🕷️ Intro to Spyderco Knives For Beginners
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Spyderco was founded in 1976 by Sal and Gail Glesser. In 1978, they settled in Golden, Colorado, and initially, the company focused on selling our first product: the Tri-Angle Sharpmaker™ which was primarily sold at fairs and trade shows around the country. In 1981, Spyderco introduced their first folding knife, the C01 Worker. That knife pioneered the concept of a round hole in the blade for one-handed opening, a clip on the handle for carry at the top of the pocket, and the option of a serrated edge for aggressive cutting performance. Those features revolutionized the knife industry and literally defined the form of the modern folding knife. www.spyderco.com/
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When describing the characteristics of a steel, a few common attributes are commonly talked about. Each of these contributes to a knife’s overall performance. Here, we will discuss edge retention, toughness, ease of sharpening, and corrosion resistance.
Edge Retention
Edge retention often refers to the ability of a knife’s edge to maintain its sharpness during use. However, it can be somewhat complicated because an edge can dull from many causes - wear, micro-chipping, deformation, or corrosion. Most edge retention tests isolate wear resistance or how long it takes abrasives to dull your edge in whatever you’re cutting. Wear resistance comes from hardness and carbides, hard particles formed between carbon and another element like Vanadium or Tungsten.
Toughness
Toughness is the resistance to chipping or breaking. Tough steel can handle impacts without gross chipping or a tip breaking off. Steels that are higher in hardness and wear resistance are usually lower in toughness. This is one of the fundamental tradeoffs in steel. Steels that can be high in edge retention and toughness are desirable for general use knives. Steels high in toughness are excellent for knives likely to see hard impacts, like large chopping knives.
Corrosion Resistance
Corrosion on knife steels most usually takes the form of rust, patina, and staining. Corrosion is not only cosmetic. It can dull your edge, cause pitting, and damage the structural integrity of your knife. Stainless steels are more resistant to corrosion but remember that stainless steels stain less, and most of them will still rust in the right conditions. Being stainless is not an on or off property, and some stainless steels are more resistant to corrosion than others.
Ease of Sharpening
Ease of sharpening refers to how difficult it is to remove material with a sharpening stone. Wear resistance, be it high or low, is the most significant determining factor in ease of sharpening. Other factors include how thick your edge is, how dull your knife was at the start, the nature of the heat treatment, and what you’re using to sharpen your knife. The ratings in this article rate ease of sharpening primarily based on wear resistance, but if a knife is difficult to sharpen, there may be other factors in play.
“Premium” vs “Value” Steels
Many knife enthusiasts are concerned with categorizing steels as “excellent,” “good,” “poor,” etc. This isn’t exactly how steel works; different properties are difficult to increase without affecting something else. Steels do come at various price points, however, depending on the cost of producing them and the cost for the knife company to work with them. Steel with high wear resistance is more costly to manufacture, as the knife company goes through more abrasives to grind the knives. Steel high in carbides can’t be stamped out; it must be cut by a waterjet or laser, which takes time and is more expensive. Steels without these attributes are much less costly.
The most significant cost increase comes from powder metallurgy, used to create most of the expensive knife steels. Liquid steel is sprayed through a tiny nozzle, solidifying into a powder. Later, it gets heated and compressed into one ingot. It’s a costly and challenging process, but it makes extremely fine-grained steels, some of the best for knives, and makes some processes that were previously impossible a reality. The big names in powder metallurgy are Crucible (CPM- steels), Carpenter (CTS- steels), Bohler Microclean (M390), and Uddeholm Superclean (Elmax, Vanax).
Steel Equivalence
Many steels are very similar to one another but go by different names from different manufacturers. They differ little in composition and treatment. For example, Bohler M390, CTS-204P, and CPM-20CV are all nearly identical and indistinguishable in practice. If you’re having trouble finding the steel you want, see if another manufacturer makes something much like it. - Авто та транспорт
It takes years and years to get in the mind of a Spyderco knife:) Nice collection.
I’d say the shaman and native chief are some really good models for edc. And regular knife usage. If you are prying something use a pry bar 👍🏻
Wouldn't pay 100 dollars for a wrench or hammer? You must never have heard of snap on lol
0:32 " you would'nt pay potential hundreds of dollars for a wrench or a hammer "
me - *laughs in snap on*
I do not like this guy.. He has no idea what he is talking about.
Haha, was thinking the same. Just stay away from my toolbox please.
Please also do an intro for Benchmade. This was great. I have a Bryd. It’s really well made.
Full flat grind,and distill taper👍🏻
there are, taiwan taichung, japan seiki city, italy maniago..spyderco ..
