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lobster
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Jun 28, 2015
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this is a pretty good price for the pacific. This knife is a good knife for running, swimming, hiking activities mainly because it is so thin and light--it can be worn with light wt swim shorts without dragging down the pocket like some thick tactical folders or steel frame locks do. And it really can't rust even if left in salt water for months. The black coating is advertised here as helping rust resistance, but is entirely unnecessary as I have never seen anyone successfully rust a plain H1 blade. H1 is a strange steel that hardens with use--the more you use and sharpen it, the longer it holds an edge. I suppose the benefit of the black coating is that H1 can scratch pretty easily since it starts out so soft--the slides of the blade can easily get really scuffed up--more easily than any other knife steel. So the black coating would hide that for a while until it too gets scuffed up.
I know the prior construction used pins rather than torx screws, but I've been out of the knife loop since they updated the construction, I hope they carried over the thinking, and make the torx screws out of H1 as well -- I know the older model I have is thought out to the point where the pins were made of H1 to never rust and the spring for the lock bar was also made of either titanium or H1 to make the entire knife corrosion proof. the clip and the clip screw unlike other spydercos is titanium to prevent rust as well. Knowing spyderco, I'm sure they didn't cut any corners which is why this thing is $75.
Not the strongest knife by any means, but it is put together well (tolerances are tight), probably as light as you can get for it's size and excellent for cutting as long as that is all you ask it to do. It's also nice to be able to wash the knife often and not even dry it off before returning it to the pocket without fear of rust.
Jun 28, 2015
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lobsterThis looks like an outstanding knife for sporting, I'm very interested in it, I carry my folding knives clipped inside my waistband while cycling, unsurprisingly it ends up with a lot sweat and that's not good for D2 steel, the Spyderco Pacific Salt may seem perfect for this. Would you recommend this for defensive use? Such as any feral dogs on the trail? Or should I carry a different knife for that purpose? Thanks.
Jun 28, 2015
lobster
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REVIGORI think you should carry pepper spray for dogs. This knife would work well for sports activities and in a pinch could be used for whatever, but if you actually come upon dogs often, fox labs cone fogging pepper spray would destroy a dog more reasonably than a knife.
Jun 28, 2015
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lobsterWould you recommend the serrated version or the plain edge? Obviously the plain edge version would be better in general, but I'm not very familiar with this steel so a fully serrated blade might be better?
Jun 28, 2015
lobster
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Jun 29, 2015
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REVIGORplain edge is easier to sharpen and better for most cutting tasks that require fine control. That being said, serrations are better for cutting webbing, rope, anything with strands of material like cloth, straps, seatbelts ect.
Regarding H1 in particular however, Sal (owner of spyderco) has said himself that where H1 really shines is in the fully serrated version. The reason being, the plain edge tends to dull pretty quickly early on. It does work harden, but the serrated version really work hardens even more because the points of the serrations are concentrated points of contact that eventually become very hard and hold an edge as long if not longer than the super steels from 4-5 years ago when I was into knives--maybe the super steels of today are better?
That being said, you will have to have dedicated sharpening equipment for the serrations. triangular ceramic rods or thin dmt or lansky or smith diamond coated steel rods work too. The easiest is the spyderco sharpmaker which I recommend if you are in to knives at all.
Plain edge would be easier to sharpen if you don't have any special sharpening equipment.
Jun 29, 2015
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lobsterI'm coming from a Benchmade 14715, I use a Lansky Blade Medic but I'm looking to upgrade. Thanks.
Jun 29, 2015
lobster
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Jun 30, 2015
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REVIGORi won't lie, coming from a benchmade axis lock like the 14715, the pacific will feel kind of flimsy, but in reality, I found my HK benchmade knives kind of annoyingly thick and heavy especially since they don't go the extra mile to drill out the steel liners. the pacific is light and pure cutting performance, but won't handle sideways lateral abuse as well. I don't think there is a better knife for clipping inside a waist band against bare skin--the lockback holds the blade closed with spring pressure unlike a ball dent liner lock which could open and slice your nards, and the thinness and H1 steel make it perfect for inside the waistband biking or running.
Jun 30, 2015
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lobsterOrdered the fully serrated version some days ago, hopefully I decide to keep it.
Jun 30, 2015
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