- Joined
- Mar 27, 2014
- Messages
- 1,116
Yeah. I'd have to say SiC paper on a dowel to get it pretty.
-
The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Benchmade 2014 Summer Line-Up
- Thread starter knife2Agunfight
- Start date
Yeah. I'd have to say SiC paper on a dowel to get it pretty.
Cypress
Gold Member
- Joined
- Jun 22, 2009
- Messages
- 1,742
Upon seeing the stock picture of the 757, I made the face of someone that just drove by a water treatment plant.
...Then I saw it in the video with the coated blade and it actually looks neat, especially since the recurve is sharpened on BOTH sides.
...But then I saw that is was a pseudo-tanto, and... stuff. I thought "What the hell am I going to do with a 1" acute recurve, a 1.9" straight middle edge, then a 1" normal edge all smashed onto one hard-use folder??"
...Also, what is Benchmade's fascination with putting S30V on knives that should probably be running D2, M4, or M390? S30V can be had on $50 Kershaws.
...Then I saw it in the video with the coated blade and it actually looks neat, especially since the recurve is sharpened on BOTH sides.
...But then I saw that is was a pseudo-tanto, and... stuff. I thought "What the hell am I going to do with a 1" acute recurve, a 1.9" straight middle edge, then a 1" normal edge all smashed onto one hard-use folder??"
...Also, what is Benchmade's fascination with putting S30V on knives that should probably be running D2, M4, or M390? S30V can be had on $50 Kershaws.
- Joined
- Dec 9, 2006
- Messages
- 1,389
Nothing released that gets me excited.It's nice to see BM offering more steel options.
- Joined
- Sep 25, 2013
- Messages
- 516
Nice steel. A bit chunky, and hoped for smoother edge, and ambi clip. But again, Sibert line of knives are usually that way.
- Joined
- Nov 9, 2009
- Messages
- 44,314
Very cool, thanks for confirming. I really dig that design. The custom looks amazing as well, but this is as close as many of us might get.
Will all of this knife be sharpened with LifeSharp?
I could see many potential owners wanting to buy this knife but being apprehensive if they do not know whether this knife is or is not a model you will sharpen fully.
- Joined
- Sep 25, 2013
- Messages
- 516
That is one of the things you do not need to ask about Benchmade blade.
The gurantee of BKC is outstanding!
- Joined
- Jul 17, 2013
- Messages
- 1,002
That is one of the things you do not need to ask about Benchmade blade.
It is actually as they won't sharpen their serrations.
- Joined
- May 12, 2014
- Messages
- 242
I have always wondered why this is. Does anyone know?
Probably because they're ground in a way that can't be sharpened quickly. Benchmade does their sharpening on belts and grinders, and there's no quick way to do that on a serrated blade. Hopefully the Vicar's recurve is wide enough that it won't be an issue.
- Joined
- May 12, 2014
- Messages
- 242
Is paying an extra fee to Benchmade to sharpen a serrated blade an option that is available?
That is one of the things you do not need to ask about Benchmade blade.
If you have a partially serrated knife, they do not sharpen serrations. On this particular knife, that may be even more problematic because I think even fewer sharpeners will work well with that small recurve (or whatever it is) than do with serrations.
No. You can pay extra for a blade replacement, and their prices are very reasonable, but they will not touch the serrations.
At least thus far, the best sharpener for teeth I have found is the Spyderco Sharpmaker.