Got my first Resilience

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Got my first Resilience

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This thing is an absolute tank. The liners are nice and thick. The liner lock works perfectly and the lockup is very solid. No blade play in any direction. Very large blade. It doesn't even seem large until you open it. Very smooth action. Something may be wrong with the heat treat though. I won't know if it's my fault or not until I do many more sharpenings, but it seems like the base of the blade doesn't want to get extremely sharp. The belly and tip are absolutely perfect, but the base of the blade seems to be a challenge (this is usually the easiest part to sharpen). I will keep going with it and see what happens. I am very impressed with how this knife is put together and how it locks up. The G10 and pocket clip are perfect. I look forward to putting through some hard use and reporting back.
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Re: Got my first Resilience

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i love the resilience. it’s by far the best looking knife in that series of knives. i’ve always wished for an upgraded version with better steel. spyderco does 8cr13mov better than others i’ve tried though.
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Re: Got my first Resilience

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ladybug93 wrote:
Wed Jul 24, 2019 1:15 pm
i love the resilience. it’s by far the best looking knife in that series of knives. i’ve always wished for an upgraded version with better steel. spyderco does 8cr13mov better than others i’ve tried though.
It certainly is. Spyderco does 8cr13mov quite well.
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Re: Got my first Resilience

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Gave the knife another full sharpening out of boredom, and the base of the blade's apex stability improved significantly. I think it's solely an issue of fatigued steel, an extremely common phenomenon. This knife is awesome.

Tip and belly are hair whittling, base of blade is close to hair whittling.

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Re: Got my first Resilience

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Nice! GIad to hear it. Love mine too. The value and Byrd knives get overlooked by a lot of high-end buyers.

I like how nice they are- especially for the price. The Resilience and SpydieChef were my first two Spydies and still enjoy the Efficient and Resilience even as my collection has grown to include a few more $100-200 Spydies. I'm still looking forward to the release of the Emphasis too.

This is yet ANOTHER strength of Spyderco- they deliver a range of knives at several critical price points- more than any other knife companies I can think of. I am somewhat of a fan, but also quite like knives from a few other companies.

Also, enjoy that Chief! Looking forward to hearing your further impressions of both the Resilience and Chief.
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I look forward to using the Chief but not as much as my recent purchases. I really like the Chief, but I'll admit I halfway bought it to encourage sprint runs. I don't feel that s30v suits the platform optimally. It's an excellent piece though. I'm starting a new job with a different company Friday. The resilience will be a worker alongside my byrd rescue 2. But I'll have the s110v millie in my bag if I need it.

Other recent purchases include a Titanium CQI military, a CS Broken Skull in CTS-XHP (bought this because CS's XHP is an endangered species), and a ganzo firebird FH31 in D2. I wasn't looking for any of these knives specifically. They were just deals I could not refuse. I still want a pac salt.

I will report back with how the Resilience performs. I'm very impressed with my byrd knives so I'm sure it'll be fine.
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The resilience is awesome! My 2nd spydie! After I found out that they made a bigger brother to the tenacious I had to have one! And that's when I started falling down the rabbit hole of spyderco...

The only one I haven't been completely in love with has been my Sage 5. Not because it's a bad knife, but I just prefer my Para 3s to it in that size category. I just never carry it or use it. I think I should offload it and get a Shaman... Lol. Although I did just pick up a hollow grind CS AD10 for a steal. Maybe I should hold off on any more knives for a little bit...
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Re: Got my first Resilience

