Alternative to Benchmade 531

zoidberg · **Reply #30 on:** May 16, 2016, 03:20:17 PM

Quote from: Gerhard Gerber on May 16, 2016, 03:12:17 PM

Bemchmade made me smile.....all about the cheap thrills this time of (this) month (particularly)

I know that particular buzz.

Still this thread has me pondering a cheap blade to see if I like the ergos enough to save for the expensive version.

dks · **Reply #31 on:** May 16, 2016, 03:30:03 PM

I stopped fulling myself/apologising by saying that I buy the cheap item, the homage, to see if I will buy the more expensive one. Usually the cheap one is good enough for me and I do not feel the need to justify my buys.

zoidberg · **Reply #32 on:** May 16, 2016, 03:42:39 PM

Quote from: dks on May 16, 2016, 03:30:03 PM

I stopped fulling myself/apologising by saying that I buy the cheap item, the homage, to see if I will buy the more expensive one. Usually the cheap one is good enough for me and I do not feel the need to justify my buys.

I really have little to no interest in the cheaper one.

But US$200 is way more than I've ever spent on a knife so before I bleed money and effort to get it here...

I probably already have enough knives to get me through life, I might enjoy using another style more though, knives will get used whatever happens.

Demel · **Reply #33 on:** May 16, 2016, 04:17:57 PM

I'm with dks. Usually I don't need an expensive knife with super steel. I only have a couple higher end knives but my cheap ones do me well too.

Gerhard Gerber · **Reply #34 on:** May 16, 2016, 04:29:56 PM

Well, since I lost the Finn Wolf which was supposed to be my this-is-it-for-a-while EDC I've been looking again.

Looking progressed from CS to Spyderco, and as soon as Spyderco was in the mix Benchmade joined the fun......and some of the better Kershaws are even being considered.

Then I land on the wrong youtube channel and I have to fight the urge to apply for a credit card and buy several hands full of Ganzos