As a few of you know I'm an avid fan of Spyderco's great Hawkbill folders. Most of the time I carry a mid-sized Hawkbill folder like the Harpy as a companion blade as an addition to the main plain edged EDC I usually carry. My rotation lately for PE blades lately has either been the C-36 Military, C-60 Ayoob or even one of my older, hard use, ENDURA models. But I find Spyderedged Hawkbill blades to be an excellent companion folder to use along side of one of my PE Spyders that I constantly rotate. Because there are some cutting jobs that standard/conventional PE blades just don't handle well IMO.
Now recently it's come up that a couple of good Brothers have said to me that they prefer plain edged Hawkbills over Spyderedged. OK that's fine because all of us have different needs for a knife and that's understandable. But mainly what I would really like to know is what edge type of Hawkbill do you all prefer and please list the cutting chores you mostly use them for. Personally I've not found very many cutting chores for my plain edged Hawkbill blades. I've found that 90% of the time a Spyderedged Hawkbill has a lot more aggressive cutting abilities especially with rope, cordage, wire and very tough materials ( leather, polymer, burlap ect).
Also I would not only like to know what cutting jobs you use Hawkbills for but I would also like to know which edge type and which size range of Hawkbill folder you use. Do you all use the micro small units like the Ladybug Hawkbill or the mid-sized models like the Harpy & Tasman models? Or do you all prefer the mammoth sized Hawkbill folder like the Spyderhawk? I want to learn new uses for these great blade designs and their advantages in each edge type.
Now recently it's come up that a couple of good Brothers have said to me that they prefer plain edged Hawkbills over Spyderedged. OK that's fine because all of us have different needs for a knife and that's understandable. But mainly what I would really like to know is what edge type of Hawkbill do you all prefer and please list the cutting chores you mostly use them for. Personally I've not found very many cutting chores for my plain edged Hawkbill blades. I've found that 90% of the time a Spyderedged Hawkbill has a lot more aggressive cutting abilities especially with rope, cordage, wire and very tough materials ( leather, polymer, burlap ect).
Also I would not only like to know what cutting jobs you use Hawkbills for but I would also like to know which edge type and which size range of Hawkbill folder you use. Do you all use the micro small units like the Ladybug Hawkbill or the mid-sized models like the Harpy & Tasman models? Or do you all prefer the mammoth sized Hawkbill folder like the Spyderhawk? I want to learn new uses for these great blade designs and their advantages in each edge type.