Spyderco, Cold Steel, Benchmade

kct6 · Post by **kct6** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 1:46 am

Which knife should I get? Spyderco, cold steel, benchmark. Im looking for a good 4" pocket knife plain blade. THANKS

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 2:36 am

Welcome [see PM]
Maybe someone has experience with all three.
My Cold Steel was a bit better than my Spyderco. The existance of both Benchmark and Benchmade can be confusing. I have no experience with Bencmark but the one [manual] Benchmade I've had was easily as good as the autos. And a step up from Spyderco and Cold Steel. [The price reflects this].

Pushbutton · Post by **Pushbutton** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 2:46 am

Benchmark were made some years ago and their big seller was the Rolex and Viper ( zytel I think)a few boots and one hunter. Good knives but I got a feeling your thinking of Benchmade. It really depends on your usage but CS and Spydie don't make auto's and BM doesn't have a wide variety. BM is best for straight Tactical,SpyderCo is best for different utility types and frankly I'm no fan of Lynn Thompson and CS.
PB

mrbigg · Post by **mrbigg** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:08 am

welcome kct6!

like mr pushbutton was eluding to, you will have to first decide what your needs are before deciding between these three brands - personally i love my spyderco native - and my cold steel vaquero grande scares the bejeezus out of me! i don't yet own a benchmade, but i have NEVER heard anything bad about them. i guess it really depends on what you want the knife for!

best value for the dollar would have to go to cold steel though, which has many more affordable models to choose from......

good luck!

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:09 am

Lynn knows the meaning of "Hype" to an annoying degree but I have one of his [Opinel copies] Twist-locks that is a very good knife. His Carbon V [aka 1095] is a very tough steel no matter what name he calls it by. His latest DVD "More Proof" is more hype but it is over two hrs long not some cheapo 45 second comercial. Bechmark made one auto that was unique because the spring "pulled" the blade open instead of pushing. My Spyderco was NOT anything special in the edge holding dept, and did not resharpen well, but that's true of most serrated edges.

kct6 · Post by **kct6** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:15 am

First of all let me say THANK YOU for the kind replys. I use to own a Cold Steel but someone wanted it more than I did so they lifited it from me. OUCH! Im from Mississippi everyone I talked with says to go with Spyderco. I looked at 1 benchmade i saw it was over 200.00 so I really don't know anything about them. I will be using it for misc. use. Don't want one that the tip will be easy to snap off. Is the anymore brands out there that is better?

kct6 · Post by **kct6** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:19 am

oh. 1 other thing where is the best place on the net to get one. Also how well do you trust ebay?

mrbigg · Post by **mrbigg** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:23 am

kct6 wrote:oh. 1 other thing where is the best place on the net to get one. Also how well do you trust ebay?

that's like saying - how well do you trust the goverment

you have to look at each sellers feedback to see how they have been rated by their trading partners - but generally ebay is a pretty safe place to do business! you can usually find some pretty good deals there too!

kct6 · Post by **kct6** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:26 am

i browsed through and saw some real good deals with feed back 100 % but I didn't know if there is a knock-off knife replica out there to watch out for

mrbigg · Post by **mrbigg** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:32 am

chances are if the seller has a %100 pos. feedback - they are not selling "knock-offs" - but one good way to tell is by averages - if the items you are looking at are 1/2 the price of everyone elses on ebay - there is something fishy going on

be suspicious if it seems too good to be true - and ALWAYS ask the seller any questions you have - a seller worth his salt will be more than happy to answer your Q's! you are already on the right track, as you are obviously doing your homework before you make a purchase!

my motto has always been if you can't decide between three knives - buy them all

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:36 am

Check our Good Ones list for possibilities.
http://www.talkblade.info/viewtopic.php?t=1733

kct6 · Post by **kct6** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:38 am

who has the best warranty I think CS has a 1 year and also dont spyderco resharpen it if you dont think it is sharp enough

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:47 am

Benchmade [and others I think] will re-sharpen for about $5, but autos must be returned by an authorised person [Police/Military] or sometimes a dealer. Which holds an edge longest will start a loooong discussion, as we all have our own opinions.

mrbigg · Post by **mrbigg** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:49 am

yup - mr vagrant is right - it's like the age old question - which is better chevy or ford? (ford of course

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kct6 · Post by **kct6** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 3:50 am

Have to go with Ford too mrbigg