Screws that 'strip like you're throwing twenties at them'. Well played sir.

The blade shape reminds me a lot of the noses from the old comic spy vs spy

Worth listening to just for your voice- a wonderful combination of whatzizname from The Munsters, some guy from Brooklyn, and another guy who just popped a helium balloon into his soul.

This review was still hugely valuable to me 4 years later. Thank you Nice. Looking forward to my first Spyderco, which will be this one.

I came here to find out if it was a beautiful thing or not.

I love this freakin thing - the looks, the overall size, the blade, the whole (smaller) enchilada. I'm slapping a deep carry clip on it as soon as I get it, so the stock clip is a non-issue. I've been waiting (impatiently) for word from Knife Center that my pre-order has finally shipped. But no joy. The world needs joy. I need joy.

Another triumphant review by the Nick

Hey Nick! Watched quite a few of your videos and just picked up my PM3 today, you were a big influencer on this decision, and I have to say I'm incredibly happy with my purchase! Thanks for doing what you do!

Yet another Awesome & informative review as always Nick. Your inspiring & humorous words have influenced my knife purchases and more than likely saved me money. The para 3 is on my list but here in the uk is not a cheap buy! Keep on keeping on & thank you....🙏🏻

"The red Loc-Tite makes screws strip like you're throwing $20's at them." Ha ha! I had to stop the video and hear that again. Too funny Nick!

did you just rub that Medford against that pm3 for a size comparison?..way to go Nick that voids the Medford warranty

I have been watching your channel for quite a while, and for some reason just now subscribed. About an hour ago I ordered a new para 3 from KC. I chose the blurple one with with a 110c blade. I had wanted a blue knife for a while now, but couldn`t find one that really drew me in. I`m looking forward to owning and enjoying this one. Thanks for all the hard work that you put into your channel, especially the disassembly videos for cleaning and adjusting.

My first knife purchase was the para 3 lightweight. Absolutely perfect for everyday. Love the compression lock!

REALLY looking forward to that Para 3 vs Sage 5 review. That's been one of my biggest questions since the Sage 5 was first announced.

Your videos always cheer me up for some reason. Much respect brother!

Excellent video. I really like the size of the Para 3. It's the perfect size for an EDC knife. It has great looks and ergonomics. Spyderco did an awesome job with it.

Nick makes a great point about the tip down carry. I found that the clip hotspot was eliminated shifting to a smaller, deep carry clip installed tip down. It was one of the few knives for me where it really made a lot of sense and the ergos were greatly improved.

You have to remember what this knife was designed for. It’s not for a formal dinner party where you want a sleek classy deep carry almost invisible knife. With the bigger spydie hole, shallow carry, and bigger lanyard hole it’s perfectly designed to use in a tactical or work situation. When wearing gloves at work the shallow carry makes it easy to get out of my pocket, the bigger spydie hole makes it easier to deploy, and the bigger lanyard hole allows more lanyard options. Perfectly designed knife in my opinion for what I need at work.

Best knife reviewer in the game.!! I just got this knife and I am in love with it.!! I have no hot spot from the clip like you did and I will for sure be scoopin up a deep carry clip

I love the way Spyderco added Earth on the blade stamp on their USA made knives. That's class! Great upload!

Great Review as always. Ive had the military, pm2, manix, dodo and love them all. I sold them all to get higher end knives such as sebenza and strider. I also sold those knives and missed having a spyderco. I just picked up a para 3 with red g10 and black dlc blade. It's small but I feel like it's perfect for edc. I'm tending to lean towards gear that fits nice in my pocket with my pen and torch. The Pm2 for me was a hair to big and felt like I had a tactical weapon on me all the time. I love the smaller size as it can do all the things a pm2 could.

“Strip like you’re throwing 20s at them.” Lmaooo 💀

Great review, Nick, thank you! It's a shame they're using inferior screws. I anxiously await your compare and contrast review with the Delica.

