CF & S90v Manix2 XL and Yojimbo from KW
I'm passing unfortunately. XL is too big, it would end up in the case.
Holland, I noticed you got another S90v Para2! Congrats. I regretted not picking it up, I was hesitant because of the condition and you jumped on it before me. I have yet to have one, at least I have the fluted version to look forward to!
Holland, I noticed you got another S90v Para2! Congrats. I regretted not picking it up, I was hesitant because of the condition and you jumped on it before me. I have yet to have one, at least I have the fluted version to look forward to!
Thanks! im excited to put this one to work! im happy its all scratched up cause i wont feel bad at all adding more scratches to her :D was thinking i might stonewash it? what do you think?FCM415 wrote:I'm passing unfortunately. XL is too big, it would end up in the case.
Holland, I noticed you got another S90v Para2! Congrats. I regretted not picking it up, I was hesitant because of the condition and you jumped on it before me. I have yet to have one, at least I have the fluted version to look forward to!
-Spencer
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All those on the left are fake and need to be sent to me for proper disposal at once :)MCM wrote:Its been a while, looking forward to adding these two to the herd.
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MSRP on the normal satin blade Manix 2 XL is $175. MSRP on the CF/S90v is $275. So I guess we're looking at about a $160-200 out the door price, roughly speaking. If it lands somewhere in the low end of that range I could definitely see myself being tempted. Here's hoping I get a job lined up before preorders open.
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◊ Dragonfly FRN serrated ◊ Endura Gen 1 ◊ Rescue Gen 1 ◊ Endura 4 FFG ◊ Delica 4 half serrated ◊ Mule Team ◊ Spin ◊ Bushcraft UK
◊ S110V Forum Native 5 ◊ Black Nishijin Cricket
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I'm still on the fence about this Yojimbo 2. Not really interested in the XL. If I got the Yo 2 I would have to do the same modifications that I've done to my standard Yo 2, and they took a LOT of work to get it where it is today. I'm not sure if I want to bother with all that again. Then again, that would make this the ultimate Yo 2 for me...It'll probably come down to having the cash when they're released.
~David
Hmm I didn't think about that. Well I hope I was right, but your prices are a lot more likely. I didn't get into Spyderco until after the previous S90V knives had dropped so I was just going off of placement in KW.black wrote:Never!!! Dealers don't price their exclusives like regular production knives. They have their own mark-up. Look at other dealer exckusive runs and not other production Spydercos.
Why not just swap the S90V blade into the G-10 handles? At least for me, I can barely notice the difference between peel-ply CF and peel-ply G-10, for me the big difference in the KW Yo2 will be the S90V blade, that's what I'm really looking forward to.Evil D wrote:I'm still on the fence about this Yojimbo 2. Not really interested in the XL. If I got the Yo 2 I would have to do the same modifications that I've done to my standard Yo 2, and they took a LOT of work to get it where it is today. I'm not sure if I want to bother with all that again. Then again, that would make this the ultimate Yo 2 for me...It'll probably come down to having the cash when they're released.
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Why not just swap the S90V blade into the G-10 handles? At least for me, I can barely notice the difference between peel-ply CF and peel-ply G-10, for me the big difference in the KW Yo2 will be the S90V blade, that's what I'm really looking forward to.
The thought crossed my mind, but I would still have to do some grinding on the tang of the blade to open up the index choil to match the shape of the scales. If I do buy one and modify it, I'll be using the G10 scales as a template to match how much I need to grind off. Also my Yo 2 is out getting a regrind right now, and depending on how that turns out I may not be able to live with the hollow grind, so I'd also be looking at having the S90V reground too. Still, it would make for one crazy good knife. Might have to look into selling off some of my least used knives to ensure I have the cash for this one.
For what it's worth, if you guys haven't handled the XL, it really is a good knife. Even though it's obviously a Manix 2 of sorts, I think there's enough different about it to see it as a completely different model. There are obvious similarities, but even the grip ergonomics felt different to me. It's a good knife, but not one I would EDC, and so not one I would buy.
~David
That grind sounds interesting evil, keep us updated :p
I am excited for these, but definitely at half the rocket boost I was for the para 2 [simply being my fav of all time as much with you all]. And knowing theres another cf para 2 in the future , if these 3 [yo/man/para] crash land around the same time, I will have to do some triage with my funds and allocate it to the para as well. But then again it may end up like you evil, if I have the cash at the time :p
I am excited for these, but definitely at half the rocket boost I was for the para 2 [simply being my fav of all time as much with you all]. And knowing theres another cf para 2 in the future , if these 3 [yo/man/para] crash land around the same time, I will have to do some triage with my funds and allocate it to the para as well. But then again it may end up like you evil, if I have the cash at the time :p
Evil D wrote:The thought crossed my mind, but I would still have to do some grinding on the tang of the blade to open up the index choil to match the shape of the scales. If I do buy one and modify it, I'll be using the G10 scales as a template to match how much I need to grind off. Also my Yo 2 is out getting a regrind right now, and depending on how that turns out I may not be able to live with the hollow grind, so I'd also be looking at having the S90V reground too. Still, it would make for one crazy good knife. Might have to look into selling off some of my least used knives to ensure I have the cash for this one.
For what it's worth, if you guys haven't handled the XL, it really is a good knife. Even though it's obviously a Manix 2 of sorts, I think there's enough different about it to see it as a completely different model. There are obvious similarities, but even the grip ergonomics felt different to me. It's a good knife, but not one I would EDC, and so not one I would buy.