The Ultimate Thread. Spyderco Vs. Benchmade

Had these:

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and a Sage CF!

Currentely i don't own any but i have these:

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I can't say that one is better that the other.
I love how Spyderco is to their customers, how they're leading the way with newer steels, designs, collabs...

Without the modifications probably i wouldn't keep the Benchmades BUT they are still around.
On the other hand and despite loving the brand, i own no Spyderco at the moment!

I guess, at the present moment, Benchmade works best for me.
 
It's mostly personal preference.

I feel you get much more for your $ with Spyderco offering high end steel and materials at competitive pricing. Whereas you pay a bit more for BM, but they spend a little more time on how a knife looks. So, if a BM design makes you happy and is worth the coin to you, then you can't go wrong. Meanwhile if a Spydie design works for you, and you don't mind the looks, you also can't go wrong. I own a lot of Spydies and no BM, wouldn't kick a BM out of my pocket, but never saw the need for one.
 
singularity35 said:
So where's the ultimate post?
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I one day went to the store for butter. I noticed a thing for speed dating so i said "ehh why not."
Later that night I went to the olive garden for the speed dating. The first 9 were HORRIBLE! I mean honest, they looked like baseball gloves. It left me very confused.

The 10th though, had a unique connection. we started talking and laughing. Then I asked about her father, she told me that her father used to be a mariner in south carolina on the SS PartyRock. She then told me his name was admiral JC Witmire. At that point I stood up and drew my Frost Cutlery Subhilt Bowie and planted it firmly into the table. Regretfully I looked at her and said "My father was the original admiral of the SS PartyRock, till they muntanied him for shuffling too much. You do realize that this means we can never be" She looked at me, then slowly at the knife. We a depressed sigh she agreed.

Then she looked into my eyes with the white hot fury that I have seen in no other. She flipped the table, pasta knife wine and all at me and produced frost cutlery throwing knives. She hurled 3 of them at me. two i had managed to dodge but the 3rd stuck me in the shoulder. I fell among the shattered plates and then rolled up producing my Derespina Lucky 13 and mustered all I could. I yelled out the yiddish battle cry of the SS PartyRock as I charged. She to replied "OMIR GAYNE!!!!" as she rushed forward producing a Ka-bar TDI. The fury in the air was enough to choke on as we ran with the same ferocity of a cornered wolf!

Suddenly out of nowhere! My father burst through the door yelling "STOPPP!!!!" he threw a Busse Battle mistress in between us to stop us from continuing our assault. He looked at the girl and said,"........this rivally is pointless........ Admiral JC Witmire was infertile. I impregnated your mother miranda. I am your true father. This violence is pointless!!!" Over come with confusion I fell to my knees. He walked over and ripped the throwing knife out of my shoulder. Miranda, my father, and I stood there having a moment that words can never describe. A waiter spoke up nervously, "Can I help you?" Simultaneously we all said "Dr. Pepper and some fish!" We looked at each other and laughed.


and that is why spyderco wins.
 
That works. :D

Chipped Karambit said:
I one day went to the store for butter. I noticed a thing for speed dating so i said "ehh why not."
Later that night I went to the olive garden for the speed dating. The first 9 were HORRIBLE! I mean honest, they looked like baseball gloves. It left me very confused.

The 10th though, had a unique connection. we started talking and laughing. Then I asked about her father, she told me that her father used to be a mariner in south carolina on the SS PartyRock. She then told me his name was admiral JC Witmire. At that point I stood up and drew my Frost Cutlery Subhilt Bowie and planted it firmly into the table. Regretfully I looked at her and said "My father was the original admiral of the SS PartyRock, till they muntanied him for shuffling too much. You do realize that this means we can never be" She looked at me, then slowly at the knife. We a depressed sigh she agreed.

Then she looked into my eyes with the white hot fury that I have seen in no other. She flipped the table, pasta knife wine and all at me and produced frost cutlery throwing knives. She hurled 3 of them at me. two i had managed to dodge but the 3rd stuck me in the shoulder. I fell among the shattered plates and then rolled up producing my Derespina Lucky 13 and mustered all I could. I yelled out the yiddish battle cry of the SS PartyRock as I charged. She to replied "OMIR GAYNE!!!!" as she rushed forward producing a Ka-bar TDI. The fury in the air was enough to choke on as we ran with the same ferocity of a cornered wolf!

Suddenly out of nowhere! My father burst through the door yelling "STOPPP!!!!" he threw a Busse Battle mistress in between us to stop us from continuing our assault. He looked at the girl and said,"........this rivally is pointless........ Admiral JC Witmire was infertile. I impregnated your mother miranda. I am your true father. This violence is pointless!!!" Over come with confusion I fell to my knees. He walked over and ripped the throwing knife out of my shoulder. Miranda, my father, and I stood there having a moment that words can never describe. A waiter spoke up nervously, "Can I help you?" Simultaneously we all said "Dr. Pepper and some fish!" We looked at each other and laughed.


and that is why spyderco wins.
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Chipped Karambit said:
I one day went to the store for butter. I noticed a thing for speed dating so i said "ehh why not."
Later that night I went to the olive garden for the speed dating. The first 9 were HORRIBLE! I mean honest, they looked like baseball gloves. It left me very confused.

