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SpartanSaint

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pre-ordered the bm 53 bali.. flat ground d2 modified spear point, g10 handle scales...

and now i wait
 
i don't just have to wait for the post man, i have to wait for benchmade too! its a pre-order.... ugh hahaha
 
Congrats on the knife and congrats on being the first person to inform me of this. I wasnt aware of it.
 
Resist said:
Congrats on the knife and congrats on being the first person to inform me of this. I wasnt aware of it.
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hadn't heard of the 53? i like it... the same friend that got me really into knives sent me a picture of it and it was love... [sigh]

will you be ordering one as well?
 
Cool knife. Too bad it's got a D2 steel blade. I'm not a fan of D2. This will be the 3rd knife Benchmade has made that I like but comes in D2. The 53 has just what I like in a blade shape. Congrats and give us a review when it arrives.
 
I have to ask:
What is wrong with D2 that prevents you from buying it on knives that interest you?
 
RevDevil said:
I have to ask:
What is wrong with D2 that prevents you from buying it on knives that interest you?
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Agreed. :thumbup: I like BM D-2. I have it on my 710 and it's a helluva lot easier to sharpen than S30V, has great wear resistance (so I'm told) and I can get a mirror edge on it with DMT stones & some stropping.

My BM 710 D2 bites like a rabid dog. :D

Congrats on your new knife man!!
 
cziv said:
Agreed. :thumbup: I like BM D-2. I have it on my 710 and it's a helluva lot easier to sharpen than S30V, has great wear resistance (so I'm told) and I can get a mirror edge on it with DMT stones & some stropping.

My BM 710 D2 bites like a rabid dog. :D

Congrats on your new knife man!!
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i love the d2 in my 940. no complaints of yet

i think it'd look SICK with a forced patina, not to mention help with those annoying little spots my 940 gets in places i can just see yet not rub out...

pics and review will definitely be up once she arrives. i'm so pumped
 
SpartanSaint said:
pre-ordered the bm 53 bali.. flat ground d2 modified spear point, g10 handle scales...

and now i wait
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I like spear points just about as much as tanto.

please share: where to order this cool knife. bm rocks...

d2 is for those that know a good steel from a bad one.
 
i won't deal spot, but this is too great a knife to pm...

all i gotta say is google benchmade 53. you should see something, other wise i've seen it at knifeworks, bladehq, and knifecenter- .com's
 
SpartanSaint said:
i love the d2 in my 940. no complaints of yet

i think it'd look SICK with a forced patina, not to mention help with those annoying little spots my 940 gets in places i can just see yet not rub out...

pics and review will definitely be up once she arrives. i'm so pumped
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I hear ya about the almost invisible spots in BM D2. My 940 is S30V and no problems. My 710 is D2 and there were 2 spots that looked like blemishes. I sent it back to the vendor and he rubbed them out with something.

I asked to speak with the shop technician who did it but he was on lunch. I never did find out what he did but they were gone and the CS people said it was wiped down with some kind of material they use. No damage to the satin finish and looked brand spanking new.

Ocassionally I get a mystery blemish in the 710 D2 but have found that just rubbing the cr*p out of it with a clean soft T-shirt makes it disappear.

Don't say new BM 710 and patina man, that hurts my imagination! :D
 
cziv said:
I hear ya about the almost invisible spots in BM D2. My 940 is S30V and no problems. My 710 is D2 and there were 2 spots that looked like blemishes. I sent it back to the vendor and he rubbed them out with something.

I asked to speak with the shop technician who did it but he was on lunch. I never did find out what he did but they were gone and the CS people said it was wiped down with some kind of material they use. No damage to the satin finish and looked brand spanking new.

Ocassionally I get a mystery blemish in the 710 D2 but have found that just rubbing the cr*p out of it with a clean soft T-shirt makes it disappear.

Don't say new BM 710 and patina man, that hurts my imagination! :D
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rubbing works, however just under the scales where i cant seem to rub it? little spots and what not show up and bug the sh!t out of me.. but i'm 99.99% sure i'm gonna patina the 53... od g10 is calling for a darkish blade, and i think patina is just what its asking me for :D
 
SpartanSaint said:
rubbing works, however just under the scales where i cant seem to rub it? little spots and what not show up and bug the sh!t out of me.. but i'm 99.99% sure i'm gonna patina the 53... od g10 is calling for a darkish blade, and i think patina is just what its asking me for :D
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Pics then, or it won't happen! :D
 
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