!!help me: spyderco tenacious vs. kershaw skyline

[jmark650]

im trying to pick out a new edc knife and am stuck between either the kershaw skyline or the spyderco tenacious, give me a helping hand here guys

 

[BenLankford]

You're in the wrong place buddy. But Tenacous all the way :thumbup:

 

[jfn]

I've handled both a little, and you won't go wrong either way.
You can almost decide on looks alone. But spyderco's in general tend to make better slicers, so I'd say go with the tenacious.

 

[Codename 47]

Buy spyderco, because it spyderco. his right blade, and cut it better.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Welcome to Bladeforums!
I moved this to General Knife Discussion.

Both good knives, the Kershaw is a slick little knife, but lighter weight than the Tenacious.

 

[Samael]

I can't really say a bad thing about either one. But if it was me, I'd buy the Tenacious.

 

[powernoodle]

Tenacious = bigger, more rugged, more for your money

Skyline = thinner, easier to EDC, has the flipper if you are into it


I would have a hard time ever voting against the Tenacious, as its just a lot of knife and a lot of quality for the coinage.

 

[jay2pointoh]

It's funny because I'm holding both in my hands as I watch heroes. I've edc'd both considerably and while I like both I would say tenacious all the way. Full flat grind, thumb-hole control, larger handle, 4 point clip locations, great jimping on the thumb-ramp, and the liner lock is more comfortable and easily accessable. Just a few things to consider.

 

[KnifeTurtle]

I own both, and find that the skyline finds its way into my pocket more often than the tenacious. For a hard use knife however, it is hard to beat the tenacious. I would suggest the skyline though. I like the steel better and it's US made. You can get it at walmart for ~30 dollars

 

[deermaster]

Ive had both, and for general EDC, I like the Skyline. The Tenacious would be a bit better for slightly harder use, but the Skyline, for EDC, wins. Its flat, light, fits my hand good, and its hollow ground blade is wicked. It feels more like an expensive knife than the Tenacious, but thats just my opinion. For the money both are good, I like the Skyline better.

 

[Jpalmer1988]

I prefer the Skyline, I found the Tenacious to be to bulky for my taste.

 

[Jake Bauer]

I have both. While the profile of the skyline is overall thinner and lighter, the tenacious feels better in the hand, locks up a heck of a lot tighter, has the spyderhole, and has a better blade shape for utility work. Not to mention it doesnt have that rust magnet bead blast finish on the blade like the skyline does.

 

[Gear]

I like my Tenacious quite a bit heck I love it. Its a great EDC knife does just about everything you could ask for.:thumbup: So yeah go with the Tenacious you won't be sorry.

 

[dextersp1]

Is the Tenacious 8Cr13MoV ? If so, go with the Skyline.

 

[Brules1]

Tenacious = bigger, more rugged, more for your money

Skyline = thinner, easier to EDC, has the flipper if you are into it


I would have a hard time ever voting against the Tenacious, as its just a lot of knife and a lot of quality for the coinage.

I agree 100%. Both are great knives for the money.
I'd probably side with the Tenacious.

 

[Gotsouthern]

Is the Tenacious 8Cr13MoV ? If so, go with the Skyline.

What's wrong with 8Cr13MoV? I EDC'd a Tenacious for about 3 mos, did some pretty hefty cutting with it a few times, even some light chopping just to see if I could make the edge chip out (17 deg/side). I was overall impressed with the steel. By no means was mine an exhaustive reviewing, but a good snap shot. Just curious what your qualms are.

Oh yeah, my vote is for the Tenacious.

 

[Dekz]

The Tenacious is rather large, the Skyline is smaller and very VERY light.

You should check out the Persistence IMO. It's somewhere in the middle and even though I'm a HUGE Kershaw nut, the Persistence finds its way into my pocket more than anything else.

 

[Dorito Monk]

I'm not trying to be controversial, but imho, the steel used in the Tenacious has a couple of major drawbacks you may want to consider.

I used a Tenacious when I worked nights in a warehouse (which involved mostly opening cardboard boxes, a bit of prying, cutting tape, twine, and celophane). I would have to sharpen the knife after every single shift because it would become too dull to use safely after as little as one night of work. I found that the steel was easily chipped, especially if I nicked a staple or bit of metal when opening a box.

Eventually I got tired of sharpening it, sold it, and started using my Kershaw Cyclone instead (which has Sandvick steel, like the Skyline). The cyclone could go a week or more without needing sharpening, doing the same amount of work each night as the Tenacious. When I would nick a staple with the Cyclone, the edge would not chip as the Tenacious did. Furthermore, I didn't find the Sandvick steel to be any more difficult to sharpen than the Tenacious' steel.

In short, while I think it's entirely up to you to decide whether you prefer the respective ergonomics, design features, and aesthetics of the Tenacious or Skyline, I think that the Skyline uses much better materials.

Hope that helps you decide!

 

[UpChUcK]

I have both as well and EDC the Skyline the most of all my knives in my EDC rotation which includes the Tenacious, Buck Vantage Pro S30V(2nd), CRKT Ken Onion Ripple (large), Kershaw Leek, Sypderco Native S30Vand Kershaw OD-1. I even place the Vantage Pro above the Tenacious due to its steel advantage and better ergos as well.

The reason it is my most carried over the others (and by a large margin) is its light weight, size, ergonomics, fast & smooth opening, blade shape, G10 scales and good steel in that order.

 

[lava_lamp]

Tenacious.