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Benchmade receives emails and letters that express customer testimonial to the products they have purchased and put to use, or put away for collecting purposes. We thank you for every opportunity we can assist you and appreciate the time you took to write us. Below are random unaltered testimonials from our Benchmade customers and enthusiasts.

Key Words: Customer Service
Thank you for taking the time to reply to my knife questions, quite often that doesn't happen with other companies. I have never owned a Benchmade knife, but I have taken your advice and ordered the 806D2 knife. If your knife is half as good as your customer service I will be impressed.
-Dennis G.
Key Words: Customer Service
Thanks for the quick reply. I own several Benchmade knives and the level of workmanship and performance is outstanding!
-Mark

Key Words: Customer Service
I just wanted to thank you for your prompt response to my questions. Your products have always been Exceptional and I will continue to both purchase and recommend Benchmade.
-Louis B.
Key Words: Customer Service
I appreciate your continued professionalism as it marks well the products you sell.
-Jason R.
Key Words: Customer Service
The only thing more impressive then your service is the knives you make
-Robert
Key Words: Customer Service
Thanks for all the e-mails,and your time. Im one happy customer.
-Paul A.
Key Words: LifeSharp Service
I just received my knife from sending it to your LifeSharp service for the first time. It's an outstanding courtesy you give your customers. Thank you and I look forward to having my knives serviced again in the future.
-Toan N.
Key Words: LifeSharp Service
Just received my Griptilian back from "Life Sharp", and wanted to thank you for a great job and quick turn around time. Cleaned, oiled and sharpened better than new.
-Frank M.
Key Words: LifeSharp Service
I just received my Benchmade 960-400 I had sent in for the LifeSharp service. It was brand new and I sent it in because it wasn't particularly sharp and to make sure that everything was in order with. I writing to compliment your staff and thank them for an excellent job and fantastic service. Not only was I not charged for shipping, the service was expedited because it was a new knife. I'm glad to see that at least one company still treats it's customers with respect.
-Kimon A.
Key Words: Product (EMT/Fire/Rescue)
I wanted to let you know how useful one of your products has been. I am a paramedic, and after years of hating our cheap trauma shears I have found a quality product. The shears are great and will cut through anything; the problem is they just don't last!! After cutting a couple of tee shirts and a pair of jeans the shears are DULL. A firefighter friend showed me his Rescue Hook and raved about how well it cut so I risked my twenty bucks and bought one with a soft case...I figured that since it was a Benchmade it was probably a safe bet. This has been hands-down the best work related purchase I have ever made. I have cut everything from tee shirts to denim jackets to heavy leather motorcycle pants without problems. Like a hot knife through butter! Every single time I use it, one of my fellow firefighters or medics is amazed by how well it works and several have gone on and bought one. I am thinking about buying four or five of them to sell to my coworkers. Anyway, thanks again for selling such a quality product.
-Geoff M.
Key Words: Product (EMT/Fire/Rescue)
I am emailing regarding a knife that was given to me by one of your reps at the Ducks Unlimited Great Outdoors show in Oshkosh WI, a few months back. I was drooling over your new EMS-seatbelt-cutting-oxygen-tank-opening tool, and he volunteered to let me 'test it out', as I was an EMT, and in paramedic training. I accepted, with the promise that I would email Benchmade a brief report about how it has worked. Well, here it is! The knife has worked hard and well!! I have worn in the hard case around my neck nearly constantly, and it has come in very handy. It has traveled all over the US, worked as an EMT tool in wintry Wisconsin, run as a paramedic in sultry Texas, and toiled all over Louisiana after Katrina. In fact, it traveled over 2000 miles with me during one long 24-hr period on following the hurricane as we covered 911 zones for harried EMS personnel, then ran in and out of New Orleans for another 72-hours straight as we transported patients out of the airport to hospitals hours away in other parts of Louisiana. It has bounced, jostled, cut, sliced, twisted, turned, and worked hard for months... and it has proven a durable, sharp and well‑made knife... everything that Benchmade claims.
-Bryan W.
Key Words: Product (EMT/Fire/Rescue)
I want to thank you again for your handiworks, which have once more proved themselves in the field -- this time at a call to rescue three gopher snakes caught in vegetable netting on a property in Los Altos Hills, CA. As the photos illustrate, the Model 5 Rescue Hook is inarguably the best tool for the job in a close‑quarters' workspace where the objective is to free entangled animals while at the same time minimizing the risk of injury to them from the point of a sharp edge. What else is there to say but thank you from the officers of Animal Control, and thanks from the animals you have helped rescue. Good Going Benchmade!
