Specifications
- Overall Length:7.875"
- Blade Length:3.375"
- Cutting Edge:2.875"
- Blade Width:1.00"
- Blade Thickness:0.12"
- Blade Material:CPM-S30V
- Blade Style:Wharncliffe
- Blade Grind:Hollow
- Finish:Satin
- Edge Type:Plain
- Handle Length:4.50"
- Handle Width:1.00"
- Handle Thickness:0.45"
- Handle Material:Carbon Fiber, G-10
- Color:Black
- Frame/Liner:Stainless Steel
- Weight:3.64 oz.
- User:Right Hand
- Pocket Clip:Tip-Up
- Knife Type:Manual
- Opener:Flipper, Thumb Hole
- Lock Type:Compression Lock
- Brand:Spyderco
- Model:Smock
- Model Number:C240CFP
- Designer:Kevin Smock
- Country of Origin:Taiwan
- Best Use:Everyday Carry
- Product Type:Knife
Specifications
- Overall Length:7.875"
- Blade Length:3.375"
- Cutting Edge:2.875"
- Blade Width:1.00"
- Blade Thickness:0.12"
- Blade Material:CPM-S30V
- Blade Style:Wharncliffe
- Blade Grind:Hollow
- Finish:Satin
- Edge Type:Plain
- Handle Length:4.50"
- Handle Width:1.00"
- Handle Thickness:0.45"
- Handle Material:Carbon Fiber, G-10
- Color:Black
- Frame/Liner:Stainless Steel
- Weight:3.64 oz.
- User:Right Hand
- Pocket Clip:Tip-Up
- Knife Type:Manual
- Opener:Flipper, Thumb Hole
- Lock Type:Compression Lock
- Brand:Spyderco
- Model:Smock
- Model Number:C240CFP
- Designer:Kevin Smock
- Country of Origin:Taiwan
- Best Use:Everyday Carry
- Product Type:Knife
The Spyderco Smock is a high performance collaboration model based on Kevin Smock's custom SK23 design. This innovative folder features a CPM-S30V stainless steel wharncliffe blade and a sleek carbon fiber/G-10 laminate handle. The knife is built with a unique button compression lock and a low-profile flipper tab that blends seamlessly into the handle profile. Add some class to your EDC rotation with the Spyderco Smock.
Features:- Low profile flipper opener deploys smoothly and rides comfortably in the pocket.
- High strength compression lock with a convenient front loaded button release.
- Item includes a stainless steel pocket clip for ambidextrous tip-up carry.
Customer Reviews
There are a few issues, but nothing terrible. Spyderco's S30V can be a bit brittle. My Smock has gotten a couple tiny chips on the blade. The sharpened length to total length ratio is obviously not good. Also sometimes when you're cutting boxes, the cardboard slips into the choil and gets caught. And G-10 with a carbon veneer? That seems a little insulting. Not a big deal, it just seems like it would have been better without pretending it's something fancier.
All that said, what a fun knife. Great for any knife junkie. Cuts great and fidgets even better.
This is listed as right handed, but lefties, don't hesitate to buy this great knife. When I ordered mine I was worried that my left hand grip would trip the lock button but that just doesn't happen. However, the button is easy to depress with my pointer finger. Everything is perfectly ambidextrous in my opinion.
The Smock gives up a little ergonomics for the slim and convenient pocket profile. Also, you lose a little cutting edge to the cool compression button. Both are compromises I am very happy with.
Great quality, wicked sharp, it's a Spyderco.
Cheers!
One handed opening is so much FUN and can be done in so many different ways. The only complaint that I agree with is the merely adequate OEM clip.
Replace it with a Lynch NW (no relation to me) Para 3 titanium clip and it will slimly hide in your pocket.
I love to do the Spidey-Drop to open my knives, but the flipper functionality outshines it on this knife. So much FUN!
The blade is wicked looking and should be strong.
Same goes for the compression lock button. It'll take a bit of time to get used to, but once I know how much force is need on each press, it's smooth.
The thumb flick hole is a bit small. I had to bend my thumb a bit more than usual (e.g., the hole on the tenacious or sage 5). However, action is also great.
