You thought you could do without a benchmade?

Originally posted by Point44
Don't be a knife snob.
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Why not? It's my money, as you said, if I'm going to waste it on another knife I'd rather be particular about where the money goes.
 
Originally posted by Point44
Labour is more expensive in the US than in Taiwan or wherever Benchmade makes 'em.
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Benchmade makes most of their knives in America and, contrary to the fears of many, they've expanded their American-made product line. Go to www.Benchmade.com and check out some of the goodies from Osborne and Snody. Good stuff in S30V and 154CM.

I've got to say that a little knife snobbery is healthy.
 
Sorry if you guys misunderstood...i didn't mean it like that...

What i really meant by a knife snob was those people who tell other people not to buy stuff like the Red Line just because it doesn't conform to their own standards...

It's OK that you appreciate and like to buy expensive and better quality knives...just that you don't need to disregard some of the cheaper knives that other people might like...

And thombrogan...of course i know that most of the Benchmade stuff is made in the USA...i myself have a 556, 721, 770 anb a BM43...i was specifically talking about the newer Red line stuff....
 
Originally posted by vesik
In the past, I've never been particularly attracted to Benchmade knives. I'm what you could call, a Spyderco kinda guy. That's until I went to this page:

https://www.expeditionexchange.com/benchmade/

HOLY S**T! Look at those pictures!!! Until I saw these pictures, I had NO idea how beautiful these knives were. My 710 is now on order.
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i have a benchmade bali & a discontinued manual pardue. i've handle several of the newer bm's as well (806, 710, elishewitz), and i must say that they're solid values.. however, sites like this one changed my perspective on what makes me drool, and also altered my financial situation pretty drastically.
 
Originally posted by vesik
In the past, I've never been particularly attracted to Benchmade knives. I'm what you could call, a Spyderco kinda guy. That's until I went to this page:

https://www.expeditionexchange.com/benchmade/

HOLY S**T! Look at those pictures!!! Until I saw these pictures, I had NO idea how beautiful these knives were. My 710 is now on order.
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i have a benchmade bali & a discontinued manual pardue. i've handled several of the newer bm's as well (806, 710, elishewitz), and i must say that they're solid values.. however, sites like this one changed my perspective on what makes me drool, and also altered my financial situation pretty drastically.
 
Originally posted by Point44


What i really meant by a knife snob was those people who tell other people not to buy stuff like the Red Line just because it doesn't conform to their own standards...
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It is most boring nationalism and has nothing to do with knifes and their quality.

I found BM very sympathetic, besides their knifes, that they always knew, that there are people all over the world, who love their good knifes. So, coming in last year, i really enjoyed a web site which talked about knifes and how they are buildt and not about "american made".

It is knifes, we are talking about. To judge them by the place, they were produced, doesn´t help us and doesn´t help the high end manufacturers. It subvents the low end production. High end models from BM, made in USA, will be bought every time.

At least, BM is a company, so it is her nature to earn money. I will keep buying BMs because they follow a simple and true strategy of business. They will be there tomorrow, to care for my warranty affairs, when others might have broke down. Damn that f*****g crying about a logical capitalistic way.
 
Originally posted by Point44
Sorry if you guys misunderstood...i didn't mean it like that...

What i really meant by a knife snob was those people who tell other people not to buy stuff like the Red Line just because it doesn't conform to their own standards...
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I can dig it, thanks for the clarification.

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James Segura
Boring Nationalist
 
Regardless of where a knife (or anything else) is made, if the quality is not there, then neither am I. Design, materials, fit, and finish all come into play. I've wasted too much money over the years buying inferior products.
Yes, I prefer to buy domestic. That is not always an option. Whether we like it or not we now have a global economy.

Paul
 
Point44,

No 921?!?! :eek:

I think that plenty of the Red Line is groovy. The even newer blue line stuff is groovier still.
 
It's all glockman's fault...

I was a benchmade addict until he tempted me to the SERE2k...

AND NOW HE'S GOING BENCHMADE CRAZY...got himself a 710 and i think he just bought a 705 also...

I've always liked the 921's looks...maybe next purchase...
 
Point44,

arise, get free, make your own steps..:D :D :D

If you find Buddah on your way, kil him. (old eastern saying)
 
For the Red line, at least the 160 is still being made in the USA, so not all of the new line will be made overseas. And the American made ones, which temporarily were without "Made In USA" logos will have those logos back making the other ones rare collector models
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My new BM 806d2 doesn't have "USA" under the Benchmade logo on the blade like my 550OD does, would that make it one of these "rare collctor models"? Even so, I'm still gonna use this knife like the serious tool it is.
 
Originally posted by Point44
It's all glockman's fault...

I was a benchmade addict until he tempted me to the SERE2k...

AND NOW HE'S GOING BENCHMADE CRAZY...got himself a 710 and i think he just bought a 705 also...
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Yes, I did recently get my mitts on a "705", and I gotta say that the 710 and the 705 makes a PERFECT EDC pair.:).
 
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