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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2010 21:15:40 GMT
[glow=red,2,300] Spyderco Tenacious folding knife review[/glow] By Sébastien Bilodeau, Montréal, QuébecIntroductionHello all, this will be a short review of one of my first folding knives, I bough it almost a year ago and today I will share with you a few pictures, a clip and some comments on this product from Spyderco. Please note that this review is about the Tenacious with a combo blade and G10 handle. First impressionsI bough this folding knife, along with a few others, from www.knifecenter.com. They offer some of the best prices that I know of, decent shipping rates and, also, very quick shipping. My knives came quickly and well-packaged. Here's some numbers, straight from their website ; Overall lenght : 7 3/4'' Blade lenght : 3 3/8'' Handle lenght (closed) : 4 7/16'' Blade material : 8CR13MOV steel Handle material : G10 Weight : 4 oz FittingsThe blade is made of 8CR13MOV steel, a type of stainless steel. Anyway. It tend to attracts fingerprints. The blade is slightly curved, first half of it is serrated, the rest is ''plain''. It is sharp, it doesn't cut paper easily, but cut my finger tip very well after mishandling it. The blade doesn't budge at all, once deployed, it feels quite sturdy. The locking mechanism seems quite strong too (it is a linelock, by the way). The handle is made of G10, a hard plastic-like substance, The texture and the shape of the handle gives a great grip, the knife feels very secure once in hand. Thumbs up for the ergonomics here. The deployment of this knife is quick. Although it is my first easy-deployment folder, I had very little trouble drawing and deploying this knife with just one hand. This, combined with the sharp blade and the well-made handle, gives me the impression that this knife would be a good self-defense folder. IMO, it would also make a good EDC knife, not looking too much like a combat knife and beeing sharp and sturdy enough for everyday tasks. My only gripe is that this knife is a bit large for EDC. You may take this with a pinch of salt, I never had to fight with a knife and my training in knife combat is limited. Also, I never had to do much everyday task with a knife (besides cooking-related chores). Here is a short clip of me fouling around with this folder, and showing off its quick deployment speed. Conclusion Pros-Blade shape and edge -Ergonomic, ''grippy'' handle -Attractive price Cons-A bit large for EDC -Blade steel likes fingerprints (you may say the reviewer has to be more caring with his blade, or have less dirty fingers...) Overall, this is a knife that I like very much. Although I now have a few other folders, this is still the one that I like the most. IMHO, it offers a very attractive combination of numerous functionalities and qualities in an easy to carry package, plus it can be bought for less than 40 US $ (I paid mine for 34,95 $ US). IMO, this folder offers lots of bangs for its bucks.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2010 0:48:13 GMT
I just got this knife(but plain edge) a few weeks ago and your review is spot on. Its a great knife but almost to big for EDC. They do make a smaller version, I think its called persistence.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2010 1:54:42 GMT
Hello sin9ty Just found the Spyderco you are refering to ; www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store_detail.html?s=SP136GP Seems like a cool little folder. Before buying the Tenacious I was always thinking that 40 bucks was the most I would pay for a folding blade, but now that I can see the quality in my Tenacious, I am considering getting another, higher-priced, Spyderco.
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Post by Avery on Jun 4, 2010 2:38:22 GMT
Sebastian, glad you got down to the whole review. For myself, I like to see reveiws such as these; good knives are hard to find these days at a good price. Thank you sir for a well done review. Have one on me.
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Post by kurokaze on Jun 4, 2010 2:56:21 GMT
Sebastian,
8CR13MOV is a stainless steel, but it has a low chromium content, so while unlikely it could rust. It's really common in knives made in China, which according to the Spyderco this model is. Several SOG knives are also made with 8CR13MOV.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2010 16:04:32 GMT
Hello Avery ; Thanks for the comment and the karma. I'm glad that this review was useful for you. I have other foldings and fixed bladeknives, I will probably review them, too.
Kurokaze ; Thanks for the info, I will modify my review with it. Have a karma from me.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2010 18:35:25 GMT
well sebastian, everyone has his/her own preferences and just because of that I can't agree with the statement you made that it's big to be EDC-ed, because I for instance, EDC spyderco military and it's bigger than tenacious.
buy the way, good review +1
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2010 18:43:36 GMT
Nice review cool knife might pick one up to check it out I dont understand what you mean by to small aint no such thing
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2010 19:44:43 GMT
I think too big means the knife is not comfortable enough to carry it all day long and sometimes gets in the way. A 8" long piece of metal/G10 in your pocket can be pretty annoying.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2010 19:56:05 GMT
chenessfan, but the tenacious is only 5" when closed. besides, no one would carry opened folding knife in their pockets ;D.
I'm sure that for some tenacious is too big, but one of my friends is EDC-ing cold steel rajah II, and when I asked him if it was difficult to carry, he replied that it's unnoticeable in jeans pockets.....
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2010 20:17:42 GMT
Hello Nihontoman ; Thanks for the comment and the karma. About the size of the Tenacious ; I carried it a few times and found it a bit uncomfortable to carry all day long, compared to two other folders that I own (which both are slightly shorter and slimmer). Personnaly, I think it is useable as an EDC knife, but they are other, more confortable to carry alternatives. Hairu ; Thanks for the comment man. Where, who said something was too small Edit ; I think discomfort might be different from one person to another ... I know I would never carry a Rajah II in my pocket, unless I am far and deep in the woods and beeing uncomfortable is a non-important issue. That thing is incredebly large for EDC IMO
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2010 21:20:38 GMT
chenessfan, but the tenacious is only 5" when closed. besides, no one would carry opened folding knife in their pockets ;D. Uups. You got me ;D Sorry, pretty stupid to take the overall length as the length of the folded knife. Gosh, I really should pay more attention to details. 5" in your pocket is still pretty long, too long for me to feel comforable at least.
