Benchmade VS. Spyderco

All I can say is thank God someone finally started a discussion about this. I've been searching for months and couldn't find any threads comparing these two brands!! Hehe

p.s. Spyderco ;)
 
i did just watch an older video that showed the 300 axis flipper and the axis lock being tested. the lock didn't break at 615 lbs or torque, but the blade broke.
 
Both cool companies that produce interesting designs. :thumbup:

In terms of regular offerings, Spyderco seems to be the pricier of the two lately with similar materials. The main difference that I see is that Benchmade manufactures all of their knives in the USA and can generally service them all, whereas Spyderco has other companies manufacture the majority of their knives in Asia so servicing can be an issue. Of the knives that Spyderco actually makes, the Millie is the sweetest in my opinion, though people seem to be digging the PM2 most.
 
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The axis lock is amazing super smooth and strong I still have my manix 2 it's one of my favorite spydercos the ball lock is good but not in the same league as the axis lock. I hurt my hand a couple of months ago and couldn't even use my manix 2 it was too hard to disengage the lock.
 
bertosknives said:
The axis lock is amazing super smooth and strong I still have my manix 2 it's one of my favorite spydercos the ball lock is good but not in the same league as the axis lock. I hurt my hand a couple of months ago and couldn't even use my manix 2 it was too hard to disengage the lock.
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I agree, the ball-lock is sooooo much stiffer to operate when compared to the axis.
 
Merge...

I like 2 complete sets of eyes and minds and producers to bring us the good stuff!!!!!!!!!!!(vs 1,lol)
 
Benchmade knives are much better looking, but most have thumb studs & seem to have thicker blades, and usually saber ground.
Spyderco knives have the round opening hole & usually have thinner blades.
My preference usually goes to Spyderco's full flat ground blades, like the full flat ground delica or calypso or caly3.
I have a BM 710 that I really love, but if it had a hole instead of a stud, and was a bit thinner on it's relief grind, it would be perfect.
I can't afford the long discontinued Benchmade 806, with axis lock & thumb hole, but I can dream.
In the mean time I have the full size calypso.
Also, I like that the hole in the blade does not catch on, or interfere with cutting something right up to the base of the blade, whereas the thumb stud sometimes does.
 
Who ever made this just wanted to start arguments ,people will never agree on Anything so this is pointless
 
jazub said:
Both cool companies that produce interesting designs. :thumbup:

In terms of regular offerings, Spyderco seems to be the pricier of the two lately with similar materials. The main difference that I see is that Benchmade manufactures all of their knives in the USA and can generally service them all, whereas Spyderco has other companies manufacture the majority of their knives in Asia so servicing can be an issue. Of the knives that Spyderco actually makes, the Millie is the sweetest in my opinion, though people seem to be digging the PM2 most.
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That is a surprising observation to me. One of the major reasons I prefer spyderco and don't buy more benchmade is because I think spyderco knives consistently provide higher value. which knives are you meaning?
 
ALLHSS said:
That is a surprising observation to me. One of the major reasons I prefer spyderco and don't buy more benchmade is because I think spyderco knives consistently provide higher value. which knives are you meaning?
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Huh, maybe we're shopping in different places. I'm sure somebody will highlight an exception but every recent Taiwanese Spyderco that I can think of has a higher retail price than every non-Gold Class Benchmade I've looked at or purchased, including dealer exclusives with M390. Even the Japanese Starmate has a higher street price at KW (dealer with lowest standard pricing) than a comparable knife like the Rift. No?
 
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