Spyderedges Losing Their Popularity>> Why?

powernoodle said:
Mr. Sal may be able to provide some sage counsel on this subject. Sage. Har har. Some are operating under the assumption that the SE is declining in popularity. What that may be true, it also may not be true.
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The steady demise of many SE models is a bit sad. I'm going to buy a few spares as funds permit.
 
berserk87 said:
Hawkbills with serrated edges are the best. I am trying to track down a Spyderhawk in H-1 with a serrated edge for a decent price/trade right now. I have a PE one right now that I carry on my bike, which is great. Finding one in SE would be preferred. My son has a SE Delica which has impressed me. Seems like it holds a wicked edge longer than PE versions I have had. Most of what I carry is PE, however. I don't have an axe to grind with SE and like them fairly well, but I do tend to prefer PE for most of my blades (although I wouldn't mind another Dodo - this time as SE). I think that both types of grind have a place in the knife world and would not like to see SE phased out by any means.
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Brother I agree with you and "762cal" both about Hawkbills being at their peak performance with a Spyderedge. I've carried a serrated Spyderco Hawkbill of some sort for the past few years as a companion blade to my main EDC whatever that happens to be at the time. RIght now I'm carrying a C-60 Ayoob along with an H-1 Spyderhawk like the one you're looking for "berserk87">> and I do hope you find one>> I'm sure you will if you just keep looking. But hey don't turn down one of the older VG-10 Spyderhawks if you can grab one. The Harpy is just about my perfect companion blade. I'm currently trying to replace the G-10 Harpy I lost and I'm hoping that Spyderco will do another run of G-10 Harpy models.

Serrated hawkbills just have so many advantages for agressive cutting. They go through fibrous material smoothly and the cut rugged materials like leather and cardboard very well when they are sharp. SE Hawkbills are truly a multipurpose hard use cutting machine and Spyderco's Hawkbills are truly the best IMO.
 
I prefer hawkbills with a se. Also a "dull" se blade will continue to cut for much longer than a "dull" pe blade
 
danbremner said:
I prefer hawkbills with a se. Also a "dull" se blade will continue to cut for much longer than a "dull" pe blade
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"danbremner" I 100% agree with you on that one. Last summer I was working in the garden and I had a very dull Endura SE and I was blown away with what I could do with a really beat up, banged up.

And you can put off sharpening SE blades a lot longer than you can with PE. Even when my PE blades drag just a little I usually get out the sharpening gear in a heartbeat. But with SE blades I can usually wait till the next football game before I make a committment to get them back in razor sharp order.

Also there is something even more satisifying when you get a Spyderedged blade sharp as a razor. For some reason it's just a lot more entriguing to see a Spyderedge go through paper than it is a plain edge. It's like going from Junior High to College>> it just takes a lot more concentration for sure.
 
I'm actually a bit worried about this. I LOVE spyderedge knives, and I'm beginning to wonder if I should buy a few spares of my police...
 
I have two serrated Enduras (generation 1 & 4) and a partially serrated Delica 4. The serrated Endura 4 is what got me hooked on Spyderco's serrations.
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Even when I don't keep up with my sharpening duties like I should, the two knives (Enduras) are still cutting monsters.

~Chris
 
Raylas said:
I'm actually a bit worried about this. I LOVE spyderedge knives, and I'm beginning to wonder if I should buy a few spares of my police...
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That's one I don't think you'll have to worry about for a while. The Police model and the Endura models both I think are going to be available in Spyderedge for the foreseeable future I believe. The Police is truly their iconic flagship model and the serrated version is even more so in that status. I really miss my Police models and I had 4 of them at one time. I even had a left handed Carbon Fiber version once and I could kick myself for trading that one.

Now that they offer them again with G-10 handles I will probably go that route when I do get another one. But I wouldn't turn down a stainless VG-10 model if I could get a great deal on it. The Police model truly is a workhorse model and not just a good model for Police and first responders. But if I was a LEO or first responder it would be one of my duty knives for sure.

I've heard that the sales of Spyderedged Police and Endura models both remain constant so I doubt if we see them disappear anytime soon. But truly I want to save or even make the Spyderedge more popular again if possible. People just don't realize what we have here. I think they need to explore more serration patterns for different applications. Because the culinary trades can sure use them not to mention kitchen knives at home really do well with Spyderedges.
 
Ive actually been looking for a fully serrated blade. Naturally spyderco is the first place I look. Like the looks of the Atlantic Salt but i'm not certain about the FRN handles.
 
randomlooker said:
There's one in the 2013 catalog! Looks like a smaller Jumpmaster.
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Oh I'm well aware of the "Jumpmaster" and I do hope to snag one someday. I'm hoping to get a "user" to save a few $$. I'm just spoiled on my older Temperance 1 SE model. It's truly a chainsaw of a knife. I'm sure the Jumpmaster is good too but I sure like the handle on the Temp 1 a lot. I wish they would reintroduce the Temp 1 PE & SE in H-1 steel. I think that would be a campers, backpackers, hikers, hunters, fishermans dream of a fixed blade. I've often wished that you could special order the Temp 2 in SE because I would sure get one if they did.

