Looking at the benchmade north fork to add to my small collection

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sleeperls

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My first experience with benchmade was actually the lone wolf fixed Skinner and caper. I picked up some cabelas mini barrages a while back on vacation. I have no way to view them unless I feel like driving over a hour so ordering blind.

I'm looking at the diamond wood scaled one. Show some pics if you like. I cleared the wood on my skinners to help with blood soak.

 
I don't personally have one, but have handled them a lot, and know a couple people with em. Here's what I know:
Overview: It's sort of an upgraded mini-grip. S30V steel, Dymondwood blade (in your case).
Differences: Weight - It's notably heavier. For some reason, I find em a little easier to flip open and closed, compared to a minigrip. The blade shape is also different - Although it's a drop-point shape overall, notice the small recurve in the cutting edge.
Little differences otherwise (jimping near tip of blade, different thumbstud, different lanyard hole, backspacer, etc.
 
I wish it had more blade shape options. I've got other knives with the same style and would prefer a regular drop point like the mini grip. Even the sheep's foot like the old bone collector.
 
I got a North Fork as a Father's Day present, and it's definitely a winner in my book. Dymondwood is a good choice for the handle material in my opinion, as it looks great and is sufficiently grippy for most tasks.

My North Fork is essentially my "dress knife" at the moment.
 
I have one of the grey handled ones. It's a nice knife for sure, a nice alternative to a small griptillian. I just wish they had left out the recurve in the blade, so my north fork is likely to go for sale at some point now that I have the 556-1.
 
darks said:
I have one of the grey handled ones. It's a nice knife for sure, a nice alternative to a small griptillian. I just wish they had left out the recurve in the blade, so my north fork is likely to go for sale at some point now that I have the 556-1.
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No need to get rid of the whole knife, just the recurve.

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(not completely gone in that pic, need to take a new one)
 
jpm2 said:
No need to get rid of the whole knife, just the recurve.
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I had looked into someone local removing the recurve when the company I work for made knives over 3" verboten, but they wanted $70, so I moved on to other knives and left it as is. As I said, it's a nice knife for sure, but I think I'm looking to trim down some of the knives I have that simply sit in their boxes in the safe for a sebenza.
 
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