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Benchmade Valet

Nice! Are you going to make a lanyard for it?

Doc B wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 8:33 pm Nice! Are you going to make a lanyard for it?

Doc, I am thinking about it

Jtx wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2020 1:37 pm

Doc B wrote: ↑Fri Jun 05, 2020 8:33 pm Nice! Are you going to make a lanyard for it?

Doc, I am thinking about it

My first Benchmade. It's light in the pocket but not s the wallet. I hope the pic uploaded
https://photos.app.goo.gl/HBpRXb4kCXUeQtQe8

^ Great design! loving the collection

This arrived today. Only my second BENCHMADE. It's in EXCELLENT condition.
It will join my EDC rotation. The last two pictures show it paired up with my
first BENCHMADE, which has been an EDC since the early 1990's (and looks it).
Click on a picture to ENLARGE.

Mini Freek 565-1 and Proper 318-2 slip joint. Both have S90V blade steel and carbon fiber handles.

Mini Osborne

roseandthistlecustom wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 12:32 pm 20190901_135204.jpg20190730_001027.jpg20190821_194650.jpg20190821_074000.jpg20190808_205020.jpg20190812_180057.jpg20190620_132741.jpg20190710_224117.jpg20190829_204934.jpg20190808_210614.jpg

I don't know how I missed this post before.
Could you give some information on the knife in the second picture?

North Fork and a Mini Grip. Valet.

edge213 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:06 pm

roseandthistlecustom wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 12:32 pm 20190901_135204.jpg20190730_001027.jpg20190821_194650.jpg20190821_074000.jpg20190808_205020.jpg20190812_180057.jpg20190620_132741.jpg20190710_224117.jpg20190829_204934.jpg20190808_210614.jpg

I don't know how I missed this post before.
Could you give some information on the knife in the second picture?

That's a Benchmade Proper I recovered with an abalone laminate called ALVS.

roseandthistlecustom wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 9:04 pm

edge213 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:06 pm

roseandthistlecustom wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 12:32 pm 20190901_135204.jpg20190730_001027.jpg20190821_194650.jpg20190821_074000.jpg20190808_205020.jpg20190812_180057.jpg20190620_132741.jpg20190710_224117.jpg20190829_204934.jpg20190808_210614.jpg

I don't know how I missed this post before.
Could you give some information on the knife in the second picture?

That's a Benchmade Proper I recovered with an abalone laminate called ALVS.

It's cool man!

edge213 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:06 pm

roseandthistlecustom wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 12:32 pm 20190901_135204.jpg20190730_001027.jpg20190821_194650.jpg20190821_074000.jpg20190808_205020.jpg20190812_180057.jpg20190620_132741.jpg20190710_224117.jpg20190829_204934.jpg20190808_210614.jpg

I don't know how I missed this post before.
Could you give some information on the knife in the second picture?

Very nice, I love the look of that Abalone, a custom job.

This was a BladeHQ exclusive I picked up around Christmas. Another light and sharp one, CPM-M4 and Jade G10.

1967redrider wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 10:11 pm This was a BladeHQ exclusive I picked up around Christmas. Another light and sharp one, CPM-M4 and Jade G10.

The new Bugout 535BK-4. Milled aluminum handles and a M390 blade.

Finally got a group pic.

roseandthistlecustom wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 11:27 pm 20211015_140021_copy_817x693.jpg

Very Kool !!
John

You guys are knocking it out of the park!

jmh58 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 11:45 pm

roseandthistlecustom wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 11:27 pm 20211015_140021_copy_817x693.jpg

Very Kool !!
John

Thanks. Those are from the same block of amboina burl. The customer wanted to not have the sapwood on the Proper but I prefer it like on the Pena.

I received this Benchmade 417 Fact auto today to go along with the manual version. 8 3/4" oal/CPM-S90V spear-point blade, aluminum bolsters, and carbon fiber covers. Fires fast n' hard, and locks-up tight. The last pic is of both models.

Madmarco wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 8:40 pm I received this Benchmade 417 Fact auto today to go along with the manual version. 8 3/4" oal/CPM-S90V spear-point blade, aluminum bolsters, and carbon fiber covers. Fires fast n' hard, and locks-up tight. The last pic is of both models. 8)WIN_20211025_10_16_14_Pro.jpgWIN_20211025_10_17_18_Pro.jpgWIN_20211025_10_28_31_Pro.jpg

Nice one, Mark! I've often wondered, where is the firing button on the Axis Lock Autos? It's probably something very obvious but it escapes me.

Railsplitter wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 8:53 pm

Madmarco wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 8:40 pm I received this Benchmade 417 Fact auto today to go along with the manual version. 8 3/4" oal/CPM-S90V spear-point blade, aluminum bolsters, and carbon fiber covers. Fires fast n' hard, and locks-up tight. The last pic is of both models. 8)WIN_20211025_10_16_14_Pro.jpgWIN_20211025_10_17_18_Pro.jpgWIN_20211025_10_28_31_Pro.jpg

Nice one, Mark! I've often wondered, where is the firing button on the Axis Lock Autos? It's probably something very obvious but it escapes me.

Thanks Rick! On the manual model the axis-lock simply unlocks the blade so it can be "flicked", pinched n' pulled, or opened with the stud, and must also be deployed when you wish to close the blade. On the automatic model when you pull down on the axis-lock the blade fires open automatically, but must also be used to unlock the blade before folding it closed. Also on the auto there's a spine-mounted manual safety that when deployed makes it impossible to pull down the axis-lock to fire the blade, although, once the blade is deployed the manual safety is ineffective. Hope that explains it!