Emerson or spyderco ?

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gine

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I am starting to collect folding knives I have 2 spydercos and 4 emersons.I would like your guys opinions on whitch brand should I invest my money into its a hard choice for me since I like both.
 
i'd go with spyderco. they introduce different models every year, and discontinue others. many times these become collector's items. they're a good value for the money, too. that, and i'm partial to spydies. :D
 
I am hardcore Spyderco nut and I advice you to collect whatever you like and enjoy the most. This is real reason for collection.
 
I like emersons alot, but when it comes collecting production knives, I think it's tough to beat spyderco. They offer plenty of interesting designs.
 
If Emerson put out some frame locks I'd get some of those. Otherwise I like the Spyderco Compression lock and Ball lock.

Spyderco has more utility oriented blades, and better steel on some models.
 
Thanks for the input guys.I thought spyderco is a good choice because they are allways using the best blade steels and offer a veriaty of styles.Not many companies offer aus8a,vg-10,zdp,s30v ect. For example emerson only uses 154cm.

spyderco were do it start so many models to chose from?
 
Emersons have that wretched chisel grind blade design that, while okay for self defense, has been making my life a bit tough lately. Very choosy on what it cuts. You might try a Benchmade, though. I haven't quite made up my mind about them, but I like the one I have and think everyone should have at least two...or three...or whatever.

You didn't say what knives you have. That would help.
 
Emerson has some nice designs, but I definitely like Spyderco over Emerson. Way more practical and comfortable designs at a high quality and they're for the most part cheaper than Emersons.
 
As for spyderco I have police and polywog.Emerson cqc11, super karambit,super tanto [forget the name].I also have the persian.I have cold steel products 2 san mai 3 folders tanto's ect.I also have some kabar products.I just started geting turned off from cold steel because they don't use the best blade steel but they think there shit is the best.
 
I think emerson has comfortable handles of not the most I've ever had.Great look also but not the best blade steel only 154cm I can name at least 4 better steels.
 
gine said:
Thanks for the input guys.I thought spyderco is a good choice because they are allways using the best blade steels and offer a veriaty of styles.Not many companies offer aus8a,vg-10,zdp,s30v ect. For example emerson only uses 154cm.

spyderco were do it start so many models to chose from?
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Whats wrong with 154? Its a great steel, and if it is hardened correctly it is very chip resistant. I have not had good experiences with aus-8, but the rest you named are great steels. (dont know what zdp is)
 
I think aus8 is getting pushed down the scale as time goes on it is a midgrade steel at best now.I was just giving and example of the variety of steels that spyderco has to offer.There is nothing wrong with 154cm but it's far from the best. Zdp-189 is the new japanese supersteel rockwell 67 without being brittle. Great edge retention check out caly 3 laminated zdp-189.
 
Joshua J. said:
If Emerson put out some frame locks I'd get some of those. Otherwise I like the Spyderco Compression lock and Ball lock.

Spyderco has more utility oriented blades, and better steel on some models.
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they have made frame locks for years now, ie the HD7 and the CQC12.

as far as spydie vs EKI, it just depends on what ya like and what ya want, they are both good brands and make lotsa great knives, i dont know that one is superior to the other.
 
I have 2 Emersons and 31 Spyderco knives at this point in time.
Although i like the general concept of the Emersons and carry them quite often, the Spyderco's have a much better build quality overall.

I simply cannot compare the linerlock on my CQC13 Bowie to that of the Military, which design is literally lightyears ahead, and i am not even talking about the steels used in both knives or the cutting ability.

I do like both Emersons for their SD oriented design and the way they handle with the use of their Waves, but they should have been made by the guys at Spyderco.
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I vote for EKI hands down. I have owned a bunch of both. Handle ergo's do it for me everytime with Emerson designs. Just picked up a 14 and hands down the best handling folder I have had in my big ass mitts in quite some time. I also don't mind the chizel grind although when I first experienced it I thought it sucked. But now that I have used it for years and years and know how to sharpen it and what to expect from it I like it. Plain and simple.

I also don't buy into the fact that EKI's are made to do one thing well, and that is cut flesh! Give me a break. A knife needs to be sharp first and foremost. Doesn't matter if it is a chizel grind or not, if it is dull it ain't gonna perform like it should. Now I am not saying Spyderco's aren't good. ON the contrary what everyone says here is true. Lots of designs coming out and they aren't afraid to push the envelope a bit. But handle ergo's do it for me. EKI's just have the schnizzle when it comes to that. keepem sharp
 
kwackster said:
I have 2 Emersons and 31 Spyderco knives at this point in time.
Although i like the general concept of the Emersons and carry them quite often, the Spyderco's have a much better build quality overall.

I simply cannot compare the linerlock on my CQC13 Bowie to that of the Military, which design is literally lightyears ahead, and i am not even talking about the steels used in both knives or the cutting ability.

I do like both Emersons for their SD oriented design and the way they handle with the use of their Waves, but they should have been made by the guys at Spyderco.
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why is a millie with only one liner in your opinion superior to an EKI liner with 2?? IIRC the liner on a millie is also thinner than a EKI, its certainly not thicker.

i dont know of anything special or high tech about a millie lock, not that they are bad mind ya, just not anything special.

in all honesty i have had a millie with lock probs, which spydie did fix FWIW.
 
SIFU1A said:
why is a millie with only one liner in your opinion superior to an EKI liner with 2?? IIRC the liner on a millie is also thinner than a EKI, its certainly not thicker.

i dont know of anything special or high tech about a millie lock, not that they are bad mind ya, just not anything special.

in all honesty i have had a millie with lock probs, which spydie did fix FWIW.
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The older versions of the Spyderco Military had indeed only one liner, but it was nested into the G10 scale.
This enhances the overall strength by a large margin, the source of this info being Sal Glesser himself.
The newer Millie's even have two of these liners, nested on both sides into the G10 scales, which makes them even stronger.

Second, you can adjust for wear on a Millie with an eccentric pivot pin, something that you can't do with the EKI's.

Third, the linerlock in the Millie is made of high-strength steel which wears much slower than titanium.
That is why Chris Reeve hardens the titanium lockface on his Sebenza's.

Fourth, the faces of the liner and the tang on the Millies have a much better fit, they seem to be better executed.
No bladeplay in any direction or lock slippage when pressure is put on the back of the blade.
I have seen quite a few EKI's that had these problems, my own CQC13 is one of them.
 
you will never convice me a steel liner is better than ti lol, sorry.

nested or not it has only one liner.

most folks send them in anyway for adjustment.

fit and finish is a very subjective and imho the spyderco liner locks are no better than EKI's, i have several EKI's which have no bladeplay or lock slippage, and have seen spydies which have had that. whats that prove?? probably that liner locks wear and liner locks can slip, irregardless of whos liner lock it is.

point being imho spyderco liner locks offer no great tehnological advantage over EKI and are inferior to EKI in some regards.

oh and i love spyderco, have had dozens of them, and will buy dozens more in the future, but a liner locks a liner lock, all will wear and all can slip, its just the way it is.
 
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