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224477 wrote:I already replied to Dido @ knife .cz - LJ is his date and what the letter mean.

I leave him a note on Sp. thread on knife.cz. I, too, decoded that as LJ. :)

Thx.

Can date of production of a spydie be found from the code on the box?
I remeber a link dealing with this but I forgot it. Could you help? Thanks.

Thank you for kind comments. Z.

224477 wrote:BW is a great choice, was eyeing his work @ one of the shows here, but too bad its out of my price league for now. Congratulations.

Thank you for your comment. Yes, Buddy's knives are not cheap. This one is on the same price level as large Sebenza in Czech Rep. ...

Yes, it is a user, though it is a larger knife, my EDC now . Very ergonomic.

Hello everyone,
I was not at these fora for a long time.
I would like to show you my latest custom folder. Thanks for watching.
Z.

I am plannig to get a new custom folder. I can choose blade made from Elmax, CPM S30V, CPM S60V, CPM S90V or RWL 34 and Damasteel. Is there an important difference among these steels except of carbon contents? Thank.

Farmer Brown wrote:What was the reason for the discontinuation of the full - sized Manix?

Was it simply because of a lack of sales?

I do not know. I was surprised that such a knife was discontinued. When I learned about it I bought also the little brother to have a full pair.

S30V is a higher league than AUS; how it is stand in comparison to VG10 I do not know. S30V is really very tough steel. I accidentaly slash with my Military to fence wire mesh with almost no harm. Only hardly seen trace on the edge was visible. After several strokes with Spyderco white triangle it c...

Thank you for interesting tips on sharpening.
I revive the edge of my knives by means of Spyderco triangles only.

Actually Military/S30V is about a year my only EDC, in addition to a fix blade carried in my back pack.

The last two pictures.

Jimd wrote:That knife just looks SO utilitarian! Very nice lines, too, I love the profile. Excellent-looking sheath as well. A nice package you have there!

Yes, very utilitarian knife. Maybe the best one I have got.
If you are interested to see more knives of that maker go to the above link.

Blade is made from D2; length of blade 12.5 cm, width 3.6 cm, thickness 4 mm; handle material jatoba. Maker is "Mudzas", see his gallery on http://www.knife.cz.

Yes, it is great user. Best fix blade I have got. Don't you mind two more pictures?

Few pictures of my new knife

Few pictures of my new knife.

I would like to share few pictures of my new knife.

What about small Manix?