Suggestion: Domino or 940-1?

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Hey all,

I'm looking for a new knife to feed the obsession. It's now between the Spyderco Domino with the regular black laminate or the Benchmade 940-1. I think I prefer the design of the Domino and the fact that it's a flipper over the -1, but the -1 wins me over in terms of looks and the fondleability. So, here are my questions.

1. Which knife has the better steel in terms of ease of sharpenability and edge retention?
2. Which knife slices better?
3. Which knife takes a mirror polish better?
4. Which knife is smoother when opening and closing?
5. Which knife is an overall better value?

I love both of these knives. My friend recently got the 940-1, but I haven't had a chance to play with it yet. I guess I will base my decision off of that and your guys' feedback here. One more thing though; is there a decent chance of getting a bad apple so to speak with the 940-1? I've heard people complain about a swedge that isn't parallel to the spine, uneven grinds, handle screws being screwed in at an angle and ending up through the handle, the knife coming dull with a bad heat treat, etc. Is this something to worry about?

Thanks for your feedback everyone. This will help me a lot. :D


GWTT
 
I love my dominos. Xhp gets wicked sharp very easy and the geometry of the domino lends itself to slicing.
 
Spyderco is miles above benched in every aspect. Thats just My opinion but I think I am right. I would get the domino!
 
I've had both a Domino (several, in fact) and a standard 940. I can't speak to the feel of the 940-1, but the ergos should be about the same with both models. Honestly, I didn't care for either knife model, but that's just me. The 940 was too slim and light for my taste. It never failed me, it just never called out to me, either. The Dominos felt miles better in hand and the steel was very easy to work with and keep extremely sharp. I got rid of them because I don't really care for flippers and I don't like blades on bearings. I prefer a fairly stiff action where the blade doesn't move until I help it move. Don't want no blade moving anywhere on its own.

The Domino will be wider in your pocket, if that matters. It will also probably be the smoother action of the two. The bearings give it a very slick action both ways. The 940 is a very easy pocket carry. The 940 will also have a longer cutting edge. Any company can and will send out blade grinds from time to time that don't satisfy picky knife afi's. We've all gotten them. The only way to avoid that is to pick from knives that you can eyeball before you buy. Can't help with questions about mirror polishing, sharpening S90V, and value. I don't mirror polish my edges and value is too subjective for anyone but you to answer that. Both S90V & CTS-XHP should have excellent edge retention properties.

Good luck with your decision.
 
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I currently have a 940-1 and and a Domino in the mail. The Benchmade is my daily edc and I find it to be near perfect for that role. I love how light and slim the knife is and S90v suits my needs nicely. I don't believe in mirror polishing edges either as I think it will make the knife anymore practical, but from what I understand s90v does not thank a polishing that easy. I find that s90v does not take a hair splitting edge and plateaus at a fine hair shaving edge. It will maintain that edge for a long long time though.
 
I've own(ed) both and still have the 940-1. They are completely different in so many ways. The Domino is a nice little flipper & great slicer, but I too don't care for bearings or flippers much any more and the leaf blade shape looks better on other Spydies to me.

There is a reason that Benchmade continues to make the 940 series year after year after year... The unique blade shape, the slim handle, easy carry, generous edge, axis lock & light as a feather. 2.4oz The 9401-1 is a great knife with the flow through design, CF scales, blue spacers and S90V. Of course it is also $70 or so more dollars than the Taiwan made Domino.

My Spydercos outnumber my Benchmades by a huge margin and there are only 3-4 Benchmade models that interest me, but vague comments about one blowing the other away with no substance serves no purpose. Both companies offer a great variety of high quality knives
 
I just put an order in for a domino, so I'll let ya know when it arrives;)

I said I wouldn't buy any more knives after getting my sebenza, but I figured my collection was getting low on flippers and I'd always wanted to try a domino.....:rolleyes:
 
Never handled a Domino, but my regular 940 has kicked the PM2 out of the pocket most days. I love my PM2, but the 940 just fills the EDC role perfectly. The slimness, even compared to a Delica is an advantage for me. It isn't even my favorite knife, but we seem to spend the most time together.
 
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