Spyderco HAP40 Thread

knifeneasy · Jan 16, 2016

For those who haven't been able to see the HAP40 FRN in person I thought I would post this photo as I think it's a fairly accurate colour representation of what you'll see when you open the box. I believe someone in a previous post referred to the colour as butterscotch - I'm going with caramel, but as always your tastebuds may vary.

scribe9154 · Jan 16, 2016

Anyone know where I can find one in stock? Pm me please

jpm2 · Jan 17, 2016

scribe9154 said:
Anyone know where I can find one in stock? Pm me please

I don't see any.
If you want the endura or delica, get on a mailing list at supplying retailers to notify when they come in stock.
For stretch, dragonfly, manbug, or ladybug you'll need to preorder.

Skywalker31 · Jan 17, 2016

scribe9154 said:
Anyone know where I can find one in stock? Pm me please

Unpaid members don't have PMs.

NationalKnives has a very few Delicas and a handful of Enduras in stock.

Sharp Guy · Jan 17, 2016

Knives Plus has them in stock too

jjm1976 · Jan 17, 2016

Where can you preorder?

Nasgul · Jan 17, 2016

knifeneasy said:
For those who haven't been able to see the HAP40 FRN in person I thought I would post this photo as I think it's a fairly accurate colour representation of what you'll see when you open the box. I believe someone in a previous post referred to the colour as butterscotch - I'm going with caramel, but as always your tastebuds may vary.

Can't wait to receive some Caramel Dragonfly's and Manbug's

jpm2 · Jan 17, 2016

jjm1976 said:
Where can you preorder?

Knifecenter.

knifeneasy · Jan 18, 2016

Nasgul said:
Can't wait to receive some Caramel Dragonfly's and Manbug's

They're tasty!

TheOutdoorNerd · Jan 18, 2016

The Stretch might be the gem of the bunch. Either way the picture is incomplete.

bearfacedkiller · Jan 18, 2016

I am so ready for the Stretch!

Nasgul · Jan 18, 2016

knifeneasy said:
They're tasty!

They look like so

Big_jack · Jan 18, 2016

fyi I cleaned my Delica a couple times with a scrubby and soap and the bug has faded badly. I don't care but some may want to avoid this. Still cutting like a champ at 3 weeks.

SpeedHoles · Jan 18, 2016

Just gonna add really quick; both my Delica and Endura had spot-on 30deg inclusive bevel grinds.
Touched them up on the Sharpmaker and no reprofiling needed.
They cleaned up very nicely, without removing much material.

Evany · Jan 19, 2016

My HAP40 Endura is the smoothest opening and tightest locking of any Seki knife I've owned or handled. Beautiful grinds and incredibly sharp.

TheOutdoorNerd · Jan 20, 2016

I borrowed one of my sister's HAP40 Enduras to photograph and really didn't want to give it back, so I traded her a super blue Stretch NIB for it. I've accepted that I missed the super blue party and I don't want to pay collector prices, so I'm going to focus on the HAP40. I'm in on the ground floor lol. This one is a perfect specimen.

Surfingringo · Jan 20, 2016

TheOutdoorNerd said:
I borrowed one of my sister's HAP40 Enduras to photograph and really didn't want to give it back, so I traded her a super blue Stretch NIB for it. I've accepted that I missed the super blue party and I don't want to pay collector prices, so I'm going to focus on the HAP40. I'm in on the ground floor lol. This one is a perfect specimen.

I prefer everything about hap40 so far. Sharpens up just as easily and gets stupid sharp just like SB, but edge retention seems significantly better so far. I think you made a good trade.

Jason B. · Jan 20, 2016

My hap40 delica is showing very good edge retention. I have started sharpening it as I do my other folders using a Coarse DMT plate then a strop to lightly polish the edge. I'm rather rough on knives so this edge has proven to last longer and is easier to bring back with a strop. It's toughness is also impressive, I have not intentionally pushed the limits of the steel but contact of hard objects like nails, staples, and ceramic tile have caused at worst minor blunting. Even a 4ft drop to concrete only slightly dented in the tip... which is good because I almost cried when I dropped it.

Now for some pictures of a well used delica,

jpm2 · Jan 20, 2016

I'm also happy to report this steel is taking less damage than other popular steels when contacting metals/steels and other destructive materials.
I also agree about ease of sharpening and the edge it takes.

Surfingringo · Jan 20, 2016

Jason B. said:
My hap40 delica is showing very good edge retention. I have started sharpening it as I do my other folders using a Coarse DMT plate then a strop to lightly polish the edge. I'm rather rough on knives so this edge has proven to last longer and is easier to bring back with a strop. It's toughness is also impressive, I have not intentionally pushed the limits of the steel but contact of hard objects like nails, staples, and ceramic tile have caused at worst minor blunting. Even a 4ft drop to concrete only slightly dented in the tip... which is good because I almost cried when I dropped it.

Now for some pictures of a well used delica,

Great info and nice pics!