Your opinion on this knife.

Yes, I think the new Spydie/Hossom line would make great field tools. My only complaint, they seem very pricey for what they are. Prices are near custom knives. But they are well designed and well made from what I have heard.
 
Yeah I know they have a big price tag, but I think my Dad can get Spyderco's throught his FFL license, but I'm not sure if they will carry the hossom collection. I'm looking at this since it is cheaper than a Chris reeve Mountaineer II, which I really want.
 
It should be okay. Consider grinding down and rounding the overly pointy parts on the handle.
 
tknife said:
Yes, I think the new Spydie/Hossom line would make great filed tools. My only complaint, they seem very pricey for what they are. Prices are near custom knives. But they are well designed and well made from what I have heard.
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My thoughts exactly. For that price, you can get a custom. I was looking at the 4" model, and their are many knives (including some customs) I could get for the same price, or a little over.

Don't get me wrong, Spyderco, and Jerry Hossom make first class knives.... just a little to rich for my blood. ;)
 
Recurve blades are a little trickier to sharpen, but not that bad. It's a good lookin' knife. If you can get a deal on one, that would be the difference to me. At the listed price, I would be over on the Bark River site having a drool fest :D
 
Not a big fan of recurves for outdoors knives and this one looks particularly wide. Looks like it would dig a nice hole, or flip burgers pretty well though. I'm sure its a nice knife but at that price you can get some other really nice offerings with bucks to spare. Comes with a nice sheath, though. Its rather long for its blade length as well.

Any idea how thick it is?
 
I would rather go with the BRKT Bravo-1, but from the looks of the one you are interested in, it's an interesting knife. Only, I'd like to know what N690Co steel is. Anybody got a clue?
 
I am also thinking about a Fallkniven A1, I like my S1 a lot, but I want more chopping power but not a monster chopper.
 
longbow50 said:
I would rather go with the BRKT Bravo-1, but from the looks of the one you are interested in, it's an interesting knife. Only, I'd like to know what N690Co steel is. Anybody got a clue?
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These knives are made for Spyderco by Fox knives in Italy. N690Co has been said to be an Italian steel similar to 440C. I have an Extrema Ratio folder form it, and it seems like a great steel.
 
Rat Finkenstein said:
Are you actually trying to say a wide blade is a bad thing? :confused:

I take it you flunked geometry.
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Uh, No. Thanks though. My grasp on geometry is just fine.:jerkit:

A wide blade can indeed be a bad thing depending on application. That wasn't my point, just that I am not a big fan of the proportions of that particular knife. I'm not arguing the performance of the knife as I have no idea how thick it is and have only seen it in the press images. Based on those pictures it looks about 2 inches wide, which is about as wide as the dogfather. I also find the HRLM a little too wide for me. YMMV. I've never skinned an animal before, perhaps if I had the HRLM and the spyderco woodlander would be more appealing. As it is though I generally prefer less belly in my woods knives.
 
I am a big Fallkniven fan so I'll give you a big thumbsups on the A1 IMO it is superior to the spyderco (Design and Steel).

And it's much cheaper so you'll have some extra cash. ;)
 
To each their own. I would spend the money on a fully customized Ranger RD-7 for about 170 and get a Fallkniven F-1 in addition. It should perform well considering it's made by Spyderco but I would spend my money differently.
 
Ranger! How could I forget about those! I eard you can get them off other sites than through him, is this true?
 
As a side note, I met Jerry Hossom at Blade Show, and was honored. This knife isn't my style, and its stainless to boot, but I really enjoyed chatting with Jerry.
 
i think for the price you can get a nice siegel and makes it a great camp or woodsman knife , i think that sperdico is a little much for the price
 
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