Benchmade Dacian: another MagnaCut knife with a small catastrophic flaw.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Let me know what was your favorite moment in the video! Find me on Instagram @CBRX_Today I sincerely hope that this video will help you to make an informed purchase decision.

[@MrCaissed]

Hey CBRx That sheath plastic? The handle sits way too proud of the pocket. Kidex sheaths and an ulti clip work well together for me.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@MrCaissed did you make it to where the blade snapped?

[@ME-or9bg]

I curious if you're blade is dulling. Mine seems to dull after a few in and out sheath

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@ME-or9bg Benchmade hard shell sheaths are tricky. I’ll have a short video coming out today, hit notifications 🔔 Thanks for subscribing!

[@DXSharpening]

@CuttingBoardRx appreciate you talking about boot knives in this video/in a recent short While they probably aren't for me, it's a little tricky to find info about them anywhere...

[@mel87123]

Your reaction at 18:46 was heartbreaking and hilarious at the same time. The sound that magnacut made got me right in the gut😭🤣

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@mel87123 It got me in the gut and a little below the gut, right into my… pocket 🤣

[@phthano2580]

@@CuttingBoardRx Sorry that happened but I did laugh. RIP Dacian

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@phthano2580 Maybe I’ll turn it into Carpatian? Start the trend for buying overpriced knives, breaking the tips of and reshaping the blades into sheep’s foot or warnie?

[@johngibson4823]

Thanks!

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@johngibson4823 you’re awesome! Thank you!

[@kevz9364]

Fine, I've subscribed. You win, sir. Your content is great. It is nice to see testing and level headed observations. Oh my condolences on your lose, I know you only had the knife in your life for a brief moment but your reaction said it all. Thanks for the small sacrifice, good sir.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

What a wonderful comment, welcome to the Tribe!

[@MrCaissed]

@@kevz9364 this is definitely the channel everyone should tune into. I know it’s reviewers jobs to hype up everything because they are trying to sell knives. But here is where you learn and understand what, where, how, why before you spend your money!

[@ARAW-__-]

Design is great, and outdoors videos are good ! Also, your dog understood that you talked about her 🤣 You improved on video quality ! 😮

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@ARAW-__- Glad you enjoyed it! Doggy is 13, she understands almost everything.

[@ARAW-__-]

@CuttingBoardRx Oh, I can see that 😁

[@zbaird3]

Love the demonstrations you do. I'm glad we have someone of your background doing reviews

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Thanks for subscribing!

[@zbaird3]

@@CuttingBoardRx 🤛👍

[@Mr.Blud_Stonemporer]

I am glad I found your channel, I appreciate your insight. You make good observations and share them in an easily digestable manner, I shared with a friend whom is also an avid functional knife enthusiast. I just wanted to say thank you again. And will be sure to comment when I have something of value, or just comment hello for the algorithms.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@Mr.Blud_Stonemporer I appreciate your presence on the channel!

[@Mr.Blud_Stonemporer]

Ulti clip is a product I started using on some sheaths very Mollie compatible and can help to deeper carry some designs. Please delete if cross promotions is something you try to avoid. I don't work for that company and have no involvement with them other than personally using them. Please delete if you don't want this here

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@royward9049 Why would I delete this post? I love Ulticlips. Have them on a handful of my sheaths!

[@hectorrivera6624]

I just got mine. Love it. Mine is more for self defense than anything else not stabbing trees. Got a new kydex sheath from Armartus and a leather sheath from OakCity Leather.

[@HughMessenger]

I've been looking for my first fixed blade for a few months, and the Dacian caught my eye simply because it looks beautiful, at least to my eye. It's exactly the style I'm looking for. But as soon as I looked at that full blade jimping, I thought exactly this, it's just a weak point that far down the blade. I may still get one, as I don't plan on being quite so abusive ... but it's definitely a concern. As usual, thank you for sacrificing your knives for the cause!

