Pm2 S110V

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Pm2 S110V

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Hey guys I just joined! I’m gonna be getting my fifth Spyderco next week. It’s a Pm2 s110v. I’m super excited. The original pm2 is pretty widely regarded as one of the best edc knives available. My question is does the s110v take away some the hard use factor for the pm2 because of brittleness or chipping? I would love some feedback from people who have them and use them fairly hard (carving, LIGHT batoning small pieces of wood, just general light camping and edc activities). I would like this to be the knife that is in my pocket the most! I live in New Hampshire and I go camping and fishing often so I’m wondering how this version of the pm2 will hold up in those situations! Thanks Spyderco peeps!
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Hi Dwight,

Welcome to our forum.

I think the knife will serve you well. S110V is a very special steel. Don't let it get too dull. The best way to maintain these "Exotic" steels is to touch up often. Sharpmaker works fine.

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I have this knife. To be honest I bought it for the color of the scales. As Sal said, don’t let it get too dull because while S110V holds an edge for a long time it also takes a long time to get sharp once dull.
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The PM2’s a great knife. I only have S110V bladesteel in a UKPK, which is more of a dedicated slicer the way I’ve sharpened it, rather than a hard use knife, but you might like this video from forum member BBB (Deadboxhero):

https://youtu.be/7-_2eXUGir8
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sal wrote:
Sun Jul 05, 2020 8:26 am
Hi Dwight,

Welcome to our forum.

I think the knife will serve you well. S110V is a very special steel. Don't let it get too dull. The best way to maintain these "Exotic" steels is to touch up often. Sharpmaker works fine.

sal

Thanks sal! It’s so cool to hear from the man himself! I don’t have a sharpmaker. I do have the Lansky angle system. What angle should I do touch ups at? 20degrees? And is that the standard angle for most factory Spyderco edges?
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Welcome, I have this knife and can assure you that you will absolutely love it! Great choice.
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I liked it so much, I also snagged a Military with the 110v!
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That is a wonderful piece. It’s essentially sprint/exclusive level at production availability. As long as you aren’t torquing through hard plastic etc you don’t have much to worry about on the edge, just keep it current as other have suggested.
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I, too, have this one.

Everybody likes to call the handle color “blurple”, but I think Evil D got it right when he called it “indigo”. A mysterious name to enclose a mysterious steel.

S110V cuts forever, but as Sal says, don’t let it get dull. Sharpening response is not this steel’s strong suit. You’ll discover this fact pretty quick even if you have good abrasives but in a narrow range.

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It’s not like S30V is really a “hard use” steel, anyway. If you were accustomed to, say, Cru-Wear, there might be tasks that you would hesitate to try. But the transition from S30V to S110V is nowhere near that drastic.
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S110v is stronger than what most people give it credit for. It's not the first steel I'd pick for hard use, but unless your trying to go through logs and chop I can't see you having any problems.
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JonLeBlanc wrote:
Sun Jul 05, 2020 10:47 am
That is a wonderful piece. It’s essentially sprint/exclusive level at production availability. As long as you aren’t torquing through hard plastic etc you don’t have much to worry about on the edge, just keep it current as other have suggested.
Hey jonleblanc, thank you! As far as touch ups go I have a Lansky angle guided system. I should be okay just doing touch ups at 20degrees on this knife?
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Cambertree wrote:
Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:18 am
The PM2’s a great knife. I only have S110V bladesteel in a UKPK, which is more of a dedicated slicer the way I’ve sharpened it, rather than a hard use knife, but you might like this video from forum member BBB (Deadboxhero):

https://youtu.be/7-_2eXUGir8
Hey cambertree! Whoa that video was crazy! Very impressive. I didn’t realize that was even possible with just a knife. I was already excited about my new pm2 but now I can’t wait to cut all my change in half! Saves space!
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Thanks everyone! I’m really excited to use this knife everyday! As far as touching up the edge im a newbie at sharpening. I have a Lansky angle system, should I do touch ups at 20degrees? I know if the angle doesn’t match I’ll have to remove material.

(P.s. I was trying to respond your comments individually but I think I was doing it wrong...)
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I have the Para2 "blurple in S110V and you better listen to what Sal told you. Because if you get that S110V blade really dinged up it can be a monster to re-sharpen. You just about have to have diamond sharpening tools for reprofiling and for grinding in the relief ( unless you want to learn new curse words :D ).

I mainly EDC my M390 Military>> it holds an edge almost as good and sharpens a bit easier. I'm probably going to get a Para2 in M390 as funds permit. But you can't hardly go wrong with any of the Para2 models or any other model made in GOLDEN, CO USA Earth for that matter.
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JD Spydo wrote:
Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:32 pm
I have the Para2 "blurple in S110V and you better listen to what Sal told you. Because if you get that S110V blade really dinged up it can be a monster to re-sharpen. You just about have to have diamond sharpening tools for reprofiling and for grinding in the relief ( unless you want to learn new curse words :D ).
Seconded, or thirded? I bought a DMT jig sharpening setup specifically because of my struggle with sharpening s110v from dullness. You must clean your apex/edge angle as well as possible on the coarse before moving on to the higher grits, because once you get to those higher grits, your ability to shape the edge decreases dramatically, even for diamond, relatively speaking. Trying to apex s110v on ceramic or any non-diamond conventional abrasive is foolhardy. *Extremely* wear resistant steel.
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Dwight K Shrute wrote:
Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:53 am
sal wrote:
Sun Jul 05, 2020 8:26 am
Hi Dwight,

Welcome to our forum.

