endura strength?

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msierant

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greetings all,
probably been hashed over before many times but would like your folk's opinion on the endura4. i like the knife but doesn't feel the strength of my military's or para's. i'm not talking about abuse but just your experience on "hard use" of the endura. since it seems like it's been around for ever, it must be a winner. thanks and best regards.
mike
 
I have used an endura harder than any other folder I've owned, for 15 years. It took it all and is still completely serviceable. I only retired mine because I wanted a smaller knife with brighter colors.
 
The Endura is plenty strong. The FRN handles may feel plasticky and flex a bit more than G10 or full stainless steel handles, but the it is extremely tough and isn't likely to fail on you (whatever you do that can damage the FRN will likely damage any handle material). When cutting with a fair amount of downward force, sometimes you can get a little bit of vertical movement, but I think that's inherent to the lockback design and not specific to the Endura. It might not be as rigid as some others (might not feel as solid), but it is a very tough and capable working knife.
 
unfortunately a common misconception about knives these days is that heavier equals stronger, which is not very accurate at all. the light weight frn is going to be much stronger than you could break by hand.

in fact, the endura could be seen as stronger in certain areas compared to the Millie or para, notably in tip strength. the tip will take a little more abuse before failure. though I'm definitely a fan of the needle like tips on the military models. some could probably say the back lock of the endura can be more reliable in some circumstances compared to the liner lock on the military. though once again I've never heard of any issues with the liner lock inn the Millie, and it is often mentioned as the benchmark of great liner lock designs.

basically, none of these knives are remotely weak, and all could handle a life time of hard use. though all tools might have certain areas they are stronger at.
 
Just a brief agreement with all those stating how robust the Enduras are.

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My VG10 is something of a beater and it just keeps on going and going - I like that at the price, I don't hesitate to use it hard and that the VG10 sharpens up easily. Oddly, even though my ZDP variant is tougher, I tend to 'preserve' it more - reaching for my VG10 version first...

All just my opinion - YMMV...

Ben
 
here u have a tip comparison...
Spyderco Military / Spyderco Endura Spyderedge / Spyderco Paramilitary 2 / Benchmade Griptilian 551 / Spyderco Manix Lightweight / Victorinox Forester OH / Kershaw R.A.M. / Spyderco Caly 3 / Victorinox Tinker

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I think that's one of the hollow/saber ground ones, the FFG's should be a good bit thinner near the tip.
 
That'd be the sabre grind version of the Endura yeah tap78?

My full-flat-grind is significantly thinner at the tip...

[Sorry yoda4561 - didn't refresh my page & hence missed your similar comment!]

Ben
 
i've whittled tough wood on my endura and haven't had vertical play. the secret? choke up and use the first 2 inches of blade from the tang. in fact, most whittling knife blades don't go past 2 inches.
 
I EDC a waved sabre ground Endura, and can't imagine not having it in my collection. It is a great knife that cuts all kinds of stuff for me...from paper to boxes and I even whittle wood with it. Great knife. Love it.
 
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