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@HughMessenger Vigtig vs. Wild a German, made in Solingen, MagnaCut blade at 62 HRC and a slew of cool features… for around $100 Less (!) than this creation! They sold out after my video but are back in stock at KnifeCenter. Watch my video first to make a “more smarter” 🧐decision Vigtig or Pocket Tango? Italy vs. Germany! MKM and Boker square off. MagnaCut heat treat compared. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIO7YXSoo52kf8k

[@Yeti21173]

I wouldn't discount this blade just because it failed the tip test. Its still a great and luxurious offering (just a little pricey). Just use this video to show the limitations of the gear and don't do any heavy abuse on it. This makes a fantastic food prep knife, chore knife and I haven't tried it yet but probably a great small game or fish skinning knife.

[@stonefox9124]

At $200+ for just a 3in blade there is no excuse. It should be everything u expect and it's not. Awful product.

[@DXSharpening]

I just rit dyed my Izula scales with denim color and it looks very similar to the Dacian micarta -- loving the look Great video as always!

[@everydaybladesinc]

That’s exactly why coatings on a stainless steel blade is ridiculous.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

100% agree

[@tgonzalez1983]

I like the knife but may buy a different sheath for scout carry. That side lip on the factory sheathe (with jimping) is for extracting the blade. It’s awkward at first but it breaks in well enough. I have the non coated version as well and it doesn’t rattle in the sheathe. You should call in warranty for that

[@MrCaissed]

Talking to knife makers they have been getting knives returned because the magna cut steel had been cracking even under the scales where it’s at the thickest point

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@MrCaissed There’s a ton of confusion about the proper heat treat in the community. Mostly due to the good Doctor himself who not only publicly disagrees with the data sheet on the Crucible website, but also skids over the fact that the steel is only balanced in a very narrow region bounded by a very specific Austenatising temperature/duration and a very specific tempering process followed by a very constrained cryogenic treatment. I think Hogue is the only large scale manufacturer who was able to hit all these targets! Edit: thanks for a thought-provoking comment and for subscribing!

[@jufuh1503]

Only hogue? How about spyderco?

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@jufuh1503 soft

[@hectorrivera6624]

@@CuttingBoardRx Oh you are going to break some hearts. LOL

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Spyderco is doing the same thing with MagnaCut as Benchmade. They have a reason: after investing in developing H2 and LC200N into hugely popular Salt lines, taking MagnaCut beyond these two would have negative business impact

[@bjaylarson7413]

So…what was the hardness?

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@bjaylarson7413 It’s in the follow up video: What went wrong with Benchmade Dacian? Root cause identified. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2GwfZ2BYs2Bmc0

[@Skwish6952]

Dbk said something on a video that i really took to heart with fixed blades. Jimping=break points.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Technically, I broke the point. Jimping reduced the cross sectional area abruptly, causing the concentration of stress above the steel’s yield strength in that area.

[@rob10ring]

It seems there are gives and takes in every aspect of the knife and sheath. I still like it and I’d simply say that I’ll just get a Bradford Guardian 3, but I don’t know that the same would not happen with it. Great look at this knife. Thank you.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@rob10ring 😆everyone is commenting on the sheath. At this point that is the least of my concerns! I guess nobody watches to the end? 🥲other than yourself!

[@rob10ring]

@@CuttingBoardRx That blade took the 25, but that snap was concerning. I saw a sheath that I like better on Etsy, but while a sheath could be substituted, the blade can’t.

[@KnivesAndPizza]

That BenchmAde hat is really dope. Looks good

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@KnivesAndPizza Old school! Thanks for watching!

[@Yeti21173]

Thank you for doing tests like these so we don't have to! I have the Dacian and have been using it for EDC. It makes a fantastic on the hip belt carry but a lousy pocket carry. Mine did not rattle in the sheath at all. Hopefully Benchmade will release a better sheath in the future or the aftermarket will have some better options but its good enough for me. I love the idea of a small fixed blade for EDC, and now thanks to this video I know the limits of my gear and I don't plan batonning wood or doing a tip test on it haha.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Well, every time I batton wood in videos, I get at least 2 viewers commenting that I should have used a fixed blade knife.

[@MichaelWalker-de8nf]

I really like your videos. Keep up the great work 🙏

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Will do! Thanks for subscribing!

