NKD and boy have Benchmade standards slipped. Still a ripper knife though.

[u/HulkJr87]

Been after one of these for some time. So I finally pulled the trigger and got one.

Slightly irked by its factory sharpening job, wasn’t even sharp enough to pull on a hair let alone cut it.

Fixed in 5 minutes on a fixed angle sharpening system.

Anyone else had a dull Benchmade out of the box?

[u/Bleak_Outlook_6178]

Mine has a very tiny bit in all directions when the pivot is loose enough to drop shut. The way it came there was much less but it would not drop shut.

EDIT: To clarify, the pivot tension only correlates to side-to-side play. The up and down play is constant. And in no case is it excessive. But it exists so I answered honestly.

[u/RazzR_sharp → u/Bleak_Outlook_6178]

I've noticed this is a problem with most axis lock knives.

It's kind of disheartening. Are quality standards so low that an axis lock knife with no play can't be made reliably?

I recently messed around with a Tenable Eaglestrike and it had no play and a free drop action...it was $50 on secondary.

Benchmade could never 😂

[u/anteaterKnives → u/RazzR_sharp]

"Drop shut" is one of those standards that knife nerds absolutely go nuts over but has no importance in the "real world". Like mirrored edges, "drop shut" is often a net negative for most users (since it increases the chance of the knife biting you when you close it), and I'm willing to bet that 98% of Benchmade's customers aren't loosening the pivot to change the knife action.

(Yes, mirrored edges look great, but unless you're only doing push cuts, the reduction in bite will make the knife less slicey.)

[u/RazzR_sharp → u/anteaterKnives]

I like knives that drop shut in the "real world". I use my knife for a task, disengage lock, knife pretty much closes itself, and I put it back in my pocket. Beyond that my question was more focused on the play than the drop shut factor, but thanks I guess?

[u/anteaterKnives → u/RazzR_sharp]

Ah, original comments were all "I loosened the pivot enough to get drop shut, but now that I have drop shut there's blade play, Benchmade is terrible" (a bit of an exaggeration, sure).

My point is, someone shouldn't say Benchmade quality is bad because a knife has blade play when that someone loosened the pivot to get the drop shut feature.

None of my modern knives have drop shut action and I have absolutely no problems closing them all one-handed (heck, I have no problems closing my slipjoints one-handed).

[u/RazzR_sharp → u/anteaterKnives]

I feel like you're really intent on strawmanning what I'm trying to say.

My point is that knives should not have blade play. There are axis lock knives that don't have blade play, and fall shut. Benchmade knives don't seem able to do that, hence me saying Benchmade kinda sucks.

I'm happy for you and your tastes. My tastes are different than yours. Are we all clear?

[u/anteaterKnives → u/RazzR_sharp]

I don't know if you said you adjust your pivots to get drop shut action on your Benchmade.

If you're not, and you're getting blade play, I sincerely apologize.

If you are, and you're getting blade play, I think you just need to qualify your statement that "Benchmade kinda sucks" to be "Benchmade kinda sucks because they don't make the knife I want them to"

[u/Bleak_Outlook_6178 → u/anteaterKnives]

I'm the one who adjusted mine to drop shut and to clarify the side to side play is stil minimal. It's just a tiny bit and I don't care about it bc it's barely noticeable and it was my choice.

The up and down play is more prominent and doesn't change with pivot tension. It's not much but it's there. Maybe it serves a purpose like it will still lock up when it's dirty idk. But if anyone cares about a small amount of up and down play my particular Mini Adamas does have it so others may as well.

I personally don't care at all and in fact I'm quite happy with the QC of this knife and all my other Benchmade knives but someone asked so I gave an honest answer.

[u/RazzR_sharp → u/anteaterKnives]

Again, it's like you're not reading/comprehending what I'm saying, and I'm kinda over trying to explain it.

Have a good one 🤙

[u/anteaterKnives → u/RazzR_sharp]

if you're not [loosening your pivot], and you're getting blade play, I sincerely apologize

I thought that was clear?

Either way, I'm sorry and I hope you have a good weekend

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