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Hello people of the Benchmade sub-forum. I've always been a Kershaw person, and will for the rest of my life, but that doesn't mean other company's like Benchmade don't make good knives. From threads like "I need a new EDC" and "Recommend me a knife", I was able to perceive that the Griptilian was a very loved knife from Benchmade and that a lot of people recommend them. Well, I had the opportunity to handle one at one of those big hunting/fishing/outdoorsy type stores and I fell in love. I fell in love almost immediately. It was sooooo smooth and it felt great in hand. The lock-up was solid and the Axis (is that supposed to be all capitals?) Lock exceeded my expectations. I have also heard that some people dislike the plastic handles, and honestly, I have no problem with them. The grip is nice and I have no problems getting a good grip. One of the other things when handling it at the store that I noticed is that it weighs a lot lighter than I had originally expected. My mom even said it was light (I'm 15, and the store clerk was hesitant to hand me the knife so he handed it to my mom first because he didn't want to be liable for a cut). The blade steel, which is 154CM, and my first knife with 154CM came scary sharp. It shaves hair like no bodies business and still does after cutting up the USPS box it came in. This is my first experience with 154CM, specifically Benchmade's, and so far I'm impressed. It's the sharpest knife that I've ever received directly from the factory. I also found that the thumbstuds are placed perfectly. I'm able to build-up some pressure with my thumb and the blade flies open. Blade centering is perfect too.
One gripe that I do have is the pocketclip. The retention isn't the greatest and the coating is already coming off and I've only had it for a day. It's not like the coating is falling off left and right, but I can see a little speck that's come off towards the tip. Also, I took the screws off to see about bending the clip to make the retention better, and I noticed that a little bit of coating has come off at the base of the clip where the screws would sit on it. I'm not really worried about the coating, because I think knives with wear look cool and they show character. I'm just worried the most about the clip retention. I've never lost a knife, and I'm not going to start now.
Without further ado, some pictures, which are from a phone, so they're crappy.
One gripe that I do have is the pocketclip. The retention isn't the greatest and the coating is already coming off and I've only had it for a day. It's not like the coating is falling off left and right, but I can see a little speck that's come off towards the tip. Also, I took the screws off to see about bending the clip to make the retention better, and I noticed that a little bit of coating has come off at the base of the clip where the screws would sit on it. I'm not really worried about the coating, because I think knives with wear look cool and they show character. I'm just worried the most about the clip retention. I've never lost a knife, and I'm not going to start now.
Without further ado, some pictures, which are from a phone, so they're crappy.
