Perfect everyday pocket knife. I feel naked without it!!

Compact, very sharp, and the button flip is flawless. Pricy for the size of it but I find all knives have inflated prices today. I would usually remove the pocket clip but I would need a shorter screw to do so.

Great knife at a fair price. Good edge right out of the box. You can feel the quality.

Excellent value for the money. I'm not new to sharpening blades, but had lost my sharpening kit. This seemed an inexpensive way to take care of my blades without having to buy all new stones. However, this device isn't going to be temporary, as now will just buy a new strop and keep this WorkSharp instead. 100% recommended.

I have acquired several Vosteed knives, and the Vosteed Porcupine exhibits the same high-quality craftsmanship as their premium models, with meticulous attention to detail. Don't hesitate too long before buying the Porcupine, as it is truly exceptional.

Great value, factory edge is nice and sharp.

Very fine knife. Smooth opening. Secure locking. Light weight. Super sharp edge. Small enough to carry as a pocket knife. Large enough to be useable. Also very pricey.

Great knife. Very concealed and light. The edge is sharper than a razor. Nice thumb action.

The first order went so well, I decided to place a second. No surprises, prompt delivery and high quality products. Very pleased with my knives.

Great small knife that has a smooth opening action. The flipper tab is fun and easy to use. I’ve yet to see how the edge holds up with use but I have other D2 knives and they do quite well in my experience. Overall, an inexpensive option for a solid EDC knife.

Great clip. It fit perfect and it’s stronger than the original.

I've always wanted a Spyderco. Saw a good EDC review of the Endura 4, and decided I had to have one.

- This knife was shaving sharp out of the box.
- Easy to move the belt clip to where it is most convenient.
- I have small hands, but the Endura is easy to open one handed

Great knife!! Stays sharp and great for cleaning mushrooms.

For the cost it is nice. I like the full liners and the axis style lock is nice. Came nice and sharp. Was surprised that a sub $100 knife came with a zippered and lined case.
I would definitely recommend

I like it a lot!

I bought this Sage 5 awhile ago. I carried it around for 3 weeks, the steel it comes with is Crucible Steel's proprietary blend CPM SPY27 exclusive to Spyderco brand knives. It is in between S35vn and S30v in edge retention. Spy27 steel is a good budget steel which sharpens easy. I got a mirror polish on the edge using my Tormek water grind wheel. I only have to strop my knife with leather strop wheel loaded with Flexcut Gold Polishing Compound after many cuts, roughly a 1000. However, even after all the cutting I have done with it, I'm impressed with Spy27 steel on how it performs. I use it mainly for cutting up recyclables, cutting heavy duty plastic straps on shipping crates, dunnage, opening mail and cutting up cardboard. I also used it out at sea and got seawater on it wiped it off... and I did not rinse it off with freshwater no rust formed on the blade. So it has excellent corrosion resistance. I like it better than my Sage 5 salt in magnacut which I bought from a competitor. Probably the knife handle is one of favorite colors blue, I'm not a fan of the yellow handles on my Salt Series Spydercos in my vast collection. I have been collecting this brand for a long time over 35 years. All in all a good cheap knife which will last a lifetime if cared for properly. Can't go wrong with it. Ty HOK.

Very happy

Very nice knife, well made and excellent quality materials and workmanship. Would prefer to see 1/4 inch wood rather than 1/8 inch. Would make for better feel and grip in the hand.

The Kizer Mini Grouper, designed by Azo Mai, is just one of several recent-ish releases such as the Vosteed Nightshade, Fox Knives Chilin, and CJRB Sasaya that take inspiration from the iconic Shilin cutter slipjoint that traces its origins to a Taiwanese cutlery shop established during the 19th century. That multiple manufacturers are hopping on the Shilin cutter trend makes sense: its broad, fully flat-ground, leaf-shaped blade and gently curving handle are well-suited to work knife tasks, and the real surprise, in retrospect, is that it's taken this long for the design to catch on with the larger folding knife community. As far as I can tell, before the 2020s the only notable Shilin Cutter-derived models on the production folder market were the Spyderco Lum Chinese Folder and its Lil' Lum variant, though the Shilin cutter's subtle influence was evident in many of Spyderco's leaf-shaped blade folders even before the Lum Chinese Folder's 2001 debut.

What primarily sets the Mini Grouper apart from other Shilin cutter-derived designs is its locking mechanism. Kizer calls it a Button LinerLock but from what I can see, it is really more of a button-actuated version of Spyderco's Compression Lock, similar to Vosteed's Top LinerLock (Spyderco's patent on the Compression Lock expired a couple of years ago, which is why we are now seeing other companies have a go at it). Due to its design, the Compression Lock is significantly stronger than a standard linerlock, although in the case of the Mini Grouper's lock, the anvil pin is noticeably narrower in diameter than the ones in even the smallest Spyderco Compression Lock folders such as the MicroJimbo, Lil' Native, and Reinhold Rhino. Whether or not this means that the Kizer Button Linerlock isn't as robust as a Spyderco Compression Lock, I cannot definitively state without subjecting the knife to abuse, but I'll go out on a limb here and say that for all practical intents and purposes, the Mini Grouper's lock should be strong enough, given that even a bog-standard linerlock offers sufficient locking security for your average folding knife user.

I harbour some reservations about the safety of button-actuated locks in folding knives because of the risk of depressing the exposed button during hard use, but it isn't an issue with the Mini Grouper. The position of the button on the handle keeps it out of the way for the most part, even when holding the knife in a "gorilla grip".

However, I am slightly disappointed at Kizer's use of D2 steel at this price point. Properly-sourced and treated D2 isn't a bad steel by any means, but for what the Mini Grouper costs—C$108.99 at the time of writing—I would have much preferred 154CM, which has similar edge retention and toughness characteristics to D2, but with the added bonus of being a true stainless steel (at best, D2 is a "semi-stainless" tool steel) and being easier to maintain and sharpen, at least in my experience.

The steel choice is really my only nitpick in what is an otherwise excellent knife, and it is important to note that a slightly pricier version of the Mini Grouper in Nitro-V steel—which has lower edge retention than D2 but significantly higher toughness & corrosion resistance—is available. The ergonomics on the Mini Grouper are top-tier, the blade is slicey as all get-out, it has definite visual appeal with its Shilin cutter-inspired lines and gray and green colour scheme, and Kizer's implementation of a button-actuated Compression Lock alone might be worth the price for knife aficionados.

I absolutely love this knife. With multiple deployment options, and smooth action it's a fidgeter's dream come true. It's also got a very slicy blade. There is a good amount of jimping and my knife arrived with a perfectly centred blade and no movement side to side. Detent is not too heavy either.
My only gripe are the scale options. I got this green one because it was the least loud. I'm not a fan of the black and white X's and lines. This one at least was solid in colour. The scales ARE rough in the hand which is great for grip... Not so great for sliding in and out of the pocket. I'm anticipating really quick wear marks in my pocket, as it's pretty abrasive going in and out of the pocket. I found some aftermarket scales but they're just way too expensive. I think Kizer has a hit with this knife they just need to provide different scale options in G10 and Micarta that are solid in colour. For those of you that love the scales you'll think it's a perfect knife.