This is the first video of yours I've watched but the flowchart at the end is such a good idea. Idk if you do it in all your reviews but its helpful

Can't wait to hear your thoughts on this vs the sage 5. Really torn between the two. The lanyard tube/shallow carry issue seems like a pretty serious concern to me.

As expected, an excellent and interesting review. Love the way you explain the excellent to ugly aspects of any given knife. Helps a lot when considering a new purchase. I must say that I'm glad I live around people who are more "Wow, awesome knife" when they see a PM2 in the lunchroom than "EEEK!! Better watch this guy"..... lol...

Excellent review! I've never completely understood the obsession of tip up vs tip down carry (except, perhaps, with an Emerson).

Nice review, it was a beautiful thing. The flow chart is genius. Thank you for the video

I love your vids. Keepin it real! I fell in love with the PM2 at the Spyderco store but carrying it was a nightmare so i got rid of it! Do you know if Para3 will is avail. in any other colors? Thanks!

One of the reasons I love my Para 2 is the liner lock but it is “frickin huge” to carry for my office job. Gonna buy the Para 3. Thanks for the review

I hope one of the future comparison vids feature the Native 5, too, along with the Sage 5, Delica, et al! Love this video. I am still mulling over this knife. (Of course if I had the cash to "just buy" it would have been done!)

Good review nick! Everyone appreciates a honest review

I just got mine in the mail from BladeHQ and wow! What a fantastic knife. The size is perfect, the quality is amazing and I can't believe the edge they actually put on this one. I will have a hard time not carrying this all the time. In fact, I think my 940 has some serious competition.

Great review, Nick! Glad you pointed out the lanyard hole take up (I agree, unnecessary) and overexposed handle from tip up clip. I'll stick w/ my deep carry clip PM2

Eric Glesser did a disassembly video on the Spyderco website. He said red Locktite is now out at the factory. He also explains his choices in designing the PM3. Worth watching.

This is one of those times that I should have listened to you. I usually like larger knivesso I did not put it on my list of "I gotta get that" and never looked back until this past monday. A friend and fellow modder sent a few knives for sharpening and the Para 3 S35 was one of them. I opened it and closed my hand around it. I could not believe how perfectly it fit my hand. I proceed to call my friend Eric and asked him if it was a customer's and he said no it is his, I then announced to him that he was not getting it back ever, he tried to convince me to wait until he goes to the Spyderco @nd sale and he will pick one up. I said yes to getting another one and no to returning it to him.I traded my lightly used PM2 Blurple for this new Tan S35 Para3. I have not been excited about a knife this small. I always carry 3 knives, a satin Street Beat IWB and 2 pocket knoives in matched pairs or close so the Para3 will be carried with a Pm3 both tan S35. I see myself getting a few more..I now know that I should heed your suggestions more often. Thanks for all the great info that you provide for knife community with a lot of comic relief and I hope you are enjoying your new home and job Mike J.

Nick Shabazz thanks for answering my question last night on the live stream! it was really cool to hear you actually say MY name! BTW, its pronounced like "Doss".... keep up the good work, you earned this Patreon supporter

Nick, I watched this video and brought one. The video was just that good. Bearing in mind this side of the pond it's a $200 knife. It's a great knife and I love it. Cheers for your help.

Received mine today. Lightweight version in BD1N steel. Love it so far. It got it's first taste of blood. Looking forward to carrying it.

Thanks for the great reviews!! My PM 2 action is great really smooth like the action looks on your Para3 but my Para 3 just Isn't as smooth especially when lock is disengage the blade doesn't just fall like yours?? Please let me know why? Thanks for your help

Just got my first Spyderco the Para 3 and it's great tip up Nick love your videos

Just bought one used for 120 with a deep carry pocket clip. Glad I landed this deal. Can't wait till I get this

I can't get my pm2 Blade to fall free without sacrificing at least a tiny bit of blade play what am I doing wrong?

