Are we still mad at Benchmade?

[Axxe55]

Good knives for sure

I HAVE HAD THIS CRKT M4 FOR OVER 15 YEARS AND IT'S ONE OF MY MOST CARRIED IIRC I THINK I PAID $80 FOR IT FROM A MATCO TOOOL DEALER KNIVEShttps://www.crkt.com/m4-02.html

 

[Axxe55]

Definitely don't get it too hot - you'll ruin the temper. If it starts getting too hot to touch, cool it in water then go back to the sharpening. Repeat 'till satisfied.

THE KEY THING WITH USING A POWERED TOOL TO SHARPEN A KNIFE IS SLOW AND EASY AND KEEP THE BLADE COOL!

 

[Axxe55]

I DO HAPPEN TO HAVE ONE BENCH MADE KNIFE I FOUND IT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN MOWING THE DITCH IN FONT OF THE HOUSE SIMILAR TO THIS ONEhttps://benchmadeonline.com/collections/fixed-blade

 

[Brains]

Ken Onion sharpener is a quick way, just don't get it too hot. I prefer not using a power sharpener myself, but then, I don't mind taking longer and I don't have any cheap stainless that is harder to sharpen.

I own a Work Sharp Ken Onion sharpener, and it pretty much sits in the garage unused. I really do dislike sharpening

Definitely don't get it too hot - you'll ruin the temper. If it starts getting too hot to touch, cool it in water then go back to the sharpening. Repeat 'till satisfied.

Good to know. I'm a bit shy on the sharpening to begin with, so if the blade ever got warm to the touch I stopped and let it cool back to room temp before continuing. Made it seem like it was taking forever to get an edge, which made me like the process less. Am I being too paranoid?

How does one ship an auto knife to Benchmade for sharpening?

Create an account on the website, fill out the form, and follow the directions. Just did this today for my used and abused Mini Grip. I'm curious what they'll say when they get it. Between the hydrochloric acid stains, chips in the blade, the serrations all but completely gone, and the big arc weld spot from when I wasn't paying attention popping battery terminals .... It's definitely seen better days. A blade aficionado, I am not.

 

[General Zod]

Good to know. I'm a bit shy on the sharpening to begin with, so if the blade ever got warm to the touch I stopped and let it cool back to room temp before continuing. Made it seem like it was taking forever to get an edge, which made me like the process less. Am I being too paranoid?

Only slightly. Warm to the touch is ok. Once it gets warm enough that you don't want to touch it, that's when you should cool it. When I'm grinding a new blade, I put my fingers on the steel opposite the grinding belt. When it gets uncomfortably hot, it's time to set it aside and grind on another, or dip it in water to cool it before I continue.

 

[Axxe55]

Only slightly. Warm to the touch is ok. Once it gets warm enough that you don't want to touch it, that's when you should cool it. When I'm grinding a new blade, I put my fingers on the steel opposite the grinding belt. When it gets uncomfortably hot, it's time to set it aside and grind on another, or dip it in water to cool it before I continue.

IF YOU SHARPEN MULTIPLE KNIVES YOU CAN WORK ON ONE WHILE ONE IS COOLING OFF!

 

[vmax]

I have a Ken Onion belt sharpener and it works..but buying those small belts will break you..they don't last and you go thru them alot.
The kits from Work Sharp give you some of all grits...but you use more of the mid to fine grit belts and you can buy them on Amazon but still I got tired of it so I bought a professional knife sharpener from Kalamazoo its a 1x42
I still buy belts but they last forever and I can sharpen several knives in a short time.
I practiced with old junk knives till I got the hang of it and now I wouldn't use anything else

 

[PDiddy]

I haven’t heard we were mad at Benchmade. I don’t own any so…

 

[vmax]

 

[Sasquatch]

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Only a lil ways to go to shred 3% more body fat. Man's got a lil' pudge going on with love handles forming, or the last vestiage of being a fat bastard like me. I'm impressed yet horrified at the same time - I mean, he's gonna get parasites crawling up his ding dong tunnel and hook worm on them bare feet - man needs to craft some sandals and stuff his schlong in some protective fire hardened gord or something.

 

[mroper]

I dunno about sharpening, but Gerber has been great about standing behind their products with replacement parts. And they do have a warranty, I just haven't needed to send one in for repairs yet.

I have one of their Mutitools which would not longer retract well. I sent it to them they sent that one back and a brand new one with new holders for both of them. I fiddled with the old one a got it to work

 

[majormadmax]

If anyone is so mad at Benchmade they want to get rid of any of Benchmade knives they own, I'll be more than happy to take them off your hands for a nominal price!

 

[Axxe55]

If anyone is so mad at Benchmade they want to get rid of any of Benchmade knives they own, I'll be more than happy to take them off your hands for a nominal price!

i'm indifferent towards benchmade

 

[majormadmax]

i'm indifferent towards benchmade

I'm still willing to buy any Benchmade autos you may have!

 

[WeldonHunter]

I haven't bought anything from Levi's since 2018:

The Facts Behind Our Gun Violence Prevention Efforts - Levi Strauss & Co

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And my knives are Swiss made or milsurp, preferably both.

Same here plus I haven't stepped foot in a Walmart in over 4 years when they decided to give money to Bloomberg supported gun control lobby groups.

WalMart "partners" with Everytown for Gun Safety and Michael Bloomberg to advance gun ban agenda - Tennessee Firearms Association

Tennessee Firearms Association wants to make sure all gun owners and all 600,000+ handgun permit holders in Tennessee are aware of Walmart’s increasing anti-gun stance on your capacity to exercise the right to keep and bear arms which is protected by the United States Constitution. Even worse –...

tennesseefirearms.com

 

[RickP]

Yes, I don't trust them after their awesome gun destruction post

 

[Fletcherjl]

My M4 Bailout is one of the best folders I have owned. I don't find them to be expensive for what you get. I don't agree with everything Benchmade has done, but I still prefer them to anything made in China. Spyderco is great but their willingness to have Chinese made product lines turned me off.

 

[baboon]

Same here plus I haven't stepped foot in a Walmart in over 4 years when they decided to give money to Bloomberg supported gun control lobby groups.

WalMart "partners" with Everytown for Gun Safety and Michael Bloomberg to advance gun ban agenda - Tennessee Firearms Association

Tennessee Firearms Association wants to make sure all gun owners and all 600,000+ handgun permit holders in Tennessee are aware of Walmart’s increasing anti-gun stance on your capacity to exercise the right to keep and bear arms which is protected by the United States Constitution. Even worse –...

tennesseefirearms.com

I know Richard Archie of Tennessee Firearms Association as a member on another forum. What's pretty funny was when he was working(I assume he since retired) the company he worked for built a slew of Chinamarts across the country.

 

[Grumps21]

I don't normally search the values of companies, however when they choose to make them known, then they will influence my choices.
I prefer Protech products to Benchmade products. I prefer Shiner to Bud. The decisions of these companies wasn't a factor in my choices.

Yep, pretty much my take. I don’t care what the companies politics are; I just don’t want them ramming their beliefs down my throat. Michael Jordan said it best with his comment back in the 1990s that Republicans buy sneakers too.

 

[PinnedandRecessed]

They slapped the face of their primary audience.

Happening A Lot lately.

Estwing

An excellent company from my hometown. I bought an Estwing hatchet 30 years ago. It's beat to hell but still going strong.

Celebrating 100 Years - Estwing

www.estwing.com