JT
01-25-2008, 06:53 PM
Here’s some quick first-impressions of my latest Spyderco.
I was pondering between this one and a Civilian, but since I would have no use whatsoever for a Civvie as an EDC, I feel that at the moment I’d better spend my cash on a user. I WILL get me a Civilian someday, after all, my most loved ones are the reverse-S blades of Spyderco.
Hawkbills belong in my mind to the “curved ones” category too :)
Something reminds me about my beloved Dodo, when I look at this one. Same uglyish-yet beautiful looks. Like a Toco Toucan, Ramphastos toco. HUGE beak.
This one isn’t as sharp out of the box as im used to with my other Spydies.
Yet this is a NIB from store. No visible scuffs or marks that this is being used. Oh well, I have my sharpmaker, so it’s not going to be a problem.. but that nose is going to be intresting to sharpen, :eek:
This knife feels heavy. Thats a good thing in my books. It is not as big as you’d think if you just look at the pics of it. Polished VG10 looks good.
Bladeshape is.. interesting…This is a hawkbill, with a punch.
The blade shape(wide) gives the edge more weight. There’s a lot of material on the blade, so much in fact that some of it has been removed to make it lighter. It gives a nice looks to it, but I wouldn’t mind if they’d kept the weight in there.
I know the benefits of the hawkbill, no need to assure me about that heheh..but that “nose” is interesting. We’ll see how it performs whittling/other tasks.
I can see an SD option too, just sharpen that nose to a thin angle, and beyond scary sharp.. you’re good to go, slash and run. Effects would be quite nasty, I think.
Opening this one is a two-way street. I carry all of my blades tip-up, and that’s what im used to.
however this one is so easy to open using the spyderdrop, that Im considering to change the clip to a tip down carry.. we’ll see..
This thing is solid like an M1 Abrams. NO-none whatsoever bladeplay. Zip. Zero-Nothing. I’ve used to some bladeplay in frontlocks, but this is different. It locks up with a nice click, much like my Yojimbo, but trying to close this thing, that’s a whole new ballgame.
I’m a lefty, so using this linerlock takes some effort . It is difficult for a right-handed person too, I think, since it’s so stiff, and the liner is buried so deep in there.. on a good side, it’s not easy to close this accidentally
Handle is ergonomic, again, it looks funny, but when you hold it, it fits just right. You just have to try it out to believe. I have small/medium hands and this fits like a glove. sabre grip with a thumb on the blade jimping, every finger finds its place naturally. Palm of the hand “sits” nicely too. I eagerly wait to test this out whittling, because im used to a more of a fist-hold “hammergrip” when fittling with my puukko’s.
only complaint is, that the edges of the steel liners are little bit sharpish. I can feel them, so I have to smooth them out someday.
Maybe some more jimping to the thumb-rest on the handle, would be a good thing.
G10 itself feels medium-rough.
Torx screws, whoa... how about slapping some exotic wood scales on this baby, something like arctic birch comes to mind… . grin
Pro:s
feels solid
4-way clip
fits well in hand (good design)
solid lockup
no blade play
torx-construction
Con:s
linerlock. The linerlock itself is a good and solid in this knife,but it's difficult to close.
So it's 50/50 whether the linerlock is a good thing or not in this case.
This will give my Manix a run for its money next summer, as an outdoors folder. we’ll see.
I was pondering between this one and a Civilian, but since I would have no use whatsoever for a Civvie as an EDC, I feel that at the moment I’d better spend my cash on a user. I WILL get me a Civilian someday, after all, my most loved ones are the reverse-S blades of Spyderco.
Hawkbills belong in my mind to the “curved ones” category too :)
Something reminds me about my beloved Dodo, when I look at this one. Same uglyish-yet beautiful looks. Like a Toco Toucan, Ramphastos toco. HUGE beak.
This one isn’t as sharp out of the box as im used to with my other Spydies.
Yet this is a NIB from store. No visible scuffs or marks that this is being used. Oh well, I have my sharpmaker, so it’s not going to be a problem.. but that nose is going to be intresting to sharpen, :eek:
This knife feels heavy. Thats a good thing in my books. It is not as big as you’d think if you just look at the pics of it. Polished VG10 looks good.
Bladeshape is.. interesting…This is a hawkbill, with a punch.
The blade shape(wide) gives the edge more weight. There’s a lot of material on the blade, so much in fact that some of it has been removed to make it lighter. It gives a nice looks to it, but I wouldn’t mind if they’d kept the weight in there.
I know the benefits of the hawkbill, no need to assure me about that heheh..but that “nose” is interesting. We’ll see how it performs whittling/other tasks.
I can see an SD option too, just sharpen that nose to a thin angle, and beyond scary sharp.. you’re good to go, slash and run. Effects would be quite nasty, I think.
Opening this one is a two-way street. I carry all of my blades tip-up, and that’s what im used to.
however this one is so easy to open using the spyderdrop, that Im considering to change the clip to a tip down carry.. we’ll see..
This thing is solid like an M1 Abrams. NO-none whatsoever bladeplay. Zip. Zero-Nothing. I’ve used to some bladeplay in frontlocks, but this is different. It locks up with a nice click, much like my Yojimbo, but trying to close this thing, that’s a whole new ballgame.
I’m a lefty, so using this linerlock takes some effort . It is difficult for a right-handed person too, I think, since it’s so stiff, and the liner is buried so deep in there.. on a good side, it’s not easy to close this accidentally
Handle is ergonomic, again, it looks funny, but when you hold it, it fits just right. You just have to try it out to believe. I have small/medium hands and this fits like a glove. sabre grip with a thumb on the blade jimping, every finger finds its place naturally. Palm of the hand “sits” nicely too. I eagerly wait to test this out whittling, because im used to a more of a fist-hold “hammergrip” when fittling with my puukko’s.
only complaint is, that the edges of the steel liners are little bit sharpish. I can feel them, so I have to smooth them out someday.
Maybe some more jimping to the thumb-rest on the handle, would be a good thing.
G10 itself feels medium-rough.
Torx screws, whoa... how about slapping some exotic wood scales on this baby, something like arctic birch comes to mind… . grin
Pro:s
feels solid
4-way clip
fits well in hand (good design)
solid lockup
no blade play
torx-construction
Con:s
linerlock. The linerlock itself is a good and solid in this knife,but it's difficult to close.
So it's 50/50 whether the linerlock is a good thing or not in this case.
This will give my Manix a run for its money next summer, as an outdoors folder. we’ll see.