EDC XIII Which knife or knives are you carrying today?

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Smaug said:
Benchmade 490 Arcane. I wanted one of these for a long time. I could never quite get myself to pull the trigger at $270.

I kept an eye on eBay until one came up at something more reasonable. This one came up for $140. Buy it Now. Not much description, but the seller said that everything worked right, and it appeared to be in decent shape.

It arrived about a week later, in kind of sad shape: the blade was dull. The clip was missing, and it was full of pocket lint. The previous owner probably decided it makes better pocket knife than a knife to be carried on a clip.

Not only was it dull, but the factory grind was pretty steep. This was going to be a bear to re-sharpen with that S90V steel.

Because it was not only dull, but also missing the clip and dirty inside, I decided to just send it in to Benchmade, and have them do the work. They sent me emails when they got it, started working on it, and shipped it back. I had it back two weeks from when I sent it out.

It has a shallower primary grind now, which I’m also happy about. Excellent service! I should feel a little guilty, since I’m not the original owner, but I figure the original owner paid the high price that bankrolls this service.

The knife itself has a very ergonomic shape, although the mat finished aluminum handles are not grippy at all. It will make a good knife for office carry. I like the spring-assisted flipper action; the tab is very unobtrusive. It feels like an automatic, but without the “automatic tax.”

I’m going to put a 40° micro bevel on it with a Sharpmaker and call it a day.

Sorry for the wall of text, but this was a grail of mine. Thanks for bearing with me.

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Be careful with that one. I picked up a new one and discovered that with the lock engaged, it was still possible to put enough pressure on the flipper tab to expose the point of the blade, which is not good in tip-up condition carry. I ended up returning it. It was sad because I did like it.

Kettleman said:
Mid-day “ I couldn't bring myself to sell it so off to work it goes” knife swap. I normally will not carry this beauty to work but I just had to this afternoon!

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You saved my wallet by pulling that one, but I still call dibs on it next time 😂
 
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