BenchMade Quality

KnifeBelly said:
I appreciate all the responses! It seems the majority of you generally have had decent-great experiences. Several of you have recommended going to a store to check them out, but I honestly don't know any that are within a few hours of where I live. This was my first thread post on this forum, as I'm a new user... and I really am appreciative of all the advice. I think I'll end up picking up a benchmade soon.
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The way to avoid having to go to the the store is to buy one here off of the exchange. Sellers here are happy to describe the knives they sell in detail, flaws and all. The obvious downside is you have to wait for your knife to become available.
 
The quality control on the Benchmades I ve bought has been hit or miss. Have had to return knives more than once for the same repair on a warranty issue.
Benchmades are too expensive now. The best bargain in their lineup, the Ritter Griptilian, has been discontinued.
Once one of my favorite brands. Now just a part of my collection that is not growing.
 
Sosa said:
The ones I've owned had issues like dull factory edges and centering. But one could say a knife is meant to be sharpened and centering doesn't affect the function. In the end I wouldn't hesitate to buy one that catches my eye.
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I'm watching for one to catch my eye . [URL=http://s1201.photobucket.com/user/blackhorse71/media/giphy%203_zpsjmjvcswr.gif.html][/URL]
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Was the vomit picture worth it? Ohsoclever. Why pee on someone elses thread with that disgusting crap? This is not Whine and Cheese.


I just bought a Benchmade Impulse. It was perfect. Two years ago I bought a Mel Pardue 530 it was perfect. I routinely look at Benchmades at the local gun show, don't see many problems at all. I've owned Benchmades since at least 2000, good company great knives.

If you live where there are gun shows, the price for Benchmades is never more than the Internet and many times less.
 
The Benchmade 940 I got last year was perfect in every aspect besides the high cost. 5 years ago I bought 2 154cm mini griptilians, both came dull, I could push down on my hand and drag the blade with no worries, they were bad. I sold one for a loss then had to reprofile the one I kept. I expected more at the price point, being a smaller blade with plastic handles, I figured they would at least sharpen it. I tried again a couple years ago with a more expensive Kevin Wilkinson m4 blade mini griptilian. The blade was razor sharp but way to the left, rubbing the liner. I tried every trick in the book and the blade is still way off center and hits the liner when opening. I just gave it to my father because I know he wont notice and it won't bother him.
 
brownshoe said:
Was the vomit picture worth it? Ohsoclever. Why pee on someone elses thread with that disgusting crap? This is not Whine and Cheese.


I just bought a Benchmade Impulse. It was perfect. Two years ago I bought a Mel Pardue 530 it was perfect. I routinely look at Benchmades at the local gun show, don't see many problems at all. I've owned Benchmades since at least 2000, good company great knives.

If you live where there are gun shows, the price for Benchmades is never more than the Internet and many times less.
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It was a joke , but thanks for your input. :rolleyes:
 
I've been updating a too-long review of my first Benchmade here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...chmade-940-2-First-Impressions-and-a-Question

Brief summary is that out of the box I had to choose between side-to-side play or barely usable stiff action. It took me two weeks to break it in, and now I like the knife.

Based on everything I've read (including this thread) and my own (very limited) experience, out-of-the-box consistency seems to be an issue sometimes.

Still like my 940-2 though.
 
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4mer_FMF said:
I've been updating a too-long review of my first Benchmade here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...chmade-940-2-First-Impressions-and-a-Question

Brief summary is that out if the box I had to choose between side-to-side play or barely usable stiff action. It took me two weeks to break it in, and now I like the knife.

Based on everything I've read (including this thread) and my own (very limited) experience, out-of-the-box consistency seems to be an issue sometimes.

Still like my 940-2 though.
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Funnily enough, I actually have been reading your review! Seeing your experience gives me hope for benchmades... I just wish they'd give great quality outright if they're going to charge what they do... nonetheless, the 940 has been the benchmade knife that's been tempting me to buy one.
 
KnifeBelly said:
Funnily enough, I actually have been reading your review! Seeing your experience gives me hope for benchmades... I just wish they'd give great quality outright if they're going to charge what they do... nonetheless, the 940 has been the benchmade knife that's been tempting me to buy one.
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Honestly, I wouldn't worry about it, the 940 is my favorite benchmade.
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I highly recommend the Griptillian. It fills the hand perfectly especially when extra force is needed. Plain old 154cm works very well as a EDC steel.
 
I've owned Benchmades since the days of the AFCK and Elishewitz/Emerson collaborations of the mid-'90s. I'd go so far as to say they were my favorite folders for a while.

They did have some centering issues. One had a very uneven grind. Most came from the factory quite dull, but a lot of that has to do with edge geometry. And Benchmade was one of only two knives (the other was an Emerson) that had locks fail on me and collapse on my fingers (ouch). In all cases, Benchmade responded appropriately: repaired or replaced the defective knives.

Over the years, I've moved towards higher end production folders by Microtech and CRK. These days I prefer my Bob Dozier customs over anything else; I don't see that changing anytime soon.

As for Benchmade, my feelings are similar to the Emersons I used to love. The prices have gone up...sometimes WAY up. But, I don't see quality, fit & finish, or design having gone up to the same degree as price.
 
Went old school today and even this old Benchmade is perfect quality.
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I had a griptilian, a mini, as well as a gold class Stryker. All were perfect. I bought the grips about four years ago so I don't know if anything changed since

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The Benchmade Adamas is the closest thing you will get to a knife made of diamond. It will not break. I have one and I just bought another, it is the best hard-use folder I have ever used. I have it on my plate carrier as a utility knife and I cannot recommend it enough. Do yourself a favor and buy it right now.
 
BrandoSpoke said:
The Benchmade Adamas is the closest thing you will get to a knife made of diamond. It will not break. I have one and I just bought another, it is the best hard-use folder I have ever used. I have it on my plate carrier as a utility knife and I cannot recommend it enough. Do yourself a favor and buy it right now.
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I share your sentiments, to the extent of recently, spontaneously, purchasing the auto version, despite it otherwise being seemingly identical to the manual version I have owned for approximately three years. Upon closer inspection when arriving home and comparing the knives, I immediately noticed the grind and blade shape on my newly acquired auto version, is more aggressive and aesthetically pleasing, than the grind and blade shape on my manual version. I am not aware of the difference being advertised or acknowledged by Benchmade. The difference is apparent and dramatic enough whereby it was clearly calculated to be as such and not the product of unintentional variation. Pleasant surprise, indeed.
 
Charles_Martel said:
I share your sentiments, to the extent of recently, spontaneously, purchasing the auto version, despite it otherwise being seemingly identical to the manual version I have owned for approximately three years. Upon closer inspection when arriving home and comparing the knives, I immediately noticed the grind and blade shape on my newly acquired auto version, is more aggressive and aesthetically pleasing, than the grind and blade shape on my manual version. I am not aware of the difference being advertised or acknowledged by Benchmade. The difference is apparent and dramatic enough whereby it was clearly calculated to be as such and not the product of unintentional variation. Pleasant surprise, indeed.
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In Canada, autos are illegal so ive never tried an Adamas auto. I like manual knives better though from what ive tried when I was in the US
 
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