[@ernestoisunza8708]

I just purchased this knife, paid under $250 on govx, after seeing this video makes me have second thoughts. The knife really caught my eye I don’t really abuse my knives just use for edc also have other benchmades in my collection but I agree the price has risen on this brand. For the price other options are MkC which im a fan but also pricy. Just my 2. cents.

[@mcwaffles121593]

I was just about to buy on govx too 😅

[@KnivesAndPizza]

Awesome video

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@auggydekeyser7607]

well it's time to grind a new tip on her. curious to what kind of tip you go with.

[@taylorfishman823]

I’m convinced Benchmade is still not getting their heat treat on Magnacut right. I have seen reports of the steel rusting, which it shouldn’t do if heat treated correctly. It’s no wonder so many of their new blades in Magnacut come with coating, something that *should* be totally unnecessary. I am just speculating wildly but I think they know they’re not getting it right, but they keep rolling ahead with it because they intend to ride the hype train and make as much money as possible. I mean, I’ve seen commercials for them during major sporting events on network TV. They’re trying to go mega big time, and I think some aspects of performance and quality that knife guys like us care about are being left in the garbage bin. Personally I think they should stick to steels that they already do well, but I’m just some asshole commenting on KZbin so what do I know? But, man, that rattling molded plastic sheath on a $270 knife??? With no thumb push, and the clip doesn’t even retain the sheath in your pocket when you draw the knife??? Shameful.

[@stonefox9124]

Agreed arsehole 👍

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@taylorfishman823 You’re correct about the heat treat. We are getting a 420HC performance from a steel that costs 10 times more and is capable of LC200N corrosion resistance, CPM 3V toughness, and S90V edge retention. They should be ashamed

[@MrCaissed]

@@taylorfishman823 I have 2 knives with cpm 3v steel. A fixed blade that does okay but the front flipping knife the aggressor needs a ton of sharpening. The knife came with loose hardware and the blade wasn’t centered. The only means of deployment is a front flipper and not a good one. Goes to show us that not all heat treated steel comes out as it should.

[@bigglock5478]

The sheath is such a bummer. I love the looks of this knife

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Did you make it to where the blade snapped?

[@mel87123]

The sheath isn't the only bummer. You might want to go to 18:46 if you didn't make it to the end.

[@bigglock5478]

I did eventually. Definite pass now

[@alexandregraulle607]

Dacia is a Car company of Reunault Group. French brand. ^^

[@Jeep_Jedi]

I have been carrying the one without the coating since the day of release and have used the blade regularly since I purchased it. I have not seen this noisy wiggle that the “KZbinrs” are complaining about.

[@vanoccupanther9958]

Damn you really know your knives

[@CuttingBoardRx]

That’s my niche 😃 thanks for subscribing!

[@gueomduduto]

Well its the tree of doom 😂Is this going to be continued? I didnt see the hardness test..

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@gueomduduto Oh, it’s coming. And the Dacian won’t be alone in that one!

[@jufuh1503]

Ho boy, sorry for your loss 😢 Good review as always! I've never considered a boot carry, but it's good to know. Also great review of the whole design and sheath. I really dont understand why they dont do good kydex, at this price point it should be a no brainer. It kind of makes me think of the sheath i had with the steep country, pure trash. I wasn't thinking about buying the dacian, i'm still not haha

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Kydex is very expensive option for a large batch production planning: because of the labor intensity, the per-unit cost will continue to increase. The injection molding requires $20-30K for up front setup, but then each sheath costs pennies.

[@thadius357]

Finally, a decent review of this knife and sheath with some useful information - thank you. At least until you broke the knife using it in a way that it is not designed for - that's not useful. You may as well use your screwdriver as a heavy-duty pry bar or shoot your AR platform at the bottom of a swimming pool - not useful. I have this knife (blue denim, uncoated blade), and find it to be excellent for its purpose - even worth the $260 I paid - the sheath could be improved upon, although it does work. If you prefer a fixed blade, this is a winner.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@thadius357 Thanks for the opening compliment! I will address what actually happened in an upcoming video, there are several design flaws that I found, ranging from minor to catastrophic, and they all will come to light. Thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@Btc1ml]

What's better magnacut or 3v?

