Abyss_Fish wrote: ↑Sat Sep 12, 2020 12:33 pm
Wartstein wrote: ↑Sat Sep 12, 2020 12:24 pm
Sorry, but not at all (for me at least): The Sage has very similar lines to the chap, correct.
BUT: It does NOT offer what makes the Chap so special, even in Spydercos lineup: The thin, 2mm bladestock (The Sage has the rather usual 3 mm, though at least not the "fat" 3.7).
This thin blade is what makes the Chap such a superior performer for me, and - differently to what I would have expected - 2mm is strong enough for even harder tasks (believe me, I DID test this ; )
Now: In my opinion thin, slicey blades are even better suited for longer knives, and so I´d really wish for a PM2 sized (so larger than even a Sage!) Chap
Btw: Opinel knives have even thinner blades and at least the ones I had held up just fine.
I totally understand it. The Watu is the shining star of my collection so I absolutely agree there. I actually had assumed the sage was thinner, didn't realize it was closer to para 3 thickness. I still want a sage 2 m390 tho.
:) The Watu indeed is a very intriguing knife - generally and especially due to its reasonably thin bladestock.
And if you like that slicey thin blade: Just think of it, the Chap has a 2mm stock, the Watu 2.5 (like a Delica) - that´s a "jump" in thickness of 25% (from Chap to Watu)
Now I know of course that thinness of the blade is not the only factor at all that determines how "slicey" a knife is (but grind angle, tapering, thickness behind the edge, tallness of the blade, ffg/hollow/sabre... and so on come into play too) - but a thin blade certainly gives a solid foundation for great cutting performance.
I am aware of only one other Spyderco with a thin, 2mm blade: The Centofante, but this one has a sabre hollow grind (so is not ffg).
I don´t know all Spyderco models, so I am sure there might be more