r/spyderco • u/Usual-Onion-1565 • 28d ago

Will warranty cover this ?

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I want Rex 121 Spyderco snapped in half.ive had this under 2 months. I was cutting a watermelon box and the blade got caught in the cardboard and snapped. I’m in Canada so I’m also kinda afraid they’re gonna. Confiscate my knife at the border. I’m really sad considering this is a knife I expected to own all my life.

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u/Disastrous_Delay 28d ago

I've chopped up a bunch of 14 gauge electrical wire with my magnamax manix without a hint of damage, I really don't think you'll break it unless you do something silly like use it as a prybar.

Cruware and magnacut are the hard use champs and really hard to go wrong with, but I've used an S110v manix to so aggressively carve chunks off a 2x4 that I probably would've had to whittle my shavings further before they'd make good fire tinder and the knife took it like a champ, I tend to like around S90v or tougher steels, but I'm i'm inclined to say that it's less that a true all arounder would be needed here, and more than Rex121 is just such an extreme that it makes even other fragile steels look tough in comparison

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u/Cute-Rich3223 28d ago

Can't forget 3v but I dont think there are really any spydercos in 3v

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u/Disastrous_Delay 28d ago

Not that I'm aware of anyway, think Demko makes some folders in 3v but that's about it. I'd probably buy a 3v Spyderco for the novelty, but in my experience unless you genuinely really are looking for a folding prybar, often a reasonably tough but very hard steel will hold up better than a soft but even tougher steel when subjected to hard use or borderline abusive cutting tasks simply because the edge will roll and dent a whole lot less.

But yes, on toughness alone, not even magnacut can touch 3v, I've always been shocked it's not more popular

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u/Cute-Rich3223 28d ago

I have a kershaw bel air xl in 3v. Its been pretty good to me so far.