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To each his own…….

I think it’s a very awkward knife between how you grip it and the small hole.

If your cutting in space a Pacific salt would work better IME. Saber grind takes away some of a serrated edges advantage.

PE Pac salt. Useless edge retention but use it as a pocket pry tool and box tape cutter for work applications. Broke a
ffg vg-10 Endura and a BD1 Manix but the ductility of H1 works well in this application

H1 is also good as a loaner knife as it is hard to break and easy to fix/sharpen (I also ...

K390 for wet or dry (Seattle area and no K390 rust) not salt water.

Utility knife for as many mundane tasks as possible

If it was the only Seki lock back option to try it in then yes
Much prefer something in the Endura line as I use my knives and choils get in the way
Is there talk of importing MM to Japan? I don't see that as very likely

No

Got two LJ’s in K390 (PE) so S90V with midnight blue scales…..I suppose that would be my “salt” version

The decline of serrations is no doubt fueled by better steels and better sharpening equipment.

Every time I read one of the many threads with the same 5-6 (seems far less comment/participate in SE threads) people commenting about serrations I try once again to use one for dailys. After a day or so ...

I bought more Spyderco knives when there was a local retailer with a large stock

I am not aware of any retailers in the three most populated counties in Washington that stock more than a few models

A store I did much business with years ago said It was difficult to be a direct distributor for ...

Liner less FRN no choil lock back shaman or manix probably K390

I only buy lock backs (until OTFs are legal in my state)

yablanowitz wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 08, 2025 5:32 pm

Has it been six months already?

No shiz

Understanding in general that a longer blade stays sharp longer because there is more edge……

I can’t come up with an example of when two or 3 mm kept me from doing what I needed to do with a knife.

I found the P2 lock bar would not close when debris wedged between the lock bar and the scale while doing mud/dirt work. And would sometimes require tools to close the knife.

Finger choils are a no go for me due to snagging also

Back lock

Had a Manix light weight open (or was already opened) several times when drawing from from IWB……

Back locks only unless carried in the front pocket tip up against the rear seam fo me

LC 200 is already offered in Seki models

Other than handle color options MC really brings nothing to the table

Almost forgot SPY27 is also available that is basically a slightly less corrosion resistant MC

Plus, MC seems to be quite expensive and shipping it to Japan and paying tariffs would make ...

If one holds the blade closer to parallel than perpendicular while cutting cardboard, it negates the thickness of the spine quite a bit

I'm trying to figure out why I would bother with S90V steel when MagnaMax provides similar (if not superior) edge retention, and improved toughness & corrosion resistance. Can anyone offer a well founded argument for why S90V won't be fully obsolesced? Testing data and/or empirical data are most ...