Superhawk - what is it good for?

bluemist · #1

I just got the superhawk, I like it a lot.. but wonder how many ppl carry hawks exclusively.. do you miss a traditional blade?

Should the superhawk be in the same class as the civilian or should it be a hard user?

kbuzbee · #2

Congratulations! Hawks work well in any pull cut. Ropes, vines and packing straps are good examples.

I would rate the SH as heavy use. I have two Tasmans and Two Spyders and all see heavy use. The Super is even more stout IMO..

Enjoy!

Ken

bluemist · #3

I am having trouble finding the original superhawk thread. Wasn't this a collaboration with spydie hawkbill fanatics? Supposed a dream knife. Seems like I remember it has its origins in a spyderco forum thread.

DMgangl · #4

http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.p ... =Superhawk

Its over 100 pages of thread have fun

Here is another thread to help you decide
http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.p ... awk&page=2

DM

SoCal Operator · #5

It's the most versatile hawkbill blade I've used yet. Use it for anything except stabbing.

Jazz · #6

I usually carry more than 1 knife, but a hawkbill is on me most of the time lately. Great whittler, food parer, package opener, mail opener, any kind of pull-cutting, clam packs don't stand a chance with one...... on and on... pretty much anything but stabbing (like SoCal Operator just said) and cutting food on a cutting board. I love my 2 Tasman PE and 1 SE, and can't wait for my Spyderhawk to eventually get here. If the Superhawk wasn't so expensive I'd have one for sure - who knows... I might anyway :cool:

- best wishes, Jazz.

thombrogan · #7

The hawkbill is the ultimate urban/office EDC knife. Perfect for opening blister packs and the plastic banding on crates of printer paper and other large boxes. It's not the best knife for trimming flowers for water, but it's great for cutting through the metal that covers the cork on some wine bottles.

tonydahose · #8

it is great at cutting seatbelts and car wiring in a pinch

kbuzbee · #9

thombrogan wrote:It's not the best knife for trimming flowers for water,

Actually, I think hawks in general do quite well at that. Are you saying the SH in particular does not? Maybe not enough curve? I love the way the little stems just pull into the curve of my Tasman and pop off. It's like it's was custom designed for that.

Ken

white cloud · #10

i carry a spyderhawk or tasman paired with a sak. i feel like i am prepared for most any cutting task. in my opinion hawk bills are work horses. there are a lot of tasks around home or office that are performed much more efficiently with a hawk bill. it may sound crazy but i think the hawk bill makes things like cutting rope or opening packages safer than using conventional blades.

bluemist · #11

I really can't get over this knife. I have the T1 ATR so I knew what to expect w/ compression lock, solid as **** tight as a duck's *** lock up with zero play.. what I did not expect was that the vg-10 blade would be polished so nice nor did I expect the intensity of an inward curved ffg blade filed razor sharp. I am also fascinated by the carbon fiber handles and the decision to put function over aesthetics (debatable aesthetics of shiny cf) was a good one. They sorta feel like g-10 only lighter and harder, plastic does not come to mind. :spyder: :spyder: :spyder: :spyder:

catamount · #12

The Superhawk really is an underappreciated gem. Hawkbill and FFG is a great combination. Sal got the curve of the blade just right; not too much, not too little.

I am very happy with PE, but many of the Hawkbill enthusiasts who lobbied for it were disappointed at the lack of an SE version. Others were expecting a "better" steel than VG-10. It's also a little wider in the pocket than many prefer for an EDC.

If you're willing to give it a chance, though, I predict the Superhawk will quickly become one of your favorite :spyder: s

bluemist · #13

I have one complaint, seems the wire clip is always pretty close to sli[pping loose from my pocket. I don't think the clip is long enough.

The knife is really wide but is that not the nature of folding hawkbill?

SSB · #14

Too bad it wasn't fully serrated.
Right Arend!LOL!
regards,SSB.

gunmike1 · #15

Another vote of love of the Superhawk. I carry mine every day, and it sees lots of use for everything but food prep (my Kreined Barong in my other pocket is great for that). My father in law loved mine so much I got him one for his birthday. He uses the crap out of it and sends it to me every few weeks for a sharpening. You cN barely pry that knife out of his pocket. The ergos are pretty much as perfect as you can expect, and the comp lock is super strong and solid with no hint of play. The FFG relaxed hawkbill cuts so good you have to use the knife to understand just how good of a cutting tool it is.

Mike

VashHash · #16

It is a very excellent knife and very very strong. The blade is one of the thickest i've ever seen on a spyderco folder. Not saying it is the thickest just the thickest i've seen. It holds an edge really well too and the ergos are AMAZING. The only way you're hand will slip is if you let it. I kinda wish it had a little more edge to it but the choil isn't such a bad thing. Overall a great knife and it rides in one of my pockets pretty close to every day.

catamount · #17

bluemist wrote:I have one complaint, seems the wire clip is always pretty close to sli[pping loose from my pocket. I don't think the clip is long enough.

You can swap it out for a Caly 3, UKPK or Urban clip. Works great.