Handle and blade wise, just a new treat from Spyderco. Handle is a bit smaller than the usual Spyderco knives, but quite the right size for the blade.
After all, really nothing negative that I can say about this knife. Oh yeah, came razor sharp, but isn't that all Spyderco knife straight from the manufacturer?
Is it an odd design? Maybe, but for me, I love it. I like flippers but hate the flipper tab sticking out too much. This doesn't protrude at all. A button compression lock; AMAZING. I love this knife!
Super smooth action, crazy sharp, fits great in hand and pocket.
Quality is top shelf.
Knowing manufactures drop items I wanted to make sure I would always have one.
Perfect for my EDC needs.
Allen R
I really wish they'd ditch the lanyard hole and give it a deep carry clip.
Also, the price is about $25-35 too high, IMO. Should at least have s35vn or even m390/20cv at the listed price...
I swear, Spyderco is becoming Benchmade. When I started really collecting knives about 5 years ago, they were (mostly) a bargain! Now, joining the Butterfly Tax is the Hole Tax.
The great parts of this knife are firstly, the button compression lock. I think every knife should be this easy to close. Even my kids (under supervision of course) can safely use this knife. It's super simple and doesn't require much dexterity unlike other lock types.
This thing also comes from the factory incredibly sharp. More sharp than any of Spyderco's other knives. I did strop it when I got home as I could feel a bit of a bur.
I love it's shape and size. It's a bit bigger than some of the knives I usually get, but it doesn't feel bigger at all.
The not so great parts are the fact that the carbon fiber isn't real. It's just covering some G-10 or some other plastic polymer.
The disassembly and reassembly is also a bit more complicated than your standard compression lock folding knife. There's a spacer pin next to the compression button that doesn't have a cut-out position so you have to guess the rotation angle — get it wrong, and your knife won't open. There's also a TINY detent ball that is floating on a TINY spring and YOU WILL LOSE IT if you're not careful. So be careful and disassemble on white paper, or something that is high contrast to the color silver.
TL;DR - Great knife, good craftsmanship — watch a few YouTube vids before maintaining it yourself.
Cons: There really is not much if anything to complain about this knife. If I had to pick on one aspect of the Smock to complain about I guess it would be the pocket clip. That isn't a huge deal to me because it's an opportunity to give the knife a subtle customized look by adding a deep carry clip of my own choosing.
Tip for anyone who doesn't know already. Any of the Para 2, Para 3, Delica 4, and a good chunk of other Spyerco clips will fit this knife. Happy slicing!
4.5 *s stock
5+ *s with basic mods
Also it should have a wire clip, no ifs, ands or buts, that spoon clip is no longer liked by most people and the wire clip is one of the best available, please stop inflicting the spoon clip on us and making us pay $25 extra to fix this with an aftermarket clip.
Still gave it five stars despite these, as it's as close to a perfect edc as one can get otherwise.
Beyond that, though, there's so much to love about the knife...the blade is wonderful, the action is smooth and smile-inducing, the button-actuated compression lock is a stroke of genius, and the understated flipper tab that just becomes another design element is similarly awesome...that the wait to get one (I was lucky/fast enough to score one from the latest batch) is well worth it. It's a damned amazing knife, even with the mentioned caveats, and you should definitely own one. Just know that Spyderco needs to make a v2.0 of this knife, correcting a couple of those annoying features.
Pros:
-Styling is great.
-Grip feels great, not grippy like a para 3, but also not smooth, just right, won't tear up the pocket.
-Cutting edge is pretty short compared to the handle, but this is expected, especially on a spyderco, it ads to the style in my opinion, but I will still consider it a con
-Pocket clip is great(it is in this position for a reason, it creates an area to grip as a fulcrum when deploying the blade, it also makes it easy to pull out of the pocket.
-Sharpness is on another level, I think it came sharper than the spydiechef.
-Weight is very good, light, but it doesn't feel like you spent $162 on a toothpic.
-The flipper is great, I don't mind the lack of jimping on the tab, spydieflicking is easy with index and middle finger.
-Easier to open than a PM2/Para 3, and also easier to close, almost on par with a Benchmade 940, extremely close if not a tie.
