Why is the Stretch more expensive than the Endura?

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Looking at current Amazon prices, the FFG Endura is $50 and the Stretch is $70. They both use the same materials and are nearly the same size, so why is the Stretch more?
 
Rivetting question :) Looking forward to finding out

Everything I immediately thought of doesn't work
 
I'm no pro or expert in any way but i think it's becuase the Endura & Delica are like the standard knives, the Strech is more rare.
I think its sorta a supply and demand type thing.:)
 
JBK2596 said:
I'm no pro or expert in any way but i think it's becuase the Endura & Delica are like the standard knives, the Strech is more rare.
I think its sorta a supply and demand type thing.:)
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I think you hit the nail on the head.
 
JBK2596 said:
I'm no pro or expert in any way but i think it's because the Endura & Delica are like the standard knives, the Stretch is more rare.
I think its sorta a supply and demand type thing.:)
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you're probably right. the more demand they have, the less they can afford to charge.
 
I would have loved to get the Stretch instead of my Delica, because it fit my size want a little better (the Endura is too large), but I couldn't see $20 more for slightly more length.
 
One major thing IMO is that making an FRN mold is very expensive, and so the longer you can use that mold and the more of the knife you sell, the more money you recoup. The Endura 4 has been around for years, using the same mold. The Stretch 2 has been around for a while, but I'm sure they don't sell quite as many. Plus, it is a newer design, and that takes money for research and development. So they need to either sell a whole bunch, or charge a bit more.

Plus, I'd be willing to bet that production costs are higher for the Stretch. The Stretch 2 is just more "special" IMO. The action is considerably smoother, the ergo's the most comfortable in existence, and the blade shape and grind are uniquely perfect. Plus, it has a choil and more jimping than the Endura, which I'm sure costs money to do. Fit and finish is just a tad higher
 
Think the most probable answers have already been given. As for me, I don't know why, don't care why, but don't mind paying a bit more for the Stretch because it's my favorite large folder. The Endura, on the other hand, doesn't even make my top 20.
 
This is slightly off-track. I would like to ask if Stretch owners would be interested if the Stretch was changed from a lockback to a linerlock or compression lock. To be honest, using a compression lock would definitely drive up the production costs of a Stretch.
 
I love the stretch. One of the first knives I bought and its still in my top 3. Wish I could still spend 100 dollars more for a cf backup
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mesoscopic said:
This is slightly off-track. I would like to ask if Stretch owners would be interested if the Stretch was changed from a lockback to a linerlock or compression lock. To be honest, using a compression lock would definitely drive up the production costs of a Stretch.
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I prefer the back lock of the three
 
Like JBK2596 said, it is likely directly related to how many knives are produced in each model. The costs for production go down as more knives are made.
 
Stretch CF looks classy (and much better in my opinion) with the polished clip.
 
Not a huge deal, but the place I found with the best prices on both charges $56 for the Endura, and just under $73 for the Stretch, so the difference is a bit less that the OP suggested.

mesoscopic said:
This is slightly off-track. I would like to ask if Stretch owners would be interested if the Stretch was changed from a lockback to a linerlock or compression lock. To be honest, using a compression lock would definitely drive up the production costs of a Stretch.
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Definitely not, since they're both handed locks and, inevitably would be made to favor right handed users. Heck, I'll take a midlock over any other lock, handed or otherwise. OTOH, wouldn't mind seeing a Stretch with the Endura shaped blade Sal once rumored as possible.
 
One variant of the Spyderco Stretch utilize the ZDP-189 blade steel with hardness measured at 64 to 67 HRC. That for sure cost significantly more.

Cheers.
 
I would suggest that another possible reason for the added cost of the Stretch has a bit to do with the 50/50 choil. This entire area of the blade on the Endura/Delica is basically left untreated.

There is likely some added expense in machining the choil to match the handle slabs, then treating the surface (If I recall there is jimping there?). These factors perhaps only amount to a small portion of the difference, but every movement of the machine or human hand costs something in production.
 
MSRP might be the better indicator of cost difference - suggests thirty bucks

$99.95 for the Endura
$129.95 for the Stretch
 
mesoscopic said:
This is slightly off-track. I would like to ask if Stretch owners would be interested if the Stretch was changed from a lockback to a linerlock or compression lock. To be honest, using a compression lock would definitely drive up the production costs of a Stretch.
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I'd love one with a liner lock. The back lock version is great, but I'm right handed and prefer liner locks.
 
The Deacon said:
Think the most probable answers have already been given. As for me, I don't know why, don't care why, but don't mind paying a bit more for the Stretch because it's my favorite large folder. The Endura, on the other hand, doesn't even make my top 20.
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Exactly what I was thinking.
 
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