Should You Buy a Benchmade Knife in 2024?

Same, brother. I’m not buying a new model until they re-align their pricing with reality.

Being a Benchmade customer for over 20 years, the next generation of owners sadly seem to have adapted the 80/20 rule. They have figured out that they can make more money with less work by focusing on the 20% willing to spend to way too much and ignoring the other 80% of would be customers.

I’ve never suffered a broken Omega spring and I’ve got dozens of Ganzo & Benchmade knives. I retired in 2005 and began smoking cigars. My dentist urged me to stop and I protested that I didn’t inhale. He asked why do heart patients put nitro pills under their tongues? Answer: the meds go directly into the bloodstream - as would the toxins from cigar smoke. I’ve since got cancer but think I’ve beaten it, only time will tell. I’ll always wonder if my brief years of cigar smoking contributed to my cancer. Be well MarineX, enjoyed your video..!

The Axis lock is what originally made me reach for a benchmade. But there are companies like Ganzo that make them and they do it well for the price.

I just bought my first Benchmade just a few days after this video posted. Just found this video today btw. I got the mini Bugout. I think like most great companies Benchamde has a intangible quality that just makes people want them. Yes the quality and designs play a factor but there’s something else that just makes it feel more special then say a Spyderco even. Anyway I’m very happy with my purchase and I see myself carrying this knife only for a long time. You have a very cool channel sir. Thank you.

Their prices don’t match quality. Period.

I ended up buying a 940 Osborne with G10 scales. My reasons were: 1. It’s an American company who make their products in the USA. 2. From the research I’ve done, I think that Benchmades are quality knives, and I want a tool that will hold up over time (the knife sharpening helped in that decision) 3. It was on sale from REI. 4. The aftermarket is great for these knives (I may replace the scales with something more bright as I have a tendency to misplace things easily, though the stock scales feel great to me). Yes, I think that these knives are very expensive for what they are offering, and while I don’t think that money is always an indicator of quality, I am willing to pay the price for the knife that I bought because of the reasons listed above. It’s not perfect, but as of now, I’m satisfied with my purchase, and I believe that this will be an item that (as long as I don’t misplace it) I will have for a very long time.

Their pricing is absurd. S35v blade with flimsy plastic handles on a bugout going for $200 is nuts. Plus I tried getting an replacement omega spring and it took forever and cost me an additional $20.

When it comes to knife companies Benchmade & spyderco are my go to. You really cant beat the Benchmade warranty. They replaced my griptilian blade that i snapped the tip off with no questions and i got the knife back very fast, i think in a weeks time if i remember. I currently have the aluminum bailout as my carry now that i work in an office environment. With the pomel delete the bailout is perfect for me. Its slender but full size and does not print in my pocket, especially because i wear slim jeans. My problem with Benchmade is FRN. dont get me wrong, frn is a good material but id like to see more variety than just FRN and aluminum, like maybe see benchemade use more G10 in production. I put g10 scales on my bugout and in my opinion, brought the bugout to new levels.

I've been a Benchmade customer since the early 2000s. My first knife was a mini Griptilian. Since then, I purchased many different Benchmade products. They're expensive compared to other knives, but I know most of their models are solid design and high quality.

I have about 10 Benchmades and their warranty is top notch the only one I really want is the dlt mini Adamas looks sick. The limited edition bailout in the 3v is my road dawg . I just got that We version of the qubit titanium and 20cv 200 bucks great knife and action fuck with it.

My first foray into “premium” knives started with Benchmade, because I could walk into Bass Pro shop, see, and handle the knife I was interested in, and buy it on the spot. They sell Benchmade, so that’s what I went with. I have a Bugout that I still carry, a Griptilian, mini Griptilian, and mini Bugout. Mini Bugout is a tad too small for me, as the blade usually hits my palm when closing it (not hard enough to cut me, but it’s still a safety issue), and the regular Bugout steers towards not work friendly, due to size and blade shape.

Benchmades prices are absurd, I don’t think I’ll be getting one anytime soon

I have some Benchmades from Several years back. Would I buy one now? Probably not because their prices have gotten out of hand. Their prices are simply not justified in todays knife market.

I don't use my knives a ton or for hard use on the regular, but I really like carrying a knife that I enjoy using, and that I can trust. Also, I've worked really hard to make decent money so that I can afford some things that I really like and you only live once.

I use my Crooked River almost every day. I also still have the Buck 110 that I bought as a private in the Army some decades ago (it’s mostly retired).

You have to mention the omega springs for why people don't like them. I've broken five or six of them. I can't rely on them.

I sold my original grivory bugout and then bought the 535BK-4 with Aluminum scales (GovX discounts made it $202). Absolutely worth the upgrade, I actually prefer the non anodized aluminum on the bugout compared to my 945. I do agree you should branch out your collection, but like you said with spyderco. Nothing is beating Benchmade's warranty. Kershaw and Buck are coming in close though.

I've currently got a dozen Benchmade knives and I love them, but I also bought them all years ago, before they went all in on the big price jump at the beginning of last year, some of it due to inflation. If I was just starting out buying knives now, I would probably only get a couple of them, because their current pricing puts them too close to other luxury knives, like ones made by Hinderer, Spartan-Harsey, Zero Tolerance, Olamic Cutlery, and Chris Reeves. There are a couple I wouldn't mind buying to add to the collection, but I just can't justify the price for what they are. That means buying more fixed blades and more Spyderco knives.

Love my Benchmade Vector 495 Axis. It is pretty well built, looks awesome and cuts like a chainsaw as far as I can say.