about Benchmade materials

chengyunyi · Dec 18, 2015

hello, the screw and STAINLESS STEEL liners and all materials which used in Benchmade knives is made in the USA or some one is made in Other countries ?thank you very much !

338375 · Dec 18, 2015

chengyunyi said:
hello, the screw and STAINLESS STEEL liners and all materials which used in Benchmade knives is made in the USA or some one is made in Other countries ?thank you very much !

I don't know for sure, but why does it really matter ?

Neomentat · Dec 18, 2015

Another troll from a new member, ask this on the official BM forums and you shall receive.

RevDevil · Dec 19, 2015

I think it's 420 series stainless, it should be made in the USA as Benchmade appears to source most of their materials from the US.

Neomentat said:
Another troll from a new member, ask this on the official BM forums and you shall receive.

Do people actually hang out there? Why wouldn't it be the same asking here?

338375 · Dec 19, 2015

RevDevil said:
Do people actually hang out there? Why wouldn't it be the same asking here?

Yes

The only benefit I can see Charlie, would be that they have an active presence there, and some of their engineers,
as well as other employees, are on there, on a regular basis. There is actually a lot of info on their forum...
They are very good about answering questions, and if they aren't certain, they will take the time to find out an answer.
Great people working at BM :thumbup:

But on the other hand, there are quite a few very knowledgeable members here, that are well versed in BM.
I thought most of their materials were sourced in the U.S, but am not 100% certain

P_Meticulous · Dec 19, 2015

RevDevil said:
Do people actually hang out there? Why wouldn't it be the same asking here?

Yes, and it is different asking there.

Most of the BMK die hards dwell on the home forum, meaning, a lot of experienced members who dont troll after one negative experience with a BM knife.

Like 338375 stated, you can private message BKC employees/engineers with questions directly and have a response usually within the same day.. Huge plus with me. I like to get the answer straight from the source and skip the regurgitated, biased info. BKC engineers actively post over there on a daily basis, which is greatly appreciated.

Benchmade never posts anything here.. I usually see new knives posted on the home forum first, and then they are posted here some time after - usually by a member enrolled in both forums.

RevDevil · Dec 21, 2015

Well, that is cool. Be nice to have at least one person show up here, at least once a month.

jkarp_53 · Dec 21, 2015

We wouldn't want that Charlie, it would spoil our fun. Many of us left the official BKC forum due to bickering and worse. This alternative on Blade simply shows what we can do without their moderating.

chengyunyi · Dec 21, 2015

Because I think America's material is more reliable

pbcg · Dec 22, 2015

A call to BM confirmed that they do indeed make their own screws and liners. However, there have been instances where a component part may be produced elsewhere. Rare but it can happen.

And I agree, it would be really nice to see the BM mod show up from time to time and answer some of the questions like theses that come up, and actually "moderate" the sub forum too.

A big thanks to Rev for taking an interest and helping us out! But their lack active participation remains a tremendous disappointment.

jkarp_53 · Dec 22, 2015

pbcg said:
But their lack active participation remains a tremendous disappointment.

Agreed!

P_Meticulous · Dec 22, 2015

Easy solution.. Join both and get the information you need from either one.. Both forums have their pros and cons.

Im sure most of you who left still lurk over on the home forum anyway lol