Best slicer made by Spyderco?

[bchan]

Not to sidetrack the thread, but what would you use to measure the thickness of your knives?

[JB3]

Every knows it's the Chokwe.

+1

Sung to the tune of "Everyone Knows It's Slinky"

I don't care much for the looks of the Chokwe, but it has the thinnest flatground blade of all my Spyderco's, and I'd have to name it best slicer.
I modded the heck out of it BTW

[jackknifeh]

Everyone (including me) has assumed that FFG is the best slicing grind. It is great of course but if the knife is a larger one like the Manix2 I believe the hollow grind 154CM blade to be a better slicer than the FFG M4 blade. The reason is the blade right at the edge is much thinner on the hollow grind blade. So, don't discount a grind because it's not FFG. But, as a rule I guess FFG is the best on smaller (mainly thinner) blades.

Jack

[The Mastiff]

Caly jr. zdp
Stretch 2 ZDP

Spin
etc.

[b-elliott]

All I have to say is buy the knife you like then.. Krein Regrind!!

[Franco G]

I've been looking at small Spydercos for awhile now, and heres what I'm looking for. I want the thinnest blade possible made by spyderco regardless of blade length. I was using a slipjoint earlier and man that small little blade sliced like a dream. So what spyderco knife would you guys say has the thinnest blade and is the best slicer that is currently in production. The smallest spyderco i have is a delica and it slices great, but i think theres something out there better.

In my experience Calypso Jr. in laminated ZDP-189 is for sure the best slicer.

Calypso Jr. in VG-10 was known as the best slicer.

Very High Rockwell hardnes for laminated ZDP-189 (about Rc 65) and (therefore) very tiny blade make this little guy really the best slicer.

I am sure Sal would agree although he probably would not comment on this topic.

[6leafdom]

my fav is the spyderco military and 3.5 caly

[Slash]

Catcherman h1...able to cut a fart in half.

[defenestrate]

It is important to consider what you're slicing. For example if you're cutting woody brush, the H1 Spyderhawk SE is fearsome. for cutting through things like solid pieces of meat or cheese, a FFG blade is desirable. I find the Tenacious and Navaja to be favorites. general all around slicing will benefit from a thinner edge like on the Chapparal Stretch and Caly though if you are mostly cutting thinner items, a nice high hollow ground blade like mentioned above would be a good choice.

[Mick]

The J.D. Smith is a slicin' fool - like a hot knife through butta. :D

[scatteredsage]

My vote is for a ZDP Dragonfly. It has an extremely sharp, thin blade (~2mm I think), is large enough to be easy to handle and usable, yet small enough to be carried ubiquitously.

[Tdog]

Every knows it's the Chokwe.

I haven't used mine yet, just received it today, but it is extremely thin and sharp...should be a great slicer. This is really one of the better value Spydies out there right now. They can be had for $105 delivered. I'd held off on this one, since I really didn't like the looks of the knife. After closer inspection, this knife is S30v, a G10 scale with stainless liner on one side. and a Ti framelock on the other side with holes to lighten the load as a standard build. After holding and looking closer at this knife I have grown very fond of it. While not quite as smooth opening as some of the other Taiwan knives, it locks up solid and has a great feel in the hand. Very nice knife for the $$$ Another fine Spydie. :D

[razorsharp]

Might I just add in , LAVA. It feels thiner behind the edge than the chaparral. Though stock is a little thicker

[Evil D]

Not to sidetrack the thread, but what would you use to measure the thickness of your knives?

A micrometer would be ideal.

[Evil D]

+1

Sung to the tune of "Everyone Knows It's Slinky"

I don't care much for the looks of the Chokwe, but it has the thinnest flatground blade of all my Spyderco's, and I'd have to name it best slicer.
I modded the heck out of it BTW

That is really interesting...i like what you've done with that. This knife hasn't really interested me much until seeing your modded version.

[DNAIEL]

Why not just do an epic edge reprofile? I've reprofiled my delica to under 9 degrees per side and it is a ridiculous slicer! Seriously, grind the edge on any kinda thin blade down and it'll be a better slicer than any super thin blade with a factory edge?

[Tdog]

Catcherman h1...able to cut a fart in half.

Who you trying to kid? I tried this, and wound up with oxygen and nitrogen molecules both clearly identifiable :D I took another quick pass/slice, and then identified carbon dioxide and methane. :eek: I must agree this is THE best slicer, followed by J.D. and Chokwe. Glad to see you got your Lava Trav. :spyder:

[jackknifeh]

Who you trying to kid? I tried this, and wound up with oxygen and nitrogen molecules both clearly identifiable :D I took another quick pass/slice, and then identified carbon dioxide and methane. :eek: I must agree this is THE best slicer, followed by J.D. and Chokwe. Glad to see you got your Lava Trav. :spyder:

I tried using my Chaparral to cut one of my wife's farts in half but I passed out during the test. :eek: :D I'll have to try something with a longer blade next time. Maybe my GB. I'll just tie it to the end of a 10 foot pole. :D

Jack

[HighDesertSpyder]

Hey Jack,
That's what the holes on the Chokwe are for... lashing to a pole. It's good to go for these sort of, uh umm, tasks. :eek:

[jimbo@stn24]

Among the production Spydercos I own, the Chaparral wins. Hard to beat a 2mm thick FFG blade that's ground thin behind the edge. Next in line would be the Caly/Calypso family, with the exception of the SS Calypso Jr.

How do you think the old full size Dyad (is it the C46) plain blade would compare Paul?