Manix 2 Carpenter

[insaneinmate]

My orange manix had much less tension out of box than my XHP. And the Ball engages farther into the tang on the orange (updated model)

[mwmccormick]

How'd you get that??

OOPS, typo, wishful thinking :D

[A.P.F.]

Heh, all the furor over spring tension and tang ramps is reminding me of the story of the Princess and the Pea. My question in all this is whether anyone has managed to replicate Jim's (Ankerson) failure in any variation of Manix 2. Just curious. :)

[AKWolf]

I think the XHP Manix2 is so uber, that I gave away my Smurff Blue one :) :spyder:

[JNewell]

My orange manix had much less tension out of box than my XHP. And the Ball engages farther into the tang on the orange (updated model)

Good info - sounds like sample variation then. :spyder: That's one of the great things about being able to exchange information here.

[JNewell]

Heh, all the furor over spring tension and tang ramps is reminding me of the story of the Princess and the Pea. My question in all this is whether anyone has managed to replicate Jim's (Ankerson) failure in any variation of Manix 2. Just curious. :)

Send me one of your knives and I've give it a whack. I'll even post it on YouTube and credit you as the donor. :D

[JNewell]

Heh, all the furor over spring tension and tang ramps is reminding me of the story of the Princess and the Pea. My question in all this is whether anyone has managed to replicate Jim's (Ankerson) failure in any variation of Manix 2. Just curious. :)

The post by Sal that Simsmac linked to seems to say that Spyderco did manage to replicate the failure (I've quoted the post into this thread below). I still think that the Manix 2 is more than strong enough for anything but the most exceptional post-apocalypse emergencies. I have never had any concerns about the lock or this knife. :spyder:

Hi guys,

While we appreciate the support, we prefer not to try to discredit competitors on the Spyderco forums. Your cooperation is appreciated.

thanx.

As far as the Manix, there will be some adjustments made to the ball travel on the ramp. I don't think it's anhything you will be able to see, but the changes permit the model to take Mr. Ankerson's "overstrike test" and not defeat.

We broke many samples of the Manix to study this question. We were able to duplicate the break and we're making adjustments. We were not able to duplicate the damage done to the knife in the amount of strikes indicated. We could get the tang to deform and coin, like Mr. Ankerrsons sample, but it took far more strikes than the 5 shown.

We were able to duplicate the damage done to the tang and the liners, but not without taking the knife apart, relocating the ball and re-striking.

We have many thousands of Manix2 models all over the world performing hard use cutting daily, with no complaints.

sal

[Simsmac]

Yeah, most of the forumites agreed with Sal that the over-strike test is not something that would happen during normal (read: proper) use of the knife. The fact that they fixed the problem anyway just goes to show how great a company Spyderco is.

[JNewell]

+1. Even spine whacks are essentially meaningless in terms of practical use... :eek:

[angusW]

I thought spine whacks were how the Manix 2 was suppose to be used. You mean I've been doing wrong all this time? :D

mwmccormick, I have the same one in my pocket and find it to be quite remarkable. Whether it's the uber Manix 2 or not is up to personal preference but I'm diggin' the CTS-XHP steel it uses. Love the FG slabs as well. You made a good choice in purchasing it.

[JNewell]

Yeah, if you push down hard enough on the spine you can cut things...sorta...if not, club it to death... :p :rolleyes: :D

Based purely on my own knives (I have one or more of all the sprint/LE versions other than the Stag Arms LE and a couple of production versions, but beware of sample variation), I think the best overall version is the S90V sprint and the best build quality is the orange CS LE.

[FLYBYU44]

The only Manix I have owned is a CHP version, I love it personally. It never rusts, holds an edge for a long time and is decently easy to sharpen. I've used it as my EDC knife for several months now.

[A.P.F.]

Send me one of your knives and I've give it a whack. I'll even post it on YouTube and credit you as the donor. :D

Hehe, I cringe when I see a spine whack on any knife, never-mind my own!

The post by Sal that Simsmac linked to seems to say that Spyderco did manage to replicate the failure (I've quoted the post into this thread below). I still think that the Manix 2 is more than strong enough for anything but the most exceptional post-apocalypse emergencies. I have never had any concerns about the lock or this knife. :spyder:

Neither have I, JN. Even though mine are early iterations, I have tried everything short of beating the spine on a brick to get them to fail and I haven't managed to yet.

[RedRunner]

The manix2, all variant's, is a tough knife. It's silly to think that through some brutal test we conclude it's weak. You can say that about all the Spyderco knives I have and I assume most if not all of their line-up. It's a great product.

For me the nice feature of the Manix 2 is the big handle which gives it the feel of a fixed blade and the blade is big and meaty. Quite a nice knife.

As far as the tension on the lock, I will say it does loosen up. I can operate my EDC CF/S90V one handed (to close or flip open, holding the level back). The flipping is for fun - the spydie hole is much more appropriate for opening.