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@Btc1ml For this knife 3V would be a much better choice. Benchmade used 3V successfully on several iconic fixed blades. CruWear would have been another great choice. But MagnaCut is what sells right now.

[@Btc1ml]

@@CuttingBoardRx the dacian comes in 3v?

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@Btc1ml Unfortunately no

[@Btc1ml]

Would you pick 3v over magna with any knife? And why?​@@CuttingBoardRx

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@Btc1ml what is your use case? EDC, hunting, bushcraft? The Dacian will do all these things but not as well as Benchmade Intersect, Steep Country and Pukko correspondingly.

[@waltersampsell7358]

I love how real your reaction to the break was.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@waltersampsell7358 I think, and I’m not a theatrical expert, perhaps, considering the circumstances, it’s because it was FRIGGIN REAL?!! 🤣😂🥹

[@mel87123]

That's what made it so entertaining! The authenticity!

[@sebastienjonas4984]

Forged knives beat powder metal knives all day everyday.

[@brunovrancic8330]

Try woodsman finest racoon knife. Designed by experienced woodsman and carver for EDC.

[@robshirley3056]

You should do a review of the American Tomahawk company scout model fixed blade

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@robshirley3056 Email me to address in the channel description, I’ll give you my mailing address so you could send me a sample😜

[@shawnfenton3128]

It’s not a deep pocket sheath and clip. That is for carrying inside your waistband, under a shirt.

[@petervu9773]

will BM cover that?

[@CuttingBoardRx]

I spoke about this in the video.

[@Gee_Dub]

The tree of doom demonstration is second best to doggo

[@jinxUKBK]

Bench made have gone too expensive for me now. Looking for my next budget knife.

[@mrmouse-ol9pw]

Cant wrap my head around the price but i cant get this exact knife out of my head. Oh well means i gotta have 1😂 my bailout is my fav edc.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

better heat treat on the bailout.

[@Gee_Dub]

[@TheSmileyTek]

I imagine you assumed that snapping it was possible. Good thing you're an engineer. You can buy another one, np 😂. It is a cool design though. It does look good. They caught my eye when they dropped, but I typically don't carry a fixed blade. My mini speedgoat is my favorite small fixed blade. That I own, of course.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@TheSmileyTek You are a wiser man than I… Thanks for subscribing!

[@tomjones901]

Very suprised to see what transpired at the "Tree of Doom VS Dacian" competition / demonstration. The real tragedy has to do with the price we pay as consumers for this brand of knives. Side Note: Using a multitool's pliers could have asisted in removal of the broken blade. Thanks.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

I didn’t bring a multitool with me that day

[@lukef13]

Are you interested in selling the broken tip knife?

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Nope! Buy and break your own, Sir! It’s easy enough! 🤣 Thanks for subscribing!

[@cyberbot1088]

Operator error.

[@davidcoats1037]

Video also lacked any mention of Momma, rain or getting drunk. 😆

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@davidcoats1037 Next one! Also a blind dawg too…🤠

[@mel87123]

Love my David Allan Coe😂

[@DXSharpening]

Whether im rooting for the knife or not it always so hard to watch when they snap

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Imagine how it FEELS… Thanks for subscribing!

[@Carnivorous_edc]

Well you did name it the tree of doom😂

[@CuttingBoardRx]

I’m going to miss it when it’s gone!

[@emanuelroth7960]

Having been born in Romania, and having confirmed Dacian blood, the name BM chose came as a total surprise.

[@emanuelroth7960]

Pronounced Day-she-ah in English. And in Romanian it's waaaay more complicated than I could explain here. The people are Dacii, which is kinda pronounced Dutch-ee. Kinda. Dacia is Dutch-ee-yah. Again, kinda. Romanian isn't the easiest language to get right.

[@NetshadeX]

You know, love him or hate him but JoeX has opened a lot of people's eyes with regards to steels. He's shown that most of the so called super steels aren't very super when stressed. It's actually the "budget" steels that perform the best there. The Cold Steel SR-1 light for instance, that 8cr13mov version easily outlasted the high end s35vn one. After testing all of these low end to high end knives he said AUS8 is actually his favorite most durable steel. Now of course the dude abuses his tools but I can't deny it's radically changed my views on "high end" knives.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Imagine the world where everyone came to that understanding! We would all own not more than 3-4 knives and the whole industry would implode.

