The Spyderco Native 5 Lightweight Pocketknife: The Full Nick Shabazz Review
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- The Spyderco Native 5 is a great EDC knife, with a great steel, and great ergonomics, and it's a beautiful half-way point between the ergonomic greatness and size of the Manix, and the disappears-in-the-pocket carryability of the Delica. And it's only $80.
It's a gem. Flat out, 100%, solid, gem. Go buy one.
I want one. The only thing I wish Spydie would do on all these lightweight FRN knives, is use the wire pocket clip. Lighter and less visible.
I find the rounded end of a wire pocket clip is also easier on the sofa and car seat than the solid clips (rear right pocket carry). However I don't like the way the wire clip open end screws into the body. I works loose.
Have a manix 2 lightweight. I don't carry it anymore. The wire clip came loose and got lost. Luckily my manix just feel in the pocket. Carried the manix 2 for about 2 years before the clip got lost.
Hopefully wire clip, no liners and comp lock
the wire clip is so dainty, it constantly moves around and does not have nearly the same tension as the solid ones.
Agreed! Wire pocket clip all the way!
Even though I own quite a few Spydercos, I wouldn't say I'm a true fanboy, but the lightweight Native 5 is one of my favorite, most carried knives ever.
Just got my pink Native in the mail today. Love it.
This video just showed up in my feed…6.5 years later.
I just picked up a special run of the Native 5 lightweight from Blade HQ. It has a DLC coated CPM-M4 blade and mint green scales. It was on sale for $99. I love it…except for the pocket clip.
Get an MXG deep carry!
As Spyderco's go, the Native 5's looks are absolutely stellar🔊🎇👍 Just my opinion😎
Nice overview of the knife, but for me it really adds a lot of value in helping me figure out which Spydie I may want and why. The time you spent on comparisons to the Manix and Delia was very helpful.
I've been eyeballing the native for a while now, but with your review I'm finally gonna pull the trigger and grab one!
great knife and made in the USA is a bonus in my book
Well said. I agree. I have the same model Native 5 and love it. Perfect knife.
got one based on your review. you were pretty much spot on with your evaluation. thanks a lot. I really appreciate your videos.
Best bang for your buck. Just purchased the Native in S30V with FRN scales. Unparalleled value.
For me, this sits at the optimal point on the curve of diminishing returns for an EDC knife. It has a premium steel at a very reasonable price without comprising in other areas. There may be features you don't like on the Native 5 or it may lack features you want but objectively there's nothing bad to say about it. In terms of blade performance, you can't do much better no matter how much you spend, unless you need a larger blade or different blade shape for your tasks. And if you pay less, you'll get a noticeable drop in performance.
Got a native 5 lw two weeks ago. Extremely solid knife. No blade play in any direction, none. Came very sharp. I like it so much I havent even used it yet so, cant say anything about edge retention or sharpenability. Extremely light too.
I have several different Spyderco Knives so you can say I have a Spyderco knife family and I love every one of them.
after selling my native i went with a manix 2. really liked that knife
I prefer the Delica but I can see why this is in the line-up - the Delica has the original huge Spyderco "hump" for the opening hole, but the same-blade length Native doesn't have a hump. Also, the Native has "slide forward onto the blade" protection plus a way to choke up on the blade. My main objection to the Native (I have the very early edition with spear point blade) is that for its length it has very little usable blade (although what is usable, is _very_ usable).
I like the lighter, thinner Delica for front dress shirt carry, with the blade point down against the left pocket edge - and deep carry pocket clip. The weight makes all the difference.
Thank you for your reviews, just discovered you channel and working way through a lot of your old stuff.
Thanks for sharing that knife with us. I think it is a very nice choice for a discrete carry, I would not want to carry a blade that is much smaller than that one. You did a great job of describing and reviewing it for us. I appreciate it.
That's one we still need to get. Really enjoying your knife reviews!
BirdShot IV yours are just as good!
Yep
Mr. SHABAZZ I just picked up a native 5 grey frn scales and maxamet blade steel! Haven’t carried it yet I’m still stuck between my demko 20.5 & my mini adamas. But I know I’ll fall in love with the native 5 when I start to use and carry it!
just picked up the native 5 today and figured I'd see what the Nick had to say about it.. the s35vn made in USA beat out the delica 4 vg10 in my final decision.. the delica felt good and as much as I hear good about it I've been wanting one.. everything was spot on with my native 5 but she's a little stiff but will break in soon enough.. maybe next time the delica will come home with me..
"But, gem. Just... It's a gem. No... no complaints. Ergonomic gem, value gem, construction gem. Gem. Just a gem." Love this guy
I've watched this video before but I had to come back and like and leave a comment because this is my favorite knife I've owned. I've got the pm2, just got the para3, and I have a few other decent knives, but I know that this one will eventually find it's way back into my pocket somehow. Great video.