I like your decision tree! I honestly waited on the Para 3 for a sprint run. Picked up the Cru-wear blade, which I don't have in my Delica blades. ;)

Hahaha, as the post before mine "strip like your throwing $20's at it". I couldn't stop laughing. I'm a very amateur knife collector and learning. Your videos are well done and strait forward. Your humor adds to the experience.

Best knife reviewer on you tube. Better than NutNFancy! Straight up honest review! Love it! Keep it up Nick. Love my PM2 and went for the Sage 5 over the Para 3.

Mr. Nick, you are my favourite reviewer! Love from Saudi.

Nick, the tip on my PM2 just broke off. It's not noticeable and still very usable but in what steel would this be less of a problem? M4? S110v? What version of the knife am I least lucky to tarnish? Thanks

Nick, by far the best no nonsense reviews, thank you for the solid videos!

Thanks for the detailed review. Would you choose this over the Mini Grip 555-1? Thanks again.

Something to consider maybe for future flowcharts, Do you actually carry the knife in you pocket? Because the answer for me is no. So the whole tip up/tip down, deep vs shallow carry thing is a non issue for me. I carry my knife in an EDC pouch which sits in the bottom of my backpack everyday until I need to use it. Or if I am engaged in some kind of outdoor activity I will have a fixed blade on my belt, if it's the weekend and I'm just out casually I'll either leave my knife at home or have one sitting at the bottom of a pocket without using a clip.

Hey, just got my first spyderco knife today, the para 3... so far I am in love. But the lock is sticky and that kind of annoys me. Will this break in or should I return it? Watched many reviews on this knife before buying it and never heard the lock snap when closing the blade. I dunno!

So glad you mentioned the poor quality of screws and how they strip. Spyderco is not the only guilty party here. It's a real problem in the industry in general.

I'm with on the sprint run , I love this knife and it would be great to see variations.

cool knife, great review as always, does that CRKT Razel mean we're gonna be seeing a review of that soon?

Buy a lynch or mxg clip. Ends the shallow carry . As for the hot spot , a little discomfort. I agree with the red lock tight issue. Buy for the price...spyder co gives you an amazing slicer with a fantastic compression lock system . Overall, fantastic review.

This is my favorite knife. I agree with every point raised in the review. The lanyard hole isn't well placed and is too big, resulting in a less favorable position for the pocket clip. Obviously some of this can be solved with an aftermarket clip, but it's still a fair point. Just ordered a Para LWT, which is likely why this came up in my feed, and I'm excited to check it out. Apparently some of this was solved. Enjoyed the video.

Nicely done on the PM3, especially going with the regular pocket clip instead of the wire clip which has the ability to lose any folder they are placed on. I agree that the PM3 would be a better knife with the lanyard hole/pocket clip three screw dealio. I think the pice should be less than a PM2 but then again, I've paid much more for custom Spydie Crickets, and they are tiny.

This is an AWESOME knife. My current favorite EDC.

When I open my Para 3 a little hard, it seems that the compression lock is harder to unlock. You even hear a click then by pressing it. Is this normal?

Got my Para 3 despite the Red Loctite, anyway... A stunning good knife. A smaller PM2 and the Para 3 became an instant favorite.

Just got my first para 3 and I must say you hit every mark right on the money. Every point you made in the good the bad and the ugly were spot on. I may let this para 3 go and stick to my dragonfly 2's.

Amigo: Puedes hacer un episodio comparándolo con el Sage 5? El Sage 5 se ve mejor en la mano, mejor en calidad y sin los problemas del clip. Gracias! Saludos desde Chile!

I've got the same knife however didn't have the red loc tite. They might have decided to stop?

I have been carrying the PM2 tip down for years. The clip fits better in the hand that way, plus it lends itself well to reaching in to grab it by the spydie hole and once out you spydie flick it open. If I got the Para 3, I would definitely be moving that clip to tip down.

I have never seen a level of obsession!! Love it!

I wonder if the flytanium back spacer and lanyard tube will fit this?

