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Question about SPY-27
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DA170
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I bought one right when they first dropped and have used it almost exclusively since. If you like that Spyderco is pushing the industry with different designs, Handle materials, And blade steels...you'll enjoy the SPY27 ! You won't mind supporting their innovation by paying $40 bucks more then BD1N LW or the regular G10 S30V Para 3.
Your not going to get be blown away by SPY27 over the other 2 steel offerings to JUSTIFY the extra cost on edge retention or stability IMO. It's all about supporting what Spyderco offers the end user who want "more" then what other production knife companies bring to the market.
To me it's worth it!
Your not going to get be blown away by SPY27 over the other 2 steel offerings to JUSTIFY the extra cost on edge retention or stability IMO. It's all about supporting what Spyderco offers the end user who want "more" then what other production knife companies bring to the market.
To me it's worth it!
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I get ya for sure. I wasn’t expecting it to be night and day and I always support companies that Make products I enjoy. It’s also cool being able to tell folks the SPY stands for spyderco.
I guess I’ll just have to put them both in my hands again tomorrow and whichever provides the most warm and fuzzies gets to come home with me.
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I purchased a Para 3 LW in SPY-27.
I'm very happy with the steel. It was advertised as having attributes comparable to S30V. It's wear resistance, based on CATRA, it is comparable to S30V and when cutting abrasive material will stack up as CATRA predicts.
SPY-27 definitely is more user-friendly while sharpening, it takes a fine edge better than S30V, holds it better, and likes being sharpened on both ceramics and diamonds. In use I've noticed better fine edge stability with SPY-27.
In reasonably well controlled cardboard cut tests of my own, using brand new clean cardboard, which is non-abrasive, SPY-27 dramatically outperformed S30V.
I'm very happy with the steel. It was advertised as having attributes comparable to S30V. It's wear resistance, based on CATRA, it is comparable to S30V and when cutting abrasive material will stack up as CATRA predicts.
SPY-27 definitely is more user-friendly while sharpening, it takes a fine edge better than S30V, holds it better, and likes being sharpened on both ceramics and diamonds. In use I've noticed better fine edge stability with SPY-27.
In reasonably well controlled cardboard cut tests of my own, using brand new clean cardboard, which is non-abrasive, SPY-27 dramatically outperformed S30V.
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I know not everyone can do this, but it's the only way I can really experience the steel. I find the Para 3 lightweight scales unusable for me, as my hands lean to the drier side, and they're just too dam slippery. The G10 on the Para 3, though, is fantastic.
My thoughts are that it's very hard for me to distinguish between SPY27, S35VN and the new S45VN. It seems very corrosion resistant and the edge is holding up well to light/medium use. Can't comment, yet, on ease of sharpening as I'm still on factory.
I purchased a blue para 3 lightweight with SPY27 steel when they first became available. I love the knife, and that was the best steel available at the time so I bought it. It's a worthy upgrade to the stock CTS-BD1N steel, But in my non-scientific experience with my copy, it holds a somewhat sharp edge quite well but loses that "super sharp" edge very quickly requiring more frequent stropping than any of my s30v blades. So in that comparison, I would take good old S30v over SPY27 any day of the week. I do feel I overpaid for the steel but I love the knife and don't regret the purchase at all.
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Sal Glesser
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If you think about each blade steel as having a unique "spirit" or "personality", and no "best", (all good, just different) then SPY27 is a unique combination of alloys that Spyderco worked with Crucible to create for the knife afi market. It's not like any other steel in the US, or even the world in its properties. We thank Crucible engineers and production for working with us to create it.
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SPY27.. Purchased a Para 3 light weight on July 2, 2021. I carried it all summer. The knife held a good edge right up till food plot planting season. (Sep 3-7th in Georgia) I spent the day cutting open bags of fertilizer and seed, occasionally a zip tie or 2. (ok mabe a few dozen in the deer stand to put on a new skirt... ) This was a hard day of use for any knife, a utility blade would have been a better choice, it was all I had to work with. The edge rolled in a few places. The knife did well all things considered. The great thing about the SPY27 steel is that it stropped up to a working edge with out much fuss. I highly recommend the steel for your average user of a pocket knife. Para 3 light weight in SPY27, good edge retention and easy to strop between sharpening, great summer light weight blade. I was impressed how well the knife performed.
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Thanks for the review! I have been wondering how folks are liking it a little longer term.