Also I feel like Spydercos s35vn never goes dull, like ever. And it's hard to beat the combination of value, weight, and ergos.
great review as always. I've put the Native 5 on my to buy list. btw, I carried around my Manix 2 Lightweight all this past week. I didn't even notice it there.
Just ordered a teal native 5 w/s90v. I hope I like it,it was $115 shipped 🙄
I have this, I got it from a massdrop bluebox and that wasn't the best deal I could have gotten. Still good knife overall. I'm not a huge fan of the back lock but I'm sure the lefties of us love it.
Great review thank you. I picked one up. Pink handle.
Another difference is that the Delica 4 has steel liners embedded in the FRN, while Native 5 doesn't.
Yeah I wondered about Nick saying that the Native was built to be used lots vs the Delica occasionally. I'm knife newbie but had assumed that the steel liners would make the Delica a bit more robust?
My wife has and carries a Native and I have a Delica (which gets less pocket time more these days as I typically carry my pm2). Having handled both and put them both through a ton of work. I wouldn't worry about the lack on liners on the Native. They are both totally capable knives. The Native is substantially more robust feeling in the hand despite not having liners.
The blade is less robust, but the handle is more so. And the Ergos are better for me on the Native.
I definitely agree on all points.
I've had my Native 5 for about 2 years. I haven't missed the steel liners and I use it a lot. Mine was closer to $100. It's been a wonderful folder.
Native 5 G10. I will carry edc until the end. Very practical, very sharp.
Great review; I wound up getting one in Maxamet. To me, it carries about the same in the pocket as the Delica. It doesn't have that protruding hump that's jimped up to tear up my pants. It's narrower in the pocket, right at that area, if a bit wider elsewhere.
The Delica feels as though it has more usable blade. The ergonomics aren't quite as good, though.
Funny how they did a steel downgrade and a price hike
Thanks for the review Nick. I just picked one up new. I'm looking forward to its arrival. also scored a used dragonfly. its gonna be a great mailcall indeed
I LOVE running to the mailbox for new knife arrivals👍
Best knife I've ever carried. Carry it every day.
Not $80.00 in 2022. Oh well.
Yeah in my country is 150$ atm.
It’s about US$120.00 now.
My Native was really stiff at first but wore in nicely. It is probably the best value; agreed. The handle is more block-like than the Delica, and that makes it feel like Lego plastic. But I till like it.
Amazing every time to hear and learn from the knowledge you share
this will be my next knife. I handled one when I bought my mini griptilian. I almost chose the native, but like you said, with the lock back it wasn't even close to the smoothness of the axis lock. But, now that I have the griptilian, I'm going after the native as a backup/second edc. in the hand it really does feel phenomenal.
glad you did this knife justice with a great review. its my favorite edc
i occasionally use a folding knife for food prep, but this is really more of a novelty since washing a folding knife means water and careful drying that begins to be a lot like unnecessary work, plus i am going to lightly oil the knife which i don't relish in the food. i have several native fives with different blade steels which is often the motive for acquiring the same model. awaiting a new one in spy27 and eventually one in lc200.
Thanks Nick, I totally concur with your conclusion. It is a gem. I have one and enjoy the heck out of it. I did however found the 'flickability' a bit less because of the strength of the backlock. I never had this problem with the Delica. Finally, if only it was available in orange :-)
Cutlery Shoppe has an orange special version!
Thanks Nick for spending my money!!!! Just ordered one!
It was $80, now it's $150 for FRN, and G10 handle version is $230. It's an expensive knife nowadays.
The standard pocket clip works great for a work knife that’s easily accessible.
I'm looking to get the native as I just got the efficient. Thanks for the review.
Nick, I really like your knife reviews, especially the Spyderco ones.
Hi thanks so much for the review! I bought a native 5 based on this review and it's sort of become my end-all-be-all EDC knife. Between my EDC knives like the Delica, PM2, Native 5 lightweight, and the Kershaw Skyline (that slim profile) the N5 is easily carried the most. But then the ergos fit my hand PERFECTLY.
I agree with the clip issue tho; the pocket carry could be nicer. I have a deep carry clip on the way so hopefully that'll help.
