crazy nicky
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What do you guys think I should get... the Spyderco Lum or the Buck Strider??? I love them both...but what do you think is more worth it???
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Which ones? The folders or fixed blades?
Personally, I love my Buck/Strider Solution fixed blade.
Personally, I love my Buck/Strider Solution fixed blade.
crazy nicky
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The folder...they are in the same price range. But what do you think will perform better?
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The Buck-Strider has a blade thickness of 3/16", or 0.1875".
The Spyderco Lum (Tanto folder, you should specify this) has a thickness of 1/8", or 0.125".
A knife that I remember you have, the SERE 2000, has a blade thickness of 0.14".
There's going to be a big difference in cutting ability just because of the thickness of the Buck-Strider. You could rebevel, but I think that's kind of missing the point of the BS. It's a huge, fat blade for hard work. The blade is just never supposed to break, no matter what kind of hell you drag it through.
Both of them appear to have a hollow upper grind (the grind that's not the edge, I don't know what to call it). The one on the Buck-Strider is not very apparent, the one on the Spyderco looks deeper. I think the Lum would cut much better than the BS, but would be more fragile, if you're going to be using it hard. This might or might not be of importance to you.
Buck's warranty is really good, and you can also fall back on the Strider warranty in the unlikely event that Buck can't/won't fix a broken knife. I've had no experience with Spyderco's warranties, so I can't say how they would deal with a broken blade. I've heard that they can regrind broken tips for you, but I don't know if they charge for this.
Conclusion:
You need to figure out what you're going to be using the knife for. The thickness will make a difference in performance.
The Spyderco Lum (Tanto folder, you should specify this) has a thickness of 1/8", or 0.125".
A knife that I remember you have, the SERE 2000, has a blade thickness of 0.14".
There's going to be a big difference in cutting ability just because of the thickness of the Buck-Strider. You could rebevel, but I think that's kind of missing the point of the BS. It's a huge, fat blade for hard work. The blade is just never supposed to break, no matter what kind of hell you drag it through.
Both of them appear to have a hollow upper grind (the grind that's not the edge, I don't know what to call it). The one on the Buck-Strider is not very apparent, the one on the Spyderco looks deeper. I think the Lum would cut much better than the BS, but would be more fragile, if you're going to be using it hard. This might or might not be of importance to you.
Buck's warranty is really good, and you can also fall back on the Strider warranty in the unlikely event that Buck can't/won't fix a broken knife. I've had no experience with Spyderco's warranties, so I can't say how they would deal with a broken blade. I've heard that they can regrind broken tips for you, but I don't know if they charge for this.
Conclusion:
You need to figure out what you're going to be using the knife for. The thickness will make a difference in performance.
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For general use, I would say the Lum. It's thinner and should cut better. Lock strength is probably about the same. Plus, it has the Spyder Hole.
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Easy decision... Go for BENCHMADE!
I would also suggest that you try and pick them up and feel them before you buy. These are two very dissimilar knives. I have the Lum Chinese folder (and like Alphalphapb asked, what lum, there are two styles of folders and a fixed blade or the Strider with two folder styles in two sizes or the fixed blade) and have looked at/ considered purchasing the Buck/Strider folder (large spear point) and although the blades are close to the same length, they really couldnt be more of a difference. The Lum is very thin in both the blade and the handle and relatively light in weight, you will hardly notice it in the pocket. The Buck/Strider is a big square handle with the proverbial sharpened pry bar for a knife blade. Now dont get me wrong on the last point, if you want a heavy-duty knife the Buck/Strider is a very attractive option.