Got my first spyderco today.

To some people, all knives look the same. The more you learn about knives, the more difference they have.

sal
 
Yes i have to do more research on them, i know they are different, i think it's the blade shape that makes them look alike to me
 
A knife is not just a knife.
I have been involved with knives for a long time and the pot is still simmering.
Do get a Para Military.
rolf
 
Semper Praesidio said:
Awesome! I have a Cryo G10 and much prefer the feel of it in my hand over the original Cryo. But it has been getting less and less pocket time since I started acquiring my Spydies.
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I have a Cryo 2 that I used around the house a bit here and there. Never really carried it anywhere though and it resides in one of the many crooks and crannies in my truck. My Persistence is my go to folder these days. I love that little thing!!
 
Nothing too fancy in my Spyderco collection but a full flat ground endura 4 was what started it. I'm up to 5 Spydercos so far.
 
Guest5160 said:
Nothing too fancy in my Spyderco collection but a full flat ground endura 4 was what started it. I'm up to 5 Spydercos so far.
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A Delica started it for me and I'm now up to six with more soon to come. It's definitely an addiction.
 
Ok guys i need advice on this endura, i can't seem to sharpen this g-2 steel. I have an old stone i use i don't know the grit but it's coarse on one side and very fine on the other, i can get my case knives scary sharp with it. I borrowed a diamond stone with coarse & fine grits from a friend of mine and it seems that i am just wasting my time. I can't get it to take an edge.
 
Well if you can get your Case knives sharp then you know how to sharpen. So you will know the importance of getting the stone to make contact all the way to the edge of the bevel: if you are holding the knife at too shallow/ acute an angle to the stone you will not be making it all the way to the very edge, you will just be taking material away from the shoulder of the bevel. Try the sharpy trick - colour in the bevel with a marker pen so you can see if you are hitting the very edge. If not you have two choices - either keep going at your existing angle for longer, or raise the angle slightly. Once you start hitting the edge you will feel the burr forming on the opposite side. Keep feeling/ checking for the burr, then you know you're getting all the way to the very edge of the bevel.

Once you've got a burr running the full length of the edge on the opposite side to the one you've been sharpening only then do you change sides. Now keep sharpening the second side and once again feel for the burr: Once you raised the burr then flip her over and give it a couple more strokes to take off the burr which you've now formed on the side you started sharpening. Use lighter pressure at this stage. All this should be done on the course side of your stone.

Then move to the smoother side of the stone and repeat the process: sharpen until you feel a burr forming, then flip it over and sharpen this second side until once again you've got a burr going and flip it over and give a couple of light strokes to remove the burr.

On a really blunt knife that you need to re profile, which is the case here it seems, this is the only way to go in my experience. It is all about the BURR.

Nice trade btw. I would much rather have a vintage endura than a cryo.
 
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Sal Glesser said:
To some people, all knives look the same. The more you learn about knives, the more difference they have.

sal
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I've found this to be very true. I was never a fan of Spyderco's looks. Even when I got my first and only about 2 weeks ago I still didn't really like the look but once I held it I knew I could certainly deal with any cosmetic issues it had in my eyes. Which is why it took me so long to get one. Now that I have one and have been EDC'ing my FFG Delica 4 for about 2 weeks or so, I not only put up with the look but I'm beginning to fall in love with the look. Don't know if it's just because it's such a great knife or some other reason but the aesthetics have absolutely grown on me. Now I need more...:eek:
 
ak585479 said:
I've found this to be very true. I was never a fan of Spyderco's looks. Even when I got my first and only about 2 weeks ago I still didn't really like the look but once I held it I knew I could certainly deal with any cosmetic issues it had in my eyes. Which is why it took me so long to get one. Now that I have one and have been EDC'ing my FFG Delica 4 for about 2 weeks or so, I not only put up with the look but I'm beginning to fall in love with the look. Don't know if it's just because it's such a great knife or some other reason but the aesthetics have absolutely grown on me. Now I need more...:eek:
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I often find that aesthetics for me are rooted in functionality, whether I recognize it immediately or not. Spydies when I first saw them were bizarre, but I decided to try one out, which was the Manix 2. I found that all of those 'weird' bits made perfect sense, and similar to your experience, that was when it really grew on me. I often find most Spyderco knives to very aesthetically pleasing to me now. I think one reason why Spyderco seems to be displeasing to most people initially is because of the hole, which for someone who has not used one before, does not make a lot of sense. Actually using it versus just seeing people using it can make a world of a difference.
 
ak585479 said:
I've found this to be very true. I was never a fan of Spyderco's looks. Even when I got my first and only about 2 weeks ago I still didn't really like the look but once I held it I knew I could certainly deal with any cosmetic issues it had in my eyes. Which is why it took me so long to get one. Now that I have one and have been EDC'ing my FFG Delica 4 for about 2 weeks or so, I not only put up with the look but I'm beginning to fall in love with the look. Don't know if it's just because it's such a great knife or some other reason but the aesthetics have absolutely grown on me. Now I need more...:eek:
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Hi AK,

The Delica 4 has been refined and evolved (4 molds) by our customers that used it.

sal
 
rubberdog said:
Well if you can get your Case knives sharp then you know how to sharpen. So you will know the importance of getting the stone to make contact all the way to the edge of the bevel: if you are holding the knife at too shallow/ acute an angle to the stone you will not be making it all the way to the very edge, you will just be taking material away from the shoulder of the bevel. Try the sharpy trick - colour in the bevel with a marker pen so you can see if you are hitting the very edge. If not you have two choices - either keep going at your existing angle for longer, or raise the angle slightly. Once you start hitting the edge you will feel the burr forming on the opposite side. Keep feeling/ checking for the burr, then you know you're getting all the way to the very edge of the bevel.

Once you've got a burr running the full length of the edge on the opposite side to the one you've been sharpening only then do you change sides. Now keep sharpening the second side and once again feel for the burr: Once you raised the burr then flip her over and give it a couple more strokes to take off the burr which you've now formed on the side you started sharpening. Use lighter pressure at this stage. All this should be done on the course side of your stone.

Then move to the smoother side of the stone and repeat the process: sharpen until you feel a burr forming, then flip it over and sharpen this second side until once again you've got a burr going and flip it over and give a couple of light strokes to remove the burr.

On a really blunt knife that you need to re profile, which is the case here it seems, this is the only way to go in my experience. It is all about the BURR.

Nice trade btw. I would much rather have a vintage endura than a cryo.
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Thank you for the detailed info :D. Yes i believe it needs to be reprofiled as it was very dull when i got it. But i figured i could get it back to being sharp fairly easy. Apparently i was wrong. The g-2 steel is much harder than the cv on my case knives. I still like this knife though. The hole is superior to thumb studs and is just a great feature
 
Sal Glesser said:
Hi AK,

The Delica 4 has been refined and evolved (4 molds) by our customers that used it.

sal
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Don't change a thing, Sal. The fact that you take the time to respond and really listen to your customers speaks volumes about you and your company. I for one will be a lifelong Spyderco customer. Not because you responded, but because your knives are amazing :). But the astounding customer service can't hurt :)
 
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