[@harperexplores9349]

Send it in Anyway. Explain what you did and they might actually replace out of customer retention.

[@Szyszka-df6xh]

The best pocket fixed blade is the Amtac Northman. The best!

[@bradleyp14]

Thanks for another informative and interesting review. Please measure the HRC soon! My Dacian with blue handle, fortunately, came with a sheath that locks my knife in like your blue cerakote version. I cannot shake it to get any rattle whatsoever. I feel bad you lost the end of your $270 blade. That had to hurt. I appreciate all the jimping but agree they could have stopped it a little earlier. I will be cleaning my next whitetail deer with my Dacian and that jimping will help significantly with all the fine work I will be doing. Inside your boot is okay but the best EDC carry position is the standard IWB (inside the waistband) concealed carry position used when carrying a handgun. The sheath is narrow and flat against your skin and will sit comfortably inside your pants with the very sturdy clip over your belt. Your shirt covers the handle.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

As you’re an avid hunter, I have a question: did you feel that Steep Country model was not up to the task? The blade and handle are the same length as the Dacian and it has extended jimping and a full flat grind. Same HRC, lighter weight, and its MSRP is $180. I seriously wish you could look at them side by side and comment regarding what you think. I intend to use your thoughts in the next video about the Dacian. I mean, it almost fits in Dacian’s sheath. And, off course, thanks for subscribing!

[@bradleyp14]

@@CuttingBoardRx I did not consider the Steep Country as I was looking for Magnacut steel. My selection came down to either the Dacian or MKC's new Speedgoat Ultra. I decided on the Dacian due to finding it for $63 less, and the fact the blade is stonewashed versus shiny silver which makes the Speedgoat Ultra look like one of my kitchen steak knives. I also prefer a thinner grip which the Dacian has over the Steep Country. For self-defense, the Dacian knife and sheath lend themselves to comfortable concealed carry more so than the Steep Country. I see the Steep Country with rounded grip and large orange sheath more of something to be tied to my backpack.

[@samblount2541]

Looks like you tried to break it and you did 😂😂😂 good job lol

[@stonefox9124]

Looked like he was being gentle to me

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Benchmade is perfectly capable of making knives that don’t break even during the most severe abuse: 185 SOCP, fixed Adamas, Puukko, Leiku, Bushcrafter… name 2 things these have in common?

[@samblount2541]

@@CuttingBoardRx they are knives and you severely abused them? 😂😂😂

[@papatechie]

Love the channel keep it going brother!

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@papatechie Thanks for being a public subscriber!

[@ST-ue5fb]

Ouch!!! Question - do you know if the KZbinrs who praise Benchmade without showing their flaws receive the knives free? I like Benchmade but the prices are so out of control.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

To the best of my knowledge, Benchmade provides free pre production samples to a very small number of hand picked “end users.” I met a young man who works for REI as a wilderness instructor, he evaluated the updated Bushcrafter and made recommendations. He is not a KZbinr. Another example was the Narrows, which was evaluated by a KZbinr, who was then allowed to release a disassembly video the night of the knife’s release. There are a lot of beginner content creators who buy BMs (usually second hand) to boost up the views. What are your thoughts on this topic?

[@CaptSeeryus]

BM doesnt know squat about heat treat but they are decent when it comes to customer service. They just might replace your blade so I would atleast try.

[@dimashynkaruk2169]

Snapped off right on the ridge , just like a chocolate bar . Delicious...thx

[@mel87123]

😂

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@dimashynkaruk2169 Pardon me for not thinking of chocolate, rather feeling like the other brown substance…

[@Mr.Blud_Stonemporer]

Ugh, gonna be reshaping that knife. I kinda like some fixed blades with a shorter blade longer handle ratio

[@stonefox9124]

Gimme a break... Break me off a piece of that magna cut!

[@powerart1]

It doesn't seem like the scales are removable 🫠

[@CuttingBoardRx]

They are easily removable. Thanks for subscribing!