Cons:
-Ergonomics are a bit strange, you need to decide where you are going to place your index finger
-Not as easy to flick open with your thumb like you would a typical spyderco, my fingernail just slides right over the opening hole, I don't mind because I can use the flipper tab or spydie flick it.
Carry:
It is similar in size to my Benchmade 940, a little thicker, but it carries almost as good, much easier to carry than a PM2, Maybe easier to carry than a Para 3 as well but they are close.
The Spyderco Smock is a high performance collaboration model based on Kevin Smock's custom SK23 design. This innovative folder features a CPM-S30V stainless steel wharncliffe blade and a sleek carbon fiber/G-10 laminate handle. The knife is built with a unique button compression lock and a low-profile flipper tab that blends seamlessly into the handle profile. Add some class to your EDC rotation with the Spyderco Smock.
Features:- Low profile flipper opener deploys smoothly and rides comfortably in the pocket.
- High strength compression lock with a convenient front loaded button release.
- Item includes a stainless steel pocket clip for ambidextrous tip-up carry.
Specifications
- Overall Length:7.875"
- Blade Length:3.375"
- Cutting Edge:2.875"
- Blade Width:1.00"
- Blade Thickness:0.12"
- Blade Material:CPM-S30V
- Blade Style:Wharncliffe
- Blade Grind:Hollow
- Finish:Satin
- Edge Type:Plain
- Handle Length:4.50"
- Handle Width:1.00"
- Handle Thickness:0.45"
- Handle Material:Carbon Fiber, G-10
- Color:Black
- Frame/Liner:Stainless Steel
- Weight:3.64 oz.
- User:Right Hand
- Pocket Clip:Tip-Up
- Knife Type:Manual
- Opener:Flipper, Thumb Hole
- Lock Type:Compression Lock
- Brand:Spyderco
- Model:Smock
- Model Number:C240CFP
- Designer:Kevin Smock
- Country of Origin:Taiwan
- Best Use:Everyday Carry
- Product Type:Knife
There are a few issues, but nothing terrible. Spyderco's S30V can be a bit brittle. My Smock has gotten a couple tiny chips on the blade. The sharpened length to total length ratio is obviously not good. Also sometimes when you're cutting boxes, the cardboard slips into the choil and gets caught. And G-10 with a carbon veneer? That seems a little insulting. Not a big deal, it just seems like it would have been better without pretending it's something fancier.
All that said, what a fun knife. Great for any knife junkie. Cuts great and fidgets even better.
This is listed as right handed, but lefties, don't hesitate to buy this great knife. When I ordered mine I was worried that my left hand grip would trip the lock button but that just doesn't happen. However, the button is easy to depress with my pointer finger. Everything is perfectly ambidextrous in my opinion.
The Smock gives up a little ergonomics for the slim and convenient pocket profile. Also, you lose a little cutting edge to the cool compression button. Both are compromises I am very happy with.
Great quality, wicked sharp, it's a Spyderco.
Cheers!
One handed opening is so much FUN and can be done in so many different ways. The only complaint that I agree with is the merely adequate OEM clip.
Replace it with a Lynch NW (no relation to me) Para 3 titanium clip and it will slimly hide in your pocket.
I love to do the Spidey-Drop to open my knives, but the flipper functionality outshines it on this knife. So much FUN!
The blade is wicked looking and should be strong.
Same goes for the compression lock button. It'll take a bit of time to get used to, but once I know how much force is need on each press, it's smooth.
The thumb flick hole is a bit small. I had to bend my thumb a bit more than usual (e.g., the hole on the tenacious or sage 5). However, action is also great.
Handle and blade wise, just a new treat from Spyderco. Handle is a bit smaller than the usual Spyderco knives, but quite the right size for the blade.
After all, really nothing negative that I can say about this knife. Oh yeah, came razor sharp, but isn't that all Spyderco knife straight from the manufacturer?
Is it an odd design? Maybe, but for me, I love it. I like flippers but hate the flipper tab sticking out too much. This doesn't protrude at all. A button compression lock; AMAZING. I love this knife!
