Byrd hawkbill or rescue

cchu518

cchu518

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I had a ce Cara Cara 2 as my garden beater knife. Every year I try to pick up a budget blade to put through its motions. Last year it was a Kabar Dozier lockback and the Cara Cara the year before that. They were both exceptional values especially the chisel ground CC2 which for yard purposes outcut my Spyderco Southard and Domino for many applications.

I wanted to pick up a Ti Cara Cara nit as I've already tried this blade wanted a full serrated blade. I've never tried either rescue or hawkbill format and for those who have owned these style knives can you tell me a little bit about each and what you liked about them?

I did gaw's on the forum for both of the aforementioned knives so it's time to try out a new budget blade and I'd like it to be either the rescue or the hawkbill. If they are worthy knives, worthy enough to give to someone I'll probbie do a gaw at the end of next year for it if i don't end up keeping it.

But any case if you've never owned one but thought about it ease chime in which would you choose and why.

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Well I've never yet owned or used any of the BYRD knives>> I've always been strictly a Spyderco fan. But this has the makings of an interesting thread because those are two good selections of folders for general use. I mainly use Hawkbill blades as a companion to my main EDC which most of the time is one of Spyderco's premium plain edged blades. Currently I've been using my Harpy along with my M390 Military model. Now I pretty much only use fully serrated/Spyderedged Hawkbill blades.

But I'm in no way overlooking the RESCUE type blades because I do own a few of them and use them often ( especially in yard work). With a SE Hawkbill you have the advantages of a leveraged pull cut. Whereas with a Sheepsfoot RESCUE type blade you pretty much have a serrated blade which is straight for the most part.

A lot of people here on the forum think that just because of my love of Spyderedged blades that I don't like plain edged blades>> that's just not true because a plain edged blade does at least 65% of all my cutting jobs. But again Hawkbill and RESCUE type blades certainly have their place and operate very well in the serrated edge format.
 
Bought a Byrd Hawkbill at the Spyderco Factory Outlet(had to buy something right). Wife loves it in the yard and for opening packages. It was also the knife that motivated me to buy the Ladybug hawkbill and my just received Civilian. The Byrd Hawkbill is perfect for garden abuse and if it unfortunately finds itself buried next to the roses it's not a lot of money to replace.
 
Hmmm do you think the rescue would serve just as well in the garden? In my head the rescue is the more all around pragmatic knife but a hawkbill design while not in the normal rotation of blade style for most seems terribly interesting bc of the amount of leverage the curve can provide.

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I love Byrds

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and I love hawkbills, and I can tell you after some years of both that...

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A. My Cara Cara 2 also outperformed 90% of my more expensive folders. Lovely budget blade

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B. Spyderco makes some awesome hawkbills, so much I started like this

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ended up like this.

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They are excellent for gardening/yard work and other odd tasks that a plain EDC fodler would do with some difficulty

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C. I own no rescue folders, but I have a Jumpmaster, which is the same shape and similar use/purpose, and I find it very versatile as a box/package opener (specially big stuff and containers), root and plant slicer and a overall very nice kitchen knife, really.

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As a one knife option, this shape is more versatile and allows you to do more general duty tasks

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I'd say go for it! And keep us updated on your thoughts :thumbup:
 
Just a quick update I have a rescue in VG10 coming in next week, the fun begins!

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Thanks for update. Is it same size as Atlantic Salt?
Wondering how gpod VG10 SE vs H1 SE assuming both design very similar if not exactly duplicates except for the steel.
 
Chris "Anagarika";16683842 said:
Thanks for update. Is it same size as Atlantic Salt?
Wondering how gpod VG10 SE vs H1 SE assuming both design very similar if not exactly duplicates except for the steel.
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I think the Atlantic Salt might come in the 93mm large size, this one is I'm the compact 79mm size. There's a rescue salt in the smaller size with the same blunt tip profile.

It might be subjective but the folks on the Spyderco forum and bf all swear by the h1 steel but I don't have any real world frame of reference.

I've yet to run it through gardening duties but it dispatched a cardboard box easily so far.

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PS I didn't notice bit this one is a little vintage, it's from the ATS 55 steel era.

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Rides great in the pocket like any other frn Spydie.

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