Well it has been a month since I got my new BM 800hss.
Out of the box the action was fairly smooth, and the lockup was solid, engaging between the 1/3 and 2/3 position. The month has smoothed it out even more, and the lock has settled right at 2/3 positiom.
Finish: The BT2 coating was worn off at portions of the grind lines. I thought the dull silver color on the grind lines make it look a little cool. I was carring the knife in my right front pocket and a quarter got jammed between the blade and the line. The coating was marred both on the entry of the coin, and on the exit. Lesson learned. The screw tops for the pocket clip were off center, leaving very little gripping surface.
Blade: The blade came sharp, with 2 large dings in the belly. The first one sharpened out as I brought the reasonably sharp edge up to speed. The second one is still there. This thing can C-U-T. I fixed dinner, chopped dead tree brances, cut wire, and no problems were noted. Then today I was cutting the kryptonite lined package for a Clorox toilet mint, and the package suddenly gave way and the knife bounced off the porcelen of the tank, dinging the blade.
My BF Native came in this afternoon, inspiring me to find out if I could get my 800 really sharp. Freshly cleaned sharpmaker stones, and 15 min and the M2 was almost as sharp as the Native. With just the coarse stones.
I was very impressed with the knife, now if I can only get used to this tip down stuff. Also, I waited so long to get this knife, I am sure Bench made will be offering a tip up axis lock on the 800s in the next few months.
pat
[This message has been edited by lc609 (edited 06 August 1999).]
Out of the box the action was fairly smooth, and the lockup was solid, engaging between the 1/3 and 2/3 position. The month has smoothed it out even more, and the lock has settled right at 2/3 positiom.
Finish: The BT2 coating was worn off at portions of the grind lines. I thought the dull silver color on the grind lines make it look a little cool. I was carring the knife in my right front pocket and a quarter got jammed between the blade and the line. The coating was marred both on the entry of the coin, and on the exit. Lesson learned. The screw tops for the pocket clip were off center, leaving very little gripping surface.
Blade: The blade came sharp, with 2 large dings in the belly. The first one sharpened out as I brought the reasonably sharp edge up to speed. The second one is still there. This thing can C-U-T. I fixed dinner, chopped dead tree brances, cut wire, and no problems were noted. Then today I was cutting the kryptonite lined package for a Clorox toilet mint, and the package suddenly gave way and the knife bounced off the porcelen of the tank, dinging the blade.
I was very impressed with the knife, now if I can only get used to this tip down stuff. Also, I waited so long to get this knife, I am sure Bench made will be offering a tip up axis lock on the 800s in the next few months.
pat
[This message has been edited by lc609 (edited 06 August 1999).]
