The Benchmade Adamas - "That's Not It's Intended Use" - 2021!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[@frakismaximus3052]

"Ohhh but you know man i love the action, i sit at work at in my office and constantly flick it open and closed all day long, that is really the mark of a high quality high end cutlery, worth every bit of the $300 i paid, its a great fidgeter, Benchmade is just the best totally worth it sooooooo fine!!!!"

[@m3sixspeed824]

Great advice! After watching your videos comparing D2 to new Cruwear, I went with D2. Love it! Keep up the great vids.

[@irishpotato8816]

It’s all about those omega springs. Mine have come a bit lose and I noticed that when batoning the lock bar gives up.

[@forrestshadow]

Thank you. It's 2024 now and I just recently got a fixed blade one that I like so far, just need to figure out how I want to carry it. I've wondered how I'd feel about one of these, until now.

[@JohnnyJuke]

This issue has long since been resolved. Beast mode resumed.

[@stevegareau123]

I have a older adamas I beat it up pretty good paint is wearing off broke the tip but no lock problems but I know the new one has failed on other channels I with you they should help you out but as always love the video 👍👍👍

[@hardusehobby]

I wish more people would actually use the knives they buy and call out Benchmade for rereleasing their legendary strong Adamas in such weak and downgraded fashion. When I first heard that the knife will be way lighter and will have a way thinner blade stock i was already sceptical. Luckely I waited to buy to see some prove videos and reviews

[@Iamthedudeman00]

Good video, it is good to figure out what happened .

[@m3sixspeed824]

Johnny, on D2 Adamas, do you prefer serrated or straight edge? I chose serrated to give me more options. Thanks!

[@JohnnyJuke]

I like both.

[@jcdough]

I have to say a HUGE THANKS to you for this video. I am or was still "on the fence" about which Adamas to commit to buying. This gave me the best insight given with objective facts. If I go for the regular or auto, it will be the full size Adamas. Thanks again, very much.

[@ihn]

I have two from the first generation, and I love them.

[@Baruch-Hashem]

The Butterfly squished. Benchmade Adamas fidget spinner also good for opening mail.

[@whalehands4779]

Seems to be the norm with these new adamas, Mini and full size. It's a folder yes but, it's BMs tank. Should be able to handle anything. Mine had a lock failure and sliced my thumb deep just trying to whittle wood using the back of the blade to smooth out the wood.

[@MrGreenLeaf420]

Its only the Canadian suppliers with the weak springs. Benchmade has said this several times. They said Canadians were having trouble pressing down the lock bar with the stronger spring installed.

[@matejmalej596]

i figure out what is the problem with the lock...a had the same problem and i solved. the axis bar and blade on contact with the bar is to smooth... make both coarse and will be ok, my is now prfect

[@firstlast2514]

Dutch brother knives had the same problem, except it was the mini adamas, the freak stood up to batoning and the such. The mini adamas broke free of it's lock on the first baton. And it's because of the springs/lock bar. The freak had way more contact with the lock bar. Sucks that benchmade had such a sold knife with the original adams, then they make a new one, only to weaken the springs, and, create less contact with the lock bar. I was gonna buy the new one, not anymore

[@TaozHui128]

I have a mini Adamas, and the spring broke after 3 months. Benchmade quality is sucks, my blade came with a not centered factory edge, the edge is grinded unevenly; from 23 degrees to 15 degrees.

[@rustyknifelover4463]

LOL, that was hilarious.

[@concealmenttraining9371]

Hard use folders should be able to split wood. Even split steel bolts for that matter without the lock failing.

[@johnshropshire3399]

👍👍

[@wardaddyseven4539]

What???!! The Adamas folders can’t cut through manganese anymore??? I’m never using mine again…..🤔😉

[@voyager667]

Tactical folder can be divided into 2 categories, what people carry for defense (Espada the Boss) and what people use in the army. For army it is usually light, not big folders, that is sturdy enough and easy in maintainence (not frontal opening). They are usually jack of all trades so you could cut, split, stab with it but not excellent for any of these. As I heard, nowadays soldiers don't use fixed blades most of the time. Not intended use for this type of knives sounds kinda strange. People use very often endura, delica, bugout, pm2 as army folders. That is enough for "hard use". I'm not against the "tactical" things but it is not the appearance what makes something tactical.

[@pjdexter168]

Never had this problem with the Mini Adamas

[@roseforeuropa]

They also downgraded their Benchmade 375 last year. You should check out all the comments. 90% of them were like "Why did you remove the serrated back feature?". They said they wanted to "streamline it", Translation: We needed to cut costs because our company isn't what it used to be.

[@JTown-tv1ix]

I gotta admit (and I’m a huge BM fan) that I ordered a 2020 black class & i was surprised how light/soft the axis spring bars felt. Black class should have the strongest omega springs you can find, benchmade please fix this!!

[@blueeyeswhitedragon9839]

I think you anticipated every criticism... Nicely done.

