Very sad story. Bye bye pacific salt! :-(

[aengina]

I'm sorry Poseidon claimed your blade. Maybe it will turn him into a knife knut

As a caveat, when I was a teenager I found a Spyderco Dragonfly that someone lost. It definitely sparked my interest in knives.
A few years ago I lost a Benchmade Mini-Dejavoo. It was one of my favorite edc's. I hope whoever found it now has an incurable addiction. LOL

 

[softrockrenegade]

If it washes up on the beach at least it won't be rusted .. Sucks man....

 

[flipe8]

It's crappy to lose stuff overboard, but it's par for the course of you're spending enough time on the water.

 

[hiredgun]

I'm sorry Poseidon claimed your blade. Maybe it will turn him into a knife knut

Now there's an idea for a new knife design--the Spyderco triple bladed folding trident in H1! Of course they can call it the Poseidon or Neptune whichever Sal prefers.

 

[Wicked Sharp]

My BLACKOUT SALT finally arrived from NGK. Now I see what all the fuss is about!!!

 

[Surfingringo]

My BLACKOUT SALT finally arrived from NGK. Now I see what all the fuss is about!!!

The more you use it the more you'll appreciate it. Best workers I've ever owned. I use the hell out of mine and haven't been able to tear one up yet. Enjoy.

 

[elrond18]

Sorry for your loss! I'm a Salt user too but mine is used mostly in my farm, oh at least Poseidon can't get it!

 

[Wicked Sharp]

How did you achieve the "pointier" point, Surfingringo??? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Surfingringo]

How did you achieve the "pointier" point, Surfingringo??? Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Hey there, several folks asked so i made a thread on it on the spyderco forum last time I did one. Here ya go. It's super simple...give it a go!
http://www.spyderco.com/forums/show...-to-quot-(With-photos)&highlight=Surfingringo

The only problem with the blackout is the spine will lose its coating during the mod. Oh well, it's a spyderco...form follows function.

 

[RayseM]

Excellent post on your "regrind". Easy to get too spooked to try such a mod but you made it easy and I agree, you made a more useful knife.
Nicely done.

 

[seanp]

Nice mod. Good to know it can be done by hand. I'd have probably started with a 150 belt on a grinder. I think your way is better.

 

[Surfingringo]

I've done it on a grinder, but honestly, it only takes a few extra minutes with the paper and it's harder for a guy like me to screw it up.

 

[Chris "Anagarika"]

Lance,

I know the Salt is sabre grind .. what do you think same mode to an Endura? Won't it be toooooo thin?

 

[Surfingringo]

Lance,

I know the Salt is sabre grind .. what do you think same mode to an Endura? Won't it be toooooo thin?

Hey Chris, I reckon if you are going to put a fine tip on a knife, h1 is as good a steel as any. I ground my first one VERY thin and used it hard for a year without any issues. I even dropped it on concrete once and the last 1/16" of tip bent about 45 degrees. I straightened it out with a hammer (my favorite tool ) and sharpened it up like nothing had ever happened. If I had dropped an s30v knife, that tip would be GONE. H1 is tough steel! I did leave my most recent two with a tiny bit more metal up there, but I would think grinding one like an endura would be no problem. In fact, the ones I'm using now are probably every bit as thin as the endura tip. I use em daily for a lot of cutting and "puncturing" of hard fish skin and scales...no problems with the tips at all. Obviously it will depend on how you use the knife.

Don't worry. Go for it!

Here's a pic of my first PAC salt with the thin tip.

 

[Chris "Anagarika"]

Lance,

Thanks for encouragement! This pic is of your missing salt I reckon. Your new one a bit more robust (saw that on spyderco forum).

H1 is tough. Wondering if mine (SB) would be as tough. It's thin as is now ... So I'm still thinking while using it as is for now.

 

[Surfingringo]

Hey chris, i think the sb endura has a much finer and more functional stock tip than the pacific salt.
If you wanted to take the hump down a little though I don't think it would hurt a thing. I even think you could straighten that line out a bit without even really touching the very tip. You won't hurt anything by trying. Sand it for 3-4 minutes and just make a slight change and see how you like it for a few days. If you end up enjoying it you can go back later and straighten it a bit more. Don't worry though, if you'd like a slightly finer tip you won't ruin anything by just taking the hump down a bit.

 

[Sal Glesser]

Nice work Lance, and thanx for sharing your experience.

You all know that it voids your warrantee. .

We did away with the very sharp tip because customers were breaking them too often. Not because they didn't work well in the hands of an afi. But the Endura's and Delica's are targetted for the general high quality knife market and many of those customers were new to higher performance knives as cutting tools and tended to pry with them.

sal

 

[Surfingringo]

Nice work Lance, and thanx for sharing your experience.

You all know that it voids your warrantee. .

We did away with the very sharp tip because customers were breaking them too often. Not because they didn't work well in the hands of an afi. But the Endura's and Delica's are targetted for the general high quality knife market and many of those customers were new to higher performance knives as cutting tools and tended to pry with them.

sal

Hey Sal, thanks for the information. I figured that was the reason behind the evolution of the tip and I actually almost mentioned that in my last couple of posts, but I didnt want to speak for other folks so thanks for confirming!

I much prefer the finer tip for my uses, but I can see where others would opt for something stronger. I think the current tip grind is the right design to offer on the endura and delica so that all those wanting a heavier tip have it, and the handful of us who prefer a bit finer point are just a quick and easy mod away. It's easy to take a little more metal off but it's awful hard to get it back on!

 

[Firestrike]

I came in today on the kayak with some nice snapper and thought I'd take a few glamour shots with my tasman and pacific salt. Well....I reached in my waistband for my PAC salt and it was not there. The ocean ate it. :-(. Probably lost it when I was launching in the surf. I didn't use it on the water so I didn't even notice until I got in. It's pretty common to lose gear to the ocean kayak fishing, but it still bummed me out. It's was not my most expensive knife, but it was definitely my most beloved and my most used!

Anyway, I've got a buddy coming down Friday so I called knifeworks and had them ship me a new one out today. I'd still rather have my old one back though. I had some good days with that knife in the last year. Oh well.

So here's my pic with the pacific salt glaringly absent.

Are you by chance ocean kayak fishing in the Pacific NW? Been thinking about trying that sort of fishing out in my area, plenty of Bay, Rivers, and Ocean and I could use some pointer's and/or advice.

Also sorry to hear about the loss of your blade, got one of the Pacific Salt 1's in yellow on my Amazon wish list I will be buying soon, should be getting my Manix 2 Monday or Tuesday.

Nice Fish!!!

 

[Squashfan]

Nice work Lance, and thanx for sharing your experience.

You all know that it voids your warrantee. .

We did away with the very sharp tip because customers were breaking them too often. Not because they didn't work well in the hands of an afi. But the Endura's and Delica's are targetted for the general high quality knife market and many of those customers were new to higher performance knives as cutting tools and tended to pry with them.

sal

Sal, I can understand the reason for the change of the tip. But don't be mad that I changed my Endura.



Word of warning to anybody wanting to try this! Do not let the blade get hot to the touch. Dip the blade in water to cool it. That is as close to burning the heat treat as you want to be.