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Thank you Pokey and Doc Dan! I greatly appreciate the feedback! All the best.

Hello everyone, I received my Manix 2 lightweights in Magnacut not long ago. I noticed that both knives have a laser engraving/etching/stamp etc. whatever you want to call it on the tang of the blade. Does anyone else have this stamp on there's?? You are able to notice the letter/numbers when slowly...

Hello everyone, It's been a little bit since we've seen a Yojimbo 2 exclusive; not since the knifecenter exclusive. Does anyone know if they have any exclusives coming up in the semi near future?? I've loved the idea of an S90V with peel ply carbon fiber, just a little surprised that hasn't been mad...

Thanks, Pokey! Also, check out Sooner State Knives. Full-size Grips: https://www.soonerstateknives.com/benchmadegriptilians.htm Mini Grips: https://www.soonerstateknives.com/benchmademinigriptilians.htm Thanks Pokey and riclaw! I am curious if they may release a different variation in the near futu...

Hi everyone, Since Benchmade removed the Griptilian and Mini Griptilian model from the custom shop, all they seem to offer is the base model of S30V and black grivory. Does anyone know if Benchmade will release any exclusives through vendors or distributors in different steels and different color co...

I also own a couple tactile turn pens. I vastly prefer the heavier stainless steel to the lighter titanium, because the stainless steel version has a much smoother action. Another good pen I've been happy with is the Hinderer Investigator (the 'half size' one), which I've carried in my pocket quite...

No personal experience with them, but Prometheus Lights also makes high end pens. darksucks.com if you want to take a look. Thank you both @yablanowitz and @TomAiello. I really appreciate the suggestion! Actually, I have owned a Prometheus pen, it was very well made, but quite heavy and I never car...

I heard about him shutting down, but didn't know anything about the reason. Sad to hear, seems he worked hard to get were he was, but no business endeavor is more important than health. I'm not big into pens, but I ordered one from him; TiScribe-Mini Titanium V2 LTW (I had to look that up :smlling-...

Hi everyone, If no one has heard, Smooth Precision Pens A.K.A. Urban Survival Gear, closed its doors back in July/August of 2023. The owner and founder, Kelvin Verrett closed the company due to a health scare, and working 16 hour days for 8 years straight, among other things. Smooth Precision Pens m...

I called SFO to order a deep carry pocket clip for my new Manix 2 LW Rex 45. I asked them specifically if I can get a DEEP carry wire pocket clip for my Manix 2 LW. The gentleman that I talked with said “of course “. Today I received the package in the mail and they shipped a standard wire clip. Wh...

Infamous meaning "widely known and accepted". No. My apologies. It does mean generally regarded as bad, unacceptable, notorious. I used it in the term of being widely known. It's famous K390 since that is the word you're looking for. This post was supposed to receive good feedback, which ...

With the amount of money we are required to pay for owning your typical Spyderco, there really shouldn’t be any kind of perceivable lock rock, blade play or any other kind of blade movement upon deployment and use. No movement is acceptable at these price points. I should not be receiving a lock kn...

This is almost disheartening because I've badly wanted to try the K390 steel which so many people rave about. I guess I will have to wait until/if they ever produce an American model with the infamous K390 steel. Infamous? In what way does K390 have a bad reputation? I do think the Golden knives ha...

I am with OP 100%. In this day of age it’s almost unacceptable and the fact the many keep saying that it’s not like the lock would fail is just perpetuating the situation. I appreciate and understand Spyderco’s loyalty towards the Seki shop as much as the next guy but I guess the customers should c...

...The locks are certainly safe and secure, and Spyderco considers this to be within acceptable limits. Some people can't accept that, and that's unfortunate, because there are a lot of great models to be missed out on. I have several dozen Seki lockbacks and many of them have noticeable lock rock,...

Can't see Spyderco putting out an unsafe lock. May be a function of the lightweight linerless design, but very annoying. When it comes to lock rock, even the Chinese Byrd lock backs are far superior.. Interesting note there about the Byrds. Although, both the Leafjumper the Endela FRN still have re...

This is not going to be too long but I have to share my experience since this family forum of Spyderco collectors are helpful and knowledgeable. Also, I hope this feedback finds it's way to Sal and Eric (whom I greatly admire) who will help make it right for the future: I've bought three different S...

Rex45 and K390 are both fantastic steels, and I love them both. Rex45 is my favorite, and anecdotally, my Rex45 outperforms any of my M4 and performs far better (in my unscientific opinion) than Larrin's KSN results would indicate. Also, I've never chipped it nor rolled an edge, but I have chipped ...

Rex45 and K390 are both fantastic steels, and I love them both. Rex45 is my favorite, and anecdotally, my Rex45 outperforms any of my M4 and performs far better (in my unscientific opinion) than Larrin's KSN results would indicate. Also, I've never chipped it nor rolled an edge, but I have chipped ...

https://i1.wp.com/knifesteelnerds.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/high-alloy-steel-ratings2.png I don’t have a direct answer to your question, but I did pull this chart from KSN. In this context, K390 having a higher toughness score should mean it is more likely to roll than chip, when compared to R...