Rock Salt

J. Rosa

J. Rosa

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I was thinking about getting a spyderco fixed blade just for fun and to try out. I've owned some Spyderco folders past and present and loved them. I was looking at the Hossom line and the Rock Salt (like the design and shape of both). What are your experiences or thoughts on these blades and steels for all around use around a camp site. Can they hold up to batoning and some heavy chopping with the right care? Well more specifically can the Rock Salt hold up without needing to be babied or constantly sharpened? Now this is probably gonna be a beater blade for me just to try a Spyderco fixed blade and I thought I'd ask the right people. Which would you choose and why and do you have any experience with these steels in large fixed blades? Thanks.
 
No experience whatsoever...but...:D

I sure like the look of the Rock Salt! :thumbup: I want one...

Ray :)
 
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look into the spyderco moran fixed blade knives as well

not choppers but bloody good for utility
 
Not quite what you might be looking for, but here's a review of the Rock Salt on the Spyderco forum that might help you.
 
Ive got a woodlander and while having still to use it id say it has the best ergos of any knife ive held big or small.And its conex which i prefer although without a belt sander it think its gonna be hard to sharpen.
I wonderd about the steel as i wasnt familar with it at the time but its a top class stainless aparently very similar to VG10.
And it even looks better than i expected.
 
I went for a walk and cleared some branches with the Rock Slat yesterday.
Biggest was a about 2" thick.

It did ok, but not spectacular.
The Rock Salt is definitely an all around utility knife, and not a dedicated chopper. It might have done better if the balance point were further out, and the blade had more weight. You always have a trade off.
I've carried the knife for almost a week now, and it actually carries really well, probably because it's so light. The handle texture gives good grip for utility, but also rubs with lots of movement (mostly my thumb). The handle is incredibly comfortable in utility work, but seems a little awkward in hard chopping.
I have the Forrester, but it wouldn't be fair to compare the two as the Forrester is almost a dedicated chopper ("almost" because it does have a nice choil to allow for some utility work).

IIRC Jerry Hossom said he designed the Forager (7.5" blade) as a compromise between utility and chopping.
 
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