Again thanks for the review! without it I wouldn't have eyed this model and missed out on maaaaybe my favorite folder. Thanks and subbed! :)
All right, you got me, I’m ordering myself a pink native 5
I bought me self a pink native 5 more than a year ago and I still regret nothing
They should have went with the wire pocket clip on the n5
I agree this knife is a gem in all the ways you described except that the pivot is extremely stiff. I tend to flick open all my Spydercos with the middle finger and this knife deploys in that way only 50-60% of the time. Even if I loosen the pivot screws to the point that the blade will fall out of the knife, it's still stiff. I know it's a lockback and not conducent to flicking, but I don't have this problem with my Delicas, Enduras, or Salt 1. There are no washers in this knife and maybe that's the reason. Great knife, just a little disappointing to me in that way, otherwise....Joy!
native 5 salt for the working week, para 3 for the weekend. that's me as of late
I prefer to get the bad news first so when I'm depressed by bad news I can listen to good news and feel happy
+Sara Chen Not a bad idea! But that's why I film the conclusions bit. Yeah, there's always some bad and ugly. But the conclusions distill it down into excellence or failure!
+Nick Shabazz XD
hey nick,its one of spyderco's older designs,think the native dates back to mid 80's,sold by walmart,i own about six of them and always seem to carry one in my pocket,this new lighweight is one strong little knife though for its size,good video,thank you.
please compare something to a parimilitary 2 and call it the comparamilitary
Todd Linebaugh If he does it with a knife he got for free, he can call it the complimentary comparamilitary
GanymedeAerospace Aw man and if we could get Cedric to be the person who donates a knife to compare to the paramilitary it could be an intercontinental complimentary comparamilitary
PLEASE POST THIS ON HIS NEW VIDEOS AND SEE IF HE DOES IT!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thank you for validating my opinion.
This is a knife I've held several times and tried to love. Every time I did, it felt like I was holding an oversized lego. I may try it again one more time to see if we can make it work, but I get the sinking suspicion we're simply not meant to be.
I may simply have to admire from afar on this one.
+Daniel Wood Maybe the G10 version would be more to your liking?
Perhaps. Having a tough time justifying the price jump between the two versions, though.
I think your review is a fair one and it's good to see a positive review of the Native 5. Just doesn't seem to suit my current preferences.
Different grinds for different kinds!
+Nick Shabazz the ergonomics of the Spyderco Civilian are just as good or better check that model out if you haven't already
Nick Shabazz hiuu
Welp it’s 2021 I just bought mine for 115$, price has gone up
Welp it’s 2022 and the native went up 5 more dollars
i love mine the way you hold it is perfect the shape of the blade is so usefull
Just ordered a sprint in an aqua color!
The S110V LW Native 5 is a fun knife - it's my go to for serious work (or cardboard), while my more genteel Damascus Titanium Delica is a better fruit slicer and unimposing EDC. Tried that one? It's more expensive, but S110V is like S90V, but better IMO.
I would like to hear what you think of Spyderco Stretch (ZDP-189 or with other steel)... I think you would like it... Thought, i don't have any knife. I just happen to watch a lot of videos but managing myself to stick with a victorinox i almost don't use... Anyway, i watched quite a few knife reviews all over youtube, but I really like your reasonability or just logic you use... You find right words to express, you talk not only good things but bad also, and you do tell some information. Also, when you mention that you have small hands, you might mention what size of gloves you wear (some popular gloves manufacturer, that might give a better idea of how small the arm really is). Really interesting to hear you on Stretch. Somehow, i think you might like it.
I have that knife one of my favorites and love the zdp 189.
Spyderco Native 5 simply beautiful...
Silly Nick. Knife people invent reasons to cut things...which justifies future knife purchases.
Can't wait for the Paramilitary 3.
Looking back on this I can’t believe the para 3 was not realized back in 2017
@@koga8100 its kinda weird
I've got a carbon fiber one and I love it
What's the difference between CPM S30V and the CPM S35VN blade? Which the knife both comes in.
My Native 5 in S110V is maybeee my favorite Spyderco. Not sure why they just came out with the Native 5 (with british racing green scales) in S90V instead of S110V but S90V is still a great steel.
I really enjoyed this review and might just start a native collection of the different steels hehehe
I'd be interested in your thoughts on the fluted Ti version of this knife. It's 3x the cost but it looks good.
+SaoDavi Never owned one, but at almost twice the weight with the same steel, I'm probably not going to own one, either. I'm sure it's a great knife, but a heavier, expensive Native is kind of missing the point of the Native.
Great video, I picked up a Native 5 LW when they first came out. I love Natives and have 6 variations, but I usually end up carrying my 5 LW or LW with XHP the most if I'm in a Native kind of mood.
As I commented on another one of your Syderco video...maybe on the Manx 2? this knife has metal spacers at the pivot on the spine and i beliee at the butt of the knife ...though I didn't see it in this video...I'm assuming it's there. Again...this DOES MATTER for rigitity and to keep the knife from looking cheap (e.g. Benchmadess)....though very expsnive for knives that feel like toys).
