Buck or Spyderco?

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3wolves

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Hi everyone,
I have enough money for another folder and I cant decide between a buck 889 and a spyderco endura 4 or native. I am kind of leaning towards the buck because it looks better but I dont know which is better quality. I know alot of people love their spydercos but I have always put off buying one because of the looks. I wont be able to buy another knife for a while now so this will be my edc for a while. Do you think I should try a spydie or stick with the familiar buck? I guess I could always trade the spyderco if I dont like it (there is always a demand for spydies) but I prefer not to. I also heard that spydercos break easily, is this true?
So what say you guys?
 
The blade steel on the endura is better, and while the looks of the Strider and indeed nice, between the two I would choose the Spyderco.
 
3wolves said:
I also heard that spydercos break easily, is this true?
So what say you guys?
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Im very surprised you heard that, because i never really heard of a spyderco breaking....... Could you site your reference?..... Besides that, you should go for whatever you prefer... Two totally different designs, blade, weight, lock etc..... Those knives are total opposite... I would go with the spyderco endura.... As 889 bucks have liner issues... as did the few that i owned...
Matt B.
 
trimcut123 said:
Im very surprised you heard that, because i never really heard of a spyderco breaking....... Could you site your reference?..... Besides that, you should go for whatever you prefer... Two totally different designs, blade, weight, lock etc..... Those knives are total opposite... I would go with the spyderco endura.... As 889 bucks have liner issues... as did the few that i owned...
Matt B.
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There are alot of people in the spyderco forum who broke the tips off of spydercos without any real abuse including a guy who broke the tip of his military while twisting a plastic screw on an outlet cover. none of my folders would have broken on that.
 
trimcut123 said:
Im very surprised you heard that, because i never really heard of a spyderco breaking....... Could you site your reference?..... Besides that, you should go for whatever you prefer... Two totally different designs, blade, weight, lock etc..... Those knives are total opposite... I would go with the spyderco endura.... As 889 bucks have liner issues... as did the few that i owned...
Matt B.
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Never had any problems with the liners. And I was expecting problems with the liners cause it was not a framelock.
 
Yes, people broke the tips by prying, twisting, etc. The tips on the military and many other Spydercos are very fine, and only an idiot would twist, pry, or tweak it.
 
Kind of depends on what you want IMO.
I love my Native III in VG10. I find it comfortable in hand and pocket. The VG10 takes an excellent edge and holds it a long time. It's really well ballanced. The clip is excellent. And I don't think this Spyderco looks funny, though YMMV on that.

The regular Native is in S30V. Slightly different blade shape and handle too. (I like the shapes of the III better. YMMV)

Either VG10 or S30V will hold an edge better than the Buck 420HC.

The Native is at least as tough as the Buck,

The Endura will outslice any of them.
 
Well, while I like the Buck/Strider, I don't care for the 889, which I'm assuming is the model you're thinking of buying. The blade steel is, OK, but not up to the level of either Spydercos you listed (Endura & Native).

On the Native, it depends which model you're talking about. The one you see in Wal-Mart, the Native II, is linerless & uses S30V. Great steel, but I didn't care for how it opened/closed. The handle seemed to flex some, if handled hard. The Native III has VG-10 steel (Still better than the Buck/Strider), & I believe a liner in the handles.

The Endura 4, especially the waved model, is very nice. They have liners in the handle, VG-10 blade, & the wave feature, which allows it open VERY quickly.

The bottom line is, you should try each out & get what feels the best.

Good luck on what you get & let us know.
 
Brutus013 said:
420HC has edge retention close to 440C? But is corrosion resistant?
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I'm sorry. I honestly don't know. All I know is Paul Boss does excellent job. Perhaps house expert Knarfeng could help here. I've been very impressed with him, he's informed on such things.
 
Well Im not much of a steel junkie so the steel doesnt bother me. I like the 420 on a 110 just fine.
 
3wolves said:
Well Im not much of a steel junkie so the steel doesnt bother me. I like the 420 on a 110 just fine.
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Im pretty sure Boss 420hc is good to go! Im only waiting if the other superior steel 110 models would be worth purchasing...
 
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