Discuss Spyderco's products and history.
ugaarguy
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by ugaarguy Wed Nov 06, 2019 8:19 pm
It got my Insistent (along with a few other knives) today from the SFO, by way of UPS. Here's what I've learned in the few hours I've had it:
It's a chunky boy - it's thick and heavy. There are no standoffs hidden in the back spacer, so that weight loss trick is a no-go. The blade grind is hideous. In contrast, the jimping is very nice. The lanyard tube isn't peened. It disassembles pretty easily. Mine shipped bone dry and a little dirty. Q-tips and alcohol, followed by a few drops of oil, worked wonders to smooth it out. The detent is pretty strong. Mine shipped with a polished stainless clip, not black as pictured on the website, but I think the polished SS looks better anyway. Other than the blade spine, all the edges are nicely chamfered.
Enactive
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by Enactive Wed Nov 06, 2019 9:01 pm
Thanks, appreciate the initial thoughts. It's smaller than I'm interested in, as the Efficient is borderline small for me. I quite like my Efficient tho and especially curious about the Emphasis.
knivesandbooks
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by knivesandbooks Wed Nov 06, 2019 10:30 pm
By hideous blade grind, do you mean thick behind the edge?
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ugaarguy
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by ugaarguy Thu Nov 07, 2019 6:45 am
knivesandbooks wrote: ↑ Wed Nov 06, 2019 10:30 pm
By hideous blade grind, do you mean thick behind the edge?
I mean uneven, wavy, and inconsistent edges. There's also discoloration behind one edge that makes me think the blade got overheated during grinding.
ugaarguy
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by ugaarguy Thu Nov 07, 2019 9:38 pm
Pics of janky edge grind:
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by Sonorum Fri Nov 08, 2019 3:14 pm
Holy crap that edge is bad....
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by araneae Fri Nov 08, 2019 3:16 pm
Ouch, that should probably be a 2nd. The lack of stand-offs means its probably off my want list. Gonna be too heavy for me.
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ugaarguy
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by ugaarguy Fri Nov 08, 2019 3:55 pm
araneae wrote: ↑ Fri Nov 08, 2019 3:16 pm
Ouch, that should probably be a 2nd. The lack of stand-offs means its probably off my want list. Gonna be too heavy for me.
Any chance you could do some side by side shots with a few more common models?
I can do that. Sage 2, Native 5 LW, and Urban LW are probably the most common Spydies I have. I also have a CRKT Pilar and a Cold Steel Tuff Lite if you want pics of competitors in a similar size range.
BornIn1500
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by BornIn1500 Fri Nov 08, 2019 5:09 pm
They're just giving you edge angle options. 30 degrees at the tip or 90 degrees at the heel. :D
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by ugaarguy Fri Nov 08, 2019 5:32 pm
BornIn1500 wrote: ↑ Fri Nov 08, 2019 5:09 pm
They're just giving you edge angle options. 30 degrees at the tip or 90 degrees at the heel. :D
Lol, okay, it all makes sense now.
