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Pros: Weight, Overall Quality, Blade Material, Materials, Finish, Blade Sharpness
Cons: Handle Material, Sheath/Scabbard
A decent axe replacement that I have been abusing the heck out of
If you don't like to carry around an axe when you bushcraft, get this or something like it. I have gotten this knife since around launch and It is amazing. Whenever me and my friend go out in the woods to our camping spot I always bring this with me. At first you might think it's not that durable since it looks rather thin and has a skeletonized handle, but that is farther from the truth. I have batoned wood, prepped food, used the back end as a hammer, started fires with the oversized choil, and more. I do not baby this blade, and I never needed to sharpen it after the first time. I decided to put it at 25* per side at 400 grit since I live in New England due to all the hard wood. Maybe if I lived in an area with softer wood I would do 20*. I am taking off a star since the belt look is terrible, it should have been shipped with the Tek-Lok belt loop. And it has a ferro rod holder, but doesn't come with one in it. I don't think it would have been too expensive for Benchmade to add ferro rods with the knife, especially when it was 261 USD. The price is even higher now.
