Recommendation? Manix 2 with G-10 (dark blue ) S110V , found a great deal and it's on the way ...but now second guessing the steel .

BlindMouse2of3 said:
If you decide you need to part with the manix 2 because it just isn't for you let me know I was tempted with the model when I bought the native. Kinda wish I went that route.
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Unless there's something really wrong with it , probably be keeper and one I'll actually carry and use .

I have a Manix 2 LW and an XL . Love them both . Ball bearing lock is my 2nd favorite lock system ! 😍
 
BTW, DocJD DocJD - when I bought mine it was the only non-sprint M2 with skeletonized liners - which I cool. Haven’t followed the market - don’t know if it’s still true.

My very first modern knife was a lined S110v native 5 (in 2017, now discontinued). I’m still very fond of that one … I added several s110v Manix 2, Militaries and PM2 since then, never an issue.
 
So...if I understand correctly , for Spyderco S110V models only , all the handles are this same dark blue / "burple" color ? 🤓
ferider said:
BTW, DocJD DocJD - when I bought mine it was the only non-sprint M2 with skeletonized liners - which I cool. Haven’t followed the market - don’t know if it’s still true.

My very first modern knife was a lined S110v native 5 (in 2017, now discontinued). I’m still very fond of that one … I added several s110v Manix 2, Militaries and PM2 since then, never an issue.
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I have an S110V millie that I use frequently. I have been gentle on it and conscious of what im cutting and cutting against and its remained shaving sharp for years. Light EDC and a ton of kitchen use. I started carrying it more recently as I am trying to rotate and give all my millie sprints some pocket time.

Last week we were at a brewery around a fire pit and the dudes that work there were struggling to light LARGE split pieces of wood with paper towels and cardboard. A couple beers in, I popped the S110v millie out of the pocket, opened it, looked at it, took a deep breath and went to town.

I shaved a boat load of curls off this dry seasoned, dirty, nasty split log. Then feathered up every corner and edge I could. Folded and pocketed the Millie and got that fire roaring.

The next day I opened the knife to check the blade, worried about micro chipping or anything similar. To my amazement it still would shave. It wasnt a smooth shave and would pull many of my arm hairs. The edge still glided smoothly through a piece of notebook paper. I think it woukd have held that working edge forever.

Just because, I used a dmt diafold (looks like a balisong with rough and fine grit on each side). To touch it up. Free handed 10/9/8/7/6/5/4/3/2/1 strokes per side on rough and then the same on fine. Hit the stop for 6 passes a side and done. It shaved like a mach 3 razor.

Im very impressed with it. Ive been thinking of getting another knife in S110V. Because it worked great. Im much more confident in the steel now
 
Riz! said:
I have an S110V millie that I use frequently. I have been gentle on it and conscious of what im cutting and cutting against and its remained shaving sharp for years. Light EDC and a ton of kitchen use. I started carrying it more recently as I am trying to rotate and give all my millie sprints some pocket time.

Last week we were at a brewery around a fire pit and the dudes that work there were struggling to light LARGE split pieces of wood with paper towels and cardboard. A couple beers in, I popped the S110v millie out of the pocket, opened it, looked at it, took a deep breath and went to town.

I shaved a boat load of curls off this dry seasoned, dirty, nasty split log. Then feathered up every corner and edge I could. Folded and pocketed the Millie and got that fire roaring.

The next day I opened the knife to check the blade, worried about micro chipping or anything similar. To my amazement it still would shave. It wasnt a smooth shave and would pull many of my arm hairs. The edge still glided smoothly through a piece of notebook paper. I think it woukd have held that working edge forever.

Just because, I used a dmt diafold (looks like a balisong with rough and fine grit on each side). To touch it up. Free handed 10/9/8/7/6/5/4/3/2/1 strokes per side on rough and then the same on fine. Hit the stop for 6 passes a side and done. It shaved like a mach 3 razor.

Im very impressed with it. Ive been thinking of getting another knife in S110V. Because it worked great. Im much more confident in the steel now
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Thanks ! Great story and very encouraging . :cool:

Now, I'm really looking forward to trying out my new "super " knife ! 😌
 
Doc, oldie but goldie: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads...ed-on-edge-retention-cutting-5-8-rope.793481/

