I've Found The Perfect Knife 

congrats on finding your old 940 sometime in the next few days. that's the way it goes, right?

A man and his pocket knife are a special kind of bond. If you lose it post a video and I will send you another one. Keep on truckin' and Happy New Year 2017 to you and family.

I've carried the same CRKT knife since 2002. It served two tours to Iraq cutting