[@JohnnyJuke]

I knew you and a few others would get it.

[@concealmenttraining9371]

Did they replace the springs? Is the problem sorted?

[@JohnnyJuke]

No. They never replied to any of my emails.

[@concealmenttraining9371]

@@JohnnyJuke idiots... says a lot about Benchmade.

[@mistersmith3986]

How much for the TACTICAL SPOON?

[@JohnnyJuke]

Waiting for the folding auto to be released.

[@mistersmith3986]

@@JohnnyJuke AWESOME 👍

[@MattP-BandB]

Excellent video man! The internet has spawned a breed of Tactical Tommies and knives like the new Adamas are the unfortunate result.

[@JohnnyJuke]

Everyone became experts on "Intended Use" almost overnight!

[@MattP-BandB]

@@JohnnyJuke I’m almost 50 so I remember back when the intended purpose of a knife was to cut, slash and chop stuff. Silly me.

[@blueeyeswhitedragon9839]

Matt Pearson Blazes & Blades :- I think we all fell for the "armchair warrior" syndrome at one time or another.

[@davidkurle5418]

It might not split wood, but this knife can open a can of worms like a champ. lol Great video, buddy.

[@mistersmith3986]

Bwuaaaahaaa bwuaaaahaaa bwuaaaahaaa 😁 😁 😁

[@user-xx5zl8dz1v]

The Bugout aluminum scale version did great , and dbk popped the axis lock after one hit on the new adomomus or whatever that is . I have 1 and 1 only benchmade . New aluminum scale Bugout , and it’s nice but , I’m never buying another benchmad

[@powers1776reset]

The all around T6 screws frame screws, on this “tank” is BS as well! They need to be at least T8’s. If anything, the stop pin screws need to be bigger! Really disappointed that I put down the cash for this thing, and WAS completely stoked and proud to have it, just to, later be deflated big time! I want to love it so bad! But I cannot trust it, whatsoever! And that is the funeral for any knife, as far as I’m concerned. 😞

[@tntanto]

“This is like bubblegum”: Funny review of a more prestigious brand that in this instance appears to have, like the mighty Casey, “struck out.” I bet there is no joy in Oregon City over this review. Nice rooster.

[@jani71488]

Let me just start by saying, I agree with everyone who thinks this is a colossal f**kup. These should not have left the factory in the state they are in. However.... theres a lot of misinformation going around about this issue. 1. Lot of people think the springs are weaker, which is false (generally). I have both the new and the original adamas (6 years old at this point) and they have the exact same set of springs. Same diameter, same size, even the same damn color. So why does the old lock feel stronger? Beacuse the way they mount it on the liners is different. The mounting holes on the old one are closer to the axis bar, than it is on the new one. This way, when mounted, the springs are more compressed at all time, thus the tension is higher. You can try swapping the old springs (I have), but they won't feel any different. 2. The lock engages way too early. Well, so does the lock on my Contego, yet it's rock solid. The axis bar barely touches the blade tang and still no problems. 3. The surfaces on the axis bar and the blade tang are polished and way too smooth. Nope still not it. You can rough it up all you want and it will give you some lock stick for a few days, but eventually they will polish each other out. (I've tried this one too.) What the hell is the problem then? It's the lock face geometry. Too much material was removed at the factory I guess, and the angles are messed up. So when it's locked and you try to wiggle it, or give it a good spine wack, the axis bar simply slides off. Or more specifically, the blade tang just rotates out from under it. Could stronger springs solve this? Sure, to some extent, but one could argue that you would only need more force for it to disengage. (For example: whack it harder :D ) To anyone who has this problem, try this: get a piece of printer paper, fold it 2 or 3 times, and place it between the stop pin and the blade tang. Now carefully close the blade, so that the paper get sandwiched between those 2 surfaces. And it's fixed. Well, not permanently, but at least we've learned something :D. So, the blade gets stopped a bit earlier, more steel is exposed to the axis bar to ride on and the agles are just as God, Sibert, McHenry and Williams had intended. I've fixed mine, permanently, by fitting a piece of stainless steel tube on the middle part of the stop pin, where it meets the tang. Like a collar, if you will. I highly doubt you'll be able to find the correct size, but a bit of filing, cutting and sanding will do the trick. The stop pin is 4.5 - 4.6 mm in diameter, if you boost that to 5.5, you'll be good to go. Don't make it too thick, beacuse the back of the blade tang will hit it, and you won't be able to close the blade. (5.8 mm should be fine, 5.9 or 6 mm is too much). So, the the piece of tube should be: 4.9 - 5 mm long, 4.5 - 4.6 mm inner diameter and 0.5 - 0.6 mm wall thickness. That will give you an outer diameter of 5.5 - 5.8 mm. Spine whacks or batoning don't affect is anymore and no more lock rock. Have a bit of lock stick now, but it will go away. Always does on Benchmades. Or, you could send it to Benchmade and have the blade replaced. But I'm an idiot, so theres that... Sorry for the long post, and my english. :D

[@JohnnyJuke]

All great points. I have since resolved this issue in a similar way described. Unfortunate non the less. Thanks for an informative comment!

