Manbug or ladybug?

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Manbug or ladybug?

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Yea i know im late and havnt bought one of these yet. But i want to buy one now but cant decide which one. Dont feel like i need both, which one would you choose?
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Manbug.
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Manbug...grab one & don't look back
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Frankly, I don't find enough difference between them to matter. Close your eyes and throw a dart at the catalog.
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LB because it's the only one that comes in hawkbill SE. Great little knife for odd ball cuts.
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If you want hawkbill, H1 or hollow grind ladybug. If you want a larger handle thicker spine full flat grind manbug
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Hi Mr Kylems11!


LadyBug hands down. :spyder: Way more colors to choose from, awesome cutting power and amazing blade/handle ratio.

Is the only with Hawkbill blade or H1 steel. And it also comes in Super Blue.

And since it has a better price you're gonna save your hard earned money on this.
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LB....because it has a more useful pointy tip. And in a tiny knife, I really want a good pointy tip.
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How about the Byrd Finch2 instead ?
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^^^ :rolleyes: I do have one. Two actually, since I gave the other to the wife.

Very well done, nice strong G10 handles with skeletonized steel liners. And a very hard to beat price

Only two complains:

1. Not really smooth when compared to the LadyBug.

2. Doesn't really hold an edge as good as the LadyBug or the ManBug.
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Never really gotten into the byrd knives. Like to stick with spydies. They give me more reassurance.
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Pm2(1), salt 1, dragonfly 2 salt(2), dragonfly 2(1), delica 4(2), tenacious(2), persistence(2), kiwi 3(2), grasshopper, honeybee, bug, native 5 g10, manbug, ladybug, sage 3, southard(turned mini) kiwi 4 g10, manix 2 LW s110v


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I received a super blue LB for my birthday and it's been fantastic for both daily small tasks and as a "Snacktical" blade too. Cutting all my fruits with ease. I keep it on my keys. Great size.

However, I've never had the chance to play with an MB so I can't say much about them.
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I received a super blue LB for my birthday and it's been fantastic for both daily small tasks and as a "Snacktical" blade too. Cutting all my fruits with ease. I keep it on my keys. Great size.

However, I've never had the chance to play with an MB so I can't say much about them.
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I'd recommand the lady in ZDP or superblue if you like crazy sharp little knife. I find the added handle size in the manbug way too big compare to the gain in blade lenght. Ladybug on your keyring isn't bothering and is enough for small on the fly task. The manbug did feel like my pocket was getting too crowed for almost no blade utility gain.
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For me, the Ladybug. I could never get past the looks of the blade on the Manbug. I have such a small collection of knives, the ones I decide to keep must be pleasing to the eye to me, regardless of how well it may perform.
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I like the Manbug. Had a Ladybug salt but never really warmed up to it. It is a good little knife though.

The SB Manbug is available for pre-order on knife center if you can wait.

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I'd suggest the SB ladybug. It is extremely thin and slices like a demon. Plus for a knife that size (especially if u plan to put it on your keychain) the smaller the better for me
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Manbug. FFG seals the deal, as well as its slightly stronger and more confidence inspiring build. Yes slightly, but if you can afford the G10 version, which isn't THAT expensive, especially on Amazon, it's worlds apart. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/ ... dition=new
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I would go ladybug. The super blue model out right now is very nice, and you get similar cutting performance out of a smaller size.
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If the SB Ladybug did not exist, I'd say Manbug.
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