Sharp Spydie Hole

[HiLandR]

I did a search for this and couldn't see any mention, I'm sure it's been discussed. The hole on my Tenacious is very sharp and I sometimes do damage to my thumb when opening. Does anyone else have this problem. do people ever do a little modding of the hole?

 

[gerberbmf]

Spydie holes used to champhered many moons ago. Noticably more comfortable to open, pity it was done away with.

 

[JungleJim65]

On some of my sharper spydie hole, I have sanded the rims of the holes down with fine grit sandpaper, just enough to take the sharpness down.

 

[johnny_boy02]

The delica 4 I got a few months ago is like this as well. It will cut lines in my fingernail.

 

[bdmicarta]

It is discussed occasionally. I think a sharp edge is a plus because it gives increased traction. I have a few knives from "other brands" with holes and they are chamfered so much that the hole is not very effective. If the hole in your knife is too sharp for you it is fairly easy to smooth the edge a bit with a good stone or fine grit sandpaper, just be careful and go slow so you don't scratch the surface of the blade.

 

[MAKnifenut]

All my spydie holes are pretty sharp too.

 

[steve itm]

Same here..The spydie hole on my Spyderco Tuff is also sharp... especially at the fuller/blood groove

 

[uxo2]

320 grit solved the problem.
PM2.
YJ2
and a Tenacious

 

[jobasha11]

It helps when wearing gloves although it can become uncomfortable with bare hands.

 

[MAKnifenut]

All my spydie holes are pretty sharp too.

 

[AF]

Some are a little too sharp like the Tuff. But in general I don't mind it. And it's so easily softened with a piece of sandpaper or a Sharpmaker rod.

 

[Chris "Anagarika"]

I don't mind it at all.

In fact I use it for nail file. Right after clipping nail, just run the edges against the hole and it cleans up the sharp corners!

Really be careful when using sandpaper etc. if you do too much, you'd lose the traction & almost no way back unless you grind away more metal to create the sharp edges.

 

[The Deacon]

Spyderco's theory is that the crisp perimeter on the Spyderhole makes opening more reliable. I find that to be true in the case of models with 11mm and smaller Spyderholes, and leave those as they came. However, for models with larger Spyderholes I really don't find the extra traction necessary and sometimes chamfer the perimeter slightly with sandpaper if my thumb tells me it's "too crisp". Still, I'm ok with Spyderco leaving them crisp, as it's far easier for me to remove a bit of metal to chamfer the perimeter of the Spyderhole than for someone who wanted more thumb traction to enlarge it to eliminate a factory chamfer.

 

[tvenuto]

Still, I'm ok with Spyderco leaving them crisp, as it's far easier for me to remove a bit of metal to chamfer the perimeter of the Spyderhole than for someone who wanted more thumb traction to enlarge it to eliminate a factory chamfer.

+1 on this.

 

[ShepardCC]

Spyderco's theory is that the crisp perimeter on the Spyderhole makes opening more reliable. I find that to be true in the case of models with 11mm and smaller Spyderholes, and leave those as they came. However, for models with larger Spyderholes I really don't find the extra traction necessary and sometimes chamfer the perimeter slightly with sandpaper if my thumb tells me it's "too crisp". Still, I'm ok with Spyderco leaving them crisp, as it's far easier for me to remove a bit of metal to chamfer the perimeter of the Spyderhole than for someone who wanted more thumb traction to enlarge it to eliminate a factory chamfer.

I agree that I don't mind it. If it's too sharp I just spend a little time with some sand paper

 

[Ken44]

My first Sage 2(early model) had a hole and blade spine edges that were way to sharp. I used a rat tail file on the hole to smooth it out. Only took a few minutes.

I've gotten other Sage's since and none of them were like that early model, nor has any other Spyderco I've had been that way.

 

[HiLandR]

Wow, great responses! I think I'll take off just a slight bit of the edge. I rarely wear gloves and my thumb is starting to whine after a lot of use. (especially since I sit and watch the TV wile flipping whatever knife I am carrying!)

 

[elrond18]

All my salts' Spyderhole were sharp,I used the SM rods to smoothen the edge a bit.

 

[Stays Sharp]

I also notice the Salts are sharper ( I only have two), more purchase in wet situations?. I think I prefer them that way. The thing is, it's a little easier to smoothen it than to roughen it so coming in sharp from the factory is cool with me...You can tailor it to your liking anyway.

 

[clockman]

Here we go again... We've have this thread at least twice in the last couple of years. Deal with it, get tougher thumbs, or do a mod on the hole.

I guess I've been lucky, I've never had a Sypdie hole too sharp.