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Hello all, this is the first time I'm gonna review something....but there's a first for everything right? 
Also I want to do this because when I was doing some research on the 690 before buying.....turned out to be not so much written about this knife.
To begin with: here are a few pic's of the knife I'm reviewing, my Benchmade 690 (thanks needleremorse!!)
http://www.htmlnightmare.com/davesmall1.jpg
http://www.htmlnightmare.com/davesmall2.jpg
The blade of mine is made of 154CM,witch is a higher grade steel. It came very sharp out of the box (sharpest I had ever seen!) It's not coated...but satin finished, looks better then coating IMO and doesn't have so much trouble with scratches. The blade is 3.25" long and is quite thick: 0.133" ,so its a real beefy blade for it's size!
The liners are made of Titamium, and the blue anodisation makes the knife look very cool...The knife is a liner lock. The liner does inspire (some) confidence to me, it's reasonabully thick and snaps correctly into place.
I don't see mysel having any problems with it in the future.
The wood & carbon fibre handles give the knife kind of a classy finish...and they feel very good in the hand. I personally favor wood handles because they have a "warm" feeling....
Handle shape is also comfortable.
Before this I had a Griptilian ith the AXIS lock....I liked the strenght of the AXIS, but I felt that when I used it in a dirty enviroment it got clogged easily and I didn't want to take it apart all too often for cleaning
The 690 has a really open structure (look at the pics') and therefor I think it's quite easy to clean...and it's plenty strong for normal knifeuse!
Like I expect from any benchmade: there is absolutely no bladeplay whatsoever!!! fit & finish is top-notch! Opening and closing were a little difficult at the beginning....but I feel it's starting to wear in already (it's only 4 days old ya know
)
All together: It's a beautifull piece of work and definately worth it's (not-so-cheap) price! I bought it as a user....and I'm gonna use it hard! I'm sure it will hold up for as long as I live! (seriously).....
but I'm sure to own some more knives before I go .....sebenza's the next to come in acouple of years
The pocketclip is a little different from other knives, but it works flawlessly.
The knife is tip down carry but it doesn't 'stick out' of your pocket thanks to the fact that the pocket clip is mounted very high on the knife.
well, i guess that's about enough for 'initial impressions'....
maybe I'll do another review after a couple months use
Take care, Davy
Also I want to do this because when I was doing some research on the 690 before buying.....turned out to be not so much written about this knife.
To begin with: here are a few pic's of the knife I'm reviewing, my Benchmade 690 (thanks needleremorse!!)
http://www.htmlnightmare.com/davesmall1.jpg
http://www.htmlnightmare.com/davesmall2.jpg
The blade of mine is made of 154CM,witch is a higher grade steel. It came very sharp out of the box (sharpest I had ever seen!) It's not coated...but satin finished, looks better then coating IMO and doesn't have so much trouble with scratches. The blade is 3.25" long and is quite thick: 0.133" ,so its a real beefy blade for it's size!
The liners are made of Titamium, and the blue anodisation makes the knife look very cool...The knife is a liner lock. The liner does inspire (some) confidence to me, it's reasonabully thick and snaps correctly into place.
I don't see mysel having any problems with it in the future.
The wood & carbon fibre handles give the knife kind of a classy finish...and they feel very good in the hand. I personally favor wood handles because they have a "warm" feeling....
Handle shape is also comfortable.
Before this I had a Griptilian ith the AXIS lock....I liked the strenght of the AXIS, but I felt that when I used it in a dirty enviroment it got clogged easily and I didn't want to take it apart all too often for cleaning
The 690 has a really open structure (look at the pics') and therefor I think it's quite easy to clean...and it's plenty strong for normal knifeuse!
Like I expect from any benchmade: there is absolutely no bladeplay whatsoever!!! fit & finish is top-notch! Opening and closing were a little difficult at the beginning....but I feel it's starting to wear in already (it's only 4 days old ya know
)All together: It's a beautifull piece of work and definately worth it's (not-so-cheap) price! I bought it as a user....and I'm gonna use it hard! I'm sure it will hold up for as long as I live! (seriously).....
but I'm sure to own some more knives before I go .....sebenza's the next to come in acouple of years The pocketclip is a little different from other knives, but it works flawlessly.
The knife is tip down carry but it doesn't 'stick out' of your pocket thanks to the fact that the pocket clip is mounted very high on the knife.
well, i guess that's about enough for 'initial impressions'....
maybe I'll do another review after a couple months useTake care, Davy