So funny, I started the exact same way. I thought, “what’s the appeal of these ugly things?” Now I’m a loyalist and have been an evangelist for years.
Correct me if I'm wrong but you didn't mention the factory edge they come out the box with? Not only are they built brilliantly with great materials and excellent steels, but they also come ready to work with a razor sharp edge right out the box. A huge plus in my book as an amateur sharpener and I'd bet in many others eyes. Spyderco _have_ to be In at lest the top 5 knife best companies in the world, imho. I'm currently perusing over which beauty will be the next added to my collection. Any suggestions guys?
Spyderco sliverax flipper I just got mine the smoothest knife I felt
Spyderco is definitely a top tier knife company. The steel options are way better than any other company and the price point for the quality is also better than any other company. I’d recommend one of the cruware manix or paramilitary models or the magnacut will soon be available in the pm2, pm3, manix 2 lw, native chief.
“I haven’t seen any Spydercos that I consider a hard use pocket knife…” There’s a Manix2 XL right in front of you, man. 🤦♂️
It seems we have a different perceptions of what "hard use" means.
@@MikesMedia Well, based on your video; you’re still fairly ignorant of many important details regarding the design and capabilities of many Spyderco models. Learn a bit more about em, and your opinions might change. 😉
@@sonofliberty78 I know enough about them to know they can't hold up to the same hard use as say a Cold Steel AD10 or 4Max Scout for example. Am I wrong?
@@MikesMedia Yessir, you are mistaken. Spyderco’s CBBL, (C.aged B.all B.earing L.ock), is as strong as Cold Steel’s Tri-Ad Lock.
Not true. Even if it was, there is a lot more to a knife than it's lock.
Here you were calling me ignorant lol. Go waste someone else's time.
My spyderco says g2 stainless- seki city Japan. Do you know when it was made? The handle says endura clip.
Most of mine are used 10% and playing(fidgeting) 90% or the time 😊
Lol
Dam,cool,knives1
Good video
Can you put up a link for the blue wood looking cover?
7:53 ……………really?! This is how you typically use a pocket knife?
got to talk about fidgeting action
best steel, solingen.... ever
where is the stainless steel serrated CRICKET ??? great knife for EDC
I would say the Spyderco Shaman is a hard use knife.
No shaman?
Was trying to find the Byrd knife company website could you provide a link ?
www.spyderco.com/catalog/category/byrd
They are on the Spyderco website
@@MikesCarInfo thanks so far all I see is mov steel tho I was hoping for sum s35vn
Walmart, lumberyards
“That is consider hard use” uhhhh you have 16 right there in front of you.
NO KNIFE is “SUPPOSED” to be used for Prying. ANY KNIFE or rather ANYTHING is everyday carry.
What you have is you consider to be SAFE QUEENS THAT ONLY USED TO CUT PAPER AND CARDBOARD.
Does your wife get mad when you purchase just to look at?
Find the blade shape you want then customize the perfect knife Because most of their handles are subpar
Didn’t realize the resilience was so big
Don't typically see someone make a video solely to show others how little they know about the subject. It's obvious this guy had just started collecting knives within the month and had never seen another knife video. 😕
If that isn't correct, do today's high-school kids believe having 2 or more of something makes you look like an expert, and that others will automatically believe anything you say?? 🙄
I appreciate you taking the time to watch my video and share your thoughts.
You’re right that I’m still learning about Spyderco knives and the broader world of knife collecting. My intention with the video was to share my journey and evolving understanding of these tools, rather than to present myself as an expert. I believe that sharing this process can be valuable for others who might be new to the hobby as well.
I’ve certainly spent more than a month exploring and using these knives, and my goal is to continue learning and improving my knowledge.
100,is,not,cheap
The Taiwan factory i would NOT put in the category as "China" manufactured knives... Spyderco have 3x Factories. Golden Colorado USA, Seki City Japan, Taichung Taiwan... All 3 of them are pretty renowned for their own quality. There arent just some Sypdercos that are "made in china". Taiwanese manufacture isnt as expensive as American Manufacture but it is considerably more expensive than having knives made in China.
As stated, Some of the knives in this video are made in China... Not Taiwan.
oh your absolutely correct. I didnt know that. The Tenacious is made in China.@@MikesCarInfo
They also have a factory in Italy.
Be aware that with Spyderco, if you need a 50 cent bushing for your knife pivot, you will have to send your knife back (paying shipping both ways) and pay to have it replaced. They will not simply ship you the part you need. I have a Domino with the paper thin cheap bushing that fails and it will cost me $35 to fix a $1 worth in parts. Their customer service is crap!
do yourself a favor an dont buy anymore BD1/BD1N
Good steel, you are mistaken.
Lame