"Steel - # of cuts - Model - HRC Hardness - Geometry Measurement -

CPM 10V - 2400 - Phil Wilson Coyote Meadow - 64.5 RC - .004" behind the edge
CPM S125V - 2340 - Phil Wilson Bow River - 62.5 RC - .006" behind the edge
CPM S125V - 1960 - Big Chris Custom - 63.5 RC - .006 behind the edge
MAXAMET - 1940 - Spyderco MT-24 - 67-68 RC - .018" Behind the edge
CPM 10V - 1180 - Darrin Sanders Custom - 63 RC - .012" behind the edge
S110V - 1120 - Manix 2 - 62 RC - Regrind to .005" behind the edge.
CPM 10V - 1100 - Spyderco/Farid K2 - 63 HRC - .020" behind the edge.
CPM S110V - 1080 - Spyderco Military - 63-64 RC - .020" Behind the edge
CPM 20CV - 960 - Michael Raymond Starlit - 62 RC - .007" - .008" behind the edge
Z-A11 - 880 - Darrion Sanders Custom - 62.5 RC - .020" behind the edge/.070" spine thickness.
REX-45 - 840 - Spyderco Military - (? HRC) - .023" behind the edge
K390 - 820 - Mule - 62-64 RC
CPM S35VN - 760 - Darrin Sanders Custom - 62 - 62.5 RC - .006" behind the edge
CPM 4V - 740 - Big Chris Custom - 63 RC - .008" - .010" Behind the edge.
CPM M4 - 740 - Phil Wilson Custom - 65 RC - .015" Behind the edge.
S110V - 720 - Manix 2 - 62 RC - .030" behind the edge
Cru-Wear - 700 - Phil Wilson Custom Bow River - 63 RC - .005" behind the edge.
S30V - 620 - Michael Raymond Estrella Custom - 60.5 - 61 RC - .006" behind the edge
S110V - 600 - Mule - 60 RC - .015" -.018" behind the edge.
S90V - 600 - Benchmade 940-1 - 59-61 RC - .018" Behind the edge.
S35VN - 560 - Fiddleback Forge Kephart - 60-61 RC - .015" Behind the Edge.
CTS-XHP - 540 - Cold Steel Ultimate Hunter - 63.5 RC - .020" behind the edge
CPM M4 - 500 - Spyderco Gayle Bradley - 62.5 - .022" behind the edge
S90V - 460 - Military - 60 RC
S90V/CPM 154 - Para 2 - 460 - ? RC
White Steel Laminate - 460 - HSC Custom - 63-64 HRC - .020" behind the edge
RWL-34 - Mule Team 22 - 440 - 61-62 RC - .020" Behind the edge
CTS 204P - 420 - Para 2
ZDP -189 - 420 - Endura 4 - 65 RC
Niolox - 420 - LX Blades - 59 - 59.5 RC - .006" behind the edge
BD1N - 420 - Phil Wilson - 60 HRC - .020" behind the edge
M390 - 400 - Benchmade 810-1401 Contego 60-62 RC
M390 - 380 - Military - 61 RC
ELMAX - 340 - ZT 0770CF - ? RC
ELMAX - 340 - Para 2 - ? RC
AEB-L - 340 - Tim Johnson Custom - 60 RC - .006" behind the edge
HAP-40 - 320 - Spyderco Endura - ? RC - .024" behind the edge
S35VN - 320 - Chris Reeve Sebenza 25 - ? RC - .021" behind the edge
CruForgeV - 300 - Bluntcut Custom - 62 HRC - .012" behind the edge
S30V - 300 - Military - 60 RC
PSF-27 - 280 - MT-19 - ? RC
Cru-Wear - 260 - Military - ? RC
CTS-XHP - 240 - Military - 60.5 RC
CTS-B75P - 240 - Mule
Sleipner - 240 - LionSteel PM2
Dozier D2 - 220 - Dozier K2
ELMAX - 220 - Mule - 58.5 RC
VG-10 - 160 - Stretch
AUS-8A - 160 - Recon 1
12c27 MOD - 120 - Opinel #8 - .012" behind the edge
XC90 - 80 - Opinel #8 - .012" behind the edge"
 
They’ve always been Blurple…..at least the 5 that I own have been. (Love S110V.)
 
It just looks navy blue to me, unless the sun hits it just right, then its blurple
 
This is kind of a weird use, but I used my S110v Para 2 to chop really hard pills in half against a wooden desk for a few months. After all that chopping through and slamming into the desk underneath it, it just blunted the edge a bit, but it never chipped at all. I wouldn't have done that normally, and kind of regret it, but I planned to reprofile it to a lower edge angle anyway, so I wasn't too worried about keeping the edge up. However then I got lazy and still haven't sharpened it yet haha. It still has a useful working edge though, razor sharp everywhere except for where I'd cut those puppies up.
 
DocJD said:

Video just to show the knife , not for content .

My concern is for the steel , S110V . Seems like mixed reviews , but many chipping problems .

(Yeah , did my research ,mostly after the purchase . Not the best way ! :rolleyes:) But , hey , BNIB for ~$120 !

So: great hardness and ER , but fragile ? So then , carefully cut mainly soft stuff ,or ....? :confused:

I have always avoided the super hard , high ER types in favor of toughness ; but thought I'd try a small folder .Toughness maybe less critical .

Do I have reason to be worried ? 🥺
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Well, if you are just going to throw ziptie on it and keep it for mallninjary, what does it matter if the steel sucks? 😁

I kid, sort of.....

The S110v PM2 I had came used with a tiny bit broken off the tip. So yeah, I took it to be a little more brittle. Fixed the tip and used it bit, not enough to draw any major conclusions, just normal EDC stuff. It did not chip anymore though. Only reason I sold it was because I already had 3 other PM2s at the time.

S110v was the hot steel, but a while ago. Lots of info out there on the stuff.

I say use it and see how it goes. Use it as a normal folding knife though, not one of your Cold Steel pocket brick smashinators 😂:D;)
 
LimpCroissant said:
This is kind of a weird use, but I used my S110v Para 2 to chop really hard pills in half against a wooden desk for a few months. After all that chopping through and slamming into the desk underneath it, it just blunted the edge a bit, but it never chipped at all. I wouldn't have done that normally, and kind of regret it, but I planned to reprofile it to a lower edge angle anyway, so I wasn't too worried about keeping the edge up. However then I got lazy and still haven't sharpened it yet haha. It still has a useful working edge though, razor sharp everywhere except for where I'd cut those puppies up.
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They do make pill splitters .

Mostly useful for not having ,the halves , shoot off , onto the floor . Lost forever . 🤬
 
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