Which Salt?!

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magicman07

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I want to buy one of the Spyderco Salt series, but i can't decide. I would be using it for cutting rope, food preparation and construction work (cutting shingles, etc.). Any advice?
 
Cutting rope: Serrated

Food Preparation: with point

Construction work: big enough


equals: Pacific Salt. (If you want it smaller, there's always the Salt I.)

Got one (ok, in plain, but still): Great knife :-)

Serrated H1 is said to be harder with better edge retention than plain, so one more plus for SE.

Dennis
 
thanks a lot, i;ll try to find one on ebay

but the tasman looks pretty sweet, what about the hawkbill design?
 
magicman07 said:
thanks a lot, i;ll try to find one on ebay

but the tasman looks pretty sweet, what about the hawkbill design?
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The Tasman Salt is great knife but it probably wont serve you too well with food preperation. However, it does excel at cutting rope, tearing through boxes, etc.

It sounds like a Pacific Salt or Salt I might be more appropriate for your needs. Or buy a few different Salt models to find out which one(s) you like the best :D
 
i checked out the spyderco website and supposedly the atlantic salt has better cutting ability than the pacific. is this true?
i always carry two knives, so i can use the other one for food prep. i;m more concerned about the rope cutting and construction tasks.
 
if your not using the tasman for food, that would be good for your other tasks.
 
Don't know why the atlantic salt should have a better cutting ability than the pacific. Same length, and the belly of the Pacific Salt isn't very pronounced.


If two knives, then you can buy the Tasman for your rope cutting tasks and supplement with either one of the other Salts, or even take a knife in VG-10 if you're not working/eating in a salty/humid envrionment.

My suggestion: Tasman SE and Pacific Salt PE. That way, you're set whatever cutting chore comes your way.

Dennis
 
I find the Pacific Salt to be the best for overall utility.
But I don't like serrations at all so, for me, it must be a plain-edge.


Good luck,
Allen
 
a plain edged atlantic salt cut's rope just fine. ;) Just keep a rough edge on it. I sharpen mine on the corners of the medium stones and it makes cutting rope easier than with a serrated edge.

Serrations work fine in my opinion if the rope is under strain, but if you're just cutting a piece, esp. if you don't want frayed ends, I prefer the plain edge. I used to carry an atlantic salt PE for general cutting, and kept a SE pacific on me for emergencies when I was lobstering.

You can't go wrong with any of the salt series, personally. The brightly colored yellow handles make them difficult to lose. (my atlantic is black because the traps we used were yellow coated wire and I had a tendency to leave the knife on top of the trap and stand around scratching my head wondering where it was:confused:)
 
for your cutting requirement, Tasman does everything better than a pacific, except food prep, which the Tasman is pretty much handicapped
 
I personally found that blade shape of the Tasman does most part of the jobs, my PE didn't have any problem cutting ropes cleanly. The SE might do a heavier duty job better, which I can't be sure since I haven't encounter such a need. But since you said you will be carrying 2 knives anyway, you might as well use a razor sharp PE flat ground for clean cutting, and get a SE tasman for tough rope cutting.
 
I just got a pacific salt from an ebay vendor today. Hair shaving sharp. I bought it as a spare knife to keep in my backpack for when I go fishing but it is bigger than I thought it would be. Now I might have to decide which knife to carry when I go fishing; my new syderco pacific salt or my sog seal pup elite :).
 
Murdoc370 said:
Don't know why the atlantic salt should have a better cutting ability than the pacific. Same length, and the belly of the Pacific Salt isn't very pronounced.


If two knives, then you can buy the Tasman for your rope cutting tasks and supplement with either one of the other Salts, or even take a knife in VG-10 if you're not working/eating in a salty/humid envrionment.

My suggestion: Tasman SE and Pacific Salt PE. That way, you're set whatever cutting chore comes your way.

Dennis
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Well said. if you get both you have a much wider range of chores that can easily be done.
 
My pacific salt works out just fine and everytime I stray away from it to grab another one of my knives, I end up remembering how thin and light it is and I go right back for it. It has done its job very well, mine is the serrated version and the H-1 holds true to its rust proof name as I have taken it fishing and to the beach several times and it has never rusted. Good overall knife IMO.
 
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