S110V...what's the deal?

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Furious_Toast

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So everyone, I recently came across s110v steel. I've heard of s95vn in sebenzas but never 110. After some quick research I heard that it is something out of us knife guys' dreams. I heard that even when it's annealed it will burn down sander belts like like a diamond file. Is all this hype true? Is the $120 for a spyderco manix in s110v worth it? Please everyone, fill me in because if this really is then I feel like I may be spending a lot of money in the future. Thanks everyone!
 
The Spyderco is definitely worth it. Probably one of the best value folders around at the moment (I say that as someone who wants one, but haven't managed to fit it in my budget yet).
 
The issue with steels like S90V, or S110v is the aspect of finishing not so much grinding.
It can eat up your typical 3M belts (trizacts). But that's what CBN/Diamond belts are for.
Even just giving it a satin finish is a pain.
 
I paid less than $120 for mine and it was used but LNIB plus the seller had reprofiled it and put a nice edge on it which was a plus for me. Very satisfied with the steel and the knife all around so far. INSANE light, great ergonomics, can't rave about it enough. Shop around a bit, unless you REALLY want the knife right now, sign up for emails when the knife gets in stock and pay the normal $110 for it or pick one up for cheaper on the exchange.
Best of luck on finding one for a good price :D
 
S110v manix 2 lw is the best value in folding knives available today IMHO. The only reason I haven't bought 2 or 3 more is because people are having trouble finding them and I dont want to hoard them. I hope by Christmas I can buy a few as gifts. I find it hard to imagine a better 120 dollar knife. I love it for hiking canoeing and genaral screwing off.
 
I used to own quite a few Manix 2s but eventually decided that I really didn't like the knife (YMMV). There have been a couple of review threads here on the Manix 2 LW S110V that are so amazingly positive that I have seriously considered buying one in spite of my general dislike of the knife. So, yes, I would say that the knife, and specifically its edge retention, is at least what it's made out to be.
 
Furious_Toast said:
I think you guys have convinced me to pick one up, but is the edge retention all that it's made out to be?
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Yes and no. In my real world usage the super steels laster longer but the real issue did not come from sharpening but reprofiling.
I've used super steels, and normal steels (normal as in: S30v, CPM 145CM, S35VN, Elmax, etc and super as in: S90V, S110V, K390, high HRC M4 (66.3 hrc), CTS 204P M390 etc).

While you sharpened the regular steels maybe 2/3rds more than the super steels. If you got a chip or a nick on the edge the reprofiling could easily take two to four times the time as a regular steel. Not to mention they were more prone to chipping than the regular steels. Specially S90V... that thing drove me nuts (phil wilson southfork).
 
Furious_Toast said:
...Is all this hype true? Is the $120 for a spyderco manix in s110v worth it? Please everyone, fill me in because if this really is then I feel like I may be spending a lot of money in the future. Thanks everyone!
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Furious_Toast said:
I think you guys have convinced me to pick one up, but is the edge retention all that it's made out to be?
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Oh, absolutely. My Manix 2 S110V is my favorite go-to knife. I bought it when they first came out and I use it multiple times daily. Now, months later, I still have not had to sharpen it or even strop it.

IMHO, that knife is the best knife buy available on the market today.
 
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