Is this a Fake Phil Wilson Southfork?

JR88FAN said:
My humble advice....
This is a very special piece.

Phil Wilson is a highly respected knife maker, and this collaboration with Spyderco is a great knife.

Not sure how many where re-ground and tested by Phil in this manner, but regardless, that's a collectors dream.

I would either safe queen it, or sell it and and use that money to buy two or three similar knives....

Just my humble opinion, I know a ton more people are thinking this as well though, how could it not cross your mind?!??
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Ya I miss read the numbers and talked to him again it's .030 behind the blade not .003. So I'm a little green so help me out here, if Mr. Wilson reground it it would mean he thinned out the edge and if it's back to stock at .030 and not in the .003-.007 range then it basically a used knife that has been used so much that the work Mr. Wilson did the blade it back to stock in thickness?

Just trying to understand the etomology of this process and where the knife would be in that evolution.

I llove this forum too it's where a newbie like me can come learn a bit before asking every question under the sun where as if they just do a bit of reading and searching can get caught up quick.
 
Hi Drebs, in all likelihood Phil ground that one quite thin and it has been sharpened back so much that it is up into the thicker part of the blade. It is obvious from looking at the knife that the blade's profile has changed drastically from when it was new. That did not occur in the regrind and is a result of the knife being sharpened back...a ton. The advantage the knife would have gained from the regrind is no longer there. Actually that one is likely thicker behind the edge now than the factory Spyderco model. I have several of Phil's customs and they are spectacular knives but given that you would be gaining none of the advantages of the regrind and that one looks like its been beat on pretty hard, I would probably just get a new one from Spyderco. Just my 2¢.
 
Surfingringo said:
Hi Drebs, in all likelihood Phil ground that one quite thin and it has been sharpened back so much that it is up into the thicker part of the blade. It is obvious from looking at the knife that the blade's profile has changed drastically from when it was new. That did not occur in the regrind and is a result of the knife being sharpened back...a ton. The advantage the knife would have gained from the regrind is no longer there. Actually that one is likely thicker behind the edge now than the factory Spyderco model. I have several of Phil's customs and they are spectacular knives but given that you would be gaining none of the advantages of the regrind and that one looks like its been beat on pretty hard, I would probably just get a new one from Spyderco. Just my 2¢.
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That was my thoughts exactly just wanted to make sure I was looking at it right thanks
 
drebs said:
That was my thoughts exactly just wanted to make sure I was looking at it right thanks
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No worries. You really should pick one up though. If this is for deer and elk then that's pretty much what the SF was designed for. I use mine a ton, (pretty much daily) at the fish cleaning table and it is a superb design!
 
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