Endura FRN Scales Stiffness

jnich67

jnich67

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I just got a Pacific Salt and really like the blade and action of the knife. It made me think maybe I should get an Endura :rolleyes:

The one thing I don't like about the PS is the lack of liners in the scales. I prefer scales to be a little more robust and have some stiffness to them. My question is, how does the FRN Endura compare to the PS in this respect. Do I really need to shell out that much more $$$ for the G-10?

Jordan
 
The endura 4 has nested & skeletonized steel liners. Mine feels great in my hand, no twisting or bending at all. My only complaint is that it came with a very obtuse working edge, something like 25 or 30 degrees per side. I don't understand why they would choose an edge angle that is not compatible with the Sharpmaker :mad: I thinned mine out on a benchstone, but I'm no sharpening whiz and while I got it down to 20 degrees per side, I also uglied it up quite a bit. I keep telling myself that someday I'll send it off to be reground by one of our excellent forum dwellers, but in the end I simply find myself waiting for the FRN stretch which I believe will be my ideal EDC.
 
i have an endura, it has liners so it is plenty stiff i think. it moves a litttttle bit if i really squeeze on it
 
I find the Pacific Salt's stiffness to be fine, and the weight is very nice. I don't know of anyone that's found them insufficient (certainly I haven't), and if somehow you did it's got a warranty. I also prefer the blade shape of the Pac Salt over the Endura and find H1 to be a fascinating material. H1 is stupid easy to sharpen in my experience using a $5 mini medium Arkansas stone's edge that restored the serrated edge to paper slicing.

Get the Pac Salt in SE and buy a PE ZDP-189 FRN Stretch when they come out for an excellent combo.
 
jnich67 said:
My question is, how does the FRN Endura compare to the PS in this respect. Do I really need to shell out that much more $$$ for the G-10?
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Well, the FRN Endura has liners and is plenty stiff. More stiff than the Pacific Salt. If you're just talking about "needs", then you probably don't need the G-10 handle, but I like those, too, and it's nice to have both.
 
Thanks for the info. Can anyone tell me if the G-10 scales are lined?

Jordan
 
jnich67 said:
Thanks for the info. Can anyone tell me if the G-10 scales are lined?

Jordan
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Yup.
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Woo Hoo! It's on the way! I sold some of my under-used razor hones to finance it. I can't wait for it to get here! :D

I also picked up a Tenacious to carry in NYC. If I lose it to the police, I won't be out big $$$.

Sorry for blathering. I just psyched.

Jordan
 
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