$80 in the USA. $290 in NZ (and that's in s30v, not the s35v). Damn, we get ripped-off for knives here. But, I would probably have stumped up the $290, if only it had a compression lock, rather than the back lock. I'm not paying nearly $300 for a back lock knife.
After sitting on a possible delica wave purchase I found this review and this knife seemed far more appealing for my needs so I ordered right away. I've got a dragon fly salt which I love but I just found it a little small for somethings, great little knife though!
The Native came this morning and It's lived up to my expectations. Looking forward to carrying this knife for sometime. Thanks for the review.
+Anthony Thornton Glad you're loving it.
+Nick Shabazz I've subscribed my good sir. Love the videos. Do you know what degree this knife is sharpened at by any chance?
Nope, sorry!
The Native is not a newer Spyderco. The update on it is.
For the money I believe this is the BEST EDC Spyderco has made to date.
Check the Chaparral.
Nick's got a soft spot for titanium and I've got a soft spot on the back of my head!
I've got a spyderco native, first generation, and it has no torx adjustment on pivot, appears to be some sort of rivet. Does anyone have idea of how to adjust opening tension? I've had it for over 25 years and just as tight now as when new. Appreciate any help as I'm getting old and difficult to open. Thanks...
All of my Spyderco Knives.
The Native 5 clip has the same screw hole pattern as the clip on the Tenacious, so finding an aftermarket deep carry should be easier. I got a titanium one from MXG gear, and it works great, but the lanyard hole on the clip is not aligned to the lanyard hole on the knife. Doesn't really matter for tip-up carry, since the clip blocks the lanyard hole anyways, but it does get in the way of tip-down carry.
This is my next Spyderco, but i pay 129 Euro. Its realy crazy here in europe Vienna , they are double expensive like in the US. And if i want to buy one in the US, for less money, i have to pay a lot of cash to transver it to the Bank Account of my Dealer in the US. The same thing is with Watches on Chrono24, the Watches are cheaper in the US then in Europe.
Yah we wish it was still 80 and the delica was still 60. and then you find out it's linerless and washerless.... bruh
native 5 vs chaparral would be an interesting comparison.
Hi, does anyone know what the main difference is between the steel on this one (s35vn) and the steel on another version that had a blue body and was s110v? Thinking about buying one. Thanks!
Got one today
Nice review but I'd still use the manix2 lightweight. The manix fills the hand much better
Check out Pop's Custom Clips at Etsy; he made a nice deep carry clip for my Spyderco Tuff, which had the same clip as the Native 5.
Says Spyderco, 1st generation BRK, made in Boulder, Colorado, not spider on blade, NATIVE on handle cartouche.
@Nick : if you would have to select just one knife which one would be:
-native g10, sv35n
-para3, g10, s30v
I will be using a knife for outdoor activities as always in pocket knife. To carry it with me all the time.
Thx
Native.
Titanium fluted one any good? Only spydies I like don't use the hole. Shap holes I can't even use.
Agreed that it’s a gem. Have you carried the titanium version? I’d love to hear your thoughts on that knife.
I heard that lockback spydercos were kind of impossible to "spyderflick"...is that true? I'm planning on getting this soon and not being able to flick it open is kind of a major factor for me.
Love it, can I put a Sage 5 clip holder on the Native?
It’s a ducking gem!!!
Good video. Thanks
What's the clip you have on the delica? It looks like a nice deep carry that also uses all three screws? I haven't seen one like that before and I'd love to know where you got it.
Very helpful! Thanks!
Where do you buy your knives? Particularly a delica for 60$? Anyone know?
Interesting that 4 years later,
it's $105
Bought a endura in 2012 for $62 bucks. They are now $87
Unfortunately both spyderco and benchmade are overpriced. But I love both so I’m not complaining
2 more years later and it’s $120
Not a knive guy but do knives go up in price!!? I'm looking for a good pocket knife and hear good things about this particular knife and have watched few videos on this knife and all of them say this is a great knife under $100. Lowest price I've seen is $110. Average is 120 130. Usually things go down in price unless limited. I'm already struggling with paying over $60 for a pocket knife much less 100..
They do, often.
Nick, I'm considering buying a native 5. Torn between the s35vn frn, s35vn g10, or the new s110v version. I'm leaning toward the g10 version. Any thoughts on these? I have a delica 4 which has steel inserts. I'm a little concerned about the frn version not having inserts for stability.
Haven't actually gotten to handle one in G10. But I suspect you'll be happy regardless!
Great knife, the handle is a little small for large sized hands.
4 years later....$112.00
sad, but true, but if you'll pay 80, you will get around to 112.
120 now 😭
Now it goes for $139.99 where I'm at.
Nick, what makes the s35vn your favorite steel? Just curious. Trying to learn more about different knife steels.
He did a video comparing steels, check it out