Benchmade aluminum handles???

breschini420 said:
i have EDC'ed my BM520 for almost 2 years and the coating was scratched and generally getting worn.....so i took off the scales and glass blasted them and brought the knife back to like...and it is still looking great months later.
i really like to look of the black spacer and screws.

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andy
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That looks fantastic. I'd love to have a bead-blast clip like that as well, seems like the clip is the first part to (cosmetically) go on Benchmades.
 
Andy---THAT'S how Aluminum handles should look!! AWESUM! Thanks for the pics.
 
I used to EDC a Benchmade 520 , and have carried other Alum handled stuff . Found the Alum very grippy , and did not get a lot of wear . Didnt mind the wear on a real user .Gives character .

Chris
 
That blast finish looks very good!
I love the Presidio(have two), but yes I hate the AL handles. The way I solved mine was to put a green canvas mycarta scale on one of them. Now it's even better.
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Man, that green micarta looks great. I too, would like to see something other than aluminum handles on Benchmade knives.
RKH
 
Thanks!
It turned out nice but it took a few tries to get it right. I will NOT do it again, and please don't ask me to do one.
 
enderwiggin said:
Rich makes an excellent point about the durability between types of anodizing. My Fenix P3D has the same type III hard anodizing, and it still amazes me the kind of abuse the light has seen without scratching. It's been dropped, stored in pockets with keys and knives, and t still doesn't show any wear.

My Phantom paintball maker is all aluminum, and the anodizing is pretty durable as well, but probably not the same type III. Then again, I've had accessories on it like aftermarket barrels that were obviously cheaply anodized, and would scratch if you breathed on them wrong.

Whatever the added cost, I think buyers would really appreciate better anodizing on BM's aluminum handles.
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Thank you!

It seems like a good solution to the problem. That is, if Benchmade would switch to using the type III hard anodizing.

I'm sure the cost would be less than having someone bead blade your handle. Unless you want to go buy a bead blasting machine.
I'm sure that would be more than if Benchmade switched to type III hard anodizing.

Rich
 
gull wing said:
That blast finish looks very good!
I love the Presidio(have two), but yes I hate the AL handles. The way I solved mine was to put a green canvas mycarta scale on one of them. Now it's even better.
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Where do you get that stuff? I want to put that on some of my knives....
 
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