Mat_ski wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:54 pm
I'm not sure if pinky hook is the defining feature of Manix 2. It is not a factor in the way I hold the knife.
I enjoy both Manix 2 and Sage 5 handles. Either works for me, but I prefer Manix 2 mostly for the closed back. I assume Sage with CBBL would also have closed back. Closed back Sage handle would be essentially the same shape as Native 5, which I absolutely love.
For me, the most significant difference between the two is the blade shape. I understand on picture they look very similar, but Sage (at least the one I got) is pretty wide near the tip, while Manix tapers down more aggressively. Maybe this can be quantified in some way (i.e. width to length ratio at % distance from the tip). Sage reminds me of spatula with a tip, while Manix is more like an arrowhead. I prefer the maneuverability of the Manix-type blade. Chaparral is also different form the two, but it is closer to Manix in use (besides the obvious size difference).
Of course for some it may not make any difference, and I'm just being obnoxiously specific.
Can´t really argue with you about Manix 2 vs Sage, cause I only really know the former.
So if you say that their blade shapes are different enough, I believe you of course!
Perhaps though I was not clear enough on the pinky-hook-thing, since you say "it is not a factor the way [you] hold the knife":
- On a scaled down Manix 2 that pinky hook
would have to get a factor for most, other than really small hand sizes, cause as soon as one would not choke up on the choil, the grip area on the handle would get too short for four fingers due to that pinky hook (again, that is on a handle shaped exactly like the Manix 2 handle
but scaled down)
- So imo on the current Manix 2 (in the Manix 2
size) that pinky hook is great, since most (other than really large) hand sizes get locked in on the handle and prevented from sliding backwards.
Make that same knife smaller/shorter, and the pinky hook is just "in the way" for a bit larger hands.
Anyway: I´d totally be for a smaller Manix, exactly like the Manix 2, but only one single thing changed: No pinky hook, or at least pinky hook moved further back, so that still four finger fit comfortably on that handle!