We NEED a skinning turtles shirt Nutn!

[@555Gear]

Lo & behold a few months later I've got a waved Endura. Another TMP-influenced purchase!

[@94cncpro]

I just traded my Endura 4 wave off. Scored an original 800 AFCK but damn I miss that Endura!

[@shanobix]

Skinning turtles lol . You deserve a thumbs up for that 👍

[@slaphands8441]

Two KRVs in one day! Yes!

[@thegeth4293]

if spyderco made a waved endura/delica with ffg and zdp189 that would be perfection.