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!!help me: spyderco tenacious vs. kershaw skyline

Last night i went to Wal-Mart intent on snapping up a Skyline just to play with but couldn't do it. It was a bit smaller than i expected and honestly just looked a but fragile. I'm not knocking on Kershaw as i own a few of their folders and am quite happy with them. The Skyline just didn't do it for me.

Left with a few boxes of .223 instead..couldn't leave empty handed. ;)
 
I have both - I just received my Skyline this week. IMO there's not much comparison - the Tenacious is just much more substantial, a more effective cutter, and overall seems superior IMO. The Skyline is made of superior steel and it's quite a bit lighter, if you care - in all other respects I think the Tenacious is the better knife.
 
Get the Tenacious, no way you'd be dissapointed. But like someone else said, it's a bigger and heavier knife, so get the knife for what you'll be using it for. I use the Tenacious as my EDC and carry it in my pocket, but it's about as big a knife as I would want to carry everywhere I go. But it's tough and still hair shaving sharp after months of use.

Check out the Amazon reviews too, they both show to be great knives, the Tenacious just is more popular because it's such a great knife but is affordable because of the Chinese steel.
 
My Tenacious's blade chipped in 4 different spots today and the blade edge rolled over some as well. I was cutting thin plastic and cardboard packages today at work. Kinda dissappointed in the blade steel, but the fit and finish were definitely high quality. I said screw it and ordered a Manix 2 though!
 
Honestly I can speak only about the Tenacious, but it saved my behind a few days ago. Well more my thumb, but still worth mentioning. It's maybe not the uber knife but to me it's worth a lot more than the price paid.
And if it means anything it also paid itself off by winning me a bet sine I was able to shave with it.
 
Way to tweak the answers by posting in this forum :D. To be totally honest, I think the Skyline is a great looking blade. It's not a full flat grind, but almost to the spine. What I especially like about the Tenacious is that it has no choil at all and the edge goes all the way down to the handle.
 
I think Kershaw turns out quality knives at fair prices. The ones I've handled have been quite sharp. But...most Kershaws just feel like light-duty knives to me. I've used Spydercos during fire missions in snow, mud, and grit. Without hesitation. There's a Spyderco in my pocket now, near my duty M9.

I gave a Tenacious recently to a friend and training partner who's deploying to Afghanistan. If I'd thought a Kershaw would have held up better to the abuse a deployed troop is going to inflict, that's what I would have given.

I think something like a Delica is a better EDC knife in general because it's lighter and thinner, but I believe the Tenacious is a better hard-use tool.

John
 
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wow.. who has the time to look up a nearly year old thread? :)
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I've always thought this forum has a strange dynamic that way:

Someone always whines when an old thread gets bumped. Someone always whines when someone posts a new thread about an old topic that's already been discussed. It seems that, no matter what, someone always has to start whining. :rolleyes:
 
I own a Skyline and the lock fails on me everytime i pressure the spine and twist the blade gently. I'm a fan of Kershaw in general and own several, but feel the need to get the warning out on this knife as it almost cost me a finger.
 
telocky said:
I own a Skyline and the lock fails on me everytime i pressure the spine and twist the blade gently. I'm a fan of Kershaw in general and own several, but feel the need to get the warning out on this knife as it almost cost me a finger.
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Sounds like you need to learn how to use a knife properly ;). The Skyline locks up 10x better than a slipjoint knife, and people use those for years without cutting their fingers off.
 
Well... i knew that was coming ... I don't disagree that I was using the knife improperly. However, I own lots of knives (with and without locks) and over the years have used many "improperly" and never had one close on my hand. My experience is just a warning.. take it for what it is.. I may have a bad knife.. who knows?
 
telocky said:
Well... i knew that was coming ... I don't disagree that I was using the knife improperly. However, I own lots of knives (with and without locks) and over the years have used many "improperly" and never had one close on my hand. My experience is just a warning.. take it for what it is.. I may have a bad knife.. who knows?
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I know where you're coming from, but is that the fault of the knife or of the user?

I'm a big fan of having a knife with a strong lockup, and having the confidence that it will not fold under abuse. But a knife as thin and small as the Skyline shouldn't be put through much abuse IMO. Not saying it isn't a solid knife, but it's intended purpose was not as a hard abuse knife.


And my Skyline doesn't budge at all no matter how much pressure and turning I do with the blade. You might have a bad knife man.
 
Hi Telocky,

All knife locks have strengths and weaknesses. The Walker linerlock, while very nice is most respects has a hard time with twist. Enough twist can lift the lock from the interface.

So part of the engineering, in our opinion, is to keep the handle, especially the "cockpit" area as rigid as possible to avoid twist. Material, fasteners, pivot, etc. as well as design, we feel should be considered in this issue if one is to make a beefy linerlock knife.

The Tenacious was designed to be a rigid, beefy knife and resists twist quite well. While I cannot speak for other manufacturers, I believe the Skyline was designed more to be a light weight easy to carry gentlemans folder.

sal
 
It may be a bad one. I don't abuse my knives - I enjoy them too much. All I was doing was adjusting the fins/grate of an air vent (10 pounds of pressure max). Using it improperly, yes. Abusing the knife - not by my definition. I had previously done that many times with a multitude of other edc's - no problem.
 
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