Shallot 110v..........

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clockman

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I finally found a Shallot 110v pe. Ive been lookin for 1 for 1 1/2 yrs.

If you have 1 how do you like yours? Is 110v better than s90v if you also have a

knife in s90v? I think I already know the answer...Id like to hear your

comments. :D
 
It looks like an ordinary shallot, except you have S110V marked on the blade. My brother used to have one, but those slippery SS scales only aided its disappearance.

They were a great deal back in the day. I don't think there has ever been a S110V production knife in any appreciable quantity.
 
Awesome stuff. Not wild about the platform but it's just about the only game in town. Short version: like S90V on steroids, but cutting and sharpening. I did like it enough to buy the PE ZDP version as a twin, which probably tells you more than anything else about how I liked it.
 
I had one listed for sale a while ago.
I had a hell of time selling it, no one wanted it. I had to almost give it away.
 
I have a combo edge still NIB. Never carried or used it. I'ts a keeper for sure. I'm still looking for a PE model though. That is one thing that I do love about Kershaw and Spyderco both, they always mix it up with awesome steel choices. I really hope this trend continues with these 2 companies in particular.

ericb445 said:
I had one listed for sale a while ago.
I had a hell of time selling it, no one wanted it. I had to almost give it away.
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That's frustrating I can relate.

2brothers said:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=596842
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Thanks, I did see that a while back. Darn fine pile of awesomeness you have there.
 
ericb445 said:
I had one listed for sale a while ago.
I had a hell of time selling it, no one wanted it. I had to almost give it away.
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Ditto.

S110V is very strong and holds a good edge but it's a bear to sharpen. Corrosion resistance is also good.
 
I like mine - despite the fact that I hate recurves. It does not seem to get "wicked sharp" but it does seem to stay "working sharp" forever. I don't have any S90V to compare it to however.

Note I also heavily reprofiled the handles to make it actually fit my hand, so now it is one ugly ugly knife - but it's my go-to folder for hard work.
 
For the price, it's definitely worth the money. However, I believe the heat treatment doesn't bring out the knife's true potential. IIRC, it's HRC 58, which is so-so. I feel the edge tends to roll over rather than chip, and it simply refuses to take a razor edge(the carbides probably have something to do with that). The recurve is cool, but makes it a tad difficult to sharpen and strop. I find the blade itself to be a little thick, so it might be worth it to have it reground and reprofiled.

At some point in the future I might have the blade heat treated again to about HRC 64 and regrind and remove the recurve from it. After all that, it ought to be quite a slicer.
 
I got one from Dave (Kershawguy) a while back before he ran out. Dang I wish I would have atleast gotten one more. The only other production knife I know of to use s110v is that TAD/Strider dive knife. Its very cool stuff. If you need a knife to keep a working edge for a few days of hard work there is nothing else on the market like it IMO.
 
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