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Spyderco CPM S110V MIlitary Full Review
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Well, I took the plunge and ordered my "blurple" S110V Military just now. I'm a bit nervous about maintaining the edge over time (my sole sharpener is my Sharpmaker with standard rods). I've never owned a knife with steel this abrasion-resistant, but I would rather be able to maintain it myself than have to send it in for sharpening. But I figure what the heck; nothing ventured, nothing gained, right? I do love the Military model in general already, this will add a new dimension to it.
Jim
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Light touch ups every now and then are all that is really needed. :thumbup:
The Sharpmaker will work fine.
Thanks, Jim!
I received my new knife yesterday, and it is awesome. Thanks to you and this thread. Unfortunately, I don't have the means to post photos online. I've only ever posted one photo on the Internet in my life, (my Facebook pic), and I'm hardly ever on there.
I like the handle color. I've never had a blue or purple-handled knife before. It's actually darker than I expected; I would actually classify mine as more dark purple (?) than blue. I'm not sure if the color will fade over time, but no matter.
Since my use will be nowhere near what you've put yours through, it will probably be awhile before I need to touch it up, but it's great to have this knife anyway. I really like the upgrades, too. As much as I still love my S30V Military, this one just feels more 'solid', if that makes any sense.
I am letting my CRK large Insingo take a rest for the time being, which I thought would never happen.
Jim
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Thanks, Jim!
I received my new knife yesterday, and it is awesome. Thanks to you and this thread. Unfortunately, I don't have the means to post photos online. I've only ever posted one photo on the Internet in my life, (my Facebook pic), and I'm hardly ever on there.
I like the handle color. I've never had a blue or purple-handled knife before. It's actually darker than I expected; I would actually classify mine as more dark purple (?) than blue. I'm not sure if the color will fade over time, but no matter.
Since my use will be nowhere near what you've put yours through, it will probably be awhile before I need to touch it up, but it's great to have this knife anyway. I really like the upgrades, too. As much as I still love my S30V Military, this one just feels more 'solid', if that makes any sense.
I am letting my CRK large Insingo take a rest for the time being, which I thought would never happen.
Jim
Glad you are enjoying it. :thumbup:
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Jim, are you mounting those moldmasters on plates yourself? I have factory ep in duplicate and a set of shapton glass. Was about to get a few atoma but would try the moldmasters if someone is mounting them.
Gonna take the plunge on one of these blurple beasts, you were right about the K2, I am sure you are right about this.
Russ
Gonna take the plunge on one of these blurple beasts, you were right about the K2, I am sure you are right about this.
Russ
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Normally I'm not a necro-poster, but I had to revive this thread as I'm considering getting one of these for designated cardboard breakdown duty at our house!
I had 2 quick questions:
How is the steel holding up for you guys now, and
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I was wondering how you would compare this steel to the ZDP-189 in an Endura in terms of edge retention and durability? I have had the ZDP Endura and it did a great job, but if I'm going to opt for just a single knife do turn the tremendous amount of cardboard we get into kindling, then I want to make sure I get the right steel!
Thanks in advance everyone!
P.S. I'm not sure this matters, but it looks like the new S110V Milli's have the silver pocket clip. I think that looks WAY better than the black, but it wouldn't have been a deal-breaker either way.
I had 2 quick questions:
How is the steel holding up for you guys now, and
Ankerson
I was wondering how you would compare this steel to the ZDP-189 in an Endura in terms of edge retention and durability? I have had the ZDP Endura and it did a great job, but if I'm going to opt for just a single knife do turn the tremendous amount of cardboard we get into kindling, then I want to make sure I get the right steel!Thanks in advance everyone!
P.S. I'm not sure this matters, but it looks like the new S110V Milli's have the silver pocket clip. I think that looks WAY better than the black, but it wouldn't have been a deal-breaker either way.
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Normally I'm not a necro-poster, but I had to revive this thread as I'm considering getting one of these for designated cardboard breakdown duty at our house!
I had 2 quick questions:
How is the steel holding up for you guys now, and
Thanks in advance everyone!
P.S. I'm not sure this matters, but it looks like the new S110V Milli's have the silver pocket clip. I think that looks WAY better than the black, but it wouldn't have been a deal-breaker either way.
They aren't even on the same planet as far as edge retention goes, S110V is MUCH better.
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I get good results on my Military in S110V with a DMT ultra-coarse (220 grit) Dia-Sharp, followed by a few finishing strokes on a DMT fine (red, 600 grit).
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I've found a DMT ultra coarse (220 grit) works great, followed by finishing on a DMT red (600 grit). Mostly though a few strokes on the red keeps that hair-popping edge. S110V is amazing steel.
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I do that a lot, apparently
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There are worse crimes!I do that a lot, apparently
This has been a long time waiting for the Military in S110V to come out.
Got it last week and been working on testing it on 5/8" Manila rope, cardboard, Zip Ties, Wood, and Power Cord.
Reprofiled to 15 Degrees per side and sharpened to 400 grit silicon carbide finish (40 Micron).
1st up is the rope, cut 5/8" manila rope until 20 lbs of downforce was reached making draw cuts. It made 1,080 cuts with no edge damage and would slice phone book paper after testing.
Sharpened the knife back up after the rope stage.
Next up was cardboard, cut 6,000 linear ft of cardboard checking every 500 ft for phone book paper sharpness, would still slice phone book paper after this stage, zero edge damage.
Next was wood, tested to check for edge strength, no edge damage was noticed and will still slice phone book paper.
Next up was 175# zip ties, no edge damage and still slicing phone book paper.
Last stage was Power Cord, no edge damage and still slicing phone book paper.
Conclusion:
Performance was excellent and suffered no edge damage. Fit and finish was good, no blade play noticed in testing.
What a master at work!