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I saw KnivesPlus had a modified 15V LW Manix 2 in stock with their exlusive "midnight blue" AWT scales, and I had to grab one. Looking forward to giving 15V a shot finally.


I don't have the LW, but I do have 2 of the original ones(got them at near original prices, one to use, one as a backup ...

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Mon Jul 07, 2025 9:26 am

Saw these in stock are Redline Blades -

Lightweight
https://redlineblades.com/products/c123borp

G10
https://redlineblades.com/products/c123gborp

Thank you for the additional sources

Ordered a LW one from DLT, with a $12 credit. Really wanted Op Focus pricing, $50 difference but did not want to miss it.

One down, now to find a Manix LW 15v, but that hopefully will be easier when the main shipments come.


Looking into the G10 one currently, but both look great. I really ...

Ordered a LW one from DLT, with a $12 credit. Really wanted Op Focus pricing, $50 difference but did not want to miss it.

One down, now to find a Manix LW 15v, but that hopefully will be easier when the main shipments come.


Looking into the G10 one currently, but both look great. I really just ...

@hobbyist Thank you, I much appreciate it. VG-10 is a bit more readily available today anyway, so I'll look into that as well.

Thank you for the input, I appreciate it

It would be the latter, to experience more of what Spyderco has to offer. I have had full serrated knives in the past, most of them in dagger style blades though. I was mainly asking some examples of decent SE knives so I could try out more of the knives Spyderco offers, since SE is spoken of ...

Nice fix!

***Mental note filed for next time***


Thank you! I actually got an email from them after the weekend passed that said that sometimes their scales experience warping because of the flame treating process, they had a nice guide and everything but by then it was already sorted out ...

What would you say is a decent model to start out with for SE? There's so many different choices, I'm having difficulty making up my mind. I do everything from cutting cardboard, to wood, plant removal, nylon shipping straps, basically anything you could probably think of. Is there a good "well ...

I've been looking into a Cruwear XL Manix, I'm not familiar with how it operates, but I've read it uses the same ball bearing lock and cage, so shouldn't it also have a similar backstop?


The XL has a concealed pin in place of the screws used by the M2. Same lock and cage except for that ...

What would you say is a decent model to start out with for SE? There's so many different choices, I'm having difficulty making up my mind. I do everything from cutting cardboard, to wood, plant removal, nylon shipping straps, basically anything you could probably think of. Is there a good "well ...

tl;dr

SE are the bees knees and you need to get with the program. Just as with PE knives, not all SE knives are created equally and different combinations perform better than others. Towards the end there's a bit of why I'm bothering with all this if you'd like to read that.


For ...

I like to think of blade centering as scale straightening. The liners in the Manix2 are pretty stiff but they will bend slightly. I wonder if your scales aren’t perfectly flat and are bending the liner a little.


Wow, you literally nailed this issue dead on. Both scales were ever so slightly ...

My Manix 2 XL wouldn't center after I installed AWT blemished scales. Everything functioned, just wouldn't center. I think the issue was with my installation of the stop pin(?). These are the only AWT scales that I had this happen on. I ended up putting the G10 back on for the moment. Thinking ...

I have won the internet today.


You've definitely won my appreciation. I don't know if that's good or bad, but I greatly appreciate it 😃

This knife, and all the 15V knives I bought were actually bought to replace a custom 15V knife with high hardness my late wife had made for me, our house was ...

I like to think of blade centering as scale straightening. The liners in the Manix2 are pretty stiff but they will bend slightly. I wonder if your scales aren’t perfectly flat and are bending the liner a little.


Wow, you literally nailed this issue dead on. Both scales were ever so slightly ...

I've noticed if I take the new scales and bend them that the blade does go center. It's hard to say. But holding a Starrett straight edge to one side does confirm that the scales aren't 100% straight, at least on the outside, there is a small dip.

Is it possible the friction from the lanyard tube held everything straight? Because I've noticed that these scales don't "grab" the lanyard tube like many other aftermarket scales do for other models.

I took it apart several times already, and yes, the blade was centered with both the original scales and lanyard tube, and the black G10 ones from an S30V model I put on it while I was waiting for these to be made.

I've reached out to Metanboss to see if this is a frequent issue or not, but so far ...

That looks pretty close to centered. I wouldn't sweat it. Just use it and enjoy it.


It's pretty close to the clip side, and occasionally scrapes that liner, when it didn't before. Is this just relatively common with scale swaps for the G10 version?

I can definitely still use it, it'll just ...

Hello, I've done just about every trick that is posted online about trying to get the blade recentered on my 15V G10 Manix, slowly moving the scales around, tightening the screws one at a time, the paper trick, basically nothing I do will get the blade recentered while closed, I'm not sure if the ...