Super smooth action, crazy sharp, fits great in hand and pocket.
Quality is top shelf.
Knowing manufactures drop items I wanted to make sure I would always have one.
Perfect for my EDC needs.
Allen R
I really wish they'd ditch the lanyard hole and give it a deep carry clip.
Also, the price is about $25-35 too high, IMO. Should at least have s35vn or even m390/20cv at the listed price...
I swear, Spyderco is becoming Benchmade. When I started really collecting knives about 5 years ago, they were (mostly) a bargain! Now, joining the Butterfly Tax is the Hole Tax.
The great parts of this knife are firstly, the button compression lock. I think every knife should be this easy to close. Even my kids (under supervision of course) can safely use this knife. It's super simple and doesn't require much dexterity unlike other lock types.
This thing also comes from the factory incredibly sharp. More sharp than any of Spyderco's other knives. I did strop it when I got home as I could feel a bit of a bur.
I love it's shape and size. It's a bit bigger than some of the knives I usually get, but it doesn't feel bigger at all.
The not so great parts are the fact that the carbon fiber isn't real. It's just covering some G-10 or some other plastic polymer.
The disassembly and reassembly is also a bit more complicated than your standard compression lock folding knife. There's a spacer pin next to the compression button that doesn't have a cut-out position so you have to guess the rotation angle — get it wrong, and your knife won't open. There's also a TINY detent ball that is floating on a TINY spring and YOU WILL LOSE IT if you're not careful. So be careful and disassemble on white paper, or something that is high contrast to the color silver.
TL;DR - Great knife, good craftsmanship — watch a few YouTube vids before maintaining it yourself.
Cons: There really is not much if anything to complain about this knife. If I had to pick on one aspect of the Smock to complain about I guess it would be the pocket clip. That isn't a huge deal to me because it's an opportunity to give the knife a subtle customized look by adding a deep carry clip of my own choosing.
Tip for anyone who doesn't know already. Any of the Para 2, Para 3, Delica 4, and a good chunk of other Spyerco clips will fit this knife. Happy slicing!
4.5 *s stock
5+ *s with basic mods
Also it should have a wire clip, no ifs, ands or buts, that spoon clip is no longer liked by most people and the wire clip is one of the best available, please stop inflicting the spoon clip on us and making us pay $25 extra to fix this with an aftermarket clip.
Still gave it five stars despite these, as it's as close to a perfect edc as one can get otherwise.
Beyond that, though, there's so much to love about the knife...the blade is wonderful, the action is smooth and smile-inducing, the button-actuated compression lock is a stroke of genius, and the understated flipper tab that just becomes another design element is similarly awesome...that the wait to get one (I was lucky/fast enough to score one from the latest batch) is well worth it. It's a damned amazing knife, even with the mentioned caveats, and you should definitely own one. Just know that Spyderco needs to make a v2.0 of this knife, correcting a couple of those annoying features.
Pros:
-Styling is great.
-Grip feels great, not grippy like a para 3, but also not smooth, just right, won't tear up the pocket.
-Cutting edge is pretty short compared to the handle, but this is expected, especially on a spyderco, it ads to the style in my opinion, but I will still consider it a con
-Pocket clip is great(it is in this position for a reason, it creates an area to grip as a fulcrum when deploying the blade, it also makes it easy to pull out of the pocket.
-Sharpness is on another level, I think it came sharper than the spydiechef.
-Weight is very good, light, but it doesn't feel like you spent $162 on a toothpic.
-The flipper is great, I don't mind the lack of jimping on the tab, spydieflicking is easy with index and middle finger.
-Easier to open than a PM2/Para 3, and also easier to close, almost on par with a Benchmade 940, extremely close if not a tie.
Cons:
-Ergonomics are a bit strange, you need to decide where you are going to place your index finger
-Not as easy to flick open with your thumb like you would a typical spyderco, my fingernail just slides right over the opening hole, I don't mind because I can use the flipper tab or spydie flick it.
Carry:
It is similar in size to my Benchmade 940, a little thicker, but it carries almost as good, much easier to carry than a PM2, Maybe easier to carry than a Para 3 as well but they are close.