Spyderco Temperance Review

[Fastidiotus]

I've rit dye'd a few knives but never crossed my mind that I could dye my temp handle.

[vivi]

Comparing these two today:



Not cold enough to warrant a fire, so just carving some wooden spoons etc. for fun.

Tried dying the mora 2000 from that ugly pea green to the same shade as the temp, but they don't take dye well at all it seems.

[Jeb]

Vivi,

It ain't that bad really. I like earth tones really well and it's all that.

[vivi]

Hiked around some with my temp today. Stopped by my camp site to setup another tarp shelter for my next overnighter. Carved some basic pegs and toggles with the mora 2000 and temp today.

The mora carves wood better, which didn't surprise me. But the temps cutting ability was closer to the Moras than I expected.

Still running the factory edge too. Whenever I get around to thinning the edge a bit, performance will be pretty close to the Mora on wood.

Kind of surprised I prefer the ergonomics of the Temp to the Mora for this task. Fills my hand better. Thinkin about buying a back-up....warming up to the design more everytime I use it.

[SpeedHoles]

Good feedback, back to back comparison always helps.

Ps- for some reason the image in your earlier post appears to be a broken link...

[Enactive]

s much as I like CruWear, I am still a little lukewarm on the Temp's handle. I have been using Moras for thirty years and have a real affinity for the barrel handle. I really like the handles on the Eldris, Kansbol and Garberg models. For some tasks I prefer the Scandi single-bevel of the Moras and for some I prefer the FFG of the Spyderco.

[vivi]

Thinkin about bringing mine with me on my next backpacking trip in the mountains



Was planning on taking an SRK or SRKC, but this would be lighter and work better for food prep.

[Tristan_david2001]

Cool pic and knife man. Thst green looks awesome on the temp

[vivi]

Since my last update I've reprofiled the Temperance to a thinner edge angle....





....and I've spent more time with it. Including taking it along on some backpacking trips!





Here's how I carried it:



How it looked at the start of my last trip:



It was my only knife so it handled all my food prep, including slicing a couple steaks the first night.





It did well on apples, mango, potatoes etc. with the thinner edge I gave it. Geometry is pretty good for food prep work.



It helped build fires.



Here it is with some other fire making equipment.



I used it to break the fatwood down into matches to help start fires during a thunderstorm.



It carved some roasting sticks and feather sticks too.







Most of my experiences with the knife have been good.

As expected cutting performance jumped up quite a bit with the thinner edge. The knife came with a beautifully done full flat grind, but the edge was thick and holding performance back. With the thinner edge slicing through materials takes a lot less effort. It works great on wood, food, rope etc.

Durability still seems good. The knife was used harder than I anticipated. Where I hiked was an older, more established trail system, but despite that many trails were still so overgrown they could not be used. The temperance was used as a pocket machete, trimming back undergrowth on these overgrown trails to make them easier to navigate. No edge damage at all, even after chopping through woody growth.

It held an edge well too. While it dulled a little, it was easily still sharp enough to do everything I needed it to do.

I used it to make wood shavings to spark my fires.

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The knife worked well for food prep. The blade shape and grind are well suited to the job for a utility knife. The tall flat grind gives the knife good slicing geometry, and there's enough belly for the task.

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Corrosion resistance hasn't been great though. I was surprised. People on here talk about how well cruwear resists corrosion, but I didn't find it to do so great.

While camped out it did pretty well. It developed a bit of a cloudy haze after slicing two salty steaks, but didn't show any change after cutting up a bunch of fruits and veggies.

It also didn't show any corrosion after trimming back some trails, but it got rinsed off in the creek within an hour.

However, I got a lot of rust spots after a 5 mile / 115 minute hike in the rain. The knife never came out of its sheath during the trek, but some moisture did creep in over the course of the hike. I wasn't too worried about it,in fact I was surprised I got the rust spots.











Overall the knife did well, even if I was a little let down at how it held up in the rain. Had fun using it

[zuludelta]

Looks like a really fun time. Love reading these detailed accounts of real-world use.

[xceptnl]

Great, thorough review vivi. I look forward to similar use with mine when it arrives.

[JD Spydo]

I've been a citizen of Spyderville going all the way back to the original 2004 release of this jewel of a fixed blade "do everything" knife. And over the years I've singed the praises of this masterpiece TEMPERANCE model many times and on many occasions. I consider it an answer to prayer that Spyderco decided to bring back this super great model. And I'm sure that many newer Spyderville members are just as impressed in this day and age as I was when I got my first TEMPERANCE model in the year of our Lord 2004.

The original VG-10 version has a permanent place in my kitchen, The VG-10 version of the TEMPERANCE along with my late 1990s era full SE Catcherman model both still get use almost daily in my kitchen.

The TEMPERANCE is one of Spyderco's iconic models that in my opinion was literally perfect from the original release. Newer/better blade steel is one of the few ways you can improve it. And Cruwear was an excellent choice for the new release.