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Re: Anyone here own a Benchmade knife? - michaelb - 08-06-2015
I like the look of the barrage, did you get a smooth blade or partially serrated? 3.6 is more blade then I would want though. I like having a knife for making a fire when camping, but don't have a particularly nice one. The BM knife I usually linger over are the mini griptillians, particularly the Ritter version:
http://www.knifeworks.com/dougritterminirskmk1stonewashedm390bladeknifeworksexclusive.aspx#.VcPUbnix6Qk
Re: Anyone here own a Benchmade knife? - john dough - 08-06-2015
Here is how my knife will look:
I wanted a knife that looks like no other and I love the orange/black look (lifetime SF Giants fan notwithstanding
). I wanted the half-serrated as (to me) it just seems more useful. The knife steel is the S30V as I am buying this once; I had a knife that had that as the blade metal and it held an edge better than any other knife I have owned.The "plain" ones are $180 + everywhere and they don't have the S30V steel.
Re: Anyone here own a Benchmade knife? - john dough - 08-06-2015
Buzz wrote:
Benchmade... perhaps the best reason to take a trip to Oregon.
Incredible knives, but I'd also say overkill for camping; mostly from the standpoint of asking myself if I'd be upset if it were lost, broken, or otherwise damaged compared to a lesser cost knife that was suitable and available. We've got a lot of knives in our family collection, including Benchmades, but for camping (if I could actually go), to stick w/ the made in USA parameter, a darn near indestructible Buck would feel like a safer choice,
Good size
Smaller size
There are other domestically produced affordable knives that are suitable for camping... don't get me wrong, Benchmade's are my absolute favorite, and I'm all for buying 'em, I just wouldn't take 'em on a rugged camping trip. Now if camping is really just staying in a 4 star lodge in or near a National Park, then maybe a Benchmade is appropriate.
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The knife I have been carrying is good, but I have been wanting Benchmade for a some time- my friend has a Barrage and they are just a nicer all-around tool. My current knife (which will end up in my toolbox) looks like this:
Re: Anyone here own a Benchmade knife? - Grateful11 - 08-07-2015
I'm not seeing anything at Benchmade that I would want to carry unless I was going to kill and skin an animal.
I'd much rather have a multi-tool knife. I've been carrying some kind of pocketknife since I was 12 yo.
I have a 20 year old Schrade Old Timer 340T Stockman that normally carry if just out and about. Schrade
is now made in China out of different type steel and not as good as the old ones. The old ones bring good
money on eBay.
I have very old original Leatherman PST that I carry when out doing yard work, tinkering and such.
On Sundays I'll usually carry my Leatherman Micra, it's tiny but very useful.
Re: Anyone her own a Benchmade knife? - Filliam H. Muffman - 08-07-2015
Just because a knife is made out of a certain alloy doesn't guarantee it will have a great blade that holds an edge. I have a pair of old knives and one holds a great edge and I almost threw the other away because of the poor heat treatment.
Re: The science of why stepping on Legos makes you want to die - Paul F. - 08-07-2015
Grateful11;
Don't mean to creep you out, but you and I have exactly the same three "daily use" tools...
My 34OT has lived in my pocket since high school (ok, the one I have now is a replacement... The original is retired in my desk drawer), my Micra in my back pocket some days, and my Leatherman SuperTool goes to work with me on my belt.
Re: Anyone here own a Benchmade knife? - Racer X - 08-07-2015
As far as Schrade overseas, there have been some side by side comparisons, and it is a toss-up. They lost some, and gained some, when they sourced them from China. I have carried Schrades since the '70s. The Uncle Henry's originally had a 1 year loss guarantee. Great for a kid!
I used to carry a 125OT in my painter pants. Could get it out and open so fast, people thought it was a switchblade. With it's liner-lock, I could close it one handed against my thigh, and slide it back in the leg pocket.
Benchmade has a great rep.
Re: Anyone her own a Benchmade knife? - john dough - 08-07-2015
Filliam H. Muffman wrote:
Just because a knife is made out of a certain alloy doesn't guarantee it will have a great blade that holds an edge. I have a pair of old knives and one holds a great edge and I almost threw the other away because of the poor heat treatment.
In my experience, blade material it makes a very big difference. I have owned inexpensive knives where no matter how you sharpen them or how often, they just got dull. I have Shun knives in my kitchen that I use almost daily, sharpen them very little and they keep a fantastic edge. I would think that the older knives you have may have just been made better than what they are stamping out now.
Buck knives says that S30V steel "provides the very best in edge retention and tensile strength" http://www.buckknives.com/about-knives/choosing-the-right-knife/?event=about.feature
S30V steel is about a 59-60 on the Rockwell hardness scale. The Shun knives I use are measured at 62-63.
Re: Anyone here own a Benchmade knife? - iamrfixit - 08-07-2015
I wanted a benchmade, specifically a mchenry & williams for many years after a friend got his and let me use it. I finally bought one this spring and I love it, little bigger than I remember, but a great knife. The axis lock is absolutely the best locking mechanism I have ever had, easy one handed open and close and it locks rock solid every time. I don't regret the cost. I have carried a lock blade knife for 30+ years, this one blows away all of them, in every way possible.
Re: The science of why stepping on Legos makes you want to die - Grateful11 - 08-07-2015
Paul F. wrote:
Grateful11;
Don't mean to creep you out, but you and I have exactly the same three "daily use" tools...
My 34OT has lived in my pocket since high school (ok, the one I have now is a replacement... The original is retired in my desk drawer), my Micra in my back pocket some days, and my Leatherman SuperTool goes to work with me on my belt.
That is a bit creepy but also cool. I lost my first 340T and replaced it right away.
I've looked at the overseas Schrades and they look pretty darn good. If I ever see one on sale with a deep
discount I might pick one up and try it.
My late Dad taught me how to sharpen a knives and I used to have about 5 or 6 guys at work bringing me
their knives to be sharpened when they needed it.