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this was on the edge, not the actual tip... Now I understand it his something else very hard (the item is very hard, not the force at which it hit... wasn't a long fall IMO) but still didn't think a "super steel" would chip that easy. I've had to file down the tip some to smooth it and the...

Hope I didn't get a bum one... I guess I'll find out when I cut through something and find a "tough" spot :)

You have already received plenty of good advice. However, I will add my .02 anyway. Simply put, the Native is a time-tested design that will do anything you could reasonably expect an under 3" knife to do. It carries and handles with the best. You will not go wrong with a Native. Unless your h...

I know I read somewhere on here that for hardness you sacrifice a bit as the steel can be more brittle, but wow, didn't think it would be that noticeable in my Spyderco ZDP Endura :( I dropped my knife and it hit another metal tool, and the tip lost a nice chunk (The tip was still there, it was the ...

tuffthumbz wrote:do any of the others in the salt series feel more sturdy?

My Tasman Salt feels very sturdy to me... don't have any others to compare to, but considering getting an Atlantic Salt.

The Deacon wrote: Such play with the knife open would not be, but some folks go so far overboard testing for it as to find it where it does not really exist.

I would tend to agree... as I said, I have 6 knives with no play, that I can detect, which leads me to believe your statement is very true!

No offense to anybody that says there spyderco doesnt have any play,but i dont buy it.I own 2 enduras,a native,and used to own a black H1, and they all had play.I,m not saying they should,in fact just the opposite.I have an Outdoor Edge lock back that locks up tighter than any spyderco i ever had,a...

Anything harsher and i'd just pull out a carpet knife. Why? Spydie knives will hold up...you bought it to use, so do so :) I'll cut anything that needs to be separated from its self/something. As for angles, I think the Sal video for the SM said Spydie knives have a 30 then 40 micro-bevel (I think ...

Also note that the H1 steel needs time to harden (which happens with use and resharpening). So the SE blade with holds its edge (due to the process it goes through to get the Spidie edge) longer than a PE blade until the PE has been resharpened a number of times (no idea how long that is, just reite...

Don't get me wrong... the SM works fine on serrations... but I found that they work best on a semi-sharp SE knife...while a very very dull one requires a bit more to get it back to "scary sharp". Why I got some 704 stones, and love them for my SE knives... they don't fit in the SM (which w...

I use the 704 rounded rods and rest them on the SM rods to get close to the 20 deg angle, and it worked Great! I couldn't get it done with just the corners of the SM rods like Sal shows in the DVD. The SM works great on kitchen knives, but couldn't get it to work well on the spidie edge (now this wa...

I'm bad for not being very good at searches. I search but i always get pages of irrelevant threads that have nothing to do with my search words. Maybe it's just me but i get it on every forum i frequent. Its not you... Forum search almost always suck and don't allow for things like "quote pras...

There are still someone for sale online from stores here in Canada.

As for the steel... I'm loving it so far! Far, Far better than the 154CM on the original M2.

We should have a sticky post, or an FAQ section as we see this question and some others repeated (even I'm guilty of that... the search sometimes works, but not all the time).

Just stumbled upon this older thread and like it... Anyone else comment on having an Edgepro Pro or Apex? Which one is "better" ... meaning for Spydie knives will the Apex version work just as well as the Pro?

I'm not sure why people are arguing tip up/tip down is easier or not... it all boils down to practice and preference due to what you are use to... I started with an original Endura so only ever had one option for carry for years... so guess what, I now prefer tip up right hand pocket. I'm very fast ...

what do you use to tap the holes?

Evil D wrote:Most people freak out when they see you spray it inside the grip because a lot of people think of WD-40 as a lubricant, which it is not.

See WD-40's site: http://www.wd40.com/faqs/ it is a "light lubricant".

I've never had an issues; however, I don't typically dunk the knife in the water, just put the blade under the tap and/or use a sponge to wipe off whatever it is I'm trying to get.

chuck_roxas45 wrote:not for me. I like the more robust tip on manix 2 as is.

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