Byrd serrated hawkbill

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Brent F

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Wanted to try a serrated hawkbill, but didn't want to spend the money to get the orange Spyderhawk. I ordered the Byrd serrated hawkbill. Been carrying it now for 2 weeks. My impression so far is wow! Wish I had done this sooner. It tears thru nylon wire ties, paracord, cardboard, anything I have thrown at it so far. It's not as smooth opening as my delica, not hard or rough, just not as smooth. On the other hand, I like the comet shaped opening hole better than the round Spyderco hole. Lets my fat thumb get a better purchase when opening. Not to shabby for a sub 25.00 knife. But, I will be gifting myself a orange Spyderhawk for Christmas to use kayaking and fishing.
 
The byrd knives are solid knives and an amazing value. One of the Glessers' gift to knife fans.

That's a great way to try a hawkbill.
 
I had the byrd crossbill as my EDC for a long time until I switched to a native 5 and mini-grip (and just recently traditionals) but got a spyderhawk yesterday. The curve is a lot more pronounced on the spyderhawk but it's cool as heck and the addition of H1 will allow me to carry it in the kayak without worry of rust. I love a forward curving blade when there isn't a solid backing to cut against since it pulls everything into the blade. If it's not curved forward then at least flat (sheepsfoot is probably my overall favorite blade shape for EDC/utility).

I'll try to get a comparison shot of the crossbil vs spyderhawk later. The crossbil works in the garage for cutting cardboard, hoses, zip ties, etc.

I also like orange... a lot. This pair will look really nice with my orange millie for a heck of a working class set of blades.
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I didn’t like the serration on my Atlantic Salt but I can enjoy the byrd hawkbill. Have been using it for everything except fruit (too short) and shaving (must be PE). For cutting without backing, (serrated) hawkbill is excellent !!

Blame it on @JD Spydo ;) and his enthusiasm for serrated hawkbill! Lol
Glad he got the orange Spyderhawk.
JD, you need to check out 8Cr13MoV. This steel works well for both PE & SE :thumbsup:.
 
Difference of crossbill and spyderhawk curvature. Looks like the byrd hawkbill has a very similar, shallow curve to it like the crossbill which makes it nice for push cutting on the flatter section. The crossbill is 3.5" blade and the hawkbill is 2.9," spyderhawk is another little bit longer, than the crossbill with a 3.6" blade. It's not tiny.
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Wow I really like that one. The ss handle and more gentle curve would make that an outstanding work knife.
 
oxman198 said:
Wow I really like that one. The ss handle and more gentle curve would make that an outstanding work knife.
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Best part is it's $25-30. The SS adds a little weight and the clip isn't stellar. The bottom guard could use a little sanding down. It's $25 so perfect fit and finish isn't expected. Since this is before I knew 8cr13mov was crap steel I thought it was great. I don't know if I sharpened it those years I used it and I cut a lot of cardboard. Now, I didn't know what sharp was back then either so take that with a grain of salt. I thought pull-through sharpeners were the cats meow and it was the only way I knew how to touch that thing up until I finally got a rod sharpener as I found I really like recurves (especially bolo-like choppers/machetes) and needed a way to sharpen them.

Truth be told, I've tried giving the crossbill away a couple times (hint hint ;)) as it just sits as I use a Vic pruner for my small hawkbill blade now since it's a lot smaller and packs a long spear point for utility uses.
 
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