[@robertstratton1805]

Dang,….. I dont trust magna cut that’s under a coating. I’ve seen videos of a knife maker who had problems with heat treating and it makes me think sometimes they are hiding cracks under a thick coating

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Nah, that’s not how this is done. They aren’t heat treating it poorly, they just keeping it on a tougher side

[@OldmanSnake]

Will benchmade warranty it? Says they guarantee for life

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@OldmanSnake just as I said in the video. The warranty information is included and you can pause and read it.

[@rolandsilvajr1]

first thing I saw when I looked at it today was I knew that jimping was a super weak point and it runs the whole length of the blade, plus the sheath is horrible. If you have handled knives a while you can feel the index cut out is way to high compared to the belly (although for some knife geeks it will look cool) but I found that you had to exert way more than normal force to really lock that indexx finger in tight and thats a problem. Its a great looking knife and the actual blade shape is really conducive to every day tasks but it is over priced especially with that sheath, not even a pocket clip, and I have a bunch of the newest benchmades so I am not a benchmade hater.

[@erictalkington5674]

Do they fail and break when used as intended? That's the question. Can't imagine you'd forget and stab the tree over 25 times and try to pry the tree apart on a random day lol. Shit, try the warranty anyways. It says that blades they indicate to be allowed to pry can, be used to pry. Even if it doesn't count, the most they can say is no. It's a 400+ dollar knife. What could it hurt?? Plus if they did cover it, what wonderful costumer service! That's worth people knowing!

[@i110gical3]

Bench made probably put a guy with a business degree in charge of the department who makes sheaths... It's a very poor common practice to put people with business degrees in departments their underqualified for...

[@bazzzker]

So now you could make a proper kiridashi of it😅

[@richardhenry1969]

I believe $270 is just ridiculous. Especially for a fixed blade.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@richardhenry1969 I used some major pointage I had with the retailer and paid “only” $147 out of pocket, which is still twice what it should be!

[@richardhenry1969]

I see 14c28n as a better choice. But benchmade can't charge a ridiculous price for that steel. I also can't imagine one situation where a knife in my boots is the answer. Any situation reaching for the knife either leaves you open to a head shot or off balance

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@richardhenry1969 CPM 3V would be absolutely ideal for this knife! Can’t wait for people to get fed up with MagnaCut! It’s everywhere as is mediocrity…

[@tarasoffgear4831]

The sheath seems to be a copy ( or at least similar ) to the dynamis alliance style sheaths. Leading me to believe it’s more of an inside the waistband style sheath than a pocket sheath. Interesting design , interesting materials, poor execution.

[@randyhiggins4086]

Design flaw, no…User flaws, yup! Why in the hell would I need to pound my knife into a tree then bend the hell out of it?

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@randyhiggins4086 To extract fat wood for making kindling. You see, every time I do this to a folding knife, there is always a Darren comment: “that’s what fixed blades are for” So here you go: a fixed blade advertised as hiking/camping knife FAILING a simple pry on a dead tree. Benchmade sold you a piece of junk dressed up as a knife and now you know. You should be angry. At them.

[@ronstecher4345]

This should not happen to a knife at this price point. Especially in the hyped up magnacut. You weren’t torquing it hard, it should have handled that just fine. More proof how overpriced Benchmade is, especially in recent years. Magnacut may be the flavor of the week but it doesn’t do well at bending, seems quite brittle. Same thing happened to a Bark River magnacut while doing some light batoning.

[@jordongee2347]

Believe me, I love a benchmade, but for the prices they charge, and the actual knife you get, their warranty should be better. Its a lifetime warranty like free brake replacement is a lifetime, a catch not worth the price. I found myself carrying my american gerber over anything else, or my esee. If I'm gonne use it hard, i want it to stand up, and if it doesnt, i want the company to stand up behind it. A knifes a knife for using, not looking pretty on youtube cutting paper.

[@Nomis3586]

I think the knife looks great with that blueish tone and brown micarta handles. But that sheet is terrible and not worthy a knife that costs 400 dollars (EU) . Also the jimping that goes all the way down the spine is stupid and makes no sense to me.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@Nomis3586 Maybe they used AI to design it? How does it end up being that expensive in EU?

