I don't see the advantage to Spyderco in weighing in on this one.
"You modified your knife and now you want us to figure out why it broke?"
I agree that this is a cautionary tale, "Let the modder beware!"
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- Thu May 05, 2016 10:57 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Slysz Bowie Blade Broken: FFG+Spydie Hole Fail?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 8156
- Thu Mar 24, 2016 11:14 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: question regarding sharpmaker UF and diamond rods
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3254
Re: question regarding sharpmaker UF and diamond rods
When I was a small child my Great Depression era father told me that I didn't need a pillow, so I set it aside and slept without one for most of a year.
I found that I'd rather sleep with a pillow, and I'd rather use the Sharpmaker as designed with two rods, but technically you can make do without.
I found that I'd rather sleep with a pillow, and I'd rather use the Sharpmaker as designed with two rods, but technically you can make do without.
- Tue Dec 15, 2015 12:32 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: H-1 Electrical Conductivity?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1415
Re: H-1 Electrical Conductivity?
Okay, nobody else bit and I have a blade and multimeter handy. I just measured the resistance of an H1 Tasman blade as essentially zero. I observed less than one ohm resistance between the tip and the base of the blade. Since resistance and conductivity are inverse functions, the conductivity of thi...
- Mon Nov 16, 2015 12:14 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Best Spyderco for Mountain Climbing?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6444
Re: Best Spyderco for Mountain Climbing?
Climbing Everest on a budget? :)
I guess I'd go with an Aqua Salt. In snow the black blade and handle should be plenty visible.
If you want a yellow folder I'd suggest the Salt 1.
I guess I'd go with an Aqua Salt. In snow the black blade and handle should be plenty visible.
If you want a yellow folder I'd suggest the Salt 1.
- Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:46 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: "**** the choils, full speed ahead!"
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5856
Re: "**** the choils, full speed ahead!"
I guess one man's "choil" is another man's "handle with a big finger rest in it". :) In the case of the Native 5 I found the choil to be excessively large, particularly in comparison to the blade length, and that when slicing the "kick" between the choil and the blade w...
- Wed Sep 16, 2015 10:51 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Manix 2 without a choil
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2808
Can't we all just get along? :)
I support the right of those who like them to have the chance to buy them, but I'm kind of done buying knives with choils, much like I don't buy knives with thumb studs. I like keeping my hand on the handle scales, and I like slicing things with the base of the blade. If I want to choke up I use a s...
- Wed Sep 16, 2015 10:38 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: "**** the choils, full speed ahead!"
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5856
Re: "**** the choils, full speed ahead!"
Okay, I have a silly question! If choils are so fantastic why don't they put them on fixed blades, too?
- Tue Sep 15, 2015 7:54 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: "**** the choils, full speed ahead!"
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5856
Re: "**** the choils, full speed ahead!"
Yes, but the choil is absolutely useless when it comes to cutting things. I stopped carrying the Native 5 because half the time when I tried to cut something with it the choil got in the way. It now sits on my desk as a letter opener. The larger the blade the less annoying the choil, but I still wou...
- Mon Sep 14, 2015 8:02 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: "**** the choils, full speed ahead!"
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5856
Re: "**** the choils, full speed ahead!"
To fully answer the original question, no, I do not really like choils, and yes, I own several unused knives that have them. The knife I carry every day is a Tenacious, I love the size, ergonomics, lack of choil, and the price.
- Wed Aug 05, 2015 11:40 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: S110v real world performance?
- Replies: 75
- Views: 11644
Re: S110v real world performance?
I own Manix 2 knives in both alloys and I've been satisfied with the performance of them both with stock grinds and at factory angles.
If they weren't labelled I probably could not tell them apart.
If they weren't labelled I probably could not tell them apart.
- Mon Aug 03, 2015 11:07 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Store won't be selling Spyderco Knives anymore?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 9609
Re: Store won't be selling Spyderco Knives anymore?
Derrick was my local knife dealer until he decided to leave the state. I was willing to pay his prices for most knives, but his Spyderco prices just weren't competitive at all. I think the recent ivory ban in Oregon has more to do with his move than anything else.
- Fri Jul 31, 2015 11:12 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: .
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2234
Re: D4/E4 Hardware warning for tinkerers....
Sounds like you have an opportunity to sell aftermarket repair kits now.
- Fri Jul 31, 2015 11:07 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Ceramic Blades?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3934
Re: Ceramic Blades?
Actually, I do think that slicing newsprint is how most people judge if a knife is sharp...
- Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:07 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Serrations on kitchen knives
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3306
Re: Serrations on kitchen knives
Tvenuto, I don't live with cats for a similar reason. Another edge profile that works well for me on cheddar is a saber grind, it splits the slice from the block and the flats don't contact either surface, and it cuts nice and straight. I suppose a sufficiently thin scandi would do the same.
- Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:42 am
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Serrations on kitchen knives
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3306
Re: Serrations on kitchen knives
Tvenuto, I find that a serrated knife works well on cheddar because the chisel edge kicks the slice away from the blade and allows a non-binding push cut. A chisel ground plain edge might do the same thing but I do not own one to experiment with. For a soft cheese there are specialized tools but for...
- Fri Jul 10, 2015 6:38 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Serrations on kitchen knives
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3306
Re: Serrations on kitchen knives
Okay, yes, cutting on the left hand side of the cheese block works better for me. :)
- Fri Jul 10, 2015 6:36 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: 52100 steel
- Replies: 67
- Views: 36498
Re: 52100 steel
Didn't super blue cover the need for a rust prone alloy?
- Fri Jul 10, 2015 4:08 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Serrations on kitchen knives
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3306
Re: Serrations on kitchen knives
Radioactive, that is what I meant by cutting slices left handed, off the other (wrong!) end of the block instead of the correct (right) end. It ain't natural but I'll try it over the weekend. I did try varying the angle of attack and it took larger chips off the shoulder of the cheddar, so the proce...
- Fri Jul 10, 2015 1:42 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: Serrations on kitchen knives
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3306
Serrations on kitchen knives
This might not matter for some applications, but I recently purchased the serrated six inch kitchen utility and I've found that the serrations are cut in the opposite direction compared to my other serrated kitchen knives. I guess I'll have to learn to slice cheese left handed now because when I use...
- Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:06 pm
- Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
- Topic: New Name for the Endeavor?
- Replies: 73
- Views: 12710
Re: New Name for the Endeavor?
I thought about this while I was wandering around at work today. The previous knife was the Bushcraft and it had a Scandi grind. This one is ground differently and uses a different steel so why not the "Bushcraft 2"? Boring, but practical, and since the Bushcraft name was okay then this sh...