Thinking about buying the Byrd Hawkbill ...

[SpydieCollector]

Seems like a good price but I don't want to be disappointed with the quality as I already own a Tasman Salt 2.

Any thoughts from Byrd Hawkbill owners? Is it a tough and durable knife? My Taz Salt is too pretty to mess up ripping through cardboard

[skeeg11]

F&F of the Taz HB is a little nicer and corrosion resistant. In all other aspects I prefer the Byrd HB. All the Byrd lock backs I own are superior and tighter in precision than any Seki lock back I've handled. Serrated 8Cr13MoV is highly underrated. Edge retention is at least as good as H1/H2. The serrations are also slightly less spikey on the Byrd HB. Pretty impressive IMHO.

[SpydieCollector]

F&F of the Taz HB is a little nicer and corrosion resistant. In all other aspects I prefer the Byrd HB. All the Byrd lock backs I own are superior and tighter in precision than any Seki lock back I've handled. Serrated 8Cr13MoV is highly underrated. Edge retention is at least as good as H1/H2. The serrations are also slightly less spikey on the Byrd HB. Pretty impressive IMHO.

Thanks for the information, I'm tempted to stick one in my basket next time I place an order, as they are relatively cheap. I own a few Byrd Terns and I cant fault them.

[jasonstone20]

I had a Meadowlark 2 that I liked so much, as I carry 2 blades IWB, groinline, it became the blade I carried on my left hand, with my bigger folder being on the right side, since I am right-handed. I really like the serration pattern, and find it superior to any other that I have found or used, and the Spyderco Tenacious serrations are number 2. My next-door neighbor was working at the grocery store a block away from our apartment building, and didn't have a pocketknife, and I believe everyone should have one, plus it would help him out in his job, as the handle is suppieor to the majority of box-knives, and the serrated edge should last a very long time on cutting the corrugated fiberboard which we call fiberboard. Took a year before he needed it sharpened, and he was working doing the stockwork, so that says something. Wasn't that dull when I got it to resharpen, either, it was still capable of cutting.

F&F of the Taz HB is a little nicer and corrosion resistant. In all other aspects I prefer the Byrd HB. All the Byrd lock backs I own are superior and tighter in precision than any Seki lock back I've handled. Serrated 8Cr13MoV is highly underrated. Edge retention is at least as good as H1/H2. The serrations are also slightly less spikey on the Byrd HB. Pretty impressive IMHO.

Thanks for the information, I'm tempted to stick one in my basket next time I place an order, as they are relatively cheap. I own a few Byrd Terns and I cant fault them.

[Actinolite]

I have a Salt 2 SE and a Byrd Hawkbill. I honestly think the Hawkbill is better made, the serrations are more useful, and the Hawkbill shape helps with pruning. When doing yard work, the Hawkbill is great for pruning small branches, cutting hoses and other things. I used to carry a plain edge, but it didn’t work even close to as well, even when the PE had just been sharpened.

Hawkbill and rust? I clean it whenever I use it. I’ve had no problems.

And the Salt 2? I keep it in my pickup truck for emergency use and I don’t have to worry about it rusting.

[SpydieCollector]

I have a Salt 2 SE and a Byrd Hawkbill. I honestly think the Hawkbill is better made, the serrations are more useful, and the Hawkbill shape helps with pruning. When doing yard work, the Hawkbill is great for pruning small branches, cutting hoses and other things. I used to carry a plain edge, but it didn’t work even close to as well, even when the PE had just been sharpened.

Hawkbill and rust? I clean it whenever I use it. I’ve had no problems.

And the Salt 2? I keep it in my pickup truck for emergency use and I don’t have to worry about it rusting.

I really bonded with the Salt 2 after buying one due to the handle egomomics. Fits my hand perfect. I never did get round to buying the Hawkbill, but I still want a couple in my collection. Too many good Spydies to choose from including the Byrd range. So much fun.

[SpydieCollector]

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[SpydieCollector]

I really bonded with the Salt 2 after buying one due to the handle egomomics. Fits my hand perfect. I never did get round to buying the Hawkbill, but I still want a couple in my collection. Too many good Spydies to choose from including the Byrd range. So much fun.

[SpydieCollector]

I kept pressing 'comment' instead of edit lol

[KeepCalm&Carrion]

If you're happy with your $100 Tasman, then I think it's reasonable to assume you'd also be quite happy with the $40 Byrd hawkbill. I personally prefer the Byrd -- for me, hawbills were meant to have that finger choil, and I also like the Byrd's balance point better.

My advice: buy a Byrd hawkbill and let the Tasman out of its cage.

[SpydieCollector]

If you're happy with your $100 Tasman, then I think it's reasonable to assume you'd also be quite happy with the $40 Byrd hawkbill. I personally prefer the Byrd -- for me, hawbills were meant to have that finger choil, and I also like the Byrd's balance point better.

My advice: buy a Byrd hawkbill and let the Tasman out of its cage.

They'll certainly be a couple of Hawkbills in my collection soon. It's in my top five must buys at the moment. Just a few rungs down the ladder from some others I'm salivating at buying

[u.w.]

I've got the Hawkbill.



I've had it a year, maybe a bit longer. No complaints

u.w.

[SpydieCollector]

I've got the Hawkbill.



I've had it a year, maybe a bit longer. No complaints

u.w.

I think its superb, not only for its price, but its design.

[jasonstone20]

F&F of the Taz HB is a little nicer and corrosion resistant. In all other aspects I prefer the Byrd HB. All the Byrd lock backs I own are superior and tighter in precision than any Seki lock back I've handled. Serrated 8Cr13MoV is highly underrated. Edge retention is at least as good as H1/H2. The serrations are also slightly less spikey on the Byrd HB. Pretty impressive IMHO.

I agree, the Byrd Meadowlark Hawkbill I had, before I gifted it to a neighbor that worked at the local grocery store doing stocking work, and he loved it. I only needed to sharpen it for him once in two or three years. He liked it a lot more than using the utility knives they had at the grocery store.
I have a Spyderco Merlin in ATS-55, which I got for a great deal used online, as a small part f the tip of the knife had snapped off, I just reground the tip and it looks brand new. The serrations on the Merlin are way more spikey and aggressive, and the ones one the Byrd Hawkbill were a little more rounded, so there was a lot more of a clean cut, than with some tearing I would get from the Merlin serrations.

[SpyderEdgeForever]

Jason did you get a Spyderco Byrd Harrier 2 Wharncliffe yet? They are on sale.

[skeeg11]

A best buy and actually more flexible and broader use range than my beloved Hawkbill.