hignhappy00
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They are both good. but i prefer Benchmades. I love mine:
Benchmade Osborne Rift Black/Gray G10 Handle Plain
Benchmade Osborne Rift Black/Gray G10 Handle Plain
spyderco or benchmade
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bikerdoc
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Im puzzed by this? Are you talking about the VG-10 and S30V steels?
Ya, the are are a more difficult to sharpen because they are hard and have a high Vanadiun content. But anyone with good basic freehand skills just has to spend a little more time and care.
rshackleford
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i love my spyderco's. i have also gone cheap and gotten a couple of byrds. i lose my knife a lot and that's why i went to byrd. i can easily open and close both knives with one hand. i also like how thin they are. they almost disappear in my pocket (like i said sometimes they actually do disappear). i go with the plain blades because i can't sharpen a serrated.
Hawk
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For some reason the Spyderco Meerkat keeps turning up in my pocket. It's small, non-threatening and the gimmick factor is well over the top.
It's oddly addictive especially given the low price point. And the blade is only 2".
It's oddly addictive especially given the low price point. And the blade is only 2".
BamaBob
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Ive had both and liked the benchmade more. Spyderco is typicaly lighter if that matters.
jahwarrior
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dude, get a Dark Ops...
just kidding.
i'v owned only 3 Benchmades, and i gave two of them away to friends. there's no doubt they're great knives, but they just weren't for me. i was never a fan of Spydies, until i carried and used one. now i'm hooked.
knives are a personal preference deal. it's hard to convince someone why they should try a certain brand, other than providing basic facts about blade design, steel, and price. everything else is pretty subjective, i think. i know guys who swear by Cold Steel, and others who won't carry anything other than a Microtech (i wish i had one, though).
just go to a shop that has different knives, and pick them up, and tell us what you decide on.
just kidding.
i'v owned only 3 Benchmades, and i gave two of them away to friends. there's no doubt they're great knives, but they just weren't for me. i was never a fan of Spydies, until i carried and used one. now i'm hooked.
knives are a personal preference deal. it's hard to convince someone why they should try a certain brand, other than providing basic facts about blade design, steel, and price. everything else is pretty subjective, i think. i know guys who swear by Cold Steel, and others who won't carry anything other than a Microtech (i wish i had one, though).
just go to a shop that has different knives, and pick them up, and tell us what you decide on.
I've never owned a Benchmade, but I have a spyderco that I've been using/abusing for 12+ years, still extremely sharp, and still functions as new.
It started out life as a Endura, but stupid me in my youth broke the tip off trying to pry something WAY to big, so I ground the blade to where it looks just like a rescue now.
So I don't see a reason to pay more for anything else if what I have does the job very well, unless it's just personal preference.
It started out life as a Endura, but stupid me in my youth broke the tip off trying to pry something WAY to big, so I ground the blade to where it looks just like a rescue now.
So I don't see a reason to pay more for anything else if what I have does the job very well, unless it's just personal preference.
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