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Probably an Emerson CQC7 - I have to admit I am less likely to really lay the beating down on my Spyderco's not that they couldn't take it ... I just don't. The Emerson is a big thick chisel grind, I can pry things with it and if it gets scratched up I don't care. I just bought a Manix 2 maybe that will change things... but if I am honest with myself, I doubt it. Don't get me wrong I use all of them I just don't abuse all of them.

My Para 1 SE with the old-style jimping, although I don't exactly beat on it. But it gets the most use of any of my Spydercos--except maybe for my keychain Jester.

Waved VG-10 sabre-grind Delica. I wish there were more sabre-grinds, but I understand the increased efficiency of the FFG.

my beaters are: a delica frn, a streatch frn, plus a centofante 3

always use a warnie urban orange as box opener

The knives I kinda don't really care if I beat up on em are my tenacious and endura 4. Both still fully operable and have great edges..resharpened of course

After all these answer I finally understood what It means "beater", **** linguistic limitations!!! Delica wave.

xceptnl wrote:and this one...

When I saw the white FRN, I started looking for the NASA logo - I thought you were using a $3000 knife for a beater! :eek:

TedP

There was another Spyder I had which I think could also qualify as a "BEATER">> I'm speaking of my lost G-10 Harpy It's either lost or stolen I don't know which but I have agonized over it more than any Spyder I've had in the missing persons file :rolleyes:

The years I had my G-10 Harpy as a constant companion blade to the other Spyders I carried all that time I not only used it about every day I carried it but I used it hard and I mean very hard. Which is one of the main reasons I like the Harpy better than the TASMAN or Merlin models.

That G-10, ATS-55 Harpy had such ridgid construction it never failed me no matter how hard I used it. When I think about it I truly think that the full SE Native and the G-10 Harpy I carried and used took more abuse than probably any other 3 Spyders I had endured.

That G-10 Harpy just has to return to the main line up again. It amazes me that the G-10 Harpy hasn't returned by popular demand by tradesmen in the seafaring industries or any other vocation that needs that type of a folder.

phillipsted wrote:When I saw the white FRN, I started looking for the NASA logo - I thought you were using a $3000 knife for a beater! :eek:

TedP

I don't think I would be doing that with a $3000 knife and I don't think I would spend $3000 for that NASA logo Delica. I modded the Delica per a forumite suggestion see this thread.

It doesn't stay that way long!

Endura4 CE, Tasman Salt, and my Native Lightweight are what I consider my "beater" knives. Although my Manix gets a fair amount of use at work too.

I tend to use all my knives. Here is the Gayle Bradley in use:

[video=youtube;mh27qO9UyiQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh27qO9UyiQ[/video]

Manix2

[video=youtube;vNXH5QGsxcQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNXH5QGsxcQ[/video]

Some other users

[video=youtube;wrU6LqxZmQE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrU6LqxZmQE[/video]

Para2

[video=youtube;K96JQ0uUppo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K96JQ0uUppo[/video]

It just goes on and on and on.

[video=youtube;OABnCfj0z0Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OABnCfj0z0Y[/video]

nice videos zenith

The para 2. I do a lot of field work where easy one hand open and closing helps, and I beat the crap out of it when doing asbestos surveys. Poor knife has been stuck into and used to pry up all types of suspect materials.

I have several that I don't baby: Stretch 2 ZDP-189 blue FRN; original Manix in foliage green; Military M390 sprint; Orange Dodo; Para 2 CTS-20CP sprint.

My blue M390 para 2 gets most of the dirty work.

Nice beater Chuck, I couldn't tell by the pic, but is that VG-10.
A set like that with M4 and a nice patina would be killer.