Strider Knives.

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Halfneck

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What a great group of people.

Went by the Strider table at BLADE and ended up with a Coyote Brown SnG. I was really impressed with the quality of this knife. I'm not in the Army anymore so I don't really need a tough-as-hell folder, but it just appealed to me. The SnG was actually lighter than I thought and I really liked the way it fit my hand. Looks like I have found my new EDC.

All in all a great experience.
 
Congrats! They DO make a Great product and their customer service is second to none.:thumbup: :D
 
I've liked my SMF so far. Bought it over a custom simply because I've heard they have a quick turn around on service. Who knows if you buy a custom and the maker is backed up with orders?
 
I just got my hands on a SMF Recurve and I have to say that it is really a well built knife. It would have gotten more use if I were still in the Army, but I really do like it.

Congrats on your score!:thumbup:
 
Do yourself a favor and use the heck out of that knife. It'll hold up to anything you put it through, and when it finally needs touching up, the boys from Strider will be very easy to deal with. :thumbup:
 
meshmdz said:
i want a strider!!! but i cant afford them... so i will stick to my spyders.
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thats what i always said until a week ago.

it will fester in your soul until until you finally drop the money.

so now i am the proud owner of a lil' PT and i am lovin' it !
 
I think buying a Strider actually saves money, because most of the production knives become weak and boring in comparison:)
 
I think Striders are great knives and made and sold by nice folks.

However I also think they are way way overpriced. For that kind of money I'm thinking something that kicks out 15 .40 S&W rounds, not a knife.

One of the reviews in British Blades forum for a test of large folders showed the Spyderco "Manix" model outcutting both the Strider and the Sebenza models in real world tests. If you are looking for a big folder that review is worth finding and reading.


http://spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=165

The Manix costs about half as much (which is still very expensive for a Spyderco).

I would post it but I have been "banned" from their website for asking too many questions about their numerous knife restrictions and laws and whether or not they accomplished what they were supposed to (they don't). They like to ban stuff in the UK and related countries. Too funny!

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=408933


It seems to me that these Striders and Sebenzas are more of a cultish/clubby thing than a real world working knife, IMHO. I'm sure there are a few warriors in the world that need and use a knife of this price. But I think most are expensive conversation pieces. You see them for resale all the time, new in the box.

Now the Microtech MSE-SC automatic combat model is a working knife as is the Benchmade Ritter (Equipped to Survive) axis locked Griptillian. And you don't have to mortgage the farm to buy one.

http://www.1sks.com/store/microtech-mini-socom-elite-automatic-seatbelt-cutter.html


http://www.equipped.org/rsk_mk1.htm
 
DGG said:
One of the reviews in British Blades forum for large folders showed the Spyderco model outcutting both the Striders and the Sebenzas.
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That was mainly because the Manix was sharper, had the Strider and Sebenza been resharpened it would have influenced the performance significantly. Spyderco tends to have extremely sharp initial edges which are also on average more acute than most knives, however there is nothing stopping the user from resharpening to optimal angles.

-Cliff
 
Cliff -

Of course if the Spyderco cut better it must have been sharper (or have a style that allowed more force to be applied to the cut).

If the user has your skill and patience to completely regrind his knife blade he can get it very thin and sharp. I'm not sure how it will stand up though. What I'm saying is that without going to all this work the Spyderco was the best not only in cutting but also the reviewer thought it just generally felt better and was more usable long-term than the other two.

Cliff - Do you work for or consult to Strider?
 
DGG said:
Cliff -


If the user has your skill and patience to completely regrind his knife blade he can get it very thin and sharp.
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No need to have the skill and the patience of Cliff. No need to completely regrind the blade. just put a new edge with a whetstone to the angle and the shape (straight or convex) you wish.

Something else: by the way you compare, about the price, Strider and Spyderco, it would be foolish to buy a Microtech or a Benchmade. Buy an Opinel...

Nota bene: i don't work for or consult to Opinel.

dantzk.
 
dgg, spydercos and benchmades are light years sharper than striders.

but you can't quite use a spyderco/benchmade as a hammer/prybar/screwdriver quite like you can with a strider.
 
DGG said:
Of course if the Spyderco cut better it must have been sharper (or have a style that allowed more force to be applied to the cut).
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Rope and tomato cutting is very sensitive to sharpness, tomatos pretty much ignore geometry as they are not rigid enough to exert any binding force on a blade. Rope can, but sharpness is much more critical than geometry, especially if you have any fraying or slipping. This is the review for those curious :

http://www.britishblades.com/home/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=46

You could massively increase the rope cutting performance by just adding a micro-bevel which is more coarse, this is seconds.

If the user has your skill and patience to completely regrind his knife blade he can get it very thin and sharp.
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There is no need to do any major regrinding to get a knife to slice a tomato well, it just had to be honed, a micro-bevel could be added in less than a minute. The wood carving will show the influence of a more obtuse edge angle but note the Strider also has a high flat grind so reducing the edge angle is also just a few minutes on a x-coarse hone. In order to see the drawback of the thicker blade on the Strider you would need to cut rigid and thick materials like 1/4"+ cardboard, styrofoam, turnips, etc. .

...the reviewer thought it just generally felt better and was more usable long-term than the other two.
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I don't disagree that the Manix in many cases would be a superior knife, I'd chose it directly over the Strider and for most work over a Sebenza even if they were the same price. However is isn't because the Manix comes sharper, it is more to do with lock, ergonomics and customer service. If you choose on initial sharpness then almost eveyone would buy nothing but Spyderco's because on average they are consistently the sharpest blades made. A lot of people do rate this highly though so I don't think it should be ignored in any comparison, however I do feel that a resharpening as well as a regrinding have their benefits as well if the user has the time/inclination to do so.

Cliff - Do you work for or consult to Strider?
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No and no. You might want to drop over to USN and confirm this with Mick.

-Cliff
 
Cliff -

If it is so easy to make the edge sharp how come smart guys like the Strider and CR guys don't seem to be doing it?

And for those who like crowbars, they are alot easy to get and a lot cheaper than these highend puppies. I can get a folding army shovel for $10 for whacking, foxhole digging, prying (lots of leverage with that handle). I don't need to drop a small fortune.

And if I need something with an edge I'd choose a M9 knife-bayonet. Does a Strider come with a wire/fence cutter built into the sheath?

http://www.m9bayonet.com/
 
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