Benchmade Adamas realization

Drop bear said:
I am not sure if a knife design is necessarily validated by its popularity in this way though.
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Maybe not, but since people have to part with money to buy it, it certainly is an indicator of it's value.
As a lock isn't a feature of the simple SAK, and they sell butt loads of them, it doesn't seem to be a feature of high importance for people looking for a simple cutting tool.

I'd argue that very few people actually require a lock, they just like the feature.
Our spheniscidae-appreciating friend seems to require a fixed blade.
 
Centermass said:
I would have gone with spheniscidaphile…


… but as an axis lock and slipjoint user who still has all his fingies, my opinion is probably invalid.
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EngrSorenson said:
Maybe not, but since people have to part with money to buy it, it certainly is an indicator of it's value.
As a lock isn't a feature of the simple SAK, and they sell butt loads of them, it doesn't seem to be a feature of high importance for people looking for a simple cutting tool.

I'd argue that very few people actually require a lock, they just like the feature.
Our spheniscidae-appreciating friend seems to require a fixed blade.
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Exept there are folders that seem to do what he wants them to do.
 
EngrSorenson said:
Maybe not, but since people have to part with money to buy it, it certainly is an indicator of it's value.
As a lock isn't a feature of the simple SAK, and they sell butt loads of them, it doesn't seem to be a feature of high importance for people looking for a simple cutting tool.

I'd argue that very few people actually require a lock, they just like the feature.
Our spheniscidae-appreciating friend seems to require a fixed blade.
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Scampering off to find my long lost hard copy dictionary.
 
I hope this thread remains open.

A very nice gentlemen that goes by Velitrius Velitrius just mailed me an Adamas at a price that shall remain undisclosed, but incredibly generous.

We will see how this model fairs under what I consider hard use for a folder.

The only batonning will be on bananas though, sorry.

Many Mahalos friend.
 
MolokaiRider said:
I hope this thread remains open.

A very nice gentlemen that goes by Velitrius Velitrius just mailed me an Adamas at a price that shall remain undisclosed, but incredibly generous.

We will see how this model fairs under what I consider hard use for a folder.

The only batonning will be on bananas though, sorry.

Many Mahalos friend.
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Drat... had I known about the bananas, I'd have tossed a tanto into the box.... only thing powerful enough.

I am sincerely looking forward to your review!
 
MolokaiRider said:
I hope this thread remains open.

A very nice gentlemen that goes by Velitrius Velitrius just mailed me an Adamas at a price that shall remain undisclosed, but incredibly generous.

We will see how this model fairs under what I consider hard use for a folder.

The only batonning will be on bananas though, sorry.

Many Mahalos friend.
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Slight breech if etiquette, but I triple dog dare you to baton a plantain with it.
 
Only Adamas I'd buy is a fixed blade...

Had K390 Endura... sold it... I have Recon1 Spear Point now and I'm very happy with it.

Benchmade is good brand, but I never associated "hard use" with them.
 
LostCause said:
Only Adamas I'd buy is a fixed blade...

Had K390 Endura... sold it... I have Recon1 Spear Point now and I'm very happy with it.

Benchmade is good brand, but I never associated "hard use" with them.
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The term "hard use" is really relative, which brings up a good point.
There are people who don't want mechanical limitations on their tool usage, which is fine, but it's going to come at a cost.
 
Velitrius said:
Drat... had I known about the bananas, I'd have tossed a tanto into the box.... only thing powerful enough.

I am sincerely looking forward to your review!
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I’ve heard that if you wait for bananas to get all dark and mottled…and they develop a natural sag…and the cloud of tiny flies scatter as you approach…that even a spear point blade is acceptable.

BUT…I have no personal experience!
 
I've seen people batoning with a folding knife on YouTube, but I'll go out on a limb and not baton that limb with a folding knife to say that that's outside of acceptable use for a folding knife.
Maybe, it's that whole Gotcha Culture thing to expose the weakness of a locked folder when batoning, but I'm pretty certain that my knives would take out a restraining order against me if I did that to one of mine. Batoning wood is something you shouldn't even be doing with most fixed blades, although there are some heavies that are well suited to it.

I like my Benchmade knives and haven't the lock fail on me, but I have to admit that for a heavy duty knife I do prefer my Cold Steel AD-10 to my Benchmade Adamas, which is more to do with ergonomics for my large hands. Right now, my winter work jacket has a Benchmade Griptilian tucked into a pocket for the next few weeks.

On the subject of slipjoints being cheaper, there are a lot of expensive slipjoint knives out there. Boker Solingen, MKM, Viper, Lion Steel, and a lot of Case knives come to mind. When I rotated in a Real Steel Luna Lite as my kitchen folder for six months (for processing packaging and save my kitchen knives for cutting food), I didn't find regularly using a slipjoint was a problem.

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