I think the knife will serve you well. S110V is a very special steel. Don't let it get too dull. The best way to maintain these "Exotic" steels is to touch up often. Sharpmaker works fine.

sal

Thanks sal! It’s so cool to hear from the man himself! I don’t have a sharpmaker. I do have the Lansky angle system. What angle should I do touch ups at? 20degrees? And is that the standard angle for most factory Spyderco edges?


Not Sal but the edge bevels are around 15 DPS out of the box.


I highly recommend sharpening it before you use it the 1st time.

Since you have a Lansky set it to 15 DPS and raise a good bur on each side using the coarse stone. That means raise a bur on one side then flip the blade and raise a bur again. Then sharpen as normal from there to what finish you like.

I recommend between 400 and 600 grit for best results.

Touch ups every now and then depending would be fine on a ceramic rod or Sharpmaker...

As far as use goes, just use as you would any other steel really, like S30V as an example and it will be fine.



Here is mine, just use it for cutting down cardboard, I keep it in a cup with pens etc.

I actually just cleaned up the blade after I took the photo, got the glue off (WD-40) then made 2 passes total on my Strop loaded with DMT #6q Compound and hair was flying off my arm again... Doesn't take much at all to maintain S110V really.


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Dwight K Shrute wrote:
Sun Jul 05, 2020 6:57 pm
Hey cambertree! Whoa that video was crazy! Very impressive. I didn’t realize that was even possible with just a knife. I was already excited about my new pm2 but now I can’t wait to cut all my change in half! Saves space!
No worries Dwight. :) Yeah, pretty cool video for sure.

Is this your first PM2? If so, you're in for a treat, my friend. ;) :cool:

You didn't mention what abrasives you had with your Lansky set, but diamond paddles will certainly help.

The Lansky has a 17 degree per side setting, yeah? That might actually be closer to the factory edge angle than 20 dps.
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Welcome to the sickness! You picked a beauty for the first spyderco! I'm carrying the same one right now. Enjoy. It wont be your last.
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Cambertree wrote:
Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:04 am
Dwight K Shrute wrote:
Sun Jul 05, 2020 6:57 pm
Hey cambertree! Whoa that video was crazy! Very impressive. I didn’t realize that was even possible with just a knife. I was already excited about my new pm2 but now I can’t wait to cut all my change in half! Saves space!
No worries Dwight. :) Yeah, pretty cool video for sure.

Is this your first PM2? If so, you're in for a treat, my friend. ;) :cool:

You didn't mention what abrasives you had with your Lansky set, but diamond paddles will certainly help.

The Lansky has a 17 degree per side setting, yeah? That might actually be closer to the factory edge angle than 20 dps.
I have a diamond coarse, a standard 120 coarse, the standard medium, the standard fine 600 grit, and the strop. And yes it’s my first pm2!
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Ankerson wrote:
Sun Jul 05, 2020 10:04 pm
Dwight K Shrute wrote:
Sun Jul 05, 2020 9:53 am
sal wrote:
Sun Jul 05, 2020 8:26 am
Hi Dwight,

Welcome to our forum.

I think the knife will serve you well. S110V is a very special steel. Don't let it get too dull. The best way to maintain these "Exotic" steels is to touch up often. Sharpmaker works fine.

sal

Thanks sal! It’s so cool to hear from the man himself! I don’t have a sharpmaker. I do have the Lansky angle system. What angle should I do touch ups at? 20degrees? And is that the standard angle for most factory Spyderco edges?


Not Sal but the edge bevels are around 15 DPS out of the box.


I highly recommend sharpening it before you use it the 1st time.

Since you have a Lansky set it to 15 DPS and raise a good bur on each side using the coarse stone. That means raise a bur on one side then flip the blade and raise a bur again. Then sharpen as normal from there to what finish you like.

I recommend between 400 and 600 grit for best results.

Touch ups every now and then depending would be fine on a ceramic rod or Sharpmaker...

As far as use goes, just use as you would any other steel really, like S30V as an example and it will be fine.



Here is mine, just use it for cutting down cardboard, I keep it in a cup with pens etc.

I actually just cleaned up the blade after I took the photo, got the glue off (WD-40) then made 2 passes total on my Strop loaded with DMT #6q Compound and hair was flying off my arm again... Doesn't take much at all to maintain S110V really.


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Hey ankerson! My Landry only goes to 17 degrees. I have a diamond coarse, the standard coarse 120, the standard medium, standard fine 600, and the strop attachment. So you recommend sharpening it as soon as I get it? I’ve spent the last two weeks practicing burr sharpening (I’ve sharpened a lot of my buddies cheap knives lol) mostly in CTS bd1n and 8cr. I know s110v is going to be a completely different animal. I don’t have a sharpmaker. But touching it up with my fine stone at 17degrees on the Lansky s should be ok right? I’m assuming you want me to sharpen it right away to set my own angle that I can touch up easily without having to remove material?
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