[@Hjalt]

Как нож, почти за триста долларов, прямо сказать, не впечатляет, особенно ножны. Тот, что сломался, необходимо переделать в симпатичный варнклифф с кайдексными ножнами под него, будет конфетка)

[@brunovrancic8330]

The best selling car brand in EU is Dacia.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@brunovrancic8330 isn’t it Czech? I drove an Opel mini SUV just a couple weeks back in Croatia and it was a perfect fit to me and the streets of Dubrovnik!

[@adadadad8251]

@@CuttingBoardRx Romanian, but basically it is Renault.

[@angrytuareg]

i was excited about it ..but no more WAY OVERPRICED 100 dollar knife

[@SMS2884]

That's not a design flaw. That's called user not understanding that lateral force, on a thin blade, will snap it. 😂. Anyone knows that will happen. You can't JoeX a small knife and expect it to survive.

[@JohnDoe-zb7dz]

And the blades that bend? Design flaw?

[@IronButterknife]

@@JohnDoe-zb7dzheat treat flaw. 😂

[@SMS2884]

@@JohnDoe-zb7dz no it's user expectations vs reality. It's like the guy that uses the wrong tool for the job and gets mad cause it doesn't work. It's so stupid that people expect 1 tool to do everything as good as specific tools for specific tasks. I know that I can absolutely beat the crap out of my WTG ARES. But I also know I can process wood with it. While my PM2 will break. But it will slice cardboard better than my ARES.

[@JohnDoe-zb7dz]

@@IronButterknife Id rather a blade bend than break in the field. Benefit more than a flaw. General consensus among Bush carafters.

[@JohnDoe-zb7dz]

@@SMS2884 totally in concord

[@jarvisskooge8602]

The sheath is a joke... and use the knife for its intended purpose.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Here is the script for a video showing using the Dacian for its intended purpose: Scene: mom’s basement Dickie and Willie are playing Call of Duty. As the new game is loading, Dickie pulls the Dacian out of the sheath attached to his sweat shorts waistband. He says: “bro, check out this sick Benchmade pop gave me for my birthday!” Willie answers: “that’s rad, bro!” The game finishes loading, both go back to wasting their lives… Thanks for watching!

[@scotburke4803]

That’s a you problem not a heat treat problem

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Many would disagree. Enjoy your Dacian.

[@nandayane]

I think I’d rather buy a white river hunter for $70 less.

[@Trevlee74]

You might be the only one keeping the out of touch Benchmade company in business.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

LoL I just bought 2 more last Saturday. I think there’s definitely a Benchmade employee in Portland, Oregon whose salary is paid by my purchases, or at least a big chunk of it. Thanks for watching!

[@user-ww4od4jl1f]

*I hate painted blades!*

[@TheBabyskywalker]

The murderous conclusion corrupts all prior content. You can’t be trusted Is what I conclude’ along with many others re comments

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@TheBabyskywalker Thanks for watching!

[@jaysgood10]

Too pointy too much $$$.

[@alexandregraulle607]

Wvat you did with ylur test is so stulid ..! Tvere is mayby an issu with this knife but they are not made for that !! ...

[@elde667]

Mr. Negative Knife Reviews. Tired enough of it to unsubscribe. G’bye.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@elde667 Sorry to lose you! For the second time in the last 5 days…

[@KingKsEDC]

Benchmade sucks. Everything they do is a struggle from heat treat to design. Its a joke.

[@trevman8549]

sheath is a 100% piece of crap, had to get something else

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@trevman8549 which version Dacian did you get?

[@trevman8549]

@@CuttingBoardRx brown micarta

[@richardvirchow3390]

It’s really sad that you buy the knife with your own money and then destroy it in a way that the manufacturer won’t reimburse you. Go easier on your future knives, as we enjoy your more scientific testing.

[@KB-kw8ni]

This guy really thinks he knows something we don't...

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@KB-kw8ni Thanks for watching!

[@mangobadger]

Benchmade borrowing from Apple’s playbook with all these new colorways 🙄 still, thanks for doing these brutal tests, even if it’s just confirming what we were already expecting 🫡