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Hi Jeff ,
I've never tried shaving with a spydie -too scared I'll decapitate myself! but it does a pretty neat job of slicing through the photostat paper without any sign of tearing (even after its ordeal!)

Edited by - xcentrix on 9/3/2001 1:13:40 PM

J Smith,

Sounds like a good price to me!

Excentrix,

I was referring to shaving one's arm hair. I understand this to be a common practice for testing knife blade sharpness. Sounds like the GIN-1 blade is just fine. I'll probably have another look at this knife soon. Thanks for the added information.

Jeff/1911.

If you want the knife to stay sharp, which is part of it's job, don't go with G2/GIN 1. ATS-55 simply holds an edge much better, and doesn't take much more time to put an edge on. I was sharpening my G2 (yeah, I've owned Spydercos a long time) blade about every four days. My ATS-34/titanium Police about every 10 days to 2 weeks, and the S60V Starmate I carry now has been sharpened three times since about the beginning of March when I got it. BD Detent or not detent really doesn't matter to me. I have knives in hand 40 plus hours a week, and ya just get used to whatever is there. However, my true preference would be for a titanium handled, S60V Police model. Nah, that wouldn't be THAT expensive! <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Its all fun and games til somebody loses an eye, then its fun annd games you can't see.

Haji,

That's good to know. Thanks for your response. I guess that's why the change to ATS-55.

How much would you have used your G2-bladed Spyderco to require it to be sharpened every four days? Is it kind of a constant use scenario? I don't use mine a whole lot, most days. Carry much, use little. What would you normally be cutting?

Thanks, Jeff/1911.

Edited by - Jeff/1911 on 9/4/2001 2:52:35 PM

i have a ss harpy and think that david boye is a genius. i would try to only get lock backs with the dent, if possible.

FTK

FTK,

Strangely; I seem to like the David Boye dent on some knives, and not others. On my FRN Native it seems subtle and effective, but on the stainless Police it feels different somehow. Perhaps it is that when I first received this knife, the edges of the DB dent on the locking bar were quite sharp and uncomfortable. I have since smoothened them up and it's much better, but I still think I might enjoy using this knife w/o the dent.

Jeff/1911.

Hi Jeff ,
Only after I sent my reply re shaving did I realise what you meant , sorry , not my best while working nightshift ! IF ATS 55 is better than G2 must REALLY BE GOOD !

Well, I had my mind made up for me today regarding selection of a Police model variant.

My good friend and fellow Spydie collector agreed to trade me his stainless, plain edged Police model in ATS-55 (w/o DB dent) for a pair of fixed blade knives I owned that he wanted and I was comfortable to part with. This was great, as my latest expected knife money has been slow in arriving.

This Police model knife had a reasonably good edge when I got it from him, and now after very little time on the Sharpmaker 204 it is shaving sharp. I had pretty much decided to buy the model in GIN-1 but now I sure am pleased with this one.

The plain edged blade along with the smooth- line appearance of it's spine (a' la' no David Boye dent) is a gorgeous combination. As I mentioned; I own a serrated Police S/S w/ DB dent. It's been fun comparing them so far.

Jeff/1911.

Jeff-all day, every day. I work at a large cutlery store, so my knives see a lot of use on harsh stuff like cardboard, packing tape, etc. Edge holding ability shows real fast on that stuff!

Its all fun and games til somebody loses an eye, then its fun annd games you can't see.

Haji,

I see what you mean. Differences such as these would show up pretty fast during your workday. Thanks for the insight. I'm really glad now that I got the one in ATS-55.

Jeff/1911.

Welcome to Spydieland, Haji and Jurphaas! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> I believe you will find this one of the overall forums on the Internet, and definitely the most open with information. It's a great forum Sal and co. have maintained for us here, and you will not go away disappointed.

Keepin' it real...real sharp, that is.