Sharpest Factory Edge?

[The Meat man]

Just out of curiosity, what was your sharpest-from-factory Spyderco?

Mine was my ZDP-189 Manbug. I was amazed how sharp that little knife was: I could whittle hair with it right out of the box.

All of my Spydercos came super sharp but that Manbug was the top.

How about you?

[Forest Green]

First received the Para 3 in Maxamed, being it's factory edge was the sharpest every received, thought I would give the Native 5 LW Maxamed a try, it also arrived with super sharp edge. I then ordered the Manix 2 LW Maxamed, and it was also super sharp, all three were noticeably sharper from the factory than anything ever experienced. With a bit of stropping on wood, their factory edge's became hair whittling sharp.

[rybu0305]

Manix cru wear carbon KC exclusive by far.

[ZrowsN1s]

A toss up between my Maxamet Native, Yojimbo 2, and Hap 40 Dfly.

[xceptnl]

Probably my Bradley Air.

[PStone]

My S90v ppt cut me the quickest. But my para3 maxamet was, and still is the sharpest.

[Bloke]

All my Spyder folders have come very sharp and possibly my ZPD-189 Stretch was the sharpest. :)

My Sprig and Southfork however didn't come too sharp and the Southfork in particular came with a burr on one side you could feel. :rolleyes:

Edit: I forgot ... my Dragonfly Salt HB SE came ridiculously sharp. I think I'll have to learn how to sharpen serrated edges. :o

[anycal]

CRUWEAR Para 3.

[zhyla]

I don’t buy many new knives. I was impressed with a ZDP-189 that I got used but unsharpened.

My most recent acquisitions — a LNIB Native 5 LW SE and a new Positron — were not especially sharp. The Positron surprisingly not very sharp at all actually. Not a big deal, anyone buying a $100+ knife probably has some sharpening ability.

My other recent, a used Stretch SE, is so sharp I need to email the seller for SE sharpening tips. Never seen SE this sharp before.

[murphjd25]

Every knife I’ve bought in ZDP. Wow, that stuff is stupid sharp!

[The Meat man]

Every knife I’ve bought in ZDP. Wow, that stuff is stupid sharp!

Isn't it though? The next knife I bought after the Manbug was a Native 5 Maxamet, and I was actually a little disappointed after that razor ZDP -189. :) Not that the Maxamet wasn't sharp, it just didn't quite have that hair whittling edge.

[npad69]

PM2 cruwear

[toxophilus]

Caly 3.5 NIB; I've been bitten twice while closing it and didn't notice it until afterwards; 100 Pacer a very close runner up :spyder:

[murphjd25]

Every knife I’ve bought in ZDP. Wow, that stuff is stupid sharp!

Isn't it though? The next knife I bought after the Manbug was a Native 5 Maxamet, and I was actually a little disappointed after that razor ZDP -189. :) Not that the Maxamet wasn't sharp, it just didn't quite have that hair whittling edge.

It sure is. The only knives I’ve been bit by were actually the ZDP ones.

[Sharp Guy]

Caly 3.5 NIB; I've been bitten twice while closing it and didn't notice it until afterwards

The Caly 3.5 ZDP that I bought new was pretty sharp out the box. The M390 Para 3 I have was too.

Now that I think about it, most of mine were pretty sharp when new. None would whittle hairs but all had a good working edge which is what Sal's said they strive for IIRC.

[ThePeacent]

as usual all my Spydies have come very sharp from factory



but my Lil'Matriarch came irresponsibly sharp...that coupled with the fact that I wasn't used to Reverse S blades earned me 3 cuts before the knife cut anything else other than me :o

[Robbob]

I've been thoroughly impressed by the edge on many of my Spydercos, but the one that really stands out is my Native 5 Maxamet.

[The Meat man]

as usual all my Spydies have come very sharp from factory



but my Lil'Matriarch came irresponsibly sharp...that coupled with the fact that I wasn't used to Reverse S blades earned me 3 cuts before the knife cut anything else other than me :o

Ouch!!

So far I haven't been bit by any of my Spydies.

[Evil D]

I actually can't remember lol. I know for sure I've had some very sharp ZDP edges, so it would seem that the folks in Japan really know what they're doing with ZDP, because I'd consider it significantly more tedious to sharpen than VG10 and I'm certain I've had sharper ZDP than VG10. I think the most recent I've been impressed with are all my current CQI Militaries, particularly the M4 and 52100 models, they both came hair whittling sharp.


On another note, this topic was much more relevant just a few years ago when these knives were sharpened by hand. Though I definitely appreciate the consistency of the robotic sharpening we have today, I was more impressed by it when I knew it was a skilled human putting that edge on my knife. Still, I'll take a perfectly symmetrical bevel and average sharpness over a wacky bevel any day. I don't mind touching up a new edge but it's irritating to have to reprofile a bevel right out of the box to fix a wavy bevel.

[The Meat man]

I actually can't remember lol. I know for sure I've had some very sharp ZDP edges, so it would seem that the folks in Japan really know what they're doing with ZDP, because I'd consider it significantly more tedious to sharpen than VG10 and I'm certain I've had sharper ZDP than VG10. I think the most recent I've been impressed with are all my current CQI Militaries, particularly the M4 and 52100 models, they both came hair whittling sharp.


On another note, this topic was much more relevant just a few years ago when these knives were sharpened by hand. Though I definitely appreciate the consistency of the robotic sharpening we have today, I was more impressed by it when I knew it was a skilled human putting that edge on my knife. Still, I'll take a perfectly symmetrical bevel and average sharpness over a wacky bevel any day. I don't mind touching up a new edge but it's irritating to have to reprofile a bevel right out of the box to fix a wavy bevel.

Same here. The Advocate I bought came very sharp, but the angle must have been more than 40° inclusive because I couldn't touch the edge with the Sharpmaker set at 40°.
I noticed too that it seemed worse closer to the handle. Still, one of my favorite knives though.