-William W.
Key Words: Product (EMT/Fire/Rescue)
Once again your service department has outdone itself. I have used this knife from Ground Zero to Hurricane Katrina. I send it in for a tune‑up and sharpening, after hard use and it comes back refurbished. I do not have amazing stories, just a knife that always rises to the occasion when needed. I don't know how I have kept from losing it (knock on wood). I usually clip it to my pocket and transfer it to a cargo pocket when working on water. I have referred numerous people and will always have a Benchmade knife (I will keep an eye out for a multi‑tool).
-Tony Z.
Key Words: Product (General)
( Out of 30 pocket knives I have collected and used for the last 32 years ) My Griptilian is the best knife I have ever owned. Every time I show the knife to someone they are always impressed by the way it opens and locks. I am looking forward to my next Benchmade purchase I think the Model 770 is just what I need.... Wow what a cool knife that is.. If I win the lottery I am getting the 180DM ( very nice ) Eventually I will have one of each.... Thank you for making such great knives
-Patrick S.

Key Words: Product (General)
I just wanted to let you know that I received my Ares 735S and am very impressed with the quality of the knife. I will surely buy Benchmade products in the future and will be a Benchmade customer for life. Thank you for your attentiveness and willingness to help me with my order. I am very happy that I had your assistance in the ordering process.
-Steven S.
Key Words: Product (General)
I bought my first Benchmade knife many years ago. It was an Emerson 970ST. I loved the look and feel of the knife, not to mention the fact that the liner lock was titanium. I carried that knife all day every day and used it for everything. It must have been my constant companion for something like ten years. Finally, one day, the screws on the pocket clip broke when it caught on a steel park bench as I stood up. I could not get the broken screws out, nor could I find anyone who carried or could order replacement screws. I did not put too much effort into fixing it, though. I had a convenient excuse to buy a new knife. I tried several other brands to see how they held up in comparison. I liked some other brand knives, but I was not going to be satisfied until I had another Benchmade in my pocket. I finally found what I was looking for in the 750 Pinnacle. Solid slab titanium handles with a built-in liner lock holding an ATS-34 blade seemed just the ticket for me. I bought one about four years ago and it has been in my pocket ever since. I have used this knife hard. All the wear that it shows is a little chip in the blade edge where I used it to quarter a deer in a race against a fellow with a (non Benchmade). We used the knives for work that should have been saved for hatchets and saws. His did well, but mine did, too. And mine was a folder! I have bought several others since then and have been pleased with every one. I love my Benchmade knives, and many more of your knives are riding in other pockets because of my recommendation. Everyone who knows me knows that I use knives hard, so if I like it, they can't go wrong. Thank you for making a quality product that I know my life can depend on.
-Jim A.

Key Words: Product (General)
I can't say I usually take the time to write a company unless I really like the product and I really like my Benchmade model 940 blue limited edition 37/50. I came to own this knife after a long search to replace a lost pocket knife. I don't make much money as an artist and college student so I have to buy my tools very carefully. I looked at literally hundreds of knives from low cost imports to customs. The look of the 940 caught my eye and I am so glad I gave it a try. I knew as I laid out my hard earned dollars for this knife it would be with me for a long time. I use it everyday dozens of times for cutting canvas for paintings, making lunch, cleaning fingernails, opening mail...etc etc. It is the best knife I have ever owned, the action is so smooth and the knife is a work of art, I have spent hours looking at it and marveling at the quality involved in its construction. Aside from some cosmetic wear to the black finish on the blade it performs as new. I keep it sharp and clean and it rewards me as a fine tool should with a job well done. Anyway I just wanted to thank you for making such a wonderful product which was worth every hard earned dollar I paid for it. I hope to set aside some money to buy another Benchmade knife, a larger one, such as the new Skirmish. Although they all look great.
-Seth T.
Key Words: Product (General)
I have recently purchased one of your knives, a model 730 ARES. It pleases me when in today's world I can purchase something and it surpasses my most critical expectations! I am a dedicated professional who specializes in the manufacture of precision aerospace components. I have also spent time in the automotive industry as a quality engineer for a very reputable company. Having said this, I just want you all to realize that you and your dedicated employees have managed to surpass my highest level of expectations with the quality of your product design AND its manufacture! In today's quickly changing market, with many companies sourcing commodities to Asia, it is refreshing to see that North American Companies such as Benchmade can still demonstrate that we can indeed make superior products on the continent. Please convey my most sincere thanks and gratitude to all employees, management and executive staff involved in the superior design and manufacture of these great products. Please keep up the good work!
-Dr. Charles E. B.
Key Words: Product (General)
I purchased your 10300 Monocrome just less than two weeks ago. I must say that I am appalled.... That other companies cannot put together a knife of this quality. It has been in my back pocket since I left the store with it. It has made an outstanding work knife, slim, light but with some heft to it (does that make sense?), comfortable, an edge that won't quit and absolutely the slickest action out of the box I have seen. That last point is very important to me. Working in the Telecomunications Cabling industry there are several instances a day when I need my knife. Usually it's a situation where I need it "Right NOW!" and I have my hands full already. So having a knife that opens one-handed very easily and quickly is of utmost importance. Most knives come out of the box with microscopic surface burrs on the bearing surfaces that take a while to break in before they become really slick. I have come to expect this. So you can imagine my surprise when I pulled this one out of the box and it flicked open like a spring-assist. That shows a fine attention to fit and finish that make the price more than worth it. And makes your company stand out like a beacon. You have my eternal gratitude, as well as my business.
-Martin S.
Key Words: Product (General)
I want to thank you again for your handiworks, which have once more proved themselves in the field -- this time at a call to rescue three gopher snakes caught in vegetable netting on a property in Los Altos Hills, CA. As the photos illustrate, the Model 5 Rescue Hook is inarguably the best tool for the job in a close-quarters' workspace where the objective is to free entangled animals while at the same time minimizing the risk of injury to them from the point of a sharp edge. What else is there to say but thank you from the officers of Animal Control, and thanks from the animals you have helped rescue. Good Going Benchmade!
-William W.
Key Words: Product (General)
Having owned one Benchmade knife, the (Model 690) I wanted another model like it. My intention was only to buy the 730 Ares Axis. However, after trying out the Axis locking system, I also bought Mel Pardue's 556OD Mini-Griptilian. In a word, FANTASTIC. I own about 60 folding knives from various makers, but along with Benchmade's great style and feel the Axis Lock is really worth a bit extra cost.
-Jeff K.
Key Words: Product (General)
I have about 70 knives in my collection from a variety of reputable manufacturers. My knives of choice are my model 914 Rescue Stryker which I carry in a sheath on my belt and my model 721 AXIS clipped in my back pocket. They have been put through hell and never let me down.
-Alan S.
Key Words: Product (General)
I just received my brand new model 670 yesterday and I love it!
-Mark S.
Key Words: Product (General)
About 18 months ago, I was given a Benchmade knife as a gift. I believe it is a 905 Mini Stryker auto. I carried the knife for about several months and was well pleased. I realized that the pocket clip may have been stretched and was not as tight as original. I intended on getting it replaced, but unfortunately, it slipped out of my waistband during a deer hunt last December. As luck would have it, I found the knife this last weekend. It was in a cow pasture, close to a gate. It was in a sometimes-muddy area with salt lick blocks all around. This of course makes for salty mud, which can't be good on a knife. It had been walked on by cows, driven over by vehicles and generally abused for the last ten months. It was so crudded up I almost didn't recognize it as a knife. When I chipped it out of the dry mud I thought it was ruined for sure. It appeared to be corroded shut. I soaked it in water for a few hours. I then had to use a punch to depress the release button and had to use a screwdriver to pry the blade open. It was very stiff, but when forced, it did lock open. The blade looked corroded and had a few rust spots. After about an hour of cleaning, crud scraping and rinsing, the blade began to move more freely. I then let it soak in water overnight. After some more cleaning the next day, and a liberal application of WD40, the blade opened and closed more smoothly. The auto release began to function although a little rough. The blade was still sharp. I have since polished the blade with Flitz, and with the exception of a couple of rust spots that I couldn't get out, it now looks and works great. I cannot tell you how impressed I am with the quality and overall integrity of Benchmade knives. I cannot imagine a knife getting much more abuse, and with a little cleaning, it is back on the job without missing a beat. Thanks for a great product. It won't be my last Benchmade!
-Michael W.
Key Words: Product (General)
I bought the kitchen knife set from a local dealer near me and I am truly pleased with my purchase. I own several Benchmade pocket knives and when I saw the kitchen knife set, I knew that these would be at the same high quality that I'm used to. I was not wrong in my thinking. I have a question about this set. With a knife set this nice, and a great presentation box to go with it, do you have a wood block holder to go on the counter too? If