AStone
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You win a Spyderco Manix 2!Arf said:
Er, I mean box. I'll send you the box it came in.
Thanks for your input, Stainz. Always good to see you and read your advice.
May be a little late for me, but others will benefit.
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Er, I mean box. I'll send you the box it came in.
Thanks for your input, Stainz. Always good to see you and read your advice.
May be a little late for me, but others will benefit.
Maverick223
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Bummer, how come I never win anything...and I need a nice box...[grumble, grumble, grumble].
AStone
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My review is long overdue.
Got busy. (Closing a business, moving ...)
Suffice to say so far, one of the best knives I've ever owned.
Traded my Benchmade Osborne to pay off a debt. (Don't miss it.)
Have already become ambidextrous with it, opening it easily with both hands.
Also, this Manix 2 is the sharpest freaking blade I've ever owned. Have cut myself 3 times in 48 hours (didn't do that even once with the Benchmade in 4 years) simply by "touching" my skin with this blade.
In two cases, took a long time to stop the bleeding (though not much blood loss, just little bleeders). Part of the problem is, I haven't yet adjusted to the new angles and depth of the blade. Cuts I used to make with the smaller Benchmade have more blade behind them, so I underestimate the cut, so to speak. It's a razor with a sharp learning curve, but I'm learning quickly.
I hope I can learn to sharpen it well enough to maintain that edge.
(Yes, I know; see the sticky.)
My only concern so far (other than a fading fear of losing a finger): that G10 is likely to wear out my pants pocket. Probably going to have to put some epoxy on it under the clip to smooth it out.
Basic knife safety says "cut away from yourself". 
AStone
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^ laughs
Yeah, got that one when I was, like, maybe 4. Dad taught me.
Two of three cuts happened as "nicks" while not really cutting anything, but switching hands after doing a cut. For example, after cutting open a plastic package (<rant on> whotf designs heavy plastic packaging with complex angles that requires such a sharp knife to get to the new product you just purchased
<rant off> ), I was switching hands with the knife while holding said package and got a little too close to the back of me finger with the blade tip (small slice, very clean; smooth edge cuts don't clot as quickly because blood clotting platelets (thrombocytes) cling better to jagged edges).
The one time I was cutting "toward" myself was during a bad habit I picked up from my dad, also: one-handed harvesting vegetables = holding the knife cradled in 4 fingers with a plant stem (in this case, kale) between blade & thumb, breaking stem with thumb over blade, which cuts below thumb.
Always worked with the benchmade - never a cut - in part because it's a smaller knife - well, more slim, AND never wore an edge this sharp. It was sharp, but not like this quasi-razor.
With the M2, the blade was too big for it to work well, even with extra care.
Funny thing though: it only takes me once to learn a lesson involving me blood.
Yeah, got that one when I was, like, maybe 4. Dad taught me.
Two of three cuts happened as "nicks" while not really cutting anything, but switching hands after doing a cut. For example, after cutting open a plastic package (<rant on> whotf designs heavy plastic packaging with complex angles that requires such a sharp knife to get to the new product you just purchased
<rant off> ), I was switching hands with the knife while holding said package and got a little too close to the back of me finger with the blade tip (small slice, very clean; smooth edge cuts don't clot as quickly because blood clotting platelets (thrombocytes) cling better to jagged edges).The one time I was cutting "toward" myself was during a bad habit I picked up from my dad, also: one-handed harvesting vegetables = holding the knife cradled in 4 fingers with a plant stem (in this case, kale) between blade & thumb, breaking stem with thumb over blade, which cuts below thumb.
Always worked with the benchmade - never a cut - in part because it's a smaller knife - well, more slim, AND never wore an edge this sharp. It was sharp, but not like this quasi-razor.
With the M2, the blade was too big for it to work well, even with extra care.
Funny thing though: it only takes me once to learn a lesson involving me blood.
I can't poke too much fun over self-inflicted knife wounds considering I've both cut and stabbed myself far more than once.
Heck, I've even cut myself badly with the non edge!
Heck, I've even cut myself badly with the non edge!
AStone
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I just sliced a tomato for my lunch salad with my M2,
which is sharper by far than my paring knives
(which need some serious love on a stone).
Nice to see that the red juice on the blade was not mine for a change.
which is sharper by far than my paring knives
(which need some serious love on a stone).
Nice to see that the red juice on the blade was not mine for a change.
AStone
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In less than a week, the G-10 on my Manix 2 has nearly worn a hole in the top of my right pocket in a brand new pair of Carhartts.
Have moved it to one of the side-leg pockets for now until I decide how to resolve this.
Not sure pocket carry is going to be practical for this abrasive little beast.
Have moved it to one of the side-leg pockets for now until I decide how to resolve this.
Not sure pocket carry is going to be practical for this abrasive little beast.
Yep, I warn folks about that all the time. Get a bottle of clear nail polish and schmear it on the G-10 where the clip contacts. Of course, make sure to put something under the clip to hold it off the nail polish/G-10.
Availability is an issue at the moment. I'm waiting for mine but it's been back ordered for several weeks. The Kobun has strengths and weaknesses - it is slim and light, so it is easy to carry. Its performance as an SD knife is likewise comprised by these characteristics. It is nearly identical in size and shape to the practice knives I train with in class, so it meets my needs as a carry fixed blade. I'd recommend it on the condition that it suits one's fighting style.
AStone
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New conclusion: G10 is an insidious fabric eating monster.
No matter what pocket I carry it in, a new hole appears quickly.
Still, I love the knife, and want to keep it. So, I solve the problem.
I've now applied it to both sides to varying degrees.
On the fabric contact side, on both ends, but under the clip to half way down.
On the opposite side, I've coated the ends about a 1/4" in.
It ain't pretty - even if fractal & improv artistic - and resale will be nullified by it.
But it's going to be functional, and will no longer eat my trousers.
Images soon enough.
No matter what pocket I carry it in, a new hole appears quickly.
Still, I love the knife, and want to keep it. So, I solve the problem.
I bought black instead of clear.
I've now applied it to both sides to varying degrees.
On the fabric contact side, on both ends, but under the clip to half way down.
On the opposite side, I've coated the ends about a 1/4" in.
It ain't pretty - even if fractal & improv artistic - and resale will be nullified by it.
But it's going to be functional, and will no longer eat my trousers.
Images soon enough.
dougw47
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I have 5 or 6 Spyderco knives, let's see...three Delica's, one Endura one Delica I got off of ebay that had the plastic clip ground off...it was an impound at a Miss. airport, don't know if they did it or the owner and one little stainless steel that I forget the name. I'll take a photo of it and I have several other knives, a benchmade, couple of Kershaw's assisted opening and a handfull of china knives that are assisted opening also.
Boot knives, I have a gerber and boker...gosh, I have a few Cold Steel knives, some neck knives and two tanto's...well, I have a lot of knives. I just ran across your pages here and will probably be posting from time to time.
This was in my box of folders...the easy to get to ones...
I have 5 or 6 Spyderco knives, let's see...three Delica's, one Endura one Delica I got off of ebay that had the plastic clip ground off...it was an impound at a Miss. airport, don't know if they did it or the owner and one little stainless steel that I forget the name. I'll take a photo of it and I have several other knives, a benchmade, couple of Kershaw's assisted opening and a handfull of china knives that are assisted opening also.
Boot knives, I have a gerber and boker...gosh, I have a few Cold Steel knives, some neck knives and two tanto's...well, I have a lot of knives. I just ran across your pages here and will probably be posting from time to time.
This was in my box of folders...the easy to get to ones...
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