How is the Manix 2's CTS-BD1 stacking up vs. other steels?

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Well, the translucent Manix 2 has been "out" in measurable but limited numbers for a while now, so I figure some of you have put this blade through its paces.

How does this steel in this knife compare to some common benchmarks in edge retention, ease of sharpening, ease of reprofiling, minimum practical edge angle, tendency to roll rather than chip or vice versa, etc.?
 
I am very interested to see the outcome of this thread, I have been thinking the same thing. I want a Manix, and the ultralight looks like it would be a nice EDCer, but it's just that steel that is worrying me.

-orangish ducktape
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“Simplicate, and add lightness”
-Colin Chapman
 
I've had the translucent Manix 2 for about a month, and I try to carry and use it everyday. The steel is a high polished finish and looks amazing, very sharp out of box. The knife is so light if it were not for being so much wider than other EDCers I carry I wouldn't know the knife was there. Nutnfancy should have a review coming up, he did stab it in snow overnight with no issues.
 
orangish ducktape said:
I am very interested to see the outcome of this thread, I have been thinking the same thing. I want a Manix, and the ultralight looks like it would be a nice EDCer, but it's just that steel that is worrying me.

-orangish ducktape
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“Simplicate, and add lightness”
-Colin Chapman
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What is worrying you exactly?
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/756606-CTS-BD1-Steel-(Mule-Team-MT109P)
See if you can track down Ankersons video, it explains a lot. I th the steel performs pretty well myself. It's easy to sharpen on minimal equipment and holds a reasonably good edge. It's not Elmax or CPM-S90V, but for what you are paying for, it does really well.
 
I find it holds it's initial, hair-splitting edge very well, but goes downhill very rapidly once that's gone. Seems very easy to resharpen and reprofile. I haven't used it particularly hard, so I've had no rolling or chipping, but if I had to guess I'd say it would probably roll before it chipped. It really likes to take a burr that you can worry back and forth for quite a while, but if you strop it on cardboard or an unloaded leather belt that seems to take care of it nicely. Others may have more insight, but that's what I've noticed from light use.
 
I might add, it reminds me a bit of Kershaw Sandvik 14c28n, but seems a bit worse in edge retention and a bit easier to sharpen.
 
Hm.. Okay, So I May Not Be The BEST Person To Answer This Question... But My UKPK Has The SAME Steel.. So .. Here I Am.

Anyways....
Really Easy To Sharpen.
Will Get Razor Sharp.
I Love A Nice Polished Edge As This Helps It Hold The Edge Longer, And It's Just Sharper.

I Think It's A Great Steel, And At The Price You're Paying For It, You Can't Beat It.
 
There was a Mule in this steel. You can search for reports/test results on that blade for additional input.
 
From reading other posts on this and other forums over the years, it is supposed to be 30-degree inclusive/15-degrees per side, brand new.
 
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