Thinking about picking up a Benchmade Pardue. Wanted to handle one in person. Does anyone know of a place in the Denver area that stocks and sells Benchmade knives?
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Thinking about picking up a Benchmade Pardue. Wanted to handle one in person. Does anyone know of a place in the Denver area that stocks and sells Benchmade knives?
I think Sportsmans and the Army Surplus store both do, but I'd probably call first.
There's a bow shop south of i70 on Kipling that has a very nice selection. Owner is a great guy too.Attachment 64362
Irving is right on the money. Try surplus first,,, small biz AND it's just cool.
Thanks, guys.
Is the Army surplus store the one in Arvada?
There is one in Arvada, but I'm talking about the one on Pecos just North of Hwy 36. This is the one with the mall ninjas that work behind the knife counter that Bert and I always make fun of. Nice guys, but classic mall ninja (only with knives). That same Army Surplus store also owns the one down on Broadway. Pretty sure all the big box stores carry Benchmade, because I know I've seen them at the Cabelas and the Bass Pro as well.
Which knife are you looking at specifically? I bought a Pardue up from Cabelas, but I suppose it depends on what variant you are looking for.
Looking for the 530. Unless I don't like it when I get my hands on one. Then might look at a griptilian or mini griptilian.
Cabelas should have the 530, that's where I bought mine. Great EDC option, super thin and comfortable in the pocket. I'll warn you tho, if you are used to bulky or heavy knives, it will feel flimsy. I don't think it's designed for hard use, but it's fine for daily duty.Quote:
Originally Posted by ray1970
^^^ That's why I got that manix 2 gen 2, sorry back to the thread. Can't go wrong with any benchmade
That makes my decision tough. I'm looking for a daily carry knife but knives are one thing I'm a bit rough on. I know the 530 is thin and light and the handle is made out of plastic and that's why I'd like to handle one in person before buying one.Quote:
Originally Posted by hurley842002
Is that a Spyderco? I've had a few over the years but have given up on them and thought I'd try something else. In fact, I just tossed my last one in the trash a week or two ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by lex137
Honestly, I'm not planning on carrying this at work. I've actually started carrying a Boker stockman for work duties. I use one blade for just about everything, a second blade for some less daunting tasks, and try not to use the third blade and keep it for a reserve in case the other two get too dull or damaged between sharpenings.
I tend to do things with my knives that you aren't supposed to do. Like remove screws, pry on things, lay cardboard down on metal grating and cut the cardboard (dinging the blade on the grating in the process), scrape stubborn gaskets off of cast iron parts, and other stupidity. Hoping to get something a bit lighter than what I normally carry hoping not using it at work will allow it to last a while.
I'm guessing you'll really need to just handle it and see for yourself. I'm not hard on knives at all (the only manual labor I do is in a gym), and even I thought it seemed flimsy. I had the one with G10 handle, and it was quite light. With all that said, because I'm not hard on knives, I wish I wouldn't have traded the Pardue away, it worked perfect for my uses. The Spyderco Manix II and the Zero Tolerance (which I carry now) are just a bit heafty for my needs.Quote:
Originally Posted by ray1970
Ray, I also tend to be hard on my knives when I actually use them. Do you have a simple process to resharpen them each time? I find that it tends to be a bit of a pain to keep my main blade sharp and in good condition.
Yeah it is a spiderco, my first. It seems to be a durable knife, outside of work I'm really not that hard on knives.
I don't sharpen mine near as often as I should. I have quite a few methods of sharpening. Stones and diamond hones, a Lansky setup, several small automatic sharpener things. Lately, due to time constraints and general laziness, I would just send it home with a co-worker who has some sort of belt sander sharpener and let him deal with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
I have an original leatherman tool that would probably work well for me to carry at work but it's a bit big and heavy for pocket carry and I don't wear a belt to carry it on.
I know it's a little farther than local but Specialty Sports in COS usually has a big selection of Benchmade.
That said, Emerson > Benchmade
If you're up this way Coren Printing carries BM.Quote:
Originally Posted by ray1970
Yeah, I haven't ruled out Emerson or Zero Tolerance yet either. Although I was hoping to keep it around $150 or less so that might limit me.Quote:
Originally Posted by asmo
^ I would love a ZT folder but price is more than I can do.
Sounds like me.Quote:
Originally Posted by ray1970
Best decision I ever made was to start carrying one of these:
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I still have my ZT Blem that I take when at church or in office meetings, but around the house or actual work, I wander around with the dewalt.
I've tried a couple of the razor blade knives but they fell short as a "do all" tool for me. Can't really pry anything with it or remove screws from electrical panels and the short cutting surface is terrible for scraping gaskets.
South Broadway store has the axis.
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Pri-Paird has some in the store. No idea which ones
Was in Sportsmans off Santa Fe earlier. Had a bunch of Benchmade and ZT, didn't see a Pardue though.
That's the one I'm looking for. Only with a black blade.Quote:
Originally Posted by driver
That's a decent price, I've only ever seen them for $99 and up locally.Quote:
Originally Posted by driver
I've never seen the black blades locally.Quote:
Originally Posted by ray1970
Bow shop 44th and I70. Don't worry, I won't mention it again.
Are those the guys that used to be on Sheridan south of 76?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamnanc
She pulled that one out, not sure if they had it in black.Quote:
Originally Posted by ray1970
Thanks for putting forth the effort to check on it for me. I owe you one.Quote:
Originally Posted by driver
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Lol. I saw your post and appreciate the intel. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamnanc
Now I'm wanting a 530, I should have never traded off my 531.
Well, I decided to go with something a little more utilitarian and picked up a mini-griptilian instead. Thanks for all of the help guys.
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Where'd you go?
All the way to Cabela's. Lol.
It was a busy weekend so I didn't have a lot of time to run all across town.
I did get it on sale though for $99.