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Spyderco Smock
The Spyderco Smock is one of the most fidget friendly folders Spyderco has ever built, and it earned that reputation honestly. It is Spyderco's first collaboration with industrial designer and custom maker Kevin Smock, faithful to his SK23, and built in Taiwan. The hollow ground CPM S30V blade runs about 3.45 inches on .118 inch stock, 7.92 inches open and 4.53 closed, with carbon fiber and G10 laminate scales over full skeletonized stainless liners and a reversible tip up clip. It opens two ways: the Trademark Round Hole, or a front flipper that is simply a corner of the tang flowing into the closed handle, so nothing snags in the pocket.
How Does the Smock Button Compression Lock Work?
Spyderco's Compression Lock wedges a leaf spring between the blade tang and a stop pin in the spine. Kevin Smock's version adds a stainless button in the scale that pulls that leaf free with one press, so the blade drops closed while your fingers stay well away from the edge. A pair of ball bearing pivot washers keep the flipper stroke smooth, and a dedicated detent, separate from the lock, holds the blade shut and gives the flip its crisp break.
Spyderco Smock vs Sage 6
The same button lock also runs on the Sage 6, a smaller and gentler knife with a 3 inch full flat grind, a forefinger choil, and no flipper. The Smock is the modern flipper of the pair: longer blade, hollow grind, and a front tab you can work all day. Pick the Sage 6 for a lighter, office friendly carry, and the Smock for speed and a bigger working edge.
Spyderco Smock Exclusives and Sprint Runs
Limited runs are a big part of this model's story. Our DLT exclusive Smock pairs green canvas Micarta with CPM 20CV in a run of 1,000 pieces, trading S30V for higher chromium and vanadium and a longer working edge. A burnt orange G10 Sprint Run goes further with REX 121, a cobalt tool steel that holds an edge about as long as any production steel made but asks for careful sharpening. Our comparison of every major knife steel lays out how the three differ.