trident folder

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i just retired my buck bantam because it is hard to open with cold or gloved hands.

i got a sog assisted opening trident folder mostly for use on the fishing boat.

it will see extremely dirty conditions, hard abusive use (knife use, not hammering and prying and such), and constant exposure to seawater.

should i expect this knife to fail? if so, will it function if the AO mechanism goes?

any suggestions on prolonging the life of the knife beyond daily cleaning and touch ups?

i own a twitch II but don't use it for tasks nearly as severe as the trident.

any input is appreciated.
thanks
 
You should check out the threads on oiling and protecting your knife. There are products like miltec and breakfree that seem to be pretty good. Stuff is good if you are around salt water and/or water in general. Would help keep the rust off and the locking system to stay smooth.
 
If you have access to fresh water, I would recomend a quick rinse after each day of use in salt water.



Robbie Roberson ;)
 
thanks guys. i'm familiar with maintaining knives used in seawater. my main concern is whether the knife, particularly the spring assisting mechanism and the lock, will take the grime and grit associated with the job.

every day i rinse and wipe the knife down, clean the lock area out, touch up the edge, and maintain the pivot area if necessary.

from what i have heard, sog is a hard use knife. i'm a buck guy myself, and my brother pete swears by spyderco. i'm hoping the trident is on par with those knives i'm familiar with.

thanks
j
 
In my experience the Trident is great. I often slow down the SAT by keeping my thumb on the blade as I open it to make it a little less "scary" to those unaccustomed to anything sharp. I would be very surprised if it fails especially because the lock is one of the best. If the SAT fails its covered under the warranty (unless you void it, obviously). The trident is on par with,if not better than, spyderco and I think its better than Buck (just an opinion so don't jump on me here :))
For care I'd reccomend a good gun oil (I use Remoil) and Tufcloth
 
nah nowhere neat the quality of a spyderco . and yes i own about 20 spydies and at least 10 sogs , including 5 s.a.t knives
 
Just curious, how are spydercos better in quality than SOGs? I've never been really attracted to Spyderco but I'm looking inot them a lot more now.
 
For the past year, I've been using the Trident as an EDC and it's held up great, but I'm getting my first spyderco (a Bill Moran Drop point) because I've read that the steel (vg-10) is better than what SOG uses (aus-8). I've also heard Spyderco is better quality, but I still really like the SOGs.
 
i like both but definitely prefer spydies . don`t be a stranger on the spydie forum when you get it , and let us know how you like it
 
Ive had my auto benchies vs trident (satin straigh) vs spyder adventura while doing some boring (diy audio stuff) on the beach a few times (i wanted to test how sand affects them all, as well as how they cut teflon/kapton insulated wire), and I can say that yes the spyders are better at dirt/sand prevention.

Usually all the moving edges of the spyders are very close and tight, with little chance for even the slightest sand particles to enter. The benchmades were ok, but when sand did get it, was a pain to get out. Had to disassemble them.
The sogs were worse off than all the others, because of all the places the trident would trap sand, BUT was the easiest to clean out, and you can blow the sand out, then lube it with marine tuff cloth, all without disassembly. I would assume for daily repeated use, sogs are better since they are more maintenance friendly than the spyders. My 2cents
 
SIRGALANT,
I got the spyerco knife 2 days ago and it's UNBELIEVABLE! I've just been using it to cut up food so far, no hunting or fishing experience yet. But you were right, the quality is undeniable, and I'm sure I'll be buying more spydercos in the future. I also got the SOG fusion throwers and 1 is broken already, (I posted a thread on it to see if anyone else had the same problem). I also couldn't resist getting the cold steel kukri machete, although it was pretty dull. I'll have to figure out a good way to sharpen it, their customer service was kind of rude.
 
yep , spydies sure are great :thumbup: you`ll definitely be wanting more mate. and , from what i`ve heard , spydercos customer service is nothing short of amazing :)
 
Well, I'm impressed that the owner of Spyderco is on the forums so often, that says a lot about how they feel about customers. Actually the sog guys seem to be around also. But is guess with Cold Steel, you get what you pay for. I don't think I'll be wasting any more money on their products. I think my next purchase will be an endura or delica.
 
in 3 years of my being on bladeforums , i`ve never seen spencer frazer active on here once.
 
With all this talk about how great Spyderco knives are, I have to say, I just got a SOG Night Vision, and the quality of that knife is top notch. I have a posting about the recent purchase of it if anyone wants to see any pictures of it.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=438046

I'm not saying that Spyderco knives are not great knives, because I have not actually owned one myself. I just thought I'd say how impressed I have been with the quality of my new SOG Night Vision.
 
SIRGALANT said:
in 3 years of my being on bladeforums , i`ve never seen spencer frazer active on here once.
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How do you know he doesn't post under a different name? :cool:

He might prefer the anonymity of being "just another member" instead of the prestige of being a cutlery celebrity.

Sometimes there's such a thing as being "too famous".

In an absolute sense you're right.

Mr. Glesser definitely builds business for Spyderco by projecting a positive online presence and customers do favorably respond to it.
 
i was never bashing sogs quality , its always been high . its just that these days i`m more of a spydie fan .
 
You won't hear any complaints about Spyderco quality from me, either. Been a huge fan of them since the days of the "red boxed" Spyderco Police model. I always admired and respected Spyderco for not playing any LEO-elitist games with a knife labelled "Police".

I'm going to be popping champagne corks the day Spyderco releases a fixed blade that's very pointy, double edged, and serrated. I can understand why they don't, given the emphasis on court-legality in their MBC program.

Somewhere I read that Yojimbo designer Michael Janich specifically wanted (and got) Spyderco to release his design with a "less threatening" blue handle as an alternative option to the black.

Still, as Alexander Pring-Wilson demonstrates, the court isn't going to care what Spyderco product you use against a couple of marauding Latino gang members. Alex P-W is in jail not because of blade length or handle color, but because the two criminals attacking him were "unarmed".

...which is a complete crock, considering both attackers wearing steel toed boots repeatedly kicked him. In Massachusetts kicking anyone is considered "assault with a deadly weapon". The weapon being a "shod foot".

...at least it is when someone is foolish enough to kick a Massachusetts police officer. In Pring-Wilson's case, the surviving attacker was never charged with any crime.

How unevenly the law is applied in that fine commonwealth, isn't it? I can only imagine the hysterics a Night Vision or Trident (fixed or folding) a would induce in a jury.
 
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