SS and FRN grinds

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I was wondering why the SS handle and FRN handle Endura and Delica models have different grinds being that the SS handle is hollow ground and the FRN is Saber ground and info as to this difference in grinds is there would be much appreciated.
 
I'm guessing there are other differences as well. Differences that preclude the blades from being interchangeable. So the different grinds may simply be a device to make it easier for the maker to keep track of which blades go with which handles.

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Could be market demand too. FRN models tend to lead harder lives, so a tough saber grind would be more suitable. The SS models are dressier, so a hollow grind which slices better and is more attractive would make more sense. Just MHO.
 
Or, for all you know, they are made at different factories. Spyderco has three different makers working for them in Seki-City.
 
I'm not so sure about that. Something Sal posted a while ago made me think that a single maker did all the Enduras and Delicas, including the new flat grinds.
 
I think if a particular grind was deemed best for a certain design, Sal wouldn't change it just to suit the manufacturing capabilities of the maker. I'll put my money on the choice of grinds being intentional.
 
I have a Japanese-language knife magazine that I bought locally at a Japanese chain store, and it has an article about G. Sakai, and it has photos of their workers making the Spyderco Clipits (Salts, Delicas/Enduras, etc., etc.) in their factory. I think the Seki clipits are probably all made by G. Sakai; maybe in the past there were also some made by Moki, though.

I'd actually prefer the FRN models had a hollow-grind as well, as the blade spine thickness would still be the same, but the slicing ability would be better. Though I still find great use for the flat saber-grind of the D4/E4 FRN's.
Jim
 
I know they are still using several makers in Seki. The Calypso series is made by a different maker than the D4/E4, hence the laminated ZDP on one as opposed to the solid ZDP on the other. The limited production knives such as the Stretch II may be from a third maker. Not being a part of the Spyderco team, I don't know for certain. Sal has posted numerous times that they use several makers in Seki as well as other countries.
 
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