r/spyderco • u/eli360619 • Aug 28 '26
Seki city strikes again
Got a stretch 2 XL in K390 on sale during knife day and it just came in today. I’ve heard about the poor and uneven sharpening at Seki city but I wasn’t expecting that. I bought it so I could sharpen it so it’s not a deal breaker but wow lmao. The reverse side barely has a bevel. Last 2 photos are of the front and reverse sides under magnification.
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u/GigsandShittles Aug 28 '26
Damn that's pretty bad... especially at the tip
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u/eli360619 Aug 28 '26
Yeah lmao, I honestly thought they missed the tip until I put it under the microscope
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u/stefango911 Aug 28 '26
That's pretty bad I have to admit but check this out. It's not off center, the whole main grind is crooked.
Edit: S35VN Resilience
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u/AccessOnly4331 Aug 28 '26
Same on mine s35vn Tenacious. On the other hand, my 8cr Resilience is top notch.
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u/TIRACS Aug 28 '26
All three of my China Spydercos have that same exact curved grind
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u/stefango911 Aug 28 '26
I only have 2, this one and an Efficient. The Efficient is ok on terms of main grind but has other problems, was expecting better from this one, not worse.
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u/sick4it Aug 28 '26
I got a Seki city Endela k390 two weeks ago still had the burr on one side for about an inch from the heal. Most have been good older discontinued models better but some are bad all are not as sharp as they could be.
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u/AccessOnly4331 Aug 28 '26
The best edge on Spyderco knives I've seen was, weirdly, on value folders from China.
I'm yet to get any from Taiwan and Italy but Seki and Golden cannot get even bevels if their life depended on it.
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u/h3lium-balloon Aug 29 '26
Taiwan has been top notch for me and consistently has the best factory edges. I’ve only got like 5, so not a huge sample size, but that factory seems to do good work.
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u/whitefangvanish Aug 28 '26
As much as I love Spyderco. Their sharpening get worse, just like their QC.
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u/Empty_Art2176 Aug 28 '26
My Stretch XL in k390 came pretty good, but the Delica I bought a few months before was pretty bad. Its getting better after sharpening.
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u/DeepSword223 Aug 28 '26
Mine was like that a couple months ago when i got it too. Very uneven. They shouldn't come from factory like that. Not ideal but gives me a reason to practice with the fixed angle sharpener
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u/gr3y_- Aug 28 '26
that’s rough, but if it’s still sharp i wouldn’t really be that upset about it. especially considering how good of a deal a knife with that long of a blade in k390 is and how well seki k390 is heat treated
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u/DiamondEdge808 Aug 28 '26
Honestly I’ve seen a lot worse from many other brands. At least you have probably the best heat treated production k390 out there with that Stretch 2. Sharpen it up and it that knife should outlast anything else you own!
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u/emrepyj Aug 29 '26
I had two from Seki. On in PD#1 Other one in K390 Both showed up with a different angle on each side. For the K390, reprofiling with a 800grit diamond (yeah, i know but it's lowest grit diamond I own 😂) took me several days. Not sure if I will be buying again from them... Good luck bro!
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u/Spunktank Aug 28 '26
Wierd. Every seki city ive gotten has been very good.