I ve spent the last few days watchin a shit ton of pm2 and manix review and this is by far the best in-depth review I watched so far, great job

Great review very thorough

Ripsgaragetech has scales and hardware for the sage5

That chart doesn’t reflect the superior BBB heat treat

A little late to comment, but as a Canis owner, I have noticed the thickness behind the edge especially in comparison to my wharncliffe Delica. As a plus though, it has an extremely useful tip that is noticeably sturdier than the Yojumbo. The fact that the Yojumbo has thicker stock can make cutting through cardboard just a little more difficult. While the Canis is far from my sliciest knife, it's comfort in hand and blade shape means that it frequently finds it's way into my pocket especially when dealing with cardboard. Lastly, the pivot bushing of the Canis gives it one of the smoothest actions of any knife in my collection. It's certainly an aquired taste, but it's a knife that I appreciate owning.

Thank you, good comparison. I have the Sage 5 in CF/G-10 but generally carry something small in my coin pocket unless I expect to need the Sage. I recently decided to go with the DF2 in PD#1 instead of the Chaparral due to several of the things you noted, including the relatively small size difference between the Sage and the Chap.

Excellent review thank you

I like the Sage 5 with FRN. And compression lock is a must have for me.

Owned used and abused the delica, loved it, lost it. Think ill buy the Dragonfly next.

First of all, every size comparison starts with the PM2, mkay? JK Thanks goe the great review!

The Bodacious is a great all-around knife IMO

I got the plastic one on sale shipped for 87 bucks Aus10

I love the Shaman for what it is (albeit a bit overpriced now like most things these days, but I got mine brand new for $134 a couple years back), and the ergos are spot on as well. The Shaman is a solid knife - not super heavy duty like a Cold Steel 4-Max or AD-10 (but the Shaman cuts far better than the AD-10), but far more stout than something like a PM2. It's a great all-around, medium duty knife......good for the farm, the backcountry, working in the trades, etc. The Bodacious is a relatively uninteresting knife - if it was $150, perhaps it would be more interesting.....but they have to be high to charge $270. Well, better yet, people have to be high to pay it lol.

I got the ad20.5 slicer in 20cv dlc and ultem, and ad20.5 clip point 20cv titanium. Thinking on getting the cub in shark foot blade.

I have that exact knife and I absolutely love the blade. Possibly my favorite blade with k390 And the slicey shape. Back lock is ok. But I hate Seki City handles. I don't love FRN but I much prefer US and Taiwan FRN to Seki City. I don't care about it looking or feeling like plastic. I just hate all those little grooves and nooks and crannys. Whatever is stuck on my hand during the work day - caulking, painters putty, drywall mud etc. just get jammed into every spot and are a bitch to get out. So I rarely use my favorite knife at work cuz I don't feel like cleaning it every week

Pretty sure the para 3 lightweight only has one washer. Bad decision

Like idk, i seriously think benchmade needs to give themselves a good long look, because almost every single other knife company that has done the crossbar has done it better, and kizer is easily the best. Also, their pricing and their grinds and their unreliable quality, it all just falls short.

I'm lucky to be lefthanded. I can flip it open so clean. I love this knife. The sharpness of the Swayback is scary 💪 Be careful it's upside down from most knifes

Mine smashed the aluminum handle with studs and the blade over travelled. Unfortunately the liner couldnt keep up, probably because the locking face one the blade is straight and not concaved. Anyhow epic fail for lots of money

The Stretch 2 xl g10 and Police 4 lw pd#1 have to be my favorites right now.

The pakkawood is still available at Knife Center. $194.

Currently (November 2024) Sage 5 LW in SPY27 and made in Taiwan is $183...not sure I'd call that "value" per se.

So elmax is made in china,but m390 is italy?

I think the cruwear Yojimbo is the way to go. Nice and tough 👍🏻

Haven’t got any cpm15v besides a mule,but in Dr.Larrin’s charts s90v is very similar but stainless. Would love to get that Military 2 in 15v though. We will see how long they are around. At least we have time to save up for these knives😅

I have the s110v UKPK lw, it’s a cool little slip joint. Thin geometry 👍🏻

They never did an s110v native chief. They did a c/f s90v. And the lightweights don’t have any liners.

Native Chief crucarta is gonna be great. And the lw s110v Chief

Tenacious is a great knife, I carry it and love it much more than para 3. And fit and finish is much better on tenacious than para 3, despite it's an American versus Chinese producer. When I spin my para 3 on glass surface, it Wiggles because the surface and edges are not even, on tenacious Everything is perfect the tolerance is much higher.

The Byrd knife is in upgraded 9CR steel. A sign that the whole Byrd line may be upgraded soon?

Nice to see the Millie 2 getting some love!!

BBB's 15V is the cream of the crop. I have managed to get 4 PM2s and a Shaman. Now I look to hand crafted K390 etc at the top of their HRCs.

Super excited for the Gooney. It reminds me a bit of the Myrtle. I was gonna get the SpyNano, but talked myself out of it. I've handled the Nano, and it's just too thick to make any sense. It did make me start thinking about getting a Techno 3, though. Im sure I'll end up getting the Military 2, just in case it's the only 4" 15v we get.

Correct

That nub is to protect your fingers from accidentally closing………

Very solid review. Just got one. It's super nice. I had a Jutland that was alright. But this is stellar. I sharpened it up with a 17 degree mirror edge, and good good is it dummy sharp.

Just got one brand new for $220. I definitely feel like it was worth that.

Wow the pm2 seems big to me and i had the Caribbean on my list but think i’ll skip it due to its xl size. Sheesh.

I’ve owned them both and I like them both for different reasons I think as far as collecting I have a project X addition but my EDC is an Ad20

Люблю ножи спайдерко 💪

180 for plastic and 154 should be illegal.

Great comparison, just a thought about your slicing comparison I'll throw in....blade stock thickness doesn't really matter when you're comparing how well two blades slice a piece of paper. When the material is so thin and flimsy that it can easily separate around the blade, you're not dealing with stock thickness at that point, you're dealing with edge sharpness and edge bevel geometry. Blade stock geometry comes into play when cutting rigid materials like heavy corrugated or a rubber hose, materials that don't easily separate around the sides of the blade. You could sharpen an axe to a level that will slice a post-it as well as the Project X did, but if you try to cut down a double wall corrugated box with both you'll see where blade stock geometry makes a difference.

Bodacious seems like a goofy attempt at something new like benchmade's adira or narrows. You mentioned the native 5, I'll say that's their best knife. So basic but optimal and none of the design traps they fall into.

Nice piece. Good vid.

You bought that thing second hand because you are missing a bunch of that tip. Mine came out of the box able to shave hair. No issue with the edge. Surprising you or previous owner broke the tip on the Canis… yojimbo has even more delicate tip.

I bought the Ok clone, because they kept the thicknes of 0,15 like it is on Shaman. Thick chunk of D2 for 30 bucks.

I bought one 18 years ago for about $50 or so and kept it for about ten years (all steel with vg-10 until a roommates friend stole it. I've gone through hundreds of knives and now I'm going back home to this one (but with k390).

This is a very personal opinion about a knife. You really can’t make that claim for everyone because you have no idea what people are doing for work and using their knives

Japan ain't nothing to sneeze at. I used to be a machinist and Japan's tolerances are extremely high. They also have been mastering steel making way longer than America has even beed a country. I love my endura. It out performs any Benchmade I've ever used

stretch 2 FTW