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My Waterway came in at -
3.03mm/0.119" spine (in front of plunge line
0.62mm/.023" BTE averaged from three readings.

Spyderco Delica exclusive CPM Cru-wear:

Stock thickness: 2.44 mm
BTE: 0.025"

The Meat man wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 05, 2019 2:33 pm

Spyderco Delica exclusive CPM Cru-wear:

Stock thickness: 2.44 mm
BTE: 0.025"

We're pretty close Connor. I got .095" Blade Stock and .0225" BTE directly beneath the Spydie logo

Sharp Guy wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 05, 2019 4:12 pm

The Meat man wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 05, 2019 2:33 pm

Spyderco Delica exclusive CPM Cru-wear:

Stock thickness: 2.44 mm
BTE: 0.025"

We're pretty close Connor. I got .095" Blade Stock and .0225" BTE directly beneath the Spydie logo

Yeah I measured the BTE at the heel, middle, and tip, and they averaged 0.0253".

Looked but didn’t see, anyone measured a Smock yet? I don’t have a good enough set of calipers but mine seems crazy thin with that hollow grind.

Updated. I need to get around to organizing those by model.

Thanks for keeping this list up to date, D.

I just noticed I have a HAP40 Manbug which still has a (very nicely ground) factory edge:

Manbug HAP40
Spine (in front of plunge line) 2.08mm/0.082”
0.40mm/0.015” BTE

Interested to see how the Native Chief measures up!

SNK Lil' Native 4V

Blade stock thickness: .125"

BTE: .022" avg

Evil D wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 12, 2019 3:19 pm

I bought a caliper set recently but I'm really not impressed with the quality or I'd measure mine. I plan on getting a different one and I have a new Caribbean in the mail so I'll work on this, at least for the SE version, not sure if anyone is interested on SE numbers.

D you can get a set of Husky brand digital calipers at Home Depot for like $30. I bought a set when I started 3D printing because everything's metric. I've tested them on a Mitutoyo gauge block and they measure right on the money. I actually use those more now than the set by Brown & Sharpe I've had for years.

Received my leaf blade Caribbean in PE.

Pleasantly surprised to see it came in at:

Spine thickness: 3.42 mm/0.134”
0.44mm/0.017” BTE

(As always, spine thickness is just in front of the plungeline, and BTE is averaged from 3 readings: just in front of the ricasso, middle, and about 5 mm from the tip.)

Cambertree wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 12, 2019 7:52 pm

Received my leaf blade Caribbean in PE.

Pleasantly surprised to see it came in at:

Spine thickness: 3.42 mm/0.134”
0.44mm/0.017” BTE

(As always, spine thickness is just in front of the plungeline, and BTE is averaged from 3 readings: just in front of the ricasso, middle, and about 5 mm from the tip.)

Thank you!

Police 4 K390

0.110" stock
0.030"bte
28dps

Pelagic wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 12, 2019 7:56 pm

Thank you!

No worries!

Deadboxhero wrote: Police 4 K390
...
28dps

Youch! :eek:

Just as well we know: 'It's what's on the inside that counts'! :D

Deadboxhero wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:20 pm

Police 4 K390

0.110" stock
0.030"bte
28dps

Whoa! I'm surprised by a factory edge being fat and obtuse at the same time!

My only 0.030" BTE when new Spydie was the XHP Manix LW, but it's around 15 dps. The Cruwear Military was close, though, at 0.027" and at around the same angle.

Thanks for the info.

Shaman 4V:
0.144" spine
0.025" bte

DukeNiemand wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:46 pm

Shaman 4V:
0.144" spine
0.025" bte

Thanks!!!

I forgot to post this last week.

Spyderco Shaman Cruwear/Micarta C229MPCW Date Code 'FS'.

Blade thickness - 0.1455"

Behind the edge thickness (BTE)
Half inch from the tip - 0.026"
Mid-blade - 0.025"
Half inch from the plunge grind - 0.024"

BTE at 1/4" from the ricassso/at the middle of the edge/1/4" from the tip, followed by stock thickness.

Crucarta Shaman
0.021/0.023/0.023
stock thickness 0.145

Cambertree wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 28, 2019 5:57 pm

My Waterway came in at -
3.03mm/0.119" spine (in front of plunge line
0.62mm/.023" BTE averaged from three readings.

This one caught my attention because I recently made a custom Vanax Waterway for Lance, and to do that I had to carefully study the dimensional measurements of the Spyderco version.

The spine thickness listed here is basically the same as what I have measured. I get .119" just behind the plunge line with my calipers and .120" using a micrometer on a precision granite slab.

BTE measurements can be a little more difficult. I expect to see variances around +/- .002" from one person to the next for a variety of reasons. The only reason I bring this one up is because the BTE measurement listed above is nearly double what I am finding.

My Waterway measures .119" at the spine and .012" BTE .


Best,
CK