Spyderco Street Beat Review

[vivi]

If you want to be even more perplexed, consider the Street Bowie price VS the enuff. 5" long 4mm thick blade, dual material handle which I'd imagine costs more than the Street Beat handle, it sells for the same as the Street Beat and cheaper than the enuff.

Wartstein, here's that comparison with the Stretch 2's blade shape:

:eek: Thanks!

That´s almost exactly the Stretch edge geometry... did not realize that, makes the Street beat even more appealing to me...

Yeo, they're awfully close. Even the tip is a very similar angle.

(btw: I did not know that you have a straight spine Stretch... you actually never carry it? Too short blade for you? The ergos should be to your liking...)

I don't own any Stretches at the moment, that's just a picture zoomed in roughly to scale on my phone. The K390 SSS looks like a real nice knife though.

I know from another thread that you have adapted your technique to more continuous curved edges when whittling wood, but don´t you feel at all that this works better with a Stretch / Street Beat like edge? Like in that the edge does not slip as easy of the wood and (like with a wharnie) can transfer more power?

I don't feel any advantages in cutting wood with these blade shapes or wharncliffes vs the continuous curved edges like the Police 4, Military, etc. When I'm carving I'm generally using a push cut motion. Some people slice with the full edge or part of the edge. I'm sure which type of cutting motion one uses could change the type of blade they prefer.

[vivi]

Oh man - anytime I see the Street Beat mentioned I have to check it out, and I'm not disappointed here. This was an excellent review, and I hope we get that k390 SB sometime soon. Here's a pic of one of my Street Beats:

Nice seeing another well used Street Beat :cool:

[marty_bill_]

Awesome review!!

[sal]

I've learned to appreciate Vivi's "tell it like it is" approach.

sal

[marty_bill_]

One thing I'll add was on my SB I stippled the top and bottom of the handle. In the gun world people stipple Glocks for better grip. They use a small hot iron and dot the entire frame. I always felt my SB was slick. But instead of stippling the whole grip I just did the top around the butt and along the bottom. This helped mine a lot!! I don't have pictures but when I get some I'll put them up. Just something I did that helped. But it's a one time deal and there's no going back! So take that into consideration!

[marty_bill_]

Maybe not the prettiest shop but it was my first and it works perfectly. The grip is much better for me and I did not do the finger groove or sides.

[flash900]

Thanks for a most insightful review, photos and comments.

I have the old-style sheath .... Spyderco, would you sell me the new style sheath and would it fit my older, non-LW SB?

[kerrcobra]

Thanks for a most insightful review, photos and comments.

I have the old-style sheath .... Spyderco, would you sell me the new style sheath and would it fit my older, non-LW SB?

I have both the original SB and the LW model with the newer sheath, and I can confirm that the older SB does not fit in the LW sheath particularly well. The LW model handle is very slightly thicker, so the original SB doesn't really lock in there. FWIW, I'd recommend looking at Armatus Carry for an aftermarket Street Beat sheath. I don't have one of his, but I have other sheaths from him for other knives and they're all phenomenal. I have no doubt that his SB sheath will be too.

[flash900]

Thanks -- I'll check out Armatus Carry!