Salt or Endura

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I'm not a fisherman or am I around a lot of lakes or oceans. Which knife would you recommend, the Salt non-serrated or the Endura?
Are the actions and size the same? I know I'm jumping around a lot but I plan on getting more Spyderco's in the future depending on finances.
 
If you want plain edge and don't need extreme corrosion resistance then go with the Endura. Serrated H1 is a great performer but in pe you will likely be happier with vg10.
 
I'm obviously not surfingringo, but I believe he would say yes.

But here is a better question: Is there a reason a serrated Salt should not be in a collection?
 
rmeron said:
Thank you. Do you think a serrated salt should be in a collection?
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Hahaha...come on, I know you're new around here but I think you know how I'm going to answer that question! :p :D

Honestly, Spyderco kind of revolutionized the serrated folding knife. There is something very "Spyderco" about a knife with their patented serrations and they are amazing performers. So whether it be from a practical or collectors point of view, I think every Spyderco fan should own at least one serrated knife. From a pure users point of view I usually recommend the Pacific Salt. From a collectors point of view I would recommend the serrated stainless Police model. It is probably the most iconic Spyderco knife that is still in production.
 
rmeron said:
Thank you. Do you think a serrated salt should be in a collection?
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Yassss. Grab an SE Pacific Salt. Big, tough, lightweight, great performer and rustproof. It singlehandedly fills a lot of niches that you could probably buy 5 other knives to fill. Have one riding IWB right now.
 
I would only recommend h1 in extremely corrosive environments. I have a serrated salt that rolled and dulled faster than any other. It was so badly damaged I sent it in for service. Got it back and went easy on it. Dulled very quickly cutting visqueen. So unless you are a diver or deckhand or cut open bags of chemicals I wouldn't recommend one.
 
I really wanted a hawkbill, and I also really wanted a SE knife, so I ended up with a Tasman. I've not had any issues with rolling, and I find this knife fairly easy to put an edge on. I'd buy it again.

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With that being said, given your scenario, I'd choose the Endura. I chose the waved model, my brother decided on a purple FFG. Both are great, though the FFG is a much better slicer.

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The Pacific Salt is a bit lighter than the Endura and I believe it has a slghtly shorter handle with about the same amount of blade. I prefer the slicing performance of a flat ground blade so I own the Endura (but I also have a SE Salt 1 which gets a lot of use). VG 10 is one of the more corrosion resistant stainless steels, so with a minimum of care it will be fine around water. The Salt folders need absolutely no attention around salt water and will never corrode. I find the SE version I have to be incredible at holding an edge, the PE version was too soft for me.
 
I have a PE Salt and a PE Endura.........for your use.....go with the Endura. PE H1 is quite soft and dulls quicker than VG10.
Joe
 
rmeron said:
I'm not a fisherman or am I around a lot of lakes or oceans. Which knife would you recommend, the Salt non-serrated or the Endura?
Are the actions and size the same? I know I'm jumping around a lot but I plan on getting more Spyderco's in the future depending on finances.
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I are you gonna take it ''in the ocean'' diving?

yes: get a salt

No: screw H1, get an endura, it is plenty stainless for you needs.


Also the salt is linerless
 
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