Spyderco??

More suited for my needs what I through experience have found works best for me better ?
 
LEGION 12 said:
More suited for my needs what I through experience have found works best for me better ?
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That's right, my friend. :thumbup: And of course, sometimes our needs change. I never liked tiny knives before, but now I'm considering getting a Spyderco Cricket for my new 5.11 boots.
 
Don't want to derail this thread got some 5.11s Speed boots on right now nice choice always forget about those pocket don't think I've ever used them probably put a knife in one and forget its there .
 
Spyderco: well-made, interesting designs, a ton of variety, extreme usability and utility, addictive and just plain fun. The Resilience is a great way to get into the brand.
 
Kwon Kwang said:
The lock fails from a relatively firm tap on the spine. No, thanks. I'm considering getting gold membership so I can sell mine.

I think it's a much better idea to save thirty bucks more and buy an Endura.
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Are you seriously suggesting that you are going to sell a knife here on BFC after you damaged it by spine whacking?!?!
 
What or how exactly does spine whacking relate to knife use. I cut up stuff with mine. For whacking I would use my great grandfather's night stick (Chicago cop around 1900)
 
GatorFlash1 said:
What or how exactly does spine whacking relate to knife use. I cut up stuff with mine. For whacking I would use my great grandfather's night stick (Chicago cop around 1900)
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It's simply a test of lock strength. In use, a knife may endure a shock or get wedged into the material that it's cutting, and locks may fail. Fingers don't grow back.


cncpro11 said:
Are you seriously suggesting that you are going to sell a knife here on BFC after you damaged it by spine whacking?!?!
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I've inspected the knife and it's not damaged at all. Looks like new, on the blade, tang and liner. I haven't used it much, either, but I would obviously include what it's been through in the selling post.

Then again, I feel like at the price I would be selling it at, it probably wouldn't be worth the shipping cost to sell it.
 
In your case Kwon Kwang I'm going to call BS until I see pictures or video displaying the problem and how it comes about. You can return it to the dealer if you have a real warranty problem and they can send it in. Did you buy it from W&W ?

You talk about liner locks failing as if it's common. It isn't. What is common is people coming on forums and making provocative statements they can't or won't prove and give excuses.

If you destroyed the knife due to negligence admit it and move on. You try to make it seem as if it's common amongst Liner locks, or tenacious knives. Neither is accurate or truthful.

The whole idea of selling a knife with a broken liner lock or any kind of lock is so repugnant to me I have to question your morals and honesty. So far things aren't adding up.

If you really did beat a tough knife like this one to death than admit it and hopefully learn from it. Coming from someone who stated they would sell a broken lock folder here on the forums your credibility is already shot.

If by chance you do have a real W&R issue get it fixed for free. For anybody reading this thread I'd suggest taking this one with a grain of salt.
 
The Mastiff said:
In your case Kwon Kwang I'm going to call BS until I see pictures or video displaying the problem and how it comes about. You can return it to the dealer if you have a real warranty problem and they can send it in. Did you buy it from W&W ?

You talk about liner locks failing as if it's common. It isn't. What is common is people coming on forums and making provocative statements they can't or won't prove and give excuses.

If you destroyed the knife due to negligence admit it and move on. You try to make it seem as if it's common amongst Liner locks, or tenacious knives. Neither is accurate or truthful.

The whole idea of selling a knife with a broken liner lock or any kind of lock is so repugnant to me I have to question your morals and honesty. So far things aren't adding up.

If you really did beat a tough knife like this one to death than admit it and hopefully learn from it. Coming from someone who stated they would sell a broken lock folder here on the forums your credibility is already shot.

If by chance you do have a real W&R issue get it fixed for free. For anybody reading this thread I'd suggest taking this one with a grain of salt.
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Forgot your chill pill? Also, learn how to read.
 
Re. the question: Spyderco is one of the Big 3 US makers for a reason - excellent products up and down the price scale.
 
Kwon Kwang said:
It's simply a test of lock strength. In use, a knife may endure a shock or get wedged into the material that it's cutting, and locks may fail. Fingers don't grow back.




I've inspected the knife and it's not damaged at all. Looks like new, on the blade, tang and liner. I haven't used it much, either, but I would obviously include what it's been through in the selling post.

Then again, I feel like at the price I would be selling it at, it probably wouldn't be worth the shipping cost to sell it.
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It appears to me that blade whacking on the cutting edge is the more important of the whacking activities. I don't use the spine of my knives for cutting and I can see a hard whack on the spine generating enough momentum to release a locking system. But that test seems meaningless to the integrity of a good knife since it has little to do with it's cutting ability or piercing ability. It seems to me that it is a backwards, upside down test.

I'll bet if I drop a knife from the top of a skyscraper that something bad will happen to it when it impacts the concrete sidewalk. Is this an important test of a good folder? Maybe I'm just stupid and don't understand the relevance of whacking a knife real hard on the spine of the blade. Please educate me, will you?
 
GatorFlash1 said:
It appears to me that blade whacking on the cutting edge is the more important of the whacking activities. I don't use the spine of my knives for cutting and I can see a hard whack on the spine generating enough momentum to release a locking system. But that test seems meaningless to the integrity of a good knife since it has little to do with it's cutting ability or piercing ability. It seems to me that it is a backwards, upside down test.

I'll bet if I drop a knife from the top of a skyscraper that something bad will happen to it when it impacts the concrete sidewalk. Is this an important test of a good folder? Maybe I'm just stupid and don't understand the relevance of whacking a knife real hard on the spine of the blade. Please educate me, will you?
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i'd like to test the durability of my folding knives by hooking them up to a chain attached to a hitch on two trucks and pulling the knife in opposite directions. i wonder if the handle will stay in tact. :confused:
 
the kid said:
Forgot your chill pill? Also, learn how to read.
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Please explain?
Kwon admitted to damaging a knife due to abuse or spine whacking, then called it failure, then said he was thinking of selling it on the exchange.
How exactly is mastiff or anyone out of line for calling him out on that? And why would you defend someone who would do that?
 
cncpro11 said:
Please explain?
Kwon admitted to damaging a knife due to abuse or spine whacking, then called it failure, then said he was thinking of selling it on the exchange.
How exactly is mastiff or anyone out of line for calling him out on that? And why would you defend someone who would do that?
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Because he did no such thing. I don't understand why people have trouble reading when it concerns Spyderco. He wrote that he did a firm spine tap and there was no damage to the knife. He also stated if he would sell the knife he would put in the listing the knife failed a spine tap.

Kwon Kwang said:
The lock fails from a relatively firm tap on the spine. No, thanks. I'm considering getting gold membership so I can sell mine.

I think it's a much better idea to save thirty bucks more and buy an Endura.
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Kwon Kwang said:
I've inspected the knife and it's not damaged at all. Looks like new, on the blade, tang and liner. I haven't used it much, either, but I would obviously include what it's been through in the selling post.
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singularity35 said:
Maybe you should ask Blais about his Tenacious. He uses it for real work. ;)

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...a-good-Syderco-beater?p=12719515#post12719515
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It's great that his held up, and I hope it continues to. However, this one didn't, and mine will be relegated to the same tasks I would trust a slipjoint to. My issue with it is not an isolated incident.

[video=youtube;J0dfBH3cW7k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0dfBH3cW7k[/video]

Don't get me wrong. I need to emphasize that I consider myself to be an increasingly big Spyderco fan, and my next knife will probably be a Spyderco, just like my last knife purchase. I just really, really don't trust this lock, or liner locks in general anymore.
 
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