First Spyderco (used)

[Burnston]

Good evening all,
Generally of very traditional taste, I’ve recently considered stepping outside my comfort zone. I prefer Case, or Benchmade, and even then it’s a very traditional looking Crooked River. Lately I’ve been curious about Spyderco. Though I do not care for the general aesthetic, their reputation as a high quality blade is undeniable. Today in the pawnshop I just happen to come across a used one, for which I gave $20 out the door. I do not know the model or it’s history. I have no Spyderco experience.
The factory edge is gone, as is the original tip. It appears that someone used a grinder instead of a steady hand, and there are a few nicks in the scales. I believe there is still significant use to get out of it. What do you experts think?

 

[yoko]

Looks like a tenacious

Which is the blade that got me hooked, it's like a starter spydie.....sharpen it, use it and you'll appreciate it

Remember that's equal to the cheapest appetizer on a menu, but it's still delicious, and you know your meal will be even better lol

 

[Dadpool]

This is a Tenacious, which retails for about $60. If the lockup is still solid, I bet you could sharpen out the damage to the tip and have a great user that will serve you well for years to come.

 

[Rupestris]

Try to pay less attention to how it looks and more attention to how it feels in hand when performing tasks that take longer than opening the mail or an Amazon box.

Ergonomics is where Spyderco shines.

 

[sgt1372]

Today in the pawnshop I just happen to come across a used one, for which I gave $20 out the door. I do not know the model or it’s history. I have no Spyderco experience.
The factory edge is gone, as is the original tip. It appears that someone used a grinder instead of a steady hand, and there are a few nicks in the scales. I believe there is still significant use to get out of it. What do you experts think?

Agree, it looks like a Tenacious. The blade should measure 3 3/8"; minus a fraction for the tip damage. If it's less than 3", it would be a Persistance. In either case, the knife should still provide you with years of use.

You can send it to Spyderco to reprofile/sharpen the blade. Unfortunately, the cost of that would be $25 ($20 plus $5 return shipping) plus the cost of shipping it to them, which is at least $10 more than you paid for the knife.

However, if you have the time/patience, you can easily reprofile/sharpen the 8Cr13Mov blade yourself on a cheap 2 sided course/fine carborundum stone.

The stone will last a lifetime. I still have one that my father (a sous chef) used to sharpen his knives over 60 yrs ago and that I have used to reprofile/sharpen other knives. Should be no problem using it on the relatively soft 8Cr13Mov steel blade on the Tenacious.

 

[bax229]

Good evening all,
Generally of very traditional taste, I’ve recently considered stepping outside my comfort zone. I prefer Case, or Benchmade, and even then it’s a very traditional looking Crooked River. Lately I’ve been curious about Spyderco. Though I do not care for the general aesthetic, their reputation as a high quality blade is undeniable. Today in the pawnshop I just happen to come across a used one, for which I gave $20 out the door. I do not know the model or it’s history. I have no Spyderco experience.
The factory edge is gone, as is the original tip. It appears that someone used a grinder instead of a steady hand, and there are a few nicks in the scales. I believe there is still significant use to get out of it. What do you experts think?

For $20, good deal. I'd sharpen it and carry it for work. That's about it

 

[CVamberbonehead]

Good deal on a good knife. They are ugly, but they do make for good work knives that you don't mind getting dirty and banged up.

 

[sharp_edge]

There are some ugly spyderco models but tenacious is not one of them.

 

[Spats McGee]

I think you got a great deal!

 

[dirc]

the 8cr13 steel spydy uses on it is technically the lowest grade of steel they use, but it's still decent quality because the heat treatment is good

it will clean up nicely if you spend some time on it, a great find for $20

black or clear nail polish works pretty well if you want to fill in the handle dents, you may need a few layers for the deeper ones
or you can take the other approach and just sand some of it down

 

[akguy59]

Welcome to the rabbit hole. Most people end up with way more than one Spydie.

 

[Hashishiin]

Welcome to the rabbit hole. Most people end up with way more than one Spydie.

Got my first Spydie, a PM2 in January. Got nine Spydies now, got my last one a month ago. Three PM2s.
That should say something.