Video: Strider SmF RW-1 Hard Use Test

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philwar said:
I think that knife got seconds. And lapped it up. ;)
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It's just like I posted in the other thread, it was a cake walk for it... It's like come on man hit me again, no harder. ;)

But then it's a $500 knife, and a hard use heavy duty one at that. :thumbup:

The new 2010 Recon 1 video is uploading now. :)
 
I would not be willing to do this to my 500 dollar knife!
Great tests as always Ank!

Seems like the Strider had a hard time whittling, is this true?
 
zhangmaster12 said:
I would not be willing to do this to my 500 dollar knife!
Great tests as always Ank!
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It can take more than I gave it believe me. ;)

That's why we spend that kind of coin on Striders. :)

And if it breaks it's covered. :D
 
Nice video. It's cool to see what they can do and not sustain damage. That RW-1 looks like a good tool.
 
Nobody seems to notice how poorly the Strider cuts. It's more like a hard-use butter knife.

Knives are supposed to cut. Any knife that cuts that poorly is a flat-out failure.
 
My XM-18 has a more obtuse edge than my SMF's, but it's rare to find people calling that knife a failure.
 
Twindog said:
Nobody seems to notice how poorly the Strider cuts. It's more like a hard-use butter knife.

Knives are supposed to cut. Any knife that cuts that poorly is a flat-out failure.
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Can you elaborate on that? What in the results of that video makes it a poor cutter?
 
Twindog said:
Nobody seems to notice how poorly the Strider cuts. It's more like a hard-use butter knife.

Knives are supposed to cut. Any knife that cuts that poorly is a flat-out failure.
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It cuts well enough in the video. It's just not an uber thin pocket scalpel.
 
Compare the Strider to the Spyderco on how well it cuts up that stick. No comparison. Half the time, the Strider is just sliding along the surface or unable to get a good bite.

My original Manix cuts better than either of those knives -- much, much better than the Strider -- and it is extremely strong.

A poor cutting knife that doesn't break is nothing to brag on.

And it doesn't look to me like the Strider is getting the same amount of prying pressure. It ends up as a fuzz stick. The Spyderco was expected to pry off all of its cuts. The Strider wasn't.
 
Twindog said:
Compare the Strider to the Spyderco on how well it cuts up that stick. No comparison. Half the time, the Strider is just sliding along the surface or unable to get a good bite.

My original Manix cuts better than either of those knives -- much, much better than the Strider -- and it is extremely strong.

A poor cutting knife that doesn't break is nothing to brag on.

And it doesn't look to me like the Strider is getting the same amount of prying pressure. It ends up as a fuzz stick. The Spyderco was expected to pry off all of its cuts. The Strider wasn't.
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Buy what you want.
 
I don't think that knife was specifically designed for bushcraft. Tanto's aren't my thing, but I would like to get one of those.
 
Ankerson, thanks for taking the time to film and upload these tests. I just subscribed to your YT channel.

It did seem like the SmF didn't whittle the stick as well as some of the other knives you've tested. Is the edge too thick? Perhaps the tanto shape doesn't help. Can't argue with the lock strength, though.

If you're taking viewer requests, I'd like to see a ZT framelock put through your new testing protocol. :)
 
Twindog said:
Nobody seems to notice how poorly the Strider cuts. It's more like a hard-use butter knife.

Knives are supposed to cut. Any knife that cuts that poorly is a flat-out failure.
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It hasn't been reprofiled yet. ;)
 
Twindog said:
Compare the Strider to the Spyderco on how well it cuts up that stick. No comparison. Half the time, the Strider is just sliding along the surface or unable to get a good bite.

My original Manix cuts better than either of those knives -- much, much better than the Strider -- and it is extremely strong.
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You are essentially correct. Spyderco's are the best slicers, bar none. They also have the sharpest tips. It's a matter of design philosophy.

It should be immediately clear that these advantages are also huge disadvantages if the knife gets subjected to hard use or even abuse. I own a M1 too, and its tip is delicate too, compared to an SMF or XM-18.
So the question for the prospective knife buyer should be, what is more important to me, efficiency at cutting and slicing, or toughness of blade and lock?
I own quite a few Spyderco's and Byrds, and lots of Cold Steels. I also own an SMF and an XM-18, so I can compare. And if I had to choose just one folder, it would be one of the latter two, probably the XM-18. It will not cut as well as the M1 or M2, so I will have to work more and harder at cutting. At the same time I know that nothing I can do will faze this knife. It won't break or suffer damage, period.

But that's just MY personal priority.
 
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