I couldn't let the news of a hollow-ground maybe-K390 delica go by uncelebrated. This is now easily my most anticipated knife. Like many of you, over the course of my knife collecting journey, my tastes have evolved towards pure function. Because I am not a very hard-use individual (city dweller), and modern steels are so capable, many of my spydies have gotten the regrind treatment. The current ruler of my pocket is my reground k390 endela (~.010 bte), so you can imagine how giddy I am at the thought of a Sal-approved thin and hollow blade from the factory, especially starting out at the delica's stock thickness. I also really enjoy the advatanges of a high hollow grind for my uses.
Would this be in k390 blue if that's the steel? And regular production (please please not a sprint)?
This is interesting.
Obviously it wasn’t in my plans, but my planned acquisitions for 2021 are pretty much vapor ware anyways, so this being in the same cutting performance oriented vein, could be worth a try if it’s a bit easier to acquire (regular production).
And ... hopefully it comes with a deep carry (wire) clip from the factory!!!!
CG
Wire: ok
But please not deep carry... :o
Top three going by pocket-time (update March 24):
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
My hope is that it's either K390 or MagnaCut, with everything just the same as a regular FRN Delica, including the price for the chosen blade steel. If it was G10, I'd still buy one, though as soon as my Russian micarta scales arrive, I *will* have a spare set of Flytanium CF scales looking for a blade to house.
Theres nothing wrong with the performance of the current FFG Delica IMO, but I've always been a fan of the Centofante 3, so bring on the HHG Delica!
I never owned a Delica so it could be the first one for me as I would really like to try K390 with an hollow ground blade...if only they would grind it higher that they usually doing it. It would be nice if they could do it like the southard, past the bottom of the spyder hole.
I thought the Delica used to be in a hollow grind and then changed over to ffg? It's already out in K390 in ffg...wouldn't this be a "step back" in A LOT of peoples eyes? (since most people seem to favor ffg)
15 's in 10 different steels
1 - Bradford Guardian 3 / Vanadis 4E Wharnie
1 - Monterey Bay Knives Slayback Flipper / ZDP 189
1 - CRK Small Sebenza 31/Macassar Ebony Inlays
1 - CRK Large Inkosi Insingo/ Black Micarta Inlays
1 - CRK Small Sebenza 31 Insingo/Magnacut
I thought the Delica used to be in a hollow grind and then changed over to ffg? It's already out in K390 in ffg...wouldn't this be a "step back" in A LOT of peoples eyes? (since most people seem to favor ffg)
I think the difference is this time it's going to be a high and deep hollow grind (akin to the classic CRK hollow grind. )
- Connor
"What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"
I thought the Delica used to be in a hollow grind and then changed over to ffg? It's already out in K390 in ffg...wouldn't this be a "step back" in A LOT of peoples eyes? (since most people seem to favor ffg)
I think the difference is this time it's going to be a high and deep hollow grind (akin to the classic CRK hollow grind. )
I'll just add that it should allow for it to be really thin behind the edge
I've decided to stop spending so much of my fun money on knives but this might be a tough one to pass on. We'll see how I feel about it when the time comes
Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most!
And please... keep the pointy tip of the older generation Delicas!
WORD!
For me this depends on how much tapering on the spine is going on... If this model tapers exactly like the current Delica, but has a thin, high hollow grind, the tip would get very fine (fragile?!) anyway. Then the a bit reenforcing drop would be nice to have!
This knife will be about slicing, not about an extremely pointy tip for me...
Just my 2c of course. I don´t like when I have to worry about the tip when having to work fast and can´t take real care.
Top three going by pocket-time (update March 24):
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
I thought the Delica used to be in a hollow grind and then changed over to ffg? It's already out in K390 in ffg...wouldn't this be a "step back" in A LOT of peoples eyes? (since most people seem to favor ffg)
It will be for me unless the grind is HIGH and THIN. The original hollow grinds (pretty much all of them) were low and thick, so they might out slice FFG on something like a rope but once the whole blade wedges into something it's down to stock thickness.
I've also had similar "steering issues" with low hollow grinds as people have with serrations. My old hollow grinds Manix 2 practically refused to make a straight cut through cardboard.
We always get excited about the new steel even when it’s difference in performance is marginal. We are now being offered geometry that will actually show a significant increase in performance. I hope there is similar excitement about this. A $12 Opinel will out cut every Spydie that I own but the edge retention is lacking. I hope to see knife afis get as excited about superior geometry as they do about steel selection.
-Darby
sal wrote:Knife afi's are pretty far out, steel junky's more so, but "edge junky's" are just nuts. :p
SpyderEdgeForever wrote:
Also, do you think a kangaroo would eat a bowl of spagetti with sauce if someone offered it to them?