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I own several Manix's and love them.

However, I am in a phase of carrying bigger knives at the moment and don't own an XL... so I'd probably pick the XL right now lol.

Last Black Friday I was able to score a Tasman, a Hawkbill Dragonfly, and a Serrated Native 5 in LC200N. I didn't intend on getting any of these knives, but the prices got so low I couldn't resist! What knives are you looking to get on Black Friday this year? Last year anything serrated, salt, or in...

Can't remember if I posted these on this thread or not. Salt 2 https://i.postimg.cc/RC3Xx4gk/PXL-20230904-181559659.jpg Sanded down the edges of my Crucarta PM2 and just went with a straight blue this time instead of the fade. https://i.postimg.cc/LstFTj1V/PXL-20231015-180308801-2.jpg Your PM2 look...

The lack of versatility is definitely the crux for me. I have a LB salt HB SE and a SS Harpy SE and I really like both of them, but outside very specific applications, the few things they excel in does not make up for all the tasks they suck at. I carried the LB HB as a companion knife for a while,...

I've been a devout Spyderco Hawkbill fan for a long time ( 20 years plus). I've found that using a medium sized, fully serrated Hawkbill like the Harpy model makes a great companion blade to work along side a favorite plain edged EDC blade. One brother mentions "gardening". And yes a full...

vivi wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 01, 2023 11:16 am

here's a better look at my two tone Manix Regular Sized™ scales

Beautiful!

Been recently carrying a Dragonfly with a serrated hawkbill. This has really been growing on me. It is easier to do draw cuts and the curved blade shape helps trap material. I think this definitely stands out in my collection. What is everyone else's experiences with hawkbills? I feel like I've slep...

The OCT 2023 knife rotation ( https://forum.spyderco.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=95567 ) has concluded! Now it is time for the NOV 2023 rotation! My rotation for NOV 2023 is: 1. Spyderco H1 Dragonfly Hawkbill Serrated 2. Spyderco CruWear Paramilitary 2 3. Zero Tolerance 20CV 0562TI 1000002120-0123.j...

It changes, but I really enjoy the Protech Malibu.

Week 5 update! So this is the end of the OCT 2023 knife rotation. I really enjoyed the rotation configuration of 4-5 weeks and 3 knives. It was enough time to get a feel for them, but not long enough to resent them. In terms of rankings, here is how this played out: 2023-10-28 16_43_43-KNIFE RANKING...

posted a coarse edge summary in another thread and figured I should copy it here: Either PE or SE can be given a microserrated edge by using very coarse stones. Of course with SE it can be tough to find a wide variety of coarse stones....you may have to wrap sandpaper around a sharpmaker rod, a rul...

Somehow I missed this one. I don't own many fixed blades and have been looking at snagging an Enuff for a while now. The Stok looks really sweet though.

It's funny how things work. If you asked me a year ago if I would ever own a UKPK I would have said no. If you asked me today I would tell you that it is at the top of my list. Threads like these definitely make it more of a priority. :)

Sharp24/7 wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 21, 2023 11:50 am

The question is which do I get in Cruwear, which in MC, and which in Spy27?

Cru-Wear = Military 2
Magnacut = Manix 2
SPY27 = Para 3

Week 4 update! Nothing crazy to report. The Delica is starting to get more pocket time and its edge is fine. The Bugout is officially starting to snag and the Military 2 is snagging again as well. I regret stropping the Military 2 on Week 2. I think moving forward I am going to run the rotation for ...

Keeping tool steel knives rust free isn't so bad as long as the pivot stays dry. If I cut up, say, an apple with my M4 Chief, I make sure nothing approaches the pivot. That way I don't need to rinse off that area and possibly need to oil it again. This is one of those "how did you not know tha...

I've done the rotation thing for a long time. I usually averaged 6 knives in my rotation and would carry each one for a work week. I decided that this was taking too long to get back to a knife that I had just carried so I changed to a 2-3 day rotation. This meant I would go all the way through 6 k...

I was floored with how good this reveal was. Can't wait to see these trickle into dealers.

Finally! Can't wait to get my hands on this! Screw construction too!

This is what 3 weeks of cutting lemons daily looks like with a K390 Delica. I was able to clean most of it up by using a wire brush. FWIW the pivot area had more rust spots compared to the actual blade. Could have taken better care of it, but a simpler solution is to just avoid cutting wet things wi...