Slicer slices like a.....?

matgarsmi

matgarsmi

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I've read the slicer vs. spanto threads. But it's not quite clear from them how well the slicer grind slices. Does it slice well? What other knife would you compare it's slicing ability to?
 
This is a difficult question because what does slicing well mean? Does it slice through cardboard boxes like a razor blade? Yes. Does it slice dime width slices from a tomato? No. Does a samurai sword do dime size slices from a tomato? No. Can it slice through someones neck well? Yes. Define what you want to slice and I'll have a better answer for you...
 
Actually, that's a good reply. I thought I wanted a spanto grind, because its a little more "Hinderer" if you know what I mean. But I saw a YouTube video, can't remember from who, of some one cutting a car tire with an XM spanto. It did quite poorly compared to some other knives this person tested. I use a knife for nothing of the sort, but it got me thinking that perhaps a slicer grind would be better suited for my typical cutting tasks which is hardly anything. I don't have a whole lot of experience, but even I can notice a difference depending on grind, finish, geometry. Just curious if it is comparable to anything else out there.
 
Think about what the Spanto blade is designed for. Rick builds these knives for people who are in situations where not only do they need to cut but they also need to pry and chop and cut through metal and rip a door off it's hinges. I'm sure it can puncture a tire just fine, why you'd want it to slice one up better than others, I don't know. I have a 3" slicer which for every day use cutting boxes and tape and plastic bags and the molded plastics that everything seems to come in these days is perfect. It's sheeple friendly at the post office. It's overkill for what I use it for. I also just bought a 3.5" Spanto because I want to have that feeling of having a knife that can do ANYTHING. Even though I'll probably never ever use it for such hard purposes (and I hope I never will). But hey, I'm an Eagle Scout and being prepared was something driven into me from an early age...
 
I had to cut up some thick double wall cardboard at work today with my 3.5" Slicer & man was that a work out. I had to put a lot of force on the knife & choke up on it to get leverage & I was trying to cut with just the tip because it much thinner there but it was still hard. The 3" slicer does much better because the thinner blade. Getting through it with a 3.5" Spanto is out of the question. I was stabbing some cardboard today with my Spanto & it take more force to get an inch of blade through compared to the Slicer. If I ever need to pry a 400 pound part off of someone's finger my Spanto will be perfect.
 
So why do you think it was so difficult? Is it because the thickness of the blade? Sharpness of the blade?
 
Maprik said:
So why do you think it was so difficult? Is it because the thickness of the blade? Sharpness of the blade?
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Probably the thickness & geometry. The Umnumzaan went through quite easily, both had the same sharpness sharpened on the WEPS. The Umnum has a thinner blade & thinner shoulder behind the cutting edge, two main factors in cutting performance. Take the Socom Elite for ex, it has a thicker blade than the XM 3.5 , But gets through hard stuff way easier because the blade geometry behind the cutting edge (thinner shoulder behind edge bevel)
I was planning on making a video soon of force required to cut with different blade shapes & grinds. I need to get a good digital scale first.
 
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