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Post by SlayerofDarkness on Jun 4, 2010 23:26:08 GMT
I've carried many different knives as my EDC, from a 6" when closed folder to an 11" long fixed blade in a hard plastic sheath. Even the large fixed blade is perfect comofrtable when clipped to my pocket (inside). When carried ITW, it gets a slight bit awkward, but still works. Those knives, respectively, were the CS Kudu and the CS Kobun (old Carbon V model). On Tuesday I should have a old model CS Recon 1 arriving, which is 5" closed and much larger than the Kudu, so I'll let you know what I think about it as an EDC, as it was bought to BE my new EDC (lost the kudu, the Kobun is my current, and it's a bit annoying sometimes, not to mention being a freaking COMBAT knife. ;D ) Thanks for the review! I'm glad to know that Spyderco is as good as they say... I want one of their hawkbill blades. +1! -Slayer
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2010 0:07:44 GMT
Hello Slayer, thanks for your post and the karma. If you like Spyderco's products, I'd suggest you buy one of their folders, their designs are hard to beat, IMO, they offer many great qualities. They tend to be less ''badass'' looking than Cold Steel's products but their ergonomics really kick ass, IMHO. About the blades you carried daily ; I think both of these knives are rather slender. The Tenacious is a bit too thick and wide to my personnal tastes. I have an old, beaten, cheap folding knife from a flea market that is the same lenght as the Tenacious but is much slender and more comfortable for EDC. I intend to one day buy one of CS larger folders, their new 5 1/2'' Vaquero blade Voyager is very tempting, amongst many other products I am eyeing ... So many choices, so little room and money
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Post by Cottontail Customs on Jun 5, 2010 0:48:50 GMT
great review! have a karma I have an Mtech that looks almost identical but without the serrations. I also just picked up an SOG Daggert which has a balance that just blows my mind. I used to have a couple of Spyderco folders that I beat to hell as utility knives and have since been laid to rest. before they went to the great pointy afterlife they took such incredible abuse(used edge as screwdriver, hammer, etc.) and always asked for more!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2010 4:44:06 GMT
On Tuesday I should have a old model CS Recon 1 arriving, which is 5" closed and much larger than the Kudu, so I'll let you know what I think about it as an EDC, as it was bought to BE my new EDC (lost the kudu, the Kobun is my current, and it's a bit annoying sometimes, not to mention being a freaking COMBAT knife. ;D ) -Slayer Looking forward to your thoughts on the Recon. I've been carrying a CS Voyager Medium for years as my EDC and the pivot is finally getting a bit rough from too many hard deploys. Spyderco does make some awesome knives. I've played with the Endura and Karambit before. Unfortunately, I usually carry at the waistline for concealment purposes and Spyderco tends to place the clip as close to the top of the scale as possible, so they become difficult for me to deploy. Do keep us updated on how those serrations hold up though Oh, and +1 to you. We need more knife reviews around here!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2010 7:58:53 GMT
frank! how could you to use spidie as a screw driver? it's sad, I would never do such crazy things with my babes...... ;D for people who are interested in good edc knife from spyderco: I've played quite a bit with my friends manix 2 and centofante IV and I must say that they are both best edc blades ever. centofante is slim and lightweight, unnoticable in pockets while packing quite a blade to do the job. it has excellent ergonomics and is just delight to use! I would highly reccomend it. and the manix 2. I just love it. it's a little heavier, like 4-5 ounces, but it is very solid, very smooth and very functional. everything is just great in this knife, not to mention its locking system which is almost as smooth as benchmade axis lock. I just love this knife, it is like a compact tank! and it's easy to carry in pocket. I really want one and I'm going to get one soon...
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Post by Cottontail Customs on Jun 5, 2010 17:29:10 GMT
nihontoman - I know, I know, it still makes me cringe to think how I've treated some of my weapons in the past. you should know that as a youngster, I was up to my head in weapons(ouch). I had a friend in school who was able to order from various catalogs with what I believe were stolen credit card numbers so I wound up getting dozens of butterfly knives, blowguns, Chinese stars, folders, fixed blades, hand spikes, whips, etc., etc. the only thing I couldn't get through him was swords so with such a plethora of arms that were so easy to obtain, I wound up abusing many of them to death and then later selling a lot of them. oh if I could only go back in time I would be set for life. I would of course never treat any of my now hard earned possessions like that, out of respect for my money as well as for the items. ahhh kids....to be young and stupid LOL!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2010 19:26:09 GMT
Thank you for your comments folks, it feels good and makes me want to do more reviews. Opferous ; Thanks for the karma About the serrations, unfortunately, it is highly unlikely that these will be tested, so they will probably stay in their current state. But, if anything happens to the serrations, or other parts of the knife, I will update this review. Nihontoman ; I like the centofante IV, I am considering buying this folder or one of the new Enduras, they all look like fine knives. The manix 2 looks great, too ... Too many choices, too little money Frank ; Considering the founder/editor-in-chief of SBG struck steel drums with swords, I think using a Spyderco folder as a screwdiver is a pretty mild abuse
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Post by kurokaze on Jun 7, 2010 3:21:59 GMT
Hello Avery ; Thanks for the comment and the karma. I'm glad that this review was useful for you. I have other foldings and fixed bladeknives, I will probably review them, too. Kurokaze ; Thanks for the info, I will modify my review with it. Have a karma from me. Thank you. Have one yourself for the great review. I'll need to look into Spyderco a bit more, now.
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