Spyderco Smock M390 vs 20CV - Unboxing and Comparison

[@joshsmith8417]

Great Video Kevin. I picked up an M4 Smock a while back and hadn’t carried it until today. And you did a Smock video!

[@KnifeNerdery]

Excellent timing! One of the satin finish or the black TiCN PVD version?

[@joshsmith8417]

@@KnifeNerdery Satin BHQ exclusive.

[@NicholasPlatt-ps3fg]

Yeah the m4 the one I wanted to. You ever wanna get rid of it

[@hityoutwo]

That’s a great looking knife, looking forward to seeing your deep dive on it. It should definitely look great in wood scales!

[@KnifeNerdery]

Thanks! The wood I picked out for the scales is pretty wild! A slab of cocobolo with really vivid figuring that almost looks like tiger stripes. I usually go for more subdued styling, but I just couldn't stop thinking about this set once I saw them in an "available scale blanks" image Match posted. The in-progress shots he sent me look fantastic!

[@hityoutwo]

@@KnifeNerdery you can’t go wrong with cocobolo. Those will definitely be some stunning scales!

[@1BigHeart777]

❤️ your attention to detail and review style. Thank you for your content. I learn so much. 👍

[@KnifeNerdery]

Awesome! Always love finding folks who enjoy the small details!

[@1980JPA]

Just now found your channel by searching for everyone's "five knives" vids. So glad I did. You've got my sub 👍. Now to go binge a few more of your vids. Keep up the good work.

[@KnifeNerdery]

Haha, that's awesome! I was wondering how people were finding my channel all of a sudden. 😄 Glad you're enjoying it!

[@AverageDE]

Can't wait to see your deep dive on this. Definitely a deserving piece.

[@KnifeNerdery]

Your fly icon gets me every time. 😆

[@aballer18]

Sweet! Looking forward to the take down video!

[@domeromer]

Great video. Love my smock. Want to get the M390. Have the OG with some ti scales jeweled by WOK.

[@KnifeNerdery]

Ooo, nice choice. I've always been tempted to pick up some Ti scales for it!

[@TheJazzyjake1234]

The smock is my favorite and I've been hunting for the m390 blade also

[@KnifeNerdery]

It's so good -- worth the hunt!

[@roscomcfarland204]

Love your channel man just found it. Have a few questions regarding a channel I’ve started. I’ve got a lot of spyderco knives in different steels if you’re looking for any lmk!

[@KnifeNerdery]

Oh cool, what's your channel? Hit me up on IG (@knifenerdery) and I'm happy to help in any way I can!

[@tomfury6276]

Can I buy one of your Smocks? Please let me know…

[@Predikeren]

Really cool DLT exclusive👏⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍 Did you chop the "mini" yourself?🤔 Cool channel by the way🙏😊 Even if I'm basically a tactical knife addict😅👌 Regards from Norway, Scandinavia🇧🇻

[@KnifeNerdery]

Haha, I wish I was that talented! The chop was done by @bladechops on IG -- he does fantastic work. Thanks for the support!

[@Predikeren]

@@KnifeNerdery Thanks!🙏😊

[@gmuk101]

What is that shorter one? Where can I get one of that?

[@KnifeNerdery]

It is also a Smock, but it's been chopped down by a modder who goes by @bladechops on Instagram. He does great work! This one has Blue Terotuff scales which he chopped down at the same time to fit, so if you do get him to mod a knife for you, make sure you've figured out what scales you want for it first!

[@mikeypolekal7598]

What’s the name of the small smock ??

[@KnifeNerdery]

That's just a "chopped" full-size Smock. This mod work was done by @bladechops over on IG, but there are a couple folks who do this kind of mod to Smocks specifically. But the work here is spectacular, so I definitely recommend hitting @bladechops up if you're in the market.

[@mikeypolekal7598]

Looks amazing Ty man for the reply. I’ll deft be hitting them up

[@domdragons5943]

I love this knife and i love m390 ......

[@Mundo-702]

So Rad! 🤙

[@jefferydellinger7422]

Nice , I also have one , wasn't cheap .

[@KnifeNerdery]

Excellent! Which of the two steels did you end up with?

[@jefferydellinger7422]

@@KnifeNerdery Finally found it on eBay. Same as yours , red g10 , m390 . Then I have the standard Smock. I really like the design .

[@concernedpatriot9314]

Because your a knife nerd 🤓 haaa I get it.

[@ilijabosnjak76]

Pfffttt go outside beat the Shyt out of it and then come back,,This video doesn't show me nothing except how the knife looks like...I know people,buy a knife and never use it,,I myself am guilty of it..I own enough Knives to last 3 lifetimes and Katana and Wakizashi I probably will never use..But enjoy your Knives..

[@KnifeNerdery]

Fair point, but I mean, it was an unboxing, so that was kind of inevitable. 😂 I've had the chopped one for about 4 months now and have put it through a ton of cardboard and whatnot, but it's just not a "beat the shyt out of it" kind of knife 😆

[@ilijabosnjak76]

@@KnifeNerdery Fair point as well I have no idea what am I doing with 12 knives within my hand reach,,it’s just obsession with knives 🔪 I guess,,maybe I missed couple when counting,but I live alone so nobody can give me Shyt how many knives I have..Please don’t became like me,, I see knife and immediately My brain 🧠 says “Oooo I like that “..It’s a curse so I went ahead and got hatchet 🪓 and spear 😂 😂 😂 I am sure Visa guys will cut couple of my fingers off for abusing it…

[@49giants3]

So what makes this one better than the 20cv ???? Never even took mine out the box. The 20 cv one

[@KnifeNerdery]

Oh I don't think the M390 one is better than the 20CV one in general, like in some kind of quality way. The handles being polished vs textured makes a really big difference in appearance and feel in person, on top of the much more obvious res vs black thing. But all of that will just be a matter of preference. The steels are analogs, and Spyderco nails their heat treats in general. On THESE particular instances, the 20CV one I have has almost no detent strength, where as the M390 one has a crisp, stronger detent -- something that's rare to find on Smocks, or Taichung Spydercos in general. But I would definitely assume that's a one-off characteristic of this particular one, not the M390 ones in general.