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How long have you been on this pen hunt now?
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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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Order of KAI Official Hang Out; Part Deux - It's Enrico Palazzo!
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oh ya, i only have $30 in the knife funds, and i have a huge list of knives, (just ask kirby
) and more keep being added, its especially tough for me because i still have yet to make a knife purchase above the $100 bar, and i really want to get knives in the $400 range (most of my wish list blades are there) but im terrible at the waiting game...
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Its pretty rare, but i've found myself in a pickle before. Im probably going to have a hard time deciding tomorrow at GP.
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I was going to recommend you take a look at the Spyderco Domino - looks like GP is out of stock already though. Might have one left in store to play with / oogle.
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YEAH! I saw that in their new products list. Im going to have to look at one for sure.
Anyone have any other requests?
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Yes, if you see a Benchmade Triage, could you please handle it and tell me how it feels?
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of course sirwill do.
any knife in particular you want me to try to compare it to?
Thanks!
And nah, you don't have to compare to anything. Just a general feel is fine.
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Hey Eric, could you please give me a general idea of how the BM710 feels, and stuff like that? And could you possibly compare it to another knife? Preferably a Griptilian, or blur.
And could you possibly do the same thing for the BM 300SN flipper?
Thanks man.
And could you possibly do the same thing for the BM 300SN flipper?
Thanks man.
I've got a 1745BLK (black G10, black blade). It's a nice knife. Like the OD-1 (and presumably OD-2, both of which are also Lee Williams designs), the flipper hides away once the blade is opened. The flipper itself is actually a separate floating piece held by grooves in the liners themselves.
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The 710 is a pretty big knife. The G10 is textured, but it isn't the rough, grippy surface you might expect. It's actually smooth (almost feels like a layer of varnish). It carries pretty well because it's fairly thin and narrow. The ergos aren't especially great (at least to me). I much prefer the handling of the 551 and Blur. The placement of the thumb ramp actually pushes your hand pretty far back on the handle. I can still get a full 4-finger grip, but it feels a bit off. Not really sure how to describe it, but it just doesn't feel right. The blade does have a slight recurve (slightly less than the Blur), and Benchmade does a great job with their D2 (based on my experience with my Mini-Grip). If you're looking for that long, narrow style of knife w/ Axis lock, I'd recommend the 940 or 943 over the 710.
Here ya go. The differences between the 940 and 943 are sheepsfoot vs. drop point blade, green vs. black handles, and purple spacer vs. silver. I really like the 940. The only thing I don't like is the purple anodized backspacer (looks sort of like a neon purple color).
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Less than 30 hrs actually
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