Get back to me in August :pskeeg11 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 7:55 amEveryone likes to hear about it when you get a new toy. :p Will you be posting impressions in the main Spyderco forum? Looking forward to your objective unbiased opinion of Spyderco's heat treat of 8CrMoV13. How will it compare in edge retention and sharpening ease compared to H1 & LC200N?
I'm excited to try a really coarse edge on 8Cr and see how edge retention improves compared to more polished edges. I haven't really used 8Cr since I started sharpening in the 200-400 grit range.z1r wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:45 amNice review. While in my experience 8Cr doesn't hold an edge for long periods of time, it does touch up easily! I actually kinda like that because it satisfies that urge to "fidget" with your knife. My Carbone Opinel is like that, nice and sharp, but does loose an edge fairly quickly. But I give it a couple of strokes on the brown rods every few days and it just keeps slicing away!
I wonder if spyderco uses better 8cr13mov or different suppliers in Resilience then the Byrd line , my Cara Cara, also needs some “ fidelity time “ ? Was thinking about upgrading to bd1n but that gets in the lower premium price rangez1r wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:45 amNice review. While in my experience 8Cr doesn't hold an edge for long periods of time, it does touch up easily! I actually kinda like that because it satisfies that urge to "fidget" with your knife. My Carbone Opinel is like that, nice and sharp, but does loose an edge fairly quickly. But I give it a couple of strokes on the brown rods every few days and it just keeps slicing away!
I bought a CE Tenacious at Ace Hardware recently cuz I had a Coupon. I love that knife. I'll say this much, the Spyderco 8Cr seems much better than the 8Cr in my CRKT's.S-3 ranch wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 5:36 pmI wonder if spyderco uses better 8cr13mov or different suppliers in Resilience then the Byrd line , my Cara Cara, also needs some “ fidelity time “ ? Was thinking about upgrading to bd1n but that gets in the lower premium price rangez1r wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:45 amNice review. While in my experience 8Cr doesn't hold an edge for long periods of time, it does touch up easily! I actually kinda like that because it satisfies that urge to "fidget" with your knife. My Carbone Opinel is like that, nice and sharp, but does loose an edge fairly quickly. But I give it a couple of strokes on the brown rods every few days and it just keeps slicing away!
My knives may be sharp but I never claimed I wasyablanowitz wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 6:04 amJust curious. Why is this in the Byrd knife subforum? It may be an economy/budget line model, but that hole is round, the warranty is for life instead of a year, and the blade is marked Spyderco.
Spyderco's 8Cr13Mov seems a little better than CRKT's. Unfortunately, the best 8Cr13Mov is still significantly worse than your average 9Cr18Mov, 14C28N, N690, etc. With those steels being available at the same price, I just haven't been able to justify a Resilience. When Spyderco gets around to upgrading its budget steel, I'd be interested to try this model.z1r wrote: ↑Mon Jul 19, 2021 12:09 amI bought a CE Tenacious at Ace Hardware recently cuz I had a Coupon. I love that knife. I'll say this much, the Spyderco 8Cr seems much better than the 8Cr in my CRKT's.S-3 ranch wrote: ↑Fri Jul 16, 2021 5:36 pmI wonder if spyderco uses better 8cr13mov or different suppliers in Resilience then the Byrd line , my Cara Cara, also needs some “ fidelity time “ ? Was thinking about upgrading to bd1n but that gets in the lower premium price rangez1r wrote: ↑Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:45 amNice review. While in my experience 8Cr doesn't hold an edge for long periods of time, it does touch up easily! I actually kinda like that because it satisfies that urge to "fidget" with your knife. My Carbone Opinel is like that, nice and sharp, but does loose an edge fairly quickly. But I give it a couple of strokes on the brown rods every few days and it just keeps slicing away!
Yes.chronovore wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 1:42 am
I see an S35VN Resilience in the "coming soon". Are any of you planning to get one?
8Cr has been working well with low grit edges. I've gotten to try it in PE and CE. I like the PE the best.bjz wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 11:42 amAny updates on your resilience?! I’ve been really enjoying my SE tenacious at work and SS stretch (vg10) at home, but have been thinking that if I have a handle that big, I might as well get the edge length of a resilience!
Some of my interest is bleed over from the low grit sharpening thread. Seems most of that focuses on H1 and some of the other mainline steels, but I’m curious about your experience with it on the 8cr. I have a number of Byrd knives as well as some of the value line 8cr and bd1n plain edge. I’m playing with the idea of getting an 80grit and 250grit Diamond matrix set for my Edgepro rather than another knife! The efficient and tenacious are probably my favorite designs right now but the edge on my efficient isn’t quite so, well, efficient!
I swapped scales from a PE G10 to my CE FRN for a year or two, but today decided to switch them back to their factory configurations to save a little weight. The G10 scales have a nice feel in the hand, but they add half an ounce. I also like the enhanced grip of the FRN scales.
I'd be all about an M4 Resilience, particularly if they offer it in a coated option.aicolainen wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 7:26 amAfter using CE for a bit in my Thin Line Endela, I contemplate swapping out my RV glove compartment folding knife from the current SE 8cr Tenacious to a CE Resilience. Serving as an all-round backup knife and on-the-go food prep knife, I think I will benefit from CE over SE. And with the primary use being food prep I think a small bump in size will be appreciated as well.
I wouldn’t mind seeing the LW line move to skeletonized liners. And M4 eventually trickling out across the lineup.. Would make it hard to justify anything else for pure work knife value.
The Resilience makes a pretty good folding food prep knife thanks to the size and wide blade. The serrations can be handy for initiating cuts in crusty breads.
That’s what I’m hoping for. As a dedicated car knife it’s nice to have something that can easily handle a crusty baguette, but most of my food prep benefits from PE, so a larger blade with a much larger PE portion seems like such an obvious choice from my current perspective.
