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Benchmade 710
- Thread starter sgtdef4u
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It's a very nice folder, I think it feels well balanced and the lock up is dead tight on mine. Here it is in D-2...
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It's been my only EDC for the past three and a half years.
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I think that I hear this about the 710 as more then another knife. It seems like an unusually large number of people carry the 710 exclusively for extended amounts of time (particularly when so many of us rotate our knives so often). This in and of itself says volumes about the blade IMO.
A cool folder, a tank, really. I've a version with ATS-34 steel (the first steel used with the 710, I believe), I've used it for years, off and on, with no issues. I have one D2 version now and it's great. Here's something, when I caried a Sebenza, I sometimes wanted to rotate the Sebbie but still have a good uality blade on me; the 710 was usually the one that gave the Sebbie a break.
It is a proven classic. No question, an excellent knife. But that doesn't mean it's the best knife for you. The only way you're going to know is to try it out. I've purchased a few, but never kept them. I guess I didn't like the relatively narrow, recurved blade.
I ended up liking the Military better, but you might be just the opposite.
I ended up liking the Military better, but you might be just the opposite.
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The 710 is a great blade. For me it's just a little too big and heavy to carry regularly in an office environment. But I carry and use it a lot on the weekends and around the apartment and it usually goes with me when I walk my dog in the park.
The D2 really holds an edge well and in my experience can tolerate very thin bevels. I currently have 2/3s of the blade, from the tip back, sharpened down to about 8 degrees per side with a very high polish and have encountered zero problems with the edge. The last 1/3 of the blade near the pivot is at around 17 degrees per side (it's hard to sharpen much lower without removing the thumbstuds) and is slightly toothy. This makes for a fantastic slicer. The toothy blade section closest to the handle can be used to start a cut on something like a tomato or rope and the thin polished curvy rest of the edge drawn effortlessly through to finish the cut. Very useful design, very well built, I love this knife :thumbup:
The D2 really holds an edge well and in my experience can tolerate very thin bevels. I currently have 2/3s of the blade, from the tip back, sharpened down to about 8 degrees per side with a very high polish and have encountered zero problems with the edge. The last 1/3 of the blade near the pivot is at around 17 degrees per side (it's hard to sharpen much lower without removing the thumbstuds) and is slightly toothy. This makes for a fantastic slicer. The toothy blade section closest to the handle can be used to start a cut on something like a tomato or rope and the thin polished curvy rest of the edge drawn effortlessly through to finish the cut. Very useful design, very well built, I love this knife :thumbup:
Esav Benyamin
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I've had a few axis locks over the years and they were all good knives, just not my style. The only one I kept is my 710. Big and strong, great slicer, very comfortable in my hand.
For anyone needing a smaller knife, they had two, with the Sequel I believe being the current 'same knife, different size'.
For anyone needing a smaller knife, they had two, with the Sequel I believe being the current 'same knife, different size'.
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My main EDC as well, when I'm not at the office. My favorite folder. Excellent quality for the money.
Esav Benyamin
MidniteSuperMod
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Here is an old thread from 2003 by Buzzbait: 710, Military and Sebenza Comparison.
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One of the first Benchmades I bought was a BM710D2. I've had and carried this knife for 4 years. This is my favorite knife, even more than my Sebenza. I never really cared that the backspacer was plastic, but I wanted to add something to it, so I removed the plastic backspacer and made stainless spacers to replace it. The blade would hit on the original backspacer as I've heard several other 710 owners report (I don't know if this was intentional, but the plastic had a big divot cut into it), so I had cut flats on the stainless spacers to prevent the blade from contacting them. The thumbstuds now rest on the liner when the blade is closed. I also polished up the clip.
