Has anyone put a Benchmade Griptilian to some hard use?

Exactly, a knife not used is a knife not enjoyed unless it's a collector.

To encourage you a bit the 154cm steel BM uses (58 to 60 RC) is almost the same as the Emerson's 154cm (57 to 59 RC)
 
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djjonny said:
Exactly, a knife not used is a knife not enjoyed unless it's a collector.

To encourage you a bit the 154cm steel BM uses (58 to 60 RC) is almost the same as the Emerson's 154cm (57 to 59 RC)
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Thanks, but I have the H2O one.
X15-TN steel.
I hate rust. Alot.
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Dunno about others, but when I held it in my hand the first time, it "felt" like a work knife. Some people say they feel cheap, I say they feel like they are made to do a job, and *&($ the frills. That and how much cheaper they are than most other Benchmades sold me on beating on it. To me, heavy folders are more about the perception of strength and military/LEO aesthetics than an actual requirement for tasks. A good work knife is tough, easy to use, fast to open and close one handed, light, and most of all, inexpensive. I realize the Griptilian is expensive to a lot of people, but I consider it to be at the high end of work knives. At 4.5 oz or whatever, it can do pretty much everything you would need a folder for at a job. If you need something tougher, use a fixed blade.

Now I am not saying that those big, badass hard use folders are stupid, they are aesthetically pleasing to me and many others. I love how my Cold Steel Spartan feels in hand, and my American Lawman excudes toughness. The ZT 551 I had felt great in hand, looked incredible, and dripped quality. It wasn't till I tried using those knives at work that I realized that my Grip was actually better suited for what I do. I traded that 551 for a Ritter Mini-Grip, and don't regret it at all. That MiniGrip could do most of what my full size Grip does at work, but I use it as my EDC instead of my work knife. It was a grail knife for me, so I don't want to beat it up the way I do my D2 Grip.
 
bobusx said:
Dunno about others, but when I held it in my hand the first time, it "felt" like a work knife. Some people say they feel cheap, I say they feel like they are made to do a job, and *&($ the frills.
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I second that. The Grips get the job done.

Hard use? This is the review that convinced me to get one. All kinds of abuse and it held up. The lock released once while batoning but it still locked up again.

[video=youtube;pKol-A0fX7E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKol-A0fX7E[/video]
 
bobusx said:
Dunno about others, but when I held it in my hand the first time, it "felt" like a work knife. Some people say they feel cheap, I say they feel like they are made to do a job, and *&($ the frills. That and how much cheaper they are than most other Benchmades sold me on beating on it. To me, heavy folders are more about the perception of strength and military/LEO aesthetics than an actual requirement for tasks. A good work knife is tough, easy to use, fast to open and close one handed, light, and most of all, inexpensive. I realize the Griptilian is expensive to a lot of people, but I consider it to be at the high end of work knives. At 4.5 oz or whatever, it can do pretty much everything you would need a folder for at a job. If you need something tougher, use a fixed blade.

Now I am not saying that those big, badass hard use folders are stupid, they are aesthetically pleasing to me and many others. I love how my Cold Steel Spartan feels in hand, and my American Lawman excudes toughness. The ZT 551 I had felt great in hand, looked incredible, and dripped quality. It wasn't till I tried using those knives at work that I realized that my Grip was actually better suited for what I do. I traded that 551 for a Ritter Mini-Grip, and don't regret it at all. That MiniGrip could do most of what my full size Grip does at work, but I use it as my EDC instead of my work knife. It was a grail knife for me, so I don't want to beat it up the way I do my D2 Grip.
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What are some of the things that you do to your Griptilian to "beat it up"?
 
If you don't want to use you grip for hard use or feel uncomfortable with it, don't feel bad
It's your knife to do with as you please

As long as you use it. Just stick to cutting and the knife will be fine
 
The only hard use I have done to mine was to my mini that I sometimes carry at work. I have had several co-workers ask me what I like about Benchmade and I tell them the axis lock. So I take my mini-grip and proceed to whack the spine several times hard against the some metal stairs and I have never had the blade come back on my hand and close. Yes I do wear thick gloves when I do this to protect my hand. Great knives and my favorite locking system so far.

Tony
 
bladeboss said:
What are some of the things that you do to your Griptilian to "beat it up"?
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Cutting the aforementioned copper cable, metal tie straps, thick plastic, lots of cardboard, lots of paracord, little bit of digging, cut small tree branches, opening MRE's, lots of clamshells, dropping on the ground accidentally, carving crappy tobacco pipes, ridiculous amounts of flipping while watching TV and reading Bladeforums, cutting out chair backs/bottoms, that I can think of off the top of my head.
 
bladeboss said:
That's the video I've seen.
And the only time I've heard of someone using it for hard use.
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Lots of people use them hard.
My dad has been using his for years now...he just doen't make videos of himself to impress nameless people on the internet.;)

Many of us use our knives for all sorts of things which could be classified as hard use (by some definitions): just because it ain't on YouTube doesn't mean it isn't happening (feel free to use that as a sig line :D).
 
You shouldn't worry about it at all.
It's a knife. Use it!
It's a good knife at that and yes it can handle hard use.
It doesn't matter what knife it is. A lot of people are afraid to use their knives because they don't want to "mess it up" or scratch it.
I get my knives because I enjoy carrying and using them.

Also... unless you plan on going scuba-diving with your Griptilian... 154cm works fine. And it doesn't rust. I've had zero rust problems on any of my knives.
 
I have to ask, with the H2O Griptilian, are all of the materials made of rust resistant steel or just the blade? I would think the Omega Springs would get their asses handed to them by salt water if they are just regular springs.
 
stabman said:
Lots of people use them hard.
My dad has been using his for years now...he just doen't make videos of himself to impress nameless people on the internet.;)

Many of us use our knives for all sorts of things which could be classified as hard use (by some definitions): just because it ain't on YouTube doesn't mean it isn't happening (feel free to use that as a sig line :D).
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I would use that as my sig line.
But I don't have those abilities. :mad:
 
I've used my large Grip plenty hard for tasks such as cutting through 1/2" copper power cable, cutting various sizes of zip ties (some were very large), cutting tangled rope from my lawn mower blade, and sharpening tent stakes. I've peeled and sliced apples with it and used it for a few kitchen chores. It has handled everything threw at it so far with ease. The Axis lock has never failed and has only gotten smoother with use. The blade finish (mine has the black coated blade) has scratched and come off in a few places but overall has held up well considering what it had been put through. Edge holding of the 154CM steel has been quite impressive as well. Overall I highly recommend the Griptilian from Benchmade. It's hard to beat for the money.
 
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