With a blade stock thickness of 0.12″, there is plenty of steel to tackle tough jobs without worrying about blade flex, while a slender 3/4″ width means it doesn’t get caught up slicing through a tomato, or take up a ton of real estate. There is a prominent top swedge beginning at about halfway from the base of the blade which thins towards the tip. The factory edge is sharp, yet a bit obtuse for my tastes, and is a bit thick behind the edge due to the flat grind which starts only about halfway down the blade stock. ![]() The blade is finished in Benchmade’s classic darkened stonewash, which does a fair job of hiding use. Look, you guys know I’m a steel nut…and let me tell you that S90V is something I drool over unashamedly.īenchmade hardens the 3.40 inches of S90V to a Rockwell hardness of 59-61, which is just slightly higher than the S30V of the base model 940. Bear in mind though that sharpening won’t be a walk in the park through so you’ll need patience, and if you want to keep that micro razor edge you should touch up regularly. The large vanadium carbides (think super hard steel chunks along the blade edge) will ensure the blade holds a keen working edge for a longtime for the average user, while resisting edge rolls and rust spots regardless of the climate you’re in. Without getting too far into the specifics of the chemistry, S90V is a highly hardenable, ultra tough stainless steel with above average corrosion resistance – but really this steel is all about wear resistance.Ĭrucible’s micro-carbide processed steels display a super fine grain structure with excellent element distribution, which means no brittle spots. The Benchmade 940-1 sports a top of the line reverse tanto blade, forged from Crucible’s top of the line steel: S90V in all it’s powered metallurgy glory. Sporting a keen yet beefy tip allows this blade shape to excel at piercing cuts, and the long cutting edge gives it excellent slicing ability as well. ![]() By far one of the most popular, and useful, of the new breed of blade shapes is the reverse tanto. Here we go… The BladeĪ fairly recent surge in innovation has brought many new blade shapes to the fore in the knife game. Most of my readers will get it, but for the rest of you…if by the end of this review you don’t go out and buy this knife or at the very least put it on your Christmas list then I have failed. Not everyone has $260 to splash around on a blade and many of you will be scratching your heads as to who the heck buys pricey knives like these.
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