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I have a Manix 2XL that's about a year old or so. I also have a Manix 2. On the latter, the lock cage is made of clear plastic, and on the former, it came with a black plastic one. I prefer the clear plastic one. Was the black one common for a while when the 2XL came out, and then they switched? And...

As far as I know, the lightweight Manix 2 models are PINNED together, not screwed. Your feelings may vary, but I stay far away from knives that a user can't take apart for cleaning, service, mods, etc. For that reason I never had any interest in the blue Manix 2 even though I would have wanted one b...

Marc the Knife wrote:P.S. For using the word "obviate," you are my favorite person this evening. :D

All in a day's obviating work!

Does anyone here join me in desiring a Manix 2 XL with a naked-BBL design? You know, like the original Ball Bearing Locks before the advent of the cage. I understand that there are other issues: some said that the plain ball bearing wasn't grippy and so there needed to be a cage to aid in disengagin...

I haven't ever seen (but then, I haven't ever looked for) any horror stories about failure of the polymer cage on the CBBL. What stories are around? I want very very much to have complete faith in the CBBL. In all honesty, I really would prefer my favorite Spyderco, the Manix 2 XL, to have a pure Ba...

In another thread, I posted pics and details about a kydex belt sheath I made recently for my Enuff. It came out great, actually; I'm very pleased with it. I have no further use for the plastic sheath that came with the knife, which, I'm sorry, fails to represent Spyderco quality. At this point, I a...

My vote is for the Dragonfly 2. It's a great knife.

I've had a Kershaw Skyline for a while and haven't been able to locate it around the house in a few months (although I haven't checked absolutely everywhere). But that's not a Spyderco. I don't think I've ever so far permanently lost a Spyderco.

Thanks for the further information on mineral oil. :)

My respect for Kristi, Charlynn, and Spyderco just grew measurably.

This post is one that should be envied by any corporation. It is honest, respectful, even-voiced, forthright, professional, and admirable.
Very well done, Kristi.

My EDC for self defense isn't made by Spyderco. It's made by Glock. Except on days when I'm dressed lighty or formally--then it's made by Kahr. I've spent some time studying blade based martial arts, and my major conclusion is that knife fighting is a brutal, nasty, bloody affair that I have no des...

I'm tryin' ta think ... I actually don't believe I've ever lost a one. I did lose a Walker Lightweight Linerlock at work back in the early 2000s. When I couldn't find it, I actually posted reward posters of it on bulletin boards around the building. It remained lost for two full years and then one d...

I believe that mine was around 1992 or 1993. It was a combo-edge Delica, and I think that at the time they were done with a 60/40 edge. I do still have that knife. It's not in great shape but it's functional. I remember being upset with some side-to-side blade play, so I took to it with a hammer and...

WD40 is a petroleum product, isn't it? I can't see how making flavored versions would be a good idea unless maybe they were going to use a different formulation altogether. I liked the joke about bacon grease for knives. :p I notice that no one mentioned peanut oil, and that kind of surprises me. It...

You might notice that I've ground a small choil notch in the heel of the blade. I used the corner of my gray Pro File stone to do that. The reason I almost always do that is that it makes sharpening near the tang easier.

I like the idea of keeping a light sheen of oil on a knife, but I've always been at odds with the practice because I don't want to end up contaminating food with petroleum oils from a knife. If you have experience with using food oils on knives as protectant, please let me know what you've found to ...

I really really like the hand-filling but still compact handle of my Enuff. I have no plans to replace the scales (also, I have no experience at doing so.) I did, of course, construct a kydex replacement sheath. (I'll cross-post pics later.) I would enjoy seeing what custom work forum members may ha...

I like the practical tips that you give in your tutorial. Experience is a great teacher. As you can see above, I ran into the "rivets too close to the opening" problem at the early stage of this sheath, and had to make a radical design change in order to salvage the project. Happily, it en...

I want to like the Lightweight Manix line, but I cannot abide the idea of a BBL knife that can't be disassembled. These need screw-together construction like no other knife needs it! These are SCREAMING for screw-together construction!

I'm looking forward to getting the press (when I have the spare cash) and another Tek-Lok and do a sheath for my Benchmade Nimravus Cub, because its stock sheath works ok but it's the type that has the annoying thumb snap on a web strap. It'll be sweet wrapped in kydex. ... I also have a Swick and I...