Frag Out! Magazine
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BlADE Both blades are the drop-point with a full flat cut, finished by vertical sat- in, with a cutting edge provided along the entire blade length (respec- tively, 86 mm in the case of the Tenacious and 108 mm for Resilience). Personally I prefer when a cutting edge begins even a small notch, what allows for avoiding an unaesthetic step, which appears after a multiple sharpening, however a solution applied by the Spyderco is oriented for achieving a maximum cutting surface. At first sight it is noticeable that in both designs was put an emphasis on the good cutting parameters. The blades are wide and despite of an average thickness (3 mm) easy go into the cut materials. Due to their sizes both knives differ slightly with their shape – the Tenacious blade constitutes nearly a triangle, and a spine of the Resilience is strongly bent along an arc. Steel, from which the blades are made, maybe is not fetching, but it is cer- tainly sufficient for the everyday. It does not maintain a level called scary sharp in a jargon, however maintains decently its operating sharpness. With regard to its finishing it is correct, although I have noticed some shortcomings in the Resilience model. The most obvious noticeable fea- ture is non-centering of the blade, which when the knife is folded is signif- icantly moved to the right. Slightly uneven is also a cut end and a cutting edge, explicitly higher at one side and noticeably raised at the tip. The Tenacious is in this respect definitely better, I have not noticed in it any incomplete processing. I have only small objections when it comes to KNIVES