[@Logan2070]

looks like I'm going to grab an original model.

[@JohnnyJuke]

I was having a hard time finding them. Wish I got the desert one over this one.

[@HumanPudding]

If you had the chance would you still pick it up for 140 US dollars?

[@JohnnyJuke]

Never

[@toddstamos89]

You claimed the beginning to be sarcastic, but the Adamas slicing the strawberry is exactly an “intended use” for this knife…or any knife, since a level of food prep is inherently an “intended use” for an EDC folding knife or even in a survival situation, since food prep is certainly an “intended use” for a blade… I’ve hard used this knife, and unless you like to baton with a folder, which is not an “intended use,” and no one ever does (unless testing a folder for KZbin), this knife is fine. But you can baton with the Adamas if you know what you are doing. Get a fixed blade for fixed blade “intended uses.” That what they are for. This video is like complaining that while your butter knife can cut a Turkey sandwich, it can’t carve a Thanksgiving Turkey. Get the right tool for the job. Don’t complain that a Phillips head can’t handle the job of a flathead screwdriver, just because both are screwdrivers. Or complain that manual sockets aren’t as good as a hydraulic socket in removing a car tire, even though both are designed to loosed a nut from a bolt. Or that a screwdriver isn’t as good as a drill. Again, the right tool for the job. And who carries a folding knife where one of the primary concerns is cutting though Kevlar (which the Adamas can easily do without the lock failing)? If that situation ever becomes a realistic reality, and you really think such a situation might breakdown to close quartered combat (without firearms), then carry a fixed blade.

[@mistersmith3986]

When you said, "Hard Use" I thought this was going to be a Cold Steel review. Thanks for the video my Bladed Brother 👍 ⚔️ ✝️ 🇺🇲

[@concealmenttraining9371]

LOL, hard use.

[@firstlast2514]

Thank you good sir!! Generic commenters screw off

[@harrisonz1515]

fact is I really just bought this knife for cutting or peeling fruit! I'm so tired for those useless modern design kitchen knives, almost always make my fingers and wrists pain and shaking when preparing a lot food for ally during road trips. For hard work I always use bowies. I know nothing about tactical it's just the most comfortable outdoor folding cooking knife LOL

[@craigrobertson6082]

I knew this was going to be a gooder when 'Little Jerry" did the intro. Simply covering their butt. Tacticool sells to certain folks.

[@willieboy3011]

Having been in a self-defense situation and having had a lock fail, I will not carry a folder that has an unreliable lock. I do not baton. Nor do I expect to stab Kevlar--since bad men do not usually wear this. My EDC folders--including Benchmade--must pass the tap test, which they do. I will not be purchasing the Adamas, as I had intended on doing.

[@theanger420]

My new adamas is just about as stiff as my older one not nearly as loose as yours

[@happyknife8785]

All it takes is a simple turn of a screw driver, also the Omega springs are identical.

[@AznRyda001]

i sent my bedlem to get it to resharpen cbsa taxed me $45

[@Japlonewolf57]

Huh. That’s weird. I have the auto and have beaten it to shit. Hasn’t failed and is still sharp. That cru-wear is pretty hardy!! Ergonomics are a lot better than the d2 version as well. But hey, I’m just another dude who doesn’t know what he’s talking about, right?

[@JohnnyJuke]

Sounds like you know what you’re talking about to me!

[@mhodar94]

“Unless you’re just sending crappy ones to Canada” 🤡🤡🤡

[@bills.2214]

Just don't tap the Adamas's spine on the cutting board, it would be a shame to limit your fret hand, by senseless cuts

[@JohnnyJuke]

My fret hand hasn't had much work these days anyways.

[@sturgis97]

I just bought a full size recently and smacked the tip of the spine on the counter top to test the lock. I repeated the process several times just to doublecheck and had no issues. I don’t know if they fixed it. I’m still a little leery, but I am not gonna use this knife to baton with. Unless it’s very small stuff, I mean really small and that would be a very very rare occasion. I would just use something better suited for the job.

[@michaelallison2836]

You handled that with typical Canadian polite restraint and class. I would have been much more blunt and trashy about it.

[@peterzebot9863]

shit locking system. should be a ball lock

[@merauder323]

My man, why are you framing the video as if the knife was what caused you to cut yourself? I understand you being a bit emotional about the issue, but there is no need to embellish. You cut your finger while being careless / messing bare handed with a stick/splinter. Don’t blame the knife. Send it in for warranty and Benchmade will make good on it. 👍

[@JohnnyJuke]

Old video long since resolved. Thanks for comment albeit dated.

[@merauder323]

@@JohnnyJuke glad to hear it was resolved!

[@mathewschmidt5031]

Weird video man

[@JohnnyJuke]

Thank you!

[@concealmenttraining9371]

Good video you mean....