Benchmade 710: plain-edge, black blade, 154CM:
The Good:
Very comfortable in the hand.
The Axis-lock is awesome.
There's plenty of cutting edge.
The handle design is exceptionally nice.
The blade has a very nice slight recurve and slices very well.
Dual skeletonized steel liners and G-10 scales makes it plenty strong for anything required of a folder.
Excellent craftsmanship and very good fit-and-finish.
The Bad:
Tip-up carry only.
The handle could be just a tiny bit beefier or more hand-filling.
It needs a real choil instead of the odd space between blade and grip.
The backspacer should be G-10 as well instead of FRN (just for continuity if nothing else).
The thumbstuds are too close to the handle when closed and it makes it a little harder to open.
The Balance:
Truely a modern CLASSIC!
Simple a wonderful knife in both design and execution.
Spyderco Endura 4: plain-edge, no wave:
The Good:
VG-10 blade-steel!
Nice trimmed down pocket-clip.
Dual steel liners!!!
Tip-up/tip-down/left/right carry makes everyone happy. :thumbup:
Exceptional handle texturing.
Very affordable.
The Bad:
The new handle design does not feel as comfortable as the old Endura design in my opinion.
The thumbhole should be slightly larger, like the hole on the Pacific Salt.
And the larger thumb-ramp tractions grooves are better on the Pacific Salt too.
The Balance:
Without a doubt, the new Endura 4 is one of the best folders that Spyderco has ever produced.
It is destined to become another CLASSIC!
At this point in time, it's the only knife that can compete with my Pacific Salt for EDC status.
The Good:
Very comfortable in the hand.
The Axis-lock is awesome.
There's plenty of cutting edge.
The handle design is exceptionally nice.
The blade has a very nice slight recurve and slices very well.
Dual skeletonized steel liners and G-10 scales makes it plenty strong for anything required of a folder.
Excellent craftsmanship and very good fit-and-finish.
The Bad:
Tip-up carry only.
The handle could be just a tiny bit beefier or more hand-filling.
It needs a real choil instead of the odd space between blade and grip.
The backspacer should be G-10 as well instead of FRN (just for continuity if nothing else).
The thumbstuds are too close to the handle when closed and it makes it a little harder to open.
The Balance:
Truely a modern CLASSIC!
Simple a wonderful knife in both design and execution.
Spyderco Endura 4: plain-edge, no wave:
The Good:
VG-10 blade-steel!
Nice trimmed down pocket-clip.
Dual steel liners!!!
Tip-up/tip-down/left/right carry makes everyone happy. :thumbup:
Exceptional handle texturing.
Very affordable.
The Bad:
The new handle design does not feel as comfortable as the old Endura design in my opinion.
The thumbhole should be slightly larger, like the hole on the Pacific Salt.
And the larger thumb-ramp tractions grooves are better on the Pacific Salt too.
The Balance:
Without a doubt, the new Endura 4 is one of the best folders that Spyderco has ever produced.
It is destined to become another CLASSIC!
At this point in time, it's the only knife that can compete with my Pacific Salt for EDC status.
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