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Use it daily. I know it's from China but it's as well built as American or Japanese. Blade is easily sharpened, great cutting shape and is American. If you want and entry level Spyderco you can't go wrong with this blade.
The Polestar quickly became my go to edc knife. I own PM 2, PM 3, & a Tenacious. The PS is head and shoulders above the Tenacious & to me is a budget PM 2. The fit & finish are perfect & it's obvious that the American steel is better than that of the Tenacious. The action of the PS is almost identical to the PM2 as are it's dimensions. These knives are China made but in a different factory than the other budget knives. Little things like the quality jumping really stand out. The hollow ground blade makes for an easy, aggressive cut, edge retention is good & it takes very little effort to bring back the factory edge. The G10 scales are quality & the overlay is beautiful + adds to a positive grip.
I personally like it more then the tenacious in every aspect and was worth the extra cost for me. I use it for rough use edc, (I carry 2 edc, on occasion 3(fixed blade) as to save edge on nice edc for those gnarly cutting tasks. The bd1 seems to be a good jump in edge retention over the Chinese steel. Though I am leaning toward the alcyone for its size, but I like both models and is becoming one of my favorite no worries rough use edc folders. Sandvik is one of my favorite budget steels though the bd1 is giving it a run for it's money for me. I have 2 polestar's and 2 alcyone's and are consistent with each other in action, fit and finish. Yes you are paying a bit of a mark up for the name. (Thats life) For me it was worth it, And yes i am a big advocate of buying American made items, but other countries make very high quality stuff too, I will say most of my good budget stuff is foreign made (not fond of our American made budget knives) and a large portion of my high end stuff(production to custom) is American made, though the bd1 is becoming a favorite budget steel. Polestar is not perfect but a very good knife it is indeed imo. I like them all, from budget to meticulously hand made works of art.
I bought the Polestar thinking it was an upgrade over my Tenacious and it is. Barely. Fit and finish is same as the tenacious. Polestar handle has better ergos, shape and texture. Blades are same shape haven't sharpened the bd1 yet. Love the color and grip on the polestar. Worth 20 bucks more than the tenacious? Close call. This is one of my work edc knives so I don't cry if I tear it up.
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