I love the h1 series

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I love the h1 series plain edge. I own a pacific salt and salt 1. Are the any othe good ones out there with a plain edge made of h1. Thanks
 
No, there are a few more. The Dragonfly, Ladybug, and some fixed blades can be had with H1.
 
I really like the Tasman Salt; I purchased it fully serrated since the steel is work hardened. I can't say enough good things about it though!
 
I am with ya carbonsteeljunkie on the Tasman Salt serrated. It is a great lil knife. I havent tried any plain edge H1, maybe I'll have to find one to try out.
 
I have a Dragonfly Salt in PE. I love the knife itself, but it loses a sharp edge too rapidly. If I order another, it's going to be in SE.
 
I'm a huge fan of the Pacific Salt. It's my only H1 knife (plain edge), but it has probably been the most abused knife I have. With regards to the edge retention, I don't know what people are doing that they lose the edge so quickly. I know it's work hardened, and I've sharpened mine quite a few times and reground it to 17 degrees per side, so maybe that's why I haven't noticed the bad edge retention. I also let my girlfriend use it one time to build a sand castle; this involved digging sand with the knife and "cutting" the castle to give it straight walls. This destroyed the edge and I had to resharpen it when I got home. I don't know if this could've helped with the "work hardening", but the edge has been holding well for me.
 
"Work hardening" is a tempering effect that comes from grinding the steel. Its only going to be influential when the steel gets really hot. If your sharpening your knife on a grinder then yeah, I could see where that would be doing wonders for your edge retention but if your using a bench stone then your not really getting the advantages of the "work hardening" effects. Im sure it holds an edge just fine in plain but I read up a little bit on the work hardening thing before I bought my knife so I went with the serrated edge. I can say that the Tasman in serrated is a beast. I bought it for my little brother who is a rather serious rock climber in case he ever needed to cut himself free. I tested it on some thick nylon cord and holy crap that thing is scary!
 
Another fan of the Tasman with SpyderEdge. I haven't found a better knife for doing hard core yardwork.

Rope, netting, roots, branches or packing materials - it goes through it all like a champ and stays sharp. Plenty of damp conditions and I *may* have left it out in the rain over one weekend. Not a speck of staining or rust
 
I picked up a Salt 1 with the black frn and carry it all the time. I kinda wish I would have gotten the yellow frn handles but not that big of deal. Mine is also the plain edge, which I prefer and never had any problem cutting anything. It has stayed pretty sharp but I think it needs to be touched up, which I am leary of doing myself cause I am a big time noob at sharpening and dont wanna ruin it. :D
 
The Atlantic Salt PE is a great knife! I really like wharncliffe blades with a rounded point, and the Atlantic Salt is almost a 90 degree "point" with a perfect rounded transition. Great lightweight fishing knife.
 
sir_mike said:
I picked up a Salt 1 with the black frn and carry it all the time. I kinda wish I would have gotten the yellow frn handles but not that big of deal. Mine is also the plain edge, which I prefer and never had any problem cutting anything. It has stayed pretty sharp but I think it needs to be touched up, which I am leary of doing myself cause I am a big time noob at sharpening and dont wanna ruin it. :D
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I thought the same thing when I started getting into knives, but when a knife gets dull it needs sharpening (I know... wise words). I ended up getting a diamond Lansky system and it has worked fine for me. I would recommend the Lansky or any other guided system to anyone that is getting into knives and doesn't want to spend a lot of time practicing and learning good sharpening technique.
 
Zemapeli, I did some searching to try and answer this question. Originally I thought this was correct but now Im not so sure. Everything I find just mentions that it is a precipitation hardened steel (the nitrogen rather than carbon treatment), not a powdered steel like what Crucible is so famous for. If you'd like to do some digging the company that makes h1 is Myodo Foundry, that should make it a little easier to dig up some facts.
 
I like the Salt Series as well. I keep two on my boat, and they are excellent offerings for a non-steel knife.
 
I have read that the H1 is not an edge holder but the rust resistance is its selling point for sure. I run a lot and am about to get one. The warm weather is upon us and the salty sweat is starting to accumulate on my 154cm... :( Now, what H1 knife to get? So many choices, damn you Spyderco!!!
 
Zemapeli said:
H1 is powdered metal correct?
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Carbonsteeljunkie said:
Zemapeli, I did some searching to try and answer this question. Originally I thought this was correct but now Im not so sure. Everything I find just mentions that it is a precipitation hardened steel (the nitrogen rather than carbon treatment), not a powdered steel like what Crucible is so famous for. If you'd like to do some digging the company that makes h1 is Myodo Foundry, that should make it a little easier to dig up some facts.
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Here is a good read:

Questions-About-H1-Steel
 
Alnamvet68 said:
I like the Salt Series as well. I keep two on my boat, and they are excellent offerings for a non-steel knife.
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That is basically why I got one....for the summer fun! I dont run yet but going to get there soon I hope! For now, just beaching, swimming, etc. :)
 
A Dyad with H1 would be the ultimate outdoor/camping/fishing folder. It would make it easy to have a really capable knife that you could throw in your pack and forget about until you need it.
 
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