Are spydercos thin knives?

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I like the way an opinel slices because of the thin blade, but hate the carbon steel taste. And just remembered that spydercos looked pretty thin. I have a Kershaw volt(2) and a clash(serrated), but they are only partially hollow ground. Would something like a tenacious slice with less resistance than a kershaw?
 
I've tried most of my folders for slicing and food prep and found that my two favorites so far are my Spyderco endura zdp-189 and Junglee tri-point (I believe it's made in the spyderco factory in seki, if I'm wrong somebody please let me know). The endura feels more of a slicer by way of being Full flat ground but the Junglee has a really thin hollow ground blade and the Aus-10 is great IMO. I bought my buddy a tenacious and it looks like a hell of a slicer and he said it is great so far. I have also heard the paramilitary is a great slicer. Hope this helps.
 
The blades usually aren't that thin, they are ground for cutting performance though, so they tend to cut better than their spine thickness implies if you're used to the performance of some other brands of similar thickness. Edit: Now they do produce some small runs with "experimental" features, one of them recently had a blade that was ground to a zero edge that was so thin that damaging it was almost commonplace, they're always pushing the limits like that if you know what to look for.
 
Opinel makes a stainless blade if you don't like the carbon.

Spyderco does make some decent slicers though. My flat ground Spydies are a PM2 and a Tenacious. Both of which are great slicers, but not as good as an opinel simply because they are thinner still. Any flat ground knife that is on the thinner side will slice very will.
 
Thinner blades include the chaparral and the Centofante. I think they're 2mm stock and make great slicers.
 
Some are, some aren't. I'd suggest looking at the Chaparral and Centofante III (2mm blades), Centofante Memory (2.3mm), and the Delica (2.5mm), particularly the FFG version. Beyond that, if you look at a knife you might be considering on their website, blade thickness is one of the dimensions listed.
 
If you like hollow grinds and thin (2mm) blades, check out the Centofante 3 and if you can find it and like wharnies the Centofante 4.
 
I think the most important thing is to make sure it's a flat ground blade. The Opinel slices very well because it is fully flat ground, and it is pretty thin. Fortunately, Spyderco makes tons of fully flat ground knives to choose from.
 
opinels arent flat ground, thats a subtle full convex grind with a gross edge bevel thats here to be convexed too. i've no tried the chapparal yet, but even most of the slicer oriented full flat ground spydercos are not really comparable to an opinel out of the box. that includes stretch, calys, delicas ...... both are quite thicker right behind the edge. my zdp stretch thinned at the lowest angle possible on the ep apex (10° with the knife laying on the flats, not onthe ricasso, probably about 7°/side) with a 10-12° edge compares quite favorably though, but thats a lot of work.
 
Another vote for the Centofante 3. Not a FFG (hollow ground), but I have never seen a knife slice as good as my Centofante 3! It also is the perfect size for slicing pretty much anything. You can't go wrong with it and the price is great!
 
The Deacon said:
Some are, some aren't. I'd suggest looking at the Chaparral and Centofante III (2mm blades), Centofante Memory (2.3mm), and the Delica (2.5mm), particularly the FFG version. Beyond that, if you look at a knife you might be considering on their website, blade thickness is one of the dimensions listed.
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This pretty much covers it. The Full-Flat-Ground (FFR) Delica might be the best all-around choice for you in terms of thin slicing, but still great for other EDC uses.
 
I just got a Manix 2 XL today, and thought I'd respond here because looking at it, it looks thinner than any of the other knives I own. So, I decided to measure the blades at where the edge starts, and 1 1/2" out. Sorry the numbers don't line up:

@Base 1 1/2"
ZT 200ST .155" .155"
Manix .124" .102"
Gayle Bradley .115" .115"
CF Blur .121" .121"

I think what gives it such a skinny overall profile is the FFG; all the other knives have thicker spines, and are hollow ground below that. The Manix is smooth, and lighter than the Gayle Bradley. I can barely "flick" it open, but that should loosen up a bit.
 
The spyderco cat is a really thin knife. The blade isn't that long though. I put a 30 degree inclusive edge with 40 degree microbevel on all of my knives (makes it easy for the sharpmaker). I judge how thin they are behind the edge by how wide the secondary grind is. The cat is the thinnest I have.
 
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