When it gets right down to numbers there really isn't a lot of commercially made fixed blade serrated outdoor knives out there to choose from. Right now the Jumpmaster is the only one I know of that isn't disco'd. Again I really miss the Military being offered in SE and I've heard a lot of the guys who are big fans of the Paramilitary say the same thing.
 
Heck if they are so easy to sharpen why don't you just take a PE and sharpen it into a SE? ;)
 
I agree that it's a sad thing to see SE variants of many models going away. I particularly regret seeing the SE Stretch go. I find myself ordering plain-edged knives more often simply because anything fully serrated is near impossible to move at a fair price if I decide to sell/trade it at some point. I'm willing to wager that most of the detractors probably haven't owned one.
 
I use serrated knives for edc nowadays...can´t say that I miss PE. For the love of God please make "Endura ffg"/"Delica ffg"/Para2 etc. with serrations!!! Plz Sal I am begging you
 
onebagnomad said:
I agree that it's a sad thing to see SE variants of many models going away. I particularly regret seeing the SE Stretch go. I find myself ordering plain-edged knives more often simply because anything fully serrated is near impossible to move at a fair price if I decide to sell/trade it at some point. I'm willing to wager that most of the detractors probably haven't owned one.
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There is a lot of truth in what you're saying. And YES most detractors haven't ever owned one, sharpened one or used one. I know I run into them all the time. I bet the SE STretch was a really decent blade. There are a lot of the older SE models like the C-54 big Calypso for instance that the fully SE model is just about a valuable as the PE version. That's also true with the Lil T, Military, and the older first edition Ayoob model. Try finding one of the 3 I just mentioned in SE if you don't believe me>> and when you do find one they aren't cheap at all. Now I won't argue that the PE will always fetch a little more money.

Try finding a serrated JD Smith, Viele, or even a Renegade in SE for that matter. You will be looking hard for all 3 of those I can assure you. And you will see that the SE versions do have their admirers for sure.
 
JD Spydo said:
There is a lot of truth in what you're saying. And YES most detractors haven't ever owned one, sharpened one or used one. I know I run into them all the time. I bet the SE STretch was a really decent blade. There are a lot of the older SE models like the C-54 big Calypso for instance that the fully SE model is just about a valuable as the PE version. That's also true with the Lil T, Military, and the older first edition Ayoob model. Try finding one of the 3 I just mentioned in SE if you don't believe me>> and when you do find one they aren't cheap at all. Now I won't argue that the PE will always fetch a little more money.

Try finding a serrated JD Smith, Viele, or even a Renegade in SE for that matter. You will be looking hard for all 3 of those I can assure you. And you will see that the SE versions do have their admirers for sure.
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I was lucky, a while back a member was selling CC knives, and I found a SE Centofante. It is a beautiful knife, brand new. The one knife I wish I could have picked up, but didn't is the SE Emerson Endura.
 
Although I prefer plain edge for most daily tasks, this thread has sparked my interest in having an H1 serrated knife.

I think I'm going to buy a Saver Salt and keep it in the helicopter for "just in case". I imagine some serrated H1 would be great to have if I was upside down in a lake with a jammed seat belt.

:D
 
randomlooker said:
No, this is a new one. The 'Enuff Sheepsfoot'. Very similar to the Jumpmaster in style, but VG-10 and smaller.
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Someone did mention that new "ENuff" model on another forum the other day but this is the first chance I've gotten to see one. The 2 plain edged variants of the ENUFF model look like fixed blade versions of the older Lil Temperance models. They even have a "trailing point" blade and a "leaf" blade just exactly like the Lil Temperance used to have.

I"m sure the ENUFF fixed blade SE model is a great Spyderedged blade but I'll probably go for the Jumpmaster when I can get one. Now I wouldn't turn down a great deal on any of the ENUFF models SE or PE.
 
It's not that I dislike them, it's just that I prefer plain edge for everything I do. Have you ever gotten to work, seen you missed a spot shaving, and tried to touch it up with a serrated edge? Well, I haven't either, but I imagine it's not fun unless you are an absolute wiz at sharpening those serrations... :p

I still have a hankering for a serrated Salt line knife, but it's just never at the top of my priorities. If I ever got back into working landscaping again I'd probably opt for some serrations as the plain edge will often just slide off something like vines or thin branches, no matter how sharp, where a SE will bite in and go to work.
 
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