Endura ideas

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I know that the Endura is (sometimes?) offered with a partially serrated (50/50) edge, but has Spyderco ever thought of giving it a not-quite-completely serrated edge, like the Military, with just an inch of plain at the point and the rest serrated? Yes, I could just get a Military (and I might, at some point), but that handle's just way too big for casual carry, for me...

I've got a plain-edged Endura II, the steel handled one, and I like it a lot -- sometimes. Under the right conditions of temperature, humidity, and hand dryness, it's a great knife, but often the stars align so that it's handle is too slippery to make carrying it realistic. When I can carry it, I'm impressed by it's slimness. If it had kraton (rubber, whatever...) inlaid on the back half of the "front" scale, it'd be a lot more secure in the hand, without sacrificing much of the slimness. Just a thought.

I know this is going to sound weird, but I'd love to see a mini-Endura --

... There, now that everyone's done saying "DELICA", take a close look at one of the Spyderco Endura/Delica/Rescue/Jr. ads in the magazines, with the Delica98 and Endura98 side-by-side -- the Endura's blade has comparatively more belly to it, and the spine curves down to the point a bit, while the Delica has negligible belly, and a ruler straight line from the Spydie hole to the point. I think I really prefer the blade shape on the Endura...

-- Carl
 
Carl - thanx for the tip. It would certainly be easier to add belly and a slight curve to the spine on the Delica rather than create a new model.

Anybody else think this would be an improvement to the Delica?

sal
 
That's a tough one. I like the Delica, but I wouldn't mind seeing those changes either.

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Sal,
I would like to see the Delica this way, for one!

Carl,
I usually buy my Enduras fully serrated. After that, I take the frontmost serrations off, while at the same time curving the tip up a bit, creating a VERY USEFUL belly on the Endura.

I don't have one with me now (the Matriarchs and Starmates have chased the Enduras out of my pockets the other day... family fights....
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I will second belly for the Delica...
Feed her some more and put some weight into her... Not too much belly, but more of a curve would be great... along with said serration/plain edge idea too.

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I'd third the idea of more belly on the Delica. That also gives me a new excuse (like I really need one) to buy yet another Spyderco!
 
Heyns, sorry for the delay in responding, yes, I'd be very interested in seeing pics of your tweaked Endura.
 
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