benchmade vs spyderco

You'll get what you paid for from either company. IMO, when you buy a Spyderco, all your money's going into performance; with a Benchmade, some of that cash is reallocated to aesthetics and impressive but unnecessary features. With a Delica, you'll get a nice, thin blade in a light package that'll meet your every utility need admirably. In a Griptillian, you'll put up with a thicker blade and pay a _bit_ more for the Axis lock and steel liners. Neither of those features makes the knife appreciably better for ordinary use, but they contribute pretty dramatically to the knife's prestige. Decide what's most important to you, and go with the appropriate company. As long as you're honest with yourself about what you want, you won't be disappointed. :D
 
Benchmade. With that said, I do like the a thumbhole. Check out the BM 806. Axis lock. Thumbhole. D2 steel. To me, the BM 806 is about as good as it gets in a readily available production folder costing less than $120. Shoot... I'd be hard pressed to find one that's better costing less that $300.
 
Spyderco tends to use better steels in their lower end knives than Benchmade. Both have excellent factory warranties and customer service. Benchmade knives tend to be "prettier" and usable and Spyderco Ugly but more utilitarian. Spyderco blades are most of the time better slicers and cutters, they come sharper from the factory more consistently than any knife company I see. Benchmade's rarely have cosmetic flaws or bad lock up etc.

To sum it up, You can't go wrong with either company's products, Having knives from both company's will fill out most any EDC needs. But for integrity I would choose Spyderco, Stand up company. (Not that BM isn't).
 
I think they're both very high quality knives. However, I don't think Benchmade has a comparable knife to the Manix. When I went to the store prepared to buy a benchmade, and tried everything in their line, then tried the Manix, I ended up getting a Manix. Hold one, you'll see why. ;)
 
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