The 10th though, had a unique connection. we started talking and laughing. Then I asked about her father, she told me that her father used to be a mariner in south carolina on the SS PartyRock. She then told me his name was admiral JC Witmire. At that point I stood up and drew my Frost Cutlery Subhilt Bowie and planted it firmly into the table. Regretfully I looked at her and said "My father was the original admiral of the SS PartyRock, till they muntanied him for shuffling too much. You do realize that this means we can never be" She looked at me, then slowly at the knife. We a depressed sigh she agreed.

Then she looked into my eyes with the white hot fury that I have seen in no other. She flipped the table, pasta knife wine and all at me and produced frost cutlery throwing knives. She hurled 3 of them at me. two i had managed to dodge but the 3rd stuck me in the shoulder. I fell among the shattered plates and then rolled up producing my Derespina Lucky 13 and mustered all I could. I yelled out the yiddish battle cry of the SS PartyRock as I charged. She to replied "OMIR GAYNE!!!!" as she rushed forward producing a Ka-bar TDI. The fury in the air was enough to choke on as we ran with the same ferocity of a cornered wolf!

Suddenly out of nowhere! My father burst through the door yelling "STOPPP!!!!" he threw a Busse Battle mistress in between us to stop us from continuing our assault. He looked at the girl and said,"........this rivally is pointless........ Admiral JC Witmire was infertile. I impregnated your mother miranda. I am your true father. This violence is pointless!!!" Over come with confusion I fell to my knees. He walked over and ripped the throwing knife out of my shoulder. Miranda, my father, and I stood there having a moment that words can never describe. A waiter spoke up nervously, "Can I help you?" Simultaneously we all said "Dr. Pepper and some fish!" We looked at each other and laughed.


and that is why spyderco wins.
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This is the best possible answer.





unless you said benchmade...
 
Oh Boy... Really?
ULTIMATE Thread???

Anyways,
I Prefer Spyderco, I've Owned A Lot Of Both, And At The Moment Decided To Collect And Use Only Spydercos(Really Excited For The Sage 2 To Come In From A Trade!)
I Love Their Designs, Blade Shapes, Nice Materials, And Really Just The Over All Execution Of Their Knives.
They Make Amazing Products.

Now, I'm Not Saying That Benchmade Makes Great Knives Too, And I Really Like Them, And Some Of Their Designs, Though A Lot Of Them Are A Lot Alike And They're From Completely Different Lines.
Example: Griptilian, Presidio, Bone Collector, Are All Alike In Several Ways, And They're Great Knives.
But I Think Spyderco Really Changes It All Up With Their Different Designs, Materials, Sprint Runs, Etc.

So Spyderco Has My Vote. My Para2 Rides In The Front Right Pocket, Manix 2 In The Left, And Persistence In The Right Back Pocket.

But This May Change Up A Bit When I Get The Sage 2, And Get The Spyderco Chokwe In A Couple Of Weeks.
 
As someone with shallower wallets, I believe Spyderco definitely comes out on top. They produce knives with a lot better value, in my opinion. I tend to see Benchmade as a fancy knife making company, and Spyderco being more no nonsense knives. Also, Sal is such an involved person, and it makes the company feel more personalized, and less distant. More warm and friendly. And the money shot:
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dodge vs chevy
huskvarna vs stihl
bmw vs mercedes
snapon vs matco
conventional vs synthetic
:D

I'll take a benchmade any day over a spyderco. I'm in love with the axis lock plus benchmades q/c is much better than spyderco's. No
spyderco I've ever held feels as good as a b/m. They open and close with a buttery smooth action, its fantastic.

That said, I don't like most of benchmade's designs. Here spyderco clearly wins.

I feel spyderco's quality can be compared to general motors. They are ok and do the job and that's it. Benchmade would be your toyota, subaru or honda.
 
spyderco.

i have read that benchmade runs their steel a bit softer... where spyderco trys to get as much of an optimal production heat treat as they can.
 
Bencher said:
dodge vs chevy
huskvarna vs stihl
bmw vs mercedes
snapon vs matco
conventional vs synthetic
:D

I'll take a benchmade any day over a spyderco. I'm in love with the axis lock plus benchmades q/c is much better than spyderco's. No
spyderco I've ever held feels as good as a b/m. They open and close with a buttery smooth action, its fantastic.

That said, I don't like most of benchmade's designs. Here spyderco clearly wins.

I feel spyderco's quality can be compared to general motors. They are ok and do the job and that's it. Benchmade would be your toyota, subaru or honda.
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Hey, hey, hey! There is no 'Snap-on vs. anything'. If it is not Snap-on it is crap! :p
 
I may be all wet here, as I don't have a lot of experience with Benchmade, but I'll throw it out for general mauling. What about consistency of model and/or lineup? Spyderco has a few models which they offer consistently, but also a large number of models which are offered for short periods, then discontinued. Benchmade's lineup seems fairly established, with some variations within model lines, but largely offering particular models for long periods.

Personally, though I own far and away more Spyderco knives than Benchmade, I like the consistency of offerings by that company, and wish that Spyderco did the same. But that's just me.

Andy
 
Spyderco probably cuts best....due to profile and grinds, and I like my griptilian too , wish that Afck in s30v is out, would buy it in a pinch! Perfect design!!!Benchmade is too expensive for what you get, but its good knife overall!
 
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