Is this the S110V lightweight Manix 2?

TheFactor · #521

Wow impressive ! Thanks for the video man and taking the time to share it with us .
I really liked my Manix 2 s110v but now after seeing the performance I might just buy a couple more :cool:

DougC-3 · #522

Nice video. Thanks for going to the trouble to do it.

MacLaren · #523

Good job Evil.

Brock O Lee · #524

Thanks! Cool test! Looking forward to receive mine. Knifeworks is killing me with their lack of stock though, almost 2 weeks now.

i am travvy · #525

nice vid evil! i agree that this steel is great! holds an amazing edge but the handle just kills it for me.

TheFactor · #526

I love the handle on both my Manix 2's it's actually the frosting on the cake for me .They have a great feel to them and there pretty sturdy . Also like how you can carry them all day and it feels like you have a knife less then half the size in your pocket .

i am travvy · #527

dont get me wrong the ergos are perfect. my hand fits perfectly and is very comfortable on the manix. i just dont like the way it feels. sitting here and feeling my endura and manix i think i know what it is. the frn on the endura seems to have a slight texture to it while the manix's is smooth, slippery kinda. and i think its because of the liners but the endura's handle just seems more sturdy.

TheFactor · #528

I understand everyone has a different feel for there knives and what they personally like . That's one of many things that's great about Spyderco is there's so many options and knifes to choose from .

MadRookie · #529

Good informative vid David.

Thx

:)

Ankerson · #530

Mine is shipping today. :cool: :D

wrdwrght · #531

Mine should be here tomorrow and your convincing vid, David, has me all the more enthused. Thanks for sharing.

Ankerson · #532

wrdwrght wrote:Mine should be here tomorrow and your convincing vid, David, has me all the more enthused. Thanks for sharing.

Yeah that stuff he was cutting is very hard to cut as he said and can be rough on knife edges. :D

rodloos · #533

Brock O Lee wrote:Thanks! Cool test! Looking forward to receive mine. Knifeworks is killing me with their lack of stock though, almost 2 weeks now.

I ordered mine from KW the day they put them up, but wasn't quick enough to be included in their first shipment and was placed in the pre-order queue. Got an email yesterday that mine is on the way though, so they did get some more in (I did also pick one up from National Knives in the meantime, just to be *sure* I got one :) ).

Blerv · #534

Ankerson wrote:Mine is shipping today. :cool: :D

How is your recovery coming? I would say "don't over-do it with the cutting" but we all know you would ignore it :p :)

Evil D · #535

wrdwrght wrote:Mine should be here tomorrow and your convincing vid, David, has me all the more enthused. Thanks for sharing.

Ankerson wrote:Yeah that stuff he was cutting is very hard to cut as he said and can be rough on knife edges. :D

I'm always careful, because peoples tastes differ quite a bit, but when I feel this confident in the performance of a knife, it's really hard not to sing it's praises. I'm a pretty **** picky person so if I'm this satisfied with something, I think most other people will be too. Like I said, I really don't know if I'd want this knife in G10 now. It's a tough call. I've never cared THAT much about the weight of my knives, but I definitely don't mind them being lighter as opposed to heavier. Aside from the scale-to-scale inward flexing like I showed in that video, the handle doesn't feel any less sturdy to me than my Stretch does. One of my struggles between the Para 2 and Manix 2 was always that the Para was noticeably lighter than the Manix...but this is definitely a one up for the Manix. There definitely is some texture/feel difference between this FRN and Japan FRN, but not enough that it takes anything away for me personally. I'm considering taking some sandpaper to the outside "ring" of the handle...just the spine portion and all the way around to the bottom grip area, but stopping before you get into the bidirectional texture area. Just enough to rough it up a little, sort of like rough micarta but not that rough. We'll see.

In a perfect world, they'd do this knife in solid G10 slabs and only use those tiny litte 8 shaped liners around the pivot, and that's it. Keep the wire clip. Then, I think I would like it that much more. It would be similar in weight, and much more moddable in the handle area. That's about the only way I think I'd prefer G10.

Ankerson · #536

Blerv wrote:How is your recovery coming? I would say "don't over-do it with the cutting" but we all know you would ignore it :p :)

I start physical therapy tomorrow so we will see. :)

Evil D · #537

kwakster wrote:At the last Amsterdam Meet Sal told us that S110V steel ranked lower in the edge holding department than S90V steel.
I'm still wondering by what margin.

I'm just curious why 110 got the nod for standard production over 90....?

Ankerson · #538

kwakster wrote:At the last Amsterdam Meet Sal told us that S110V steel ranked lower in the edge holding department than S90V steel.
I'm still wondering by what margin.

I think that was back when they were having some problems with it, it's not exactly easy to work with or to heat treat, but that was early on if I can remember right.

Best to let Sal ring in on it though.

Brock O Lee · #539

rodloos wrote:Got an email yesterday that mine is on the way though, so they did get some more in.

You're right, I got my shipping notice from KW a few mins ago... Now 5-7 days to this corner of the world if all goes according to plan.

Donut · #540

Ankerson wrote:I start physical therapy tomorrow so we will see. :)

Just convince them to add cut testing into your routine. :)

Two birds with one stone.