Value? Benchmade 940-2 vs Spyderco PM2

I've never had to deal with Spyderco customer service, to me that speaks volumes about their quality. I have had to deal with BM customer service many times due to QC issues and once they lost a knife I sent in for service. BM customer service is outstanding, they have always taken care of me and they replaced my knife they lost during blade replacement. This last time I worked with Courtney and she was awesome! It seems like BM knows they have a QC problem but they are willing to do whatever to make it right.
 
`br4dz- said:
I've sent my Delica to hell and back, dropping it 10 ft off a ladder onto concrete, it's been on tons of vacations, snagged it on plenty of things, hell, it's even been through a washer and dryer cycle and it still works like the day I bought it (after a tear down and thorough oiling). Things happen to knives, it could have just hit at the right spot with the correct force for something to break. I wouldn't expect them to replace it because it broke from anything of the sort, it doesn't make any sense from any business standpoint. It's why craftsman tools went belly up and had to go to China to be produced for a fraction of the costs, too many people breaking their tools and saying it happened another way, or just because they wanted something new and shiny.
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While I agree with your post in basically its entirety and have similar experiences with various delicas, the endura didn't fare so well. The entire locking tang of the blade sheared off right above the pivot hole. Hard to understand this happening from a 8ft fall...
 
What's a better value SpydercoRubicon2 $210 or the Benchmade 940-2 ?

I like spyderco but there value days are over . Reason why I'm trying out Emersons knives . They cost the same as most of the new Spydercos .
 
miltmaldo said:
What's a better value SpydercoRubicon2 $210 or the Benchmade 940-2 ?

I like spyderco but there value days are over . Reason why I'm trying out Emersons knives . They cost the same as most of the new Spydercos .
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Emerson is a negative leader in value pricing! 154CM & G-10 for $200+! Made in the U.S. and great CS although they charge you return shipping and sharpening fee.

Spyderco Taichung knives have excellent value and quality. Rubicon2 has great & expensive carbon fiber scales.
 
Emerson bless his heart, he does it his way and does it right but its pretty much accepted that value is not his strong suit. He keeps his facility small and honest (true to himself, doesnt follow the steel crowd etc) and I respect that.

I'd rank em dead last in value amongst the known makers though.
 
I will say I got a couple of Emerson in a trade . Thanks to a good friend here Dale . I don't think they are great value but the same can be said about some of the newer Spyderco . And this has nothing to do with where they are made . Beside the GB2 I can't see there value . I just got a Spyderco positron . What a joke of a knife .

What's a better value Benchmade 551-1 or Spyderco Positron . Like I said Spyderco value days are over
 
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