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I do want to get one small knife one day. I'm leaning towards a G10 Native, but the sage is so thin bte that it's intriguing.
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Ended up cutting a decent amount of scrap rope caught up in the cutter head of the dredge. It was full of grit so I can't speak to the edge retention. The blade was due for sharpening. This time it got EXTREMELY sharp, very quickly like it should. There's nothing wrong with the blade. Just a tad of fatigued steel. Keeping it clean so it doesn't rust. I should have gotten one of these sooner. The ergos are great.
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i loaned my resilience to a friend on a very wet (freshwater) hike here in hawaii. i can’t remember if the knife was submerged or not, but it was at least put back into a wet pocket for the entirety of the day. after the hike, he forgot to return the knife to me and i didn’t see him for a few weeks. when i finally got the knife back, he pulled it down from the top of his refrigerator and handed it to me. it was clear he hadn’t touched it since he removed it from his wet pocket the night of the hike. anyway, there were only a few small rust spots and it was all on the surface. it came off easily and i haven’t had any issues since. keep it clean and don’t put it away wet and you’ll never have a problem.
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There's a decent argument for the resilience having BETTER ERGONOMICS THAN THE MILITARY.

Military:
Better for use with gloves
Thumb ramp cramps your grip less
Finger choil allows for multiple grips

Resilience:
Fills your grip SO MUCH BETTER. Just grab the handle of a resilience as hard as you can, and then do the same to the military. If that doesn't work, carry a resilience only for several days or more, and then go back to the military. Unless you wear size small gloves, I think you'll get it.

I'll also add the Resilience works fine when using gloves, and the thumb ramp doesn't cramp one's grip that badly. The military simply has the edge in these 2 respects.

The resilience has superb action, an absolutely rock solid lockup and a good pocket clip. Depending on one's taste, the main difference in these models could simply be the steel. For ~$50, the Resilience has a lot going for it. And I could definitely see how someone could like it better than the ~$200 s110v military I've been comparing it to. But at that point you must ask, is the upgrade in steel worth $140? That's almost 3 more Resilience's, a pm2, 2 Enduras, or 2 pacific salts plus overnight shipping.

I don't see many people talk about this knife. Is it just too big? Or do people just hate 8cr13mov?
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Pelagic wrote:
Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:26 pm
I don't see many people talk about this knife. Is it just too big? Or do people just hate 8cr13mov?
I think It's maybe both the size and steel snobbery. I love my higher end Spydies, but also really appreciate the Value and Byrd lines.

It seems much of the bias against 8cr is based on hearsay more than experience. It is super easy to sharpen, even if not excellent in other categories.

Curious to hear what others think too.
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Pelagic wrote:
Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:26 pm
There's a decent argument for the resilience having BETTER ERGONOMICS THAN THE MILITARY.

Military:
Better for use with gloves
Thumb ramp cramps your grip less
Finger choil allows for multiple grips

Resilience:
Fills your grip SO MUCH BETTER. Just grab the handle of a resilience as hard as you can, and then do the same to the military. If that doesn't work, carry a resilience only for several days or more, and then go back to the military. Unless you wear size small gloves, I think you'll get it.

I'll also add the Resilience works fine when using gloves, and the thumb ramp doesn't cramp one's grip that badly. The military simply has the edge in these 2 respects.

The resilience has superb action, an absolutely rock solid lockup and a good pocket clip. Depending on one's taste, the main difference in these models could simply be the steel. For ~$50, the Resilience has a lot going for it. And I could definitely see how someone could like it better than the ~$200 s110v military I've been comparing it to. But at that point you must ask, is the upgrade in steel worth $140? That's almost 3 more Resilience's, a pm2, 2 Enduras, or 2 pacific salts plus overnight shipping.

I don't see many people talk about this knife. Is it just too big? Or do people just hate 8cr13mov?
I like the Resilience, and I agree with your take on it. Also the Resilience has four way pocket carry vs the Military tip down right hand only. I think the steel is fine, and most people make more of a big deal about steel than can actually be seen in most EDC use.
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Re: Got my first Resilience

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Enactive wrote:
Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:37 pm
Pelagic wrote:
Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:26 pm
I don't see many people talk about this knife. Is it just too big? Or do people just hate 8cr13mov?
I think It's maybe both the size and steel snobbery. I love my higher end Spydies, but also really appreciate the Value and Byrd lines.

It seems much of the bias against 8cr is based on hearsay more than experience. It is super easy to sharpen, even if not excellent in other categories.

