How strong is the stretch spyderco dudes? and dudesses

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beera

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Hi all,:D :D :D :D

How strong is the stretch? I have been eying the ocelot. Love it, but don't care much for hollow blades.

I never noticed the stretch but I read about it in a review of the ocelot in your other forum.

Its the right the perfect size and shape for me although it would be a dream come true with the ocelot handle.

Is it as strong as the ocelot? lock,? construction?

Would it handle the same jobs as the ocelot?
 
The Deacon sure loves it. I have never owned one but I have read only positive reviews of the knife.
 
The Stretch gives an excellent combination of strength and slicing ability. Will definitely handle anything the Ocelot will, and, in addtion to the full flat grind, packs 1/4" more of blade into 1/4" less handle. It is also thinner, but it does weigh a bit more. It is one of my favorite Spydercos.
 
Traded away a Stretch, and bought an Ocelot. I suppose the Stretch is "stronger", based on the metal handle. It seemed too thin and too slippery to me, though, so I'd be more concerned about grippability than strength. It seems doubtful that one could actually break an Ocelot - it's rock solid in my opinion. My choice, with no regrets whatever, is the Ocelot.

As for grind - OK, I would prefer a flat grind. But how often are you actually going to sharpen it? If once a week, well, maybe it's a factor. If a couple times year, seems to me the grind is not so important...
 
edb said:
As for grind - OK, I would prefer a flat grind. But how often are you actually going to sharpen it? If once a week, well, maybe it's a factor. If a couple times year, seems to me the grind is not so important...
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I can only speak for myself here. Food prep is one of my primary uses for a pocket knife and I find a flat grind more efficient for most food prep tasks. Which is why I prefer a flat grind on my EDC.

Assuming all other factors to be equal, I don't think there is an appreciable difference in ease of sharpening between full flat and hollow ground blades. That's kind of hard to prove though. The only knife I can think of offhand where you might be able to test that theory would be the Police in ATS-55. There were both full flat ground and hollow ground versions of it made.
 
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