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Thinking of getting a spyderedge knife.

BenLong1018

BenLong1018

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I've never really been a fan of serrations, but I feel like I wanna check them out and see what the buzz is about. I know there are certain tasks that you just can't do with serrations, but I don't care. The question is what model should I try?
 
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If you want to go the value route there's the frn combo edge Stretch. It took me a long time to even buy the Stretch, just didn't aesthetically appeal to me but now that I've got one (for 75 bucks) it's been in my pocket almost every day over hundreds of others. Absolute razor with great ergos.
I've done nothing but strop the backside of the serrations since I've had it and it's still crazy sharp. I won't touch the se with a stone till the strop no longer does the trick.
 
For a 3" blade I'd go with Salt 1 LW, Saver Salt LW or Tasman Salt LW all with H-1 steel.
 
One of my favorite knives is a Salt 1, serrated. I use it for travel, scuba and snorkeling and it's my main edc whenever I'm in the Caribbean or in the tropics. So light you barely know it's there. Doesn't seem to ever get dull. The serrations are a little crude for some cutting, but you get tremendous cutting power in a 3" blade. I thought I lost it, and I temporarily replaced it with a PE Salt 1, but I found that I preferred the serrated edge in this knife. What I especially like about the Salt 1 is that it seems to be based on the older style Delica without steel liners. The blade is slightly longer that the Delica 4 and I think the handle is slightly shorter, and of course it's lighter. The Pacific Salt bears a similar relationship to the Endura, I believe, but it's been awhile since I handled one.
 
I used to loathe the serrations until I came to UNDERSTAND the serrations.
Tell us what you get, Benlong.
I rec a Salt series.
rolf
 
I vote for the saver salt. Serrated H1, perfect size, comfy handle, and a finger choil. What's not to like?! I have considered bringing the spine down to make to tip pointy though.
 
I asked this same question on the Spyderco forums not too long ago, most suggestions were for one of the Salt knives.

I ended up with a Caly 3 SE and a Delica SE. I have been carrying the Caly more as it is flat ground and has the wire clip.

The long and short of it is that Spyderco does not put out crap and any one you choose will likely perform very well.
 
I have the Atlantic Salt Fully Serrated Sheepsfoot blade and I love it for it's purpose. I took it snorkling while in Key West and it preformed good. The only problems I've ran into with it is that I found a spec of rust on the H1 steel where the H1 is imprinted on the blade and that a grain or two of sand that is inbetween the blade and the handle and since it's on a pin I have yet to find a way to remove it. It doesn't bother me that much just makes opening a little less smooth.

I've also wanted to try the civilian model. But from reviews people say it's only needed/used for self defense because of how slim the blade is at the tip
 
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I have the Atlantic Salt Fully Serrated Sheepsfoot blade and I love it for it's purpose. I took it snorkling while in Key West and it preformed good. The only problems I've ran into with it is that I found a spec of rust on the H1 steel where the H1 is imprinted on the blade and that a grain or two of sand that is inbetween the blade and the handle and since it's on a pin I have yet to find a way to remove it. It doesn't bother me that much just makes opening a little less smooth.

I've also wanted to try the civilian model. But from reviews people say it's only needed/used for self defense because of how slim the blade is at the tip
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A air compressor should take care of that sand.

The H-1 etching getting rust and it having a pinned means it is a early model. The newer models are not pinned.
 
I remember reading here that one of the fully serrated knives spyderco makes came with a really high RC hardness rating, does anyone here remember what steel and knife I am thinking of? I want to say it was H1 steel but I am not sure.
 
Ive never been a fan of serrated edges or hawkbills, but lately I have had a hankering for a serrated hawkbill, get the tasman salt and post pics so then I will have no choice but to also get one.
 
BenLong1018 said:
I've never really been a fan of serrations, but I feel like I wanna check them out and see what the buzz is about. I know there are certain tasks that you just can't do with serrations, but I don't care. The question is what model should I try?
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I had the same thought and purchased a serrated Tenacious. I like the Tenacious but still prefer PE. Just added the PE version of the Tenacious to my collection.
 
jeffsenpai said:
I remember reading here that one of the fully serrated knives spyderco makes came with a really high RC hardness rating, does anyone here remember what steel and knife I am thinking of? I want to say it was H1 steel but I am not sure.
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Yes sir, it's h1.
 
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Do you remember if the high RC hardness applies to all the serrated H1 or just a particular model?
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To the best of my knowledge (and based on my experience with the different models) all of the serrated h1 knives come out with higher hardness. In real world use I really like serrated h1. It has good edge retention and takes a very fine edge. It doesn't have the high wear resistance of something like s110v but performs more like a high quality carbon steel with good heat treat. I don't have any scientific testing to back that up but that's my impression after a lot of use and sharpening. Comparing serrated h1 to my limited collection of steels I would put it closer to something like superblue than something like s90v.
 
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