Manly Wasp S90V Review 

I love there black and red handle!

Leaderilaos Chaqal lionsteel m4 is great

I'm not biased against fixed blades, but I don't know enough about them to do proper reviews. Others know more and do better.

@@SliceyDicey I know.I just love both,keep up the good work!

@@bp-hx9ts Do you own it,how does it cut-slice?! I see people that use the M4 saying it is a bit thick behind the edge and I really don't like leather sheaths.I also read,that its edge chips,In my eyes,Drugar is the better knife overall.On the other hand,m390 with that price tag?!!...If Santa Claus was real,I would let him choose lol!!!

Leaderilaos Chaqal I like mine edge isn’t to thick I believe it’s around 20 thousandths don’t trust some of the people who say the steel chips most of them can’t sharpen for shit or keep the burnt factory edge

Wasp all day long.

@@SliceyDicey Thanks for the input- my choice has been made;)

Yeah, maybe. It's very secure for a slippy.

Didn't dye it but it may have been a prototype. Been a long time.

Thomas Connolly spyderco ukpk has some disadvantages I like the 5 stops also

@@bp-hx9ts The Spyderco UKPK has much better ergonomics including a full sized finger choil. Also the UKPK is a lot easier to open and close, but at the same time has a much better detent so the blade won't freely close to you while in use!!!

Thomas Connolly this is lighter I believe and it’s way thinner behind the edge they also most likely do a better heat treat

@@bp-hx9ts Actually the Manly Wasp weighs 2.95oz and the Spyderco UKPK only weighs 1.90oz which is a full ounce lighter, also the heat treat on the CPM S110V that's on my UKPK is really good. The UKPK also has the much better wire pocket clip and the overall ergonomics gives you a very comfortable full four finger grip. The Spydie also give your an easy ability to open the UKPK one handed!!!

Thomas Connolly spyderco does there s110v fairly soft manly has behind edge thickness advantage

Definitely doesn't do it on this one.

@@SliceyDicey thanks for the reply. I looked back and they also made a comment on the blade tip being almost exposed when closed... More so if sharpened. How is your sample

@@jamesbdh I can't touch it.

The back spring issue was fixed in two steps. First they removed material from the spring to get more clearance between it and the blade. That already fixed the problem for most users. You now had to compress the knife willingly by the tip area (more leverage) to get the blade in contact with the spring. A little later they added a stop pin on top of that. You can recognise those Gen3 models by that 3th pin if you look between the liners near the pivot screw.

Well... They don't sell it like that anymore so...

I wouldn't call it "gentleman's style", camo or not.

I like the camo

Lil bit.

Not a total disappointment for me but I can relate to some extent. Have had 2 already and both came with fit and finish issues. I know it is not expensive for the steel you're getting but it is embarrassing that such knife has worse fit and finish than some Chinese crap. I completely agree about your comparison to a Case. Myself, I own a sodbuster bought for 7 British pounds and this cheap knife looks better and smother than the Wasp. Let me start: My first one - 1st pivot not flushed evenly, the rest of the knife looked good and symmetric though a bit crude inside. The second one...well, pivot screw better but still not entirely perfect, back spring sticking out above scales (not on the entire length), the blade above the spring at the contact point when opened, the contact point itself a bit uneven, a small gap between the blade and the scale on 1 side but on the other no gap at all when opened. What's more, few rough grind marks at the back of the blade close the pivot and the entire inside of the back spring. Interestingly, I broke the tip off on the 2018 model (no stop pin) the first day when trying assemble the knife back. I was pushing the tip into the wooden cutting board while trying to align the hole and the pivot screw (absolutely futile exercise - do the pivot first then add the spring, which is still hard but achievable). Some weird lateral stress at some point? Took so little force that now I realized you can easily damage even super steel if there is just not enough material at the tip. On the positive side - like the looks and handling, perfect centering when closed. Nicley finished scales with good traction. I don't mind the stiff action but it is 2 handed and much slower than UKPK, no comparison. The best thing, however, is that this little thing is scaringly sharp, outperforming all my other knives, even my Spyderco UKPK. Have 4 Benchmades, 2 Spydercos and few others and none of them slices as well as this knife. Maybe, at some point I will send it to Manly for tune up of some cosmetic defects but I at the moment I'm giving it a chance as is due to its slicing capability. It is a keeper.

The spring is so strong I decided to just cut some material away, the action is now fine (a little weak now perhaps whoops) but under the scales was black gunk and a little rust, happy with it now but eh, if I'd have known the work I'd have to have put in to fix it, I'd have just spent more in the first place.

That's not true, you can carry one if you have a reasonable reason to carry it.

Idk about that, they sold AKC and mikov autos in shopping malls when I was there

It's not a gentleman's knife - nothing with G10 can be.

I think “manly” is just a family name. They’re made in Bulgaria, so I don’t think they were necessarily trying to appeal to English speaking men by calling it Manly.