SE on Spyderhawk?

[James Y]

I've been considering an SE Spyderhawk, mainly because I get a lot of use out of, and really love, my Tasman, and may want to try a bigger version. My main question is, are the serrations on the Spyderhawk cut to a similar depth as on the Tasman? If so, that would be great. Of the Salt knives I own with serrations, I've found that the Tasman's snag the least. The serrations are not cut as deeply as on, say, my SE Pacific, Atlantic and Salt 1 knives, which makes for easier cutting, IMO. I don't know if they're cut that way because of the hawkbill's inward curve of the edge.

Also, how thick is the tip on the Spyderhawk, by comparison? I have lost a tiny bit (almost unnoticeable) of the tip from my Tasman, which doesn't affect performance in any way. My Tasman's hawkbill tip is thinner, softer and more delicate that the one on my Harpy. I've used my Harpy's tip for abusive jobs I wouldn't subject my Tasman's tip to, but prefer to carry the Tasman.

I've also found that H-1 SE will sometimes roll into a wire edge if contacting something hard. Fortunately, it's simple enough to fix on my Sharpmaker. But so far it hasn't happened to my Tasman.

Thanx for any replies.
Jim

 

[The Deacon]

The difference in curvature, and the difference in blade thickness do have some effect, but they look very close to me. Judge for yourself...

Paul

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[yablanowitz]

The teeth on my H-1 Spyderhawks are a bit less aggressive than they are on the VG-10 version, closer to the Tasman. The blade stock is the same thickness as the Harpy, but the tip is longer and tapers more gradually than the Harpy, leaving it a bit thinner. On the plus side, H-1 seems much less prone to chipping than VG-10, so the tip on my user H-1 Spyderhawk has held up better than the tip on my user VG-10 Spyderhawk.

 

[James Y]

Excellent. Thanks for the info, guys.

It looks like a H-1 SE Spyderhawk is in my near-future. I've started becoming very picky about what purchases to make, and my main consideration now is, how much would I use it. I know the Spyderhawk will get a lot of use from me. If I start wanting a particular knife, I wait on it for a while now and see if I still want it later. This one is a great candidate.
Jim

 

[Joshua J.]

Regardless the SE Spyderhawk is an amazing knife. It peels oranges better than anything else in the world.