Curious to hear what others think too.
for me, it was the experience of 8cr13mov from other companies that didn’t do it well. i have one from another maker that dulls from air. it could just be a bad copy, but it’s certainly less than impressive and nowhere near as good as my resilience. aside from that, i do prefer, but don’t need, slightly better retention than it offers.
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current collection:
C253GBBK, C258GFBL, C101GBBK2, C11GYW, C11FWNB20CV, C101GBN15V2, C101GODFDE2, C60GGY, C149G, C189, C101GBN2, MT35, C211TI, C242CF, C217GSSF, C101BN2, C85G2, C91BBK, C142G, C122GBBK, LBK, LYL3HB, C193, C28YL2, C11ZPGYD, C41YL5, C252G, C130G, PLKIT1
spyderco steels:
CPM 20CV, CPM 15V, CTS 204P, CPM CRUWEAR, CPM S30V, N690Co, M390, CPM MagnaCut, LC200N, CTS XHP, H1, 8Cr13MoV, GIN-1, CTS BD1, VG-10, VG-10/Damascus, 440C
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Re: Got my first Resilience

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Final update. The Resilience is basically exactly on par with my byrd cara cara 2 in regard to edge retention. It may be better but not by much. But the corrosion resistance appears to be better. Sharpenability is the same as my Byrds, extremely good. Overall, I'm very happy with this purchase. But I've already lost the "wow, this knife is huge!" feeling every time I open it. It just seems normal after carrying and using it daily. Pray for me guys, the Resilience no longer seems big. :D

If anyone is even remotely interested in this knife, again I'll say it is EXTREMELY well built, with a rock solid lockup. And the ergos are phenomenal. I'd recommend checking one out.
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Re: Got my first Resilience

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i went through the same thing. after carrying it and using t for a bit, you start to realize how stupid it is to restrict blade length. the resilience is a lot like a small, folding kitchen knife. the blade length is incredibly useful and doesn’t seem too big at all. i will say though, if you go much bigger, that feeling doesn’t go away. i have a recon 1 that will never feel normal. i literally own it for the comedy.
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current collection:
C253GBBK, C258GFBL, C101GBBK2, C11GYW, C11FWNB20CV, C101GBN15V2, C101GODFDE2, C60GGY, C149G, C189, C101GBN2, MT35, C211TI, C242CF, C217GSSF, C101BN2, C85G2, C91BBK, C142G, C122GBBK, LBK, LYL3HB, C193, C28YL2, C11ZPGYD, C41YL5, C252G, C130G, PLKIT1
spyderco steels:
CPM 20CV, CPM 15V, CTS 204P, CPM CRUWEAR, CPM S30V, N690Co, M390, CPM MagnaCut, LC200N, CTS XHP, H1, 8Cr13MoV, GIN-1, CTS BD1, VG-10, VG-10/Damascus, 440C
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Re: Got my first Resilience

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I have a Voyager XL that actually feels good in my grip, and carries well enough I could EDC it if I wanted. But for me, 4"-4.5" is the sweet spot between feeling like a folding kitchen knife and still having good dexterity while using the tip.

It's sad how many places limit you to shorter blades. I doubt a single violent attack has been prevented by blade length laws. They inconvenience law abiding citizens and that's it, IMO.
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Re: Got my first Resilience

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Pelagic wrote:
Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:26 pm
I don't see many people talk about this knife. Is it just too big? Or do people just hate 8cr13mov?
A lot of folks, even people here, are biased against 8Cr, Byrds and the value line.

I can understand being against chinese made products from a geopolitical perspective, but I cannot understand anyone who questions the performance of these models.

I've put Cara Caras through worse abuse than 95% of people here ever subject their folders to. It's a wonderful design. Very ergonomic, great geometry on the CC2, well executed lock, and a wealth of scale options.

8Cr sharpened by someone who knows what they're doing will out perform S30V sharpened by someone who doesn't. If you thin out the back bevel and give the apex a crisp, lower grit finish, 8Cr would suffice for just about anyones EDC uses.
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