Spyderco Designer's Insight Series: Phil Wilson South Fork

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Michael Janich

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To all:

Please check out the latest installment in Spyderco's Designer's Insight Series. It features noted custom knifemaker Phil Wilson explaining the features and benefits of his South Fork fixed-blade design.

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Mike



[video=youtube;IpFhpKvxXPo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpFhpKvxXPo[/video]
 
If you watch the video it's pretty clear he means it to be an all purpose outdoorsman's knife, i.e. something you'd use to potentially fillet fish. The upswept spine is probably a result of that. I've never actually used a fillet knife that wasn't upswept like that at least a little bit.
 
Twindog said:
Does anyone know why the blade was designed with an upswept spine?
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methnen said:
If you watch the video it's pretty clear he means it to be an all purpose outdoorsman's knife, i.e. something you'd use to potentially fillet fish. The upswept spine is probably a result of that. I've never actually used a fillet knife that wasn't upswept like that at least a little bit.
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It's the Trailing Point blade design. :)
 
Very cool video. I like how Phil explains that sharpening in the field is not as important as a knife that will not dull quickly. It's great to own a knife that has super steel for this very reason. I know lots of people worrk about "how hard is X steel to sharpen?". It really doesn't matter with S90V as it retains a working edge for a pretty long time. ;)
 
Nice vid. I'd like to get a South Fork. Well, I know I will but hopefully soon.
 
RevDevil said:
Very cool video. I like how Phil explains that sharpening in the field is not as important as a knife that will not dull quickly. It's great to own a knife that has super steel for this very reason. I know lots of people worrk about "how hard is X steel to sharpen?". It really doesn't matter with S90V as it retains a working edge for a pretty long time. ;)
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If the knife just keeps on cutting there isn't a need to sharpen it in the field, sharpening is an inconvenience that really shouldn't be needed if the correct knife/steel is chosen in the 1st place.

The reason why steels like S90V exist in the knife industry in the 1st place.
 
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