I love the size of the 3" blade, however, I'm a big guy, I just fit the pm2's with as big as my hands are, I just couldn't deal with the smaller handles, as I can barely on my delica, I don't find the pm2 to be too unwieldy, and I don't think I'll he carrying a para 3 but I will consider picking up a sprint run certainly, because let's face it, this guys a gem

Thanks for the great vids nick

Great review! All said! Thank you.

I'm looking at getting a para 3 or a pm2. Where would I be able to get a geunine spyderco other than their website? How can I tell if I got the real deal or a knock off?

Ok honestly, I like that the screws are lock tighted in place. I can clean it in an ultrasonic cleaner if I get it really dirty. With the hollow body, most debris with pass right through. Hit is with a little oil and press on.

Is the PM 2 shown available with that handle style to buy?

Nick, you said you would love to see an M4 but doesnt M4 corrode really quickly? For an example M4 rust, patina, oxidize, very quickly. If so, do you know to avoid M4 from rusting or patina? Let me know thanks!

I ran into the same problem with the lock tite on the clip when I tried to change to a deep carry

nick could you imagine a mini manix with the lovely ergos and the bb lock. a 2.5 -3 inch manix would be really great.

Hey Nick, will you do a Valloton Sub Hilt review at some point? I really have to wonder why you havent done it already.

Spyderco…I’m running out of twenties! Great review!

How does this compare in size with the Native (which imo is perfect edc size)? By size I mean footprint.

I'm confused how do I know if I like the pm2 or pm3 or the Ganspyderco

“They strip like you are throwing 20’s at them” lol what a line!

Sage 5 vs Para 3. Your preference for EDC Mr. Shabazz?

"Strip like you're throwing 20's at them" lol! Awesome..

Nick, now you done it! :( I just have to get this now. I was thinking about waiting for nicer versions, but hey. Classic S30V and black G10 is always classy and I really dont want to wait. As one who doesnt use clip at all AND might have use for the lanyard, this is really good. :)

Love the Shabazz reviews!

Have a good few Paramilitary 2 but got a great offer on a para 3 carbon fibre scales with CPM S90V other two are standard black and digicam

Nick, please make the Sage 5-Para 3 comparison video that you said you might make. Interested to hear your thoughts on that comparison. Thanks.

First USA made Spyderco I got, and it came with debris in the pivot which made it hard to open. Loving it now that I washed it and lubed it tho.

You should try the G10 Heinnie Haynes UKPK. It’s profile us almost identical, but has a deep carry wire clip. Of course the downside is the slipjoint rather than the compression lock. It’ll surprise you, but I’m not bothered by that, especially with the choil. It’s an elegant knife; sufficiently so, that I bought one. It’s my only Spyderco in a collection of over 100!

Just bought this one as my first EDC after watching your review

do u have click sound with the compression lock help

Re Red Loc-tite: Is there a situation in knife manufacture where a lack of percision in making the parts can make the knife prone to loosening up while in use? I used to buy cheap Chinese keychain knives and they would come apart after about 6 months.

Have they ever done a micarta handle in PM2? I feel like that is the better handle compared to g10 or carbon fiber. It just has a better hand feel.

Got the para 3 a few days ago. I'm new to decent knives and don't have a torx set for disassembling knives. Anybody have recommendations for a set that has enough sizes without too many unnecessary pieces?

Para 3 is a great size. Has a neat style to it. Grown to like this one. Good steel!

The lack of a sharpening choil (or a poorly executed one) used to be an issue for me. No longer. I have found I can grind one and polish it in 5-10 minutes with my Dremel-like tool, and have done so on about 25% of my 50 or so knives. Some might object to having to modify a knife, but I see it as no more of a mod than putting a well-profiled and sharp edge on a blade.

does the para 3 have a pivot bushing?

I like my Millie 3, I just carry it as an extra to my EDC gear, use it as a little slicer/dicer/cutter. Good video, brother.✝️👍🏻

Have you had a chance to try a deep carry clip on it?

Once this entered my collection, it quickly became my favorite knife. Great EDC.