Benchmade 755

its seems its pretty much a love it or hate it knife...

i think its a very neat looking design, and the F&F on the one i handled was very good

BUT

I thought the thumbstuds were poorly placed, the knife itself carries terrible, i hate the pocket clip, it seemed awkward to use hard IMO...its just too fat for EDC IMO...it wasnt smooth to open...

these are just some of my thoughts on the knife...i recommend you try to get one in hand before buying
 
I personally love mine, but it is a very love/hate design.

It's very substantial in hand (which is short-hand for it being thick, heavy, and possibly awkward depending on your hand/finger size). Opens smooth and locks up tight. I haven't had a problem with the thumbstuds, but many have.

The only problem I have with it, and it's a very common complaint, is the pocket clip. It's almost impossible to carry without destroying your pants...that is, if you can get it clipped in the first place. I can't honestly say removing the clip improves the situation, because it's rather big to be carried in-pocket.

I'd second getting one in hand before buying it. I didn't, so I was lucky that I liked it. Many others haven't been so lucky, as evidenced by all the sales on the Exchange.
 
I just got my Zero Tolerance ZT 301 - what a knife! My 2.5+ month old 755's blade is thicker by a few thousandths of an inch. My 755's EDC duties won't change, either. Last weekend's 'Pappy's Day' purchase - a new Boker Haddock - brought a new more sheeple-friendly knife. My 755's EDC duties won't change, either.

I had no problem with the 755's clip - it came off easily - and stowed nicely, like my other knives' clips, in their respective boxes. It carries decently in a front pocket - as a pocket knife. I find the size comfortable in the hand. It opened the ZT's mailer with ease yesterday. It cuts thin strips of printer paper fairly easily, but it's steep straight grind prevents 'fine' slicing (The Haddock is the best of the three below at slicing - but not by much! A new 110 is a better slicer, for sure!). Still pops arm hairs, too - great edge-keeping properties, thus far. One-handed deployment/stowing is possible with a little practice. Not the world's best whittler/carver on the micro-scale - improves to decent on the macro-scale, limited by the blade's length, of course. Speaking of blade length - the ground edge is 2.75" - the claimed 3.4" is slightly longer than the tip to pivot center measurement.

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If I were to float test my 755 at the lake, and my knife & gun pusher was open, I'd stop by and buy another one on the way home! Yeah, I like the 755!

Stainz
 
I love mine. I have been carrying it for a couple weeks now, and haven't had to sharpen it yet. It gets used to cut into boxes, break down cardboard into small pcs., cut Kevlar Thread and has even been used to cut foam. Its nice and smooth in pivot, and locks up solidly.

I own only a couple production folders. So, I'm mostly used to customs. I am pretty damn impressed. Especially for the price. Its well worth the price, and then some to me. It is thick though. But has a nice feel in hand. I have a mid sized hand, so its not bulky or anything.

I would say handle it first to see how it fits your hand. But from personal experience and from what I have read, most like it. I have read very, very few negatives about it.
 
I have read a ton of reviews on this knife and most complaints are that it was not what they were expecting. It would be difficult to hear that complaint now, since everyone knows how thick this knife is. I have one and love it. I try to find a reason to not use it as my EDC and can't, and I have pretty sizable collection. It took a day of carry to get used to opening it, outside of that, the size is perfect for my big hands and the edge has held up nicely. I have not sharpened it since its arrival. If you like thick knives then definitely go ahead. If a slim, don't know it is in your pocket knife, is what you are looking for this is not it.

Whitty
 
There are many threads on this knife - I recommend you run a search.

I had one and handled it for less than one minute before boxing it up and returning it. As it happens mine had significant build-quality issues, but even if it hadn't I probably wouldn't have kept it. My own view is that the knife makes more sense in pictures (God knows it looks awesome) than in reality. It's extremely thick and heavy, the blade is way too thick to be much of a cutter, and it's not very ergonomic (in particular, the jimping is pretty much only cosmetic - it serves no real purpose - and it's a little tricky to open fast due to the placement of the thumb stud).

If you want a pocketknife that can survive very heavy use, including prying, this knife might make sense. Otherwise, I'd take a pass.
 
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