Add a Comment

Comment by Joe Karp on December 5, 2010 at 0:11

Sounds good Jeff,

I have two 14205 and two 14210's and think they're among the best Benchmades ever made.

On the new 14210 I just received it's even nicer than the original, the G-10 scales are grippier and have more of a matt finish.

All I can hope is whatever Benchmade plans to replace these with had better be as good as these two models are right now.

2011 is going to be an interesting year with the purchase of Lone Wolf under BM's belt...the LW Defender is a great knife, it's going to be interesting to see what they announce after the Shot Show early into next year.

Comment by Jeff Henry on December 4, 2010 at 23:59

I did the same as Michael and ordered a 14205 as soon as I heard from Joe that they were discontinued. I never even gave the H&K series knives a second look until now. The Harley Davidson knifes catch my attention every now and then but I won't buy one because of the Harley logo on them. But the 14205 I had to have because it's a Snody design. That blade design is perfection and art.

Comment by MICHAEL MAYFIELD on December 4, 2010 at 17:27

Hey Professor Joe!!! I'm awaiting the mail delivery as we speak for my 790, and will let you know how much fun it is. Frankly all aspects of the Benchmade folders meet or exceed that of some of the more expensive popular brands. I took your advice regarding the 14205 & 14210 and ordered 14205 all black, Knifeworks had them in stock for $120 thanks for the tip.
Mike

Comment by Joe Karp on December 4, 2010 at 11:22

Thanks for the compliment...just a lifetime of carrying knives, and collecting Benchmades since '95. I've owned most of the knives in the catalog at one time or another, it's a rewarding hobby.

On the 790, it's a really fun knife. I don't have one but a friend's got a shop where I can check these things out at my leisure.

The one I played with was very smooth. The blade's elegant and simple, I'm not a big fan of swoops and swedges. The mild recurve is no problem, a system like the Edge Pro will handle sharpening chores easily. The Nitrous mechanism is well thought out, and despite BM's use of that danged pointy stud first used on the 670/672 Optimizer models, the blade opens easily with only a minor nudge. And I'll take an S30V blade any time. For fans of Ti scales these slabs are good ones, and yes, they will mark up like all the others with EDC carry time. Oh yeah, the clip on the knife is a nice change from the stock clips normally assigned to the other models. It's worth the money spent IMO.

Hope that helps...Let us know what you think after you play with it for a while!

Cheers,
Joe

Comment by MICHAEL MAYFIELD on December 4, 2010 at 0:57

Hey Joe!!! I think I will start calling you the professor (if you don't mind), thanks for the feedback. However, while I got your attention, I just purchase the the Subrosa, it's a beautiful knife, what's your feeling about this knife?
Mike

Comment by Joe Karp on December 3, 2010 at 23:50

Hi Michael,

I have both 745 and 740 Deja's, and yeah if you really flick your wrist hard the blade can be made to open. Of the two, the 740 is actually easier to flick due to the difference of more blade mass (that's a LOT of S30V blade...) So do I consider it an issue? Not really. I like the design of the Deja's over the Millie's (nice knives too...) and have never had either large or small Deja open or do anything out of the ordinary.

I will say that I prefer the Axis mechanism over the modified locking liner of the Deja's, hands down it's a stronger lock...but NO I don't consider this to be a major issue.

Comment by MICHAEL MAYFIELD on December 3, 2010 at 23:20

Hey Fellow Addicts!!! I recently purchase the Dejavoo and during a discussion with a YouTube friend, he had compared this knife with the Spyderco Military and commented about a blade retention problem with the Dejavoo. I immediately tested both my Military and Dejavoo and found that with the Dejavoo held slightly downward and a few hard flicks of the wrist it did open. I don't feel it is a major issue, just wondering if anyone else had notice this.
Stay Sharp
Mike

Comment by Joe Karp on November 26, 2010 at 13:26

Which model Michael?

BTW - 'head's up'...Benchmade announced last week the HK Snody models, 14210 and 14205 are being discontinued for the 2011 season...so stock UP!

I have a new PE satin 14210 on the way in the mail as I write this.

Cheers,
Joe

Comment by MICHAEL MAYFIELD on November 26, 2010 at 13:18

Hey Benchmade Buddies, for pre-Turkey day, I got my Benchmade Limited 710 number 125 of 250 very sweet.
Stay Sharp

Comment by Joe Karp on November 16, 2010 at 13:21

Hi Jakub,

Sorry I spelled your name wrong in the previous post.

What it boils down to is know your product. I spend a lot of time over on the Benchmade supported forum and there's a lot of information about copies/fakes and counterfeits there.

Benchmade is very aware of the problem and these look-alikes are flooding the marketplace, you'll see them on eBay and other places frequently.

That knife just looks cheap and the lines and grind are so out of balance to the casual person/buyer it would look like a great deal but it's not.

Benchmade, Emerson and many of the other manufacturers are working on the problem...and the worst part of this is the quality of these knives are improving with time. They're learning how to make better versions that are increasingly harder to tell are not the real thing.

Education is the key, and if it doesn't look right, it's probably not.

...Joe

• ‹ Previous
• 1
• …
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10
• Next ›
• Page