Would you be disappointed if Spyderco....

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Here's a question for all you Spydie fans: would you be disappointed if Spyderco started to exclusicely produce knives that are FFG? I definitely wouldn't be disappointed. Lately I have only been buying knives that are FFG. I think Spyderco should make flat ground blades their trademark, just like their Spydie Hole and Spydie Edge. It will be called the Spydie Grind:D
 
I would, even though I tend to prefer flat grinds. A blade is a sum of its parts, including shape, thickness, bevel angle, and grind. Some blades tend to be better if they have hollow grinds. I like fully serrated Spydercos, but when they're fully flat ground, I don't like the way they have a bias in the way they cut (which is opposite to the majority of users - ie: right handed people). When they fully serrate a hollow ground knife, the bias is greatly lessened.

It really depends on the knife.
 
I absolutely would. I love flat grinds, and I also like hollow grinds.

The main thing though for me is that it would go against Spyderco's way of doing things, which is to give customers what they want, and customers' preferences vary widely. Without the great variety of products, Spyderco wouldn't be nearly as great, and not nearly as universally appealing.

And honestly, I think the whole "full flat grind" obsession is kind of overplayed. Yes, it is a great grind, and works great for most EDC tasks. However, I don't think it's been show to be somehow universally superior, and it does have some drawbacks, like a less robust spine than a hollow grind. Also, the performance has as much to do with other factors like blade stock and grind thickness as the type of grind they use.
 
From the asethics of the blade , it would be a shame if ffg was only produced .variety is the spice of life, horses for courses ,and all that stuff. Mind you ffg does "arf cut well. Faron
 
YES. The sick hollow grinds such as Gayle Bradley and Yojimbo 2, and to a lesser extent the Centofantes, would be lost; lots of the toughness of the Tuff and Manix 2 too.
 
Much as I prefer a "no frills" full flat grind myself, I recognize that not everyone shares my tastes, so Spyderco might lose customers if the lineup was limited to one grind.. I know that it is not economically feasible to grind H-1 that way in a production environment. I'm also sure that some of the designers Spyderco collaborates with consider their grinds to be part and parcel of their knives and would refuse to let them be built with a full flat grind.

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I would. As much as I love FFG, there are knives IMHO are better with hollow grind. Persians is one of examples. H1 blades will be the second. I love Shabaria, ATR, Dodo, all Vieles, Adventura and Worker the way they are: hollow grind. Variety is good.
 
I would, too. FFG is not the best tool for all tasks, even thought it is great for many.
 
I still appreciate the few hollow ground knives. :thumbup:

Hollow ground Military anyone? :)
 
yes, I enjoy using a tool which is use specific, such as my UK bushcrafter and the appearance of a saber grind on some of my enduras. Silly question, silly topic.
 
I also like hollow, flat and saber ground blades. I have FFG Delicas and Enduras but I usually carry a saber ground Delica. I like the saber ground Endura as a work knife over the FFG.

I like the FFG as a slicer but I wouldn't want to see the others go away.
I like them all for different reasons.
 
I prefer variety. People have different needs. While ffg blades slice well, they can be less durable to the guy who has to put a lot of pressure on his knife. I'm glad Spyderco offers the variety.
 
I prefer full flat grind for pretty much everything, and I use my knives pretty hard. I grew up whittling with flat ground blades half the thickness of the one on the Bug, so I prefer finesse to brute force when using a knife. On the other hand, I know not everyone is like me. The world would be insufferably boring if we all liked the same things.
 
singularity35 said:
Why lessen variety?
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That's what I was thinking and I also think about tip strength on certain models that might require a tougher blade.

Whenever I start thinking like that I remember that knives aren't for prying, therefore, why would I care how strong the tip is?

It's a tough question because some people might have different philosophies about blade usage and what they want out of them. There's no doubt that FFG seems to be superior for slicing but some might use the tip more and require more tip strength.

I'm pretty sure that if they did offer nothing but FFG blades, it wouldn't slow their sales down any but why limit themselves if it's not hurting sales to keep other blade grinds available?
 
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