CTS XHP vs. CPM S110V

[T_MAC686]

Wondering what the pros and cons are between these two steels? Specifically on the Manix 2 LW platform. Who has had experience with both of these steels (on this knife) and which would you recommend and why?

[TomAiello]

XHP is easier to sharpen. S110V holds it's sharpness longer.

Both are good. At the current price points I would go with S110V if I could only have one.

I have both. The S110V is currently my top choice of all my folding knives.

[T_MAC686]

Is S110V able to be maintained with just the spyderco sharpmaker and a strop?

[awa54]

Is S110V able to be maintained with just the spyderco sharpmaker and a strop?

Touch-ups are fine with the medium ceramics, any stock removal will require the CBN or diamond rods. Skip the strop, S110V likes a coarser edge.

[DrawBackwards]

Is S110V able to be maintained with just the spyderco sharpmaker and a strop?

Touch-ups are fine with the medium ceramics, any stock removal will require the CBN or diamond rods. Skip the strop, S110V likes a coarser edge.

This ^

My s110v experience is pretty much the same. I went all the way to the white stones once. Once. It was odd -- it almost seemed duller, maybe less "bitey" when I went for a polished edge. (Didn't know any better yet) But a touch up with the brown rods and it really bites well. I would leave it coarse.

I also enjoy my XHP. They have a different feel -- but I have them in two different knives so I can't separate geometry from the steel. Except that I would prefer the s110v for a big pile of cardboard, because it refuses to dull. That difference is easy to notice...