Enhanced 806D2...

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Drew66

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I bought a BM806D2 last summer but it just didn't do anything for me. :( I basically bought it because it's a high quality, heavy duty piece and everyone talks it up so much. I just felt that Benchmade left it unfinished. Flat G10 slabs with sharp corners, hugely thick blade edge that didn't get as sharp as I thought it should. Needless to say it hasn't spent much time at all in my EDC rotation.
Well, I decided to fix that. So first I decided to put a nice 30 degree edge on it. After several hours on a fine diamond hone I decided I wanted to have a convex edge. This went much faster using various grits of silicon carbide wet/dry and a mouse pad. Now it's wickedly sharp, with a nice polished edge.
I then dismantled the knife and used a small fine file to put a generous radius all the way around each G10 scale. As an added feature I took a triangle file and cut jimping into the choil area of the scales. This really adds to the feeling of security when choking up on this knife.
I will say this, you really appreciate the robustness of this knife once you take it apart. Those steel liners are massive! :eek:
These small modifications add up to a huge improvement. Especially in the ergonomics department. I'll post some pics once I save the pics into a usable format.
 
I had the same problem with the factory edge. I reprofiled it to 40 degrees, and it's much better now. The flatness doesn't bother me much, though.
 
What is the back spacer made of?
 
Also in regards to the back spacer, would it be possible to remove it completely and replace it with two cylindrical steel sleeves (or something) at the points where the screws are located? I kind of like the idea of the back being open ala Camillus Cuda CD2.
 
Benchmade uses a plastic for their backspacers, basically the same stuff Spyderco and Cold Steel use for their plastic handled knives. I think it's my only beef about they way Benchmade does things.

You could probably replace them with standoffs but you may give up some rigidity in the overall frame since there are only two screws. You won't have much luck tapping in additional ones either because the liners are hardened.

I have replaced a few backspacers with micarta and it works well.


Should also add that early AFCK's had a thicker edge as well as most other Benchmades, they have just recently started grinding their edges thinner - I think it has been in the last year or two.
 
The back spacer is actually some sort of plastic. I haven't taken apart my 806 yet, but in my old 750 that's what it was.
 
Sometimes BM forgets things in finish. Got one with the same sharp corners. Didn´t get happy with the D2. It´s too rough for my taste, so i asked a knifemaker for a different one with finer grained steel. Now it´s really nice.
 
Yes, the back spacer is plastic. I didn't pay close enough attention to see if it was a glass filled plastic or nylon, though. I have no problem with it being plastic. The way it's used it's not really seeing any stress other than compression. Like I said, the spacers are massive. You don't appreciate how huge they are until you have the scales and blade off.
 
I believe the plastic is similar to the Delrin used by Schrade as scale material.

My father-in-law got me a Dremel and hundreds of sanding disks and related doo-hickeys. My poor 806D2!
 
The last AFCK I had was a 800FSBT and it was great except for the spacer which cracked. If only I knew who was making AL or TI aftermarket spacers.
 
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