Spyderco Military

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RCJAY

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Looking to buy my second Spyderco "Military", (endura 4 Plain edge) was my first Spyderco. Can't decide to go "plain edge, or Serrated edge". Everyday carry so whats the benfits and disadvantage of the edges?
 
If you are not planning to cut lots of rope and saw through the wood, then PE is the most advantageous for the EDC blade. IMHO serrated edge is good but not for all applications.
 
Welcome to the forum RCJAY. Which is better depends on how you use it. I prefer plain edge for mine mostly because I'm really hard on my knives and it is easier to touch up a plain edge on my pocket hones. Of course, the plain edge doesn't travel alone, I also have a serrated blade or two for those things that call for it. But I have knocked several teeth off some of my serrated blades, which bothers me a little, and I'm a lot less sensitive about such things than many folks around here.
 
WELCOME!!!!!

The Serrated will stay sharper longer, but many people have complaints about resharpening them. I have never ran into an issue where a SE did not get the job done just as well if not better than my PE, esp on such a large folder such as the millie. I dont use my knives for presion or tough chores like Yab (more of an urban cutter :o), so I have never had an issue with my serrations getting to a point where they could not be corrected with the proper re-sharpen. Your best bet is to play it safe and buy yourself a PE. The Millie in PE is one of the most usable monstrous slicers out there. If your ok with the idea of your blade having serrations, may I recommend a fully serrated delica in VG10. For the $, it cant be beat :thumbup:
 
I have 4 militarys and 2 paras. All pe. Se is great if you do alot of rope work as has been noted. I don't, so really no need for a se. I also agree that the military is one of the best if not the best knives on the market today. Welcome to the forum and a lifelong addiction to spyderco knives! I didn't own any before I joined and am up to around 20 now and anticipate many more.
 
As the new member here you guys are great, thank you for the info. I am too a new knife carrier. A very good friend of my gave me my first knife like 2years ago. Nothing special a new "winchester 440 combo blade" great toy for what it is. I never thought about carring a knife, my friend has been carring one for like 40+ years so he gave me one to try out. Ever since I really enjoy carring one for the following reason. Its a good Tool, toy, and a SD tool that I can protect me and my wife (hopefully). Since its my first knife I use it alot for fun like cutting boxes and jabbing at stuff (not a good idea). Any how, my winchester got old and I been on the internet and ebay, OMG I can not stop really I think I been bit by the Spyderco bug, I been shopping brand to brand, model to model I have decided on "spyderco". I bought one off of ebay like 4 days ago (Endura 4 PE) and I still can't stop reading and learning more about it. It soooo funny I still have not recieve my first Spyderco and I already have my eyes on a Military maybe blk blade or I really want is a carbon Fiber military (expansive).

Well thats where I am at looking at spyderco knife like all day long. I notice most model have PE or SE or combo. I thought it was about the looks but I guess there is a purpose to everything. Is there is purpose to all is different edges. BTW for the little that I know, I guess the PE is easyier to sharpened compare to SE. Its looks like alot of what to sharpened SE. Any info would be greatly. Thx.
 
I've been carrying a SE Endura 4 for the past few weeks, and have to say I am impressed with its cutting abilities. However, the Military is much more suited for PE. The long belly and distal taper full flat grind really emphasize a nice razor edge.
The H-1 Spyderhawk on the other hand is definitely best in SE.

Be sure to pick up either a Sharpmaker or the 8" ceramic benchstones. I skipped the Sharpmaker and do everything freehand. While it takes more practice, being able to set your own edge angles on the fly pays off in the end (IMO).
 
WOW thanks guys, I was about to say I think I need a few pointers on how to keep up with these knifes and how to reshapened them. I have no experience at all, but I bet you I will learn and pick it up fast.

I have to say this is going to sound crazy, I just bidded on a all blk military PE and I won. I never win anything, damn it, I didn't want to spend more money as my first spyderco is NOT even HERE YET. O well, here I am waiting my for UPS packages.

Well guys I am going to need all the help I can get about these Spyderco knife. Thank you in advance for the help.
 
And last, what is the deal with tip up or tip down. My firsts knife was a tip down right handed liner lock so is it all about deployment???
 
RCJAY said:
And last, what is the deal with tip up or tip down. My firsts knife was a tip down right handed liner lock so is it all about deployment???
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Mostly it is just a preference thing but it's also probably one of the main things we disagree about in the knife community. 4 way clips are usually the best way to go from a production standpoint because you can reach a wider audience. When I bought my para and my millie I couldn't stand having to use a tip down knife and for this reason, people like STR stay in business making all of my knives tip-up :P

For me, deployment is the major issue (I find tip-up allows for easier deployment due to thumb position in the pocket), however, I think that the main concern is once you get used to one way (tip up or down) you don't want to change.

p.s. you will find so many threads about this from search or google.
 
The Spyderco SharpMaker makes sharpening serrations no more difficult than sharpening a plain edge...if you have it there when you need to sharpen them. I learned freehand sharpening of plain edges before the SharpMaker was invented, and I believe it is a skill worth aquiring. The SM also makes a good set of training wheels for learning how to sharpen, but some people never take the training wheels off (i.e. they never progress from the SM to bench stones and freehand sharpening). I suppose that's okay if you don't use your knife hard enough to need to touch up the edge during the course of the day. Me? I carry DMT Diafold hones in my back pocket next to my Military so I can sharpen as needed.

The different edge types get debated nearly as often as tip up/tip down carry. For rough demolition work, landscaping/gardening, and fiberous materials like rope, serrated edges are the way to go. For ease of sharpening in the field, finish work where a smooth cut is needed and general everyday use, plain edge works better for me. Combination edges are something that you either love or hate. Those that love them say it gives you the best of both worlds, those that don't say there isn't enough of either when you have both on one blade. I fall into the latter catagory, but it's something you have to decide for yourself.
 
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