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No...seriously.
I purchased it on a whim about three weeks ago. I was screwing around and i thought to myself, "Well, self, here's this knife in front of you, and you like knives. You especially like Spyderco knives, and this happens to be a spyderco... People give it good reviews, so why not just give it a shot?" Makes sense, right?
Well, that day I just happened to be carrying my Manix 2 G10- S110v. The comparison was immediately there. roughly the same size, but the Tenacious had a longer cutting edge due to lack of choil, so it really maxes the blade length better. It's much shorter than my PM2, and also has a longer cutting edge by a good margin.
I do think my PM2 and M2 came out of the box with smooth operation, but a little Militec and open/close a could dozen times, and the Tenacious is as smooth as anyone could ever need. The crazy thing is, I can get the Tenacious sharper on my Sharpmaker than either of the other two knives. The only Spyderco I have that I can get sharper is my Delica, and even then, it's close. The Tenacious flicks open more easily than the others.
I can't believe the quality of fit/finish on a knife at this price point. Centering was perfect. It has the same countersunk screws as my PM2 and my M2.
I'm just in shock that for 1/3 the price of my Manix or PM2, I actually find myself carrying the Tenacious just as much... maybe.... could it be... more? Is that possible?
Of course, now I need a Persistence, Resilience, and Ambitious.
Edit to add:
I feel like I'm butchering a scared cow here, so let me clarify before you all see fit to murder me. I am not downing the PM2, nor the Manix. They are iconic knives for a good reason. They are truly excellent. The Manix still feels more "substantial" and I think is the all star of my knife collection just because it checks every single box for me. But that doesn't stop the Tenacious from being an amazing knife in its own right.
I purchased it on a whim about three weeks ago. I was screwing around and i thought to myself, "Well, self, here's this knife in front of you, and you like knives. You especially like Spyderco knives, and this happens to be a spyderco... People give it good reviews, so why not just give it a shot?" Makes sense, right?
Well, that day I just happened to be carrying my Manix 2 G10- S110v. The comparison was immediately there. roughly the same size, but the Tenacious had a longer cutting edge due to lack of choil, so it really maxes the blade length better. It's much shorter than my PM2, and also has a longer cutting edge by a good margin.
I do think my PM2 and M2 came out of the box with smooth operation, but a little Militec and open/close a could dozen times, and the Tenacious is as smooth as anyone could ever need. The crazy thing is, I can get the Tenacious sharper on my Sharpmaker than either of the other two knives. The only Spyderco I have that I can get sharper is my Delica, and even then, it's close. The Tenacious flicks open more easily than the others.
I can't believe the quality of fit/finish on a knife at this price point. Centering was perfect. It has the same countersunk screws as my PM2 and my M2.
I'm just in shock that for 1/3 the price of my Manix or PM2, I actually find myself carrying the Tenacious just as much... maybe.... could it be... more? Is that possible?
Of course, now I need a Persistence, Resilience, and Ambitious.
Edit to add:
I feel like I'm butchering a scared cow here, so let me clarify before you all see fit to murder me. I am not downing the PM2, nor the Manix. They are iconic knives for a good reason. They are truly excellent. The Manix still feels more "substantial" and I think is the all star of my knife collection just because it checks every single box for me. But that doesn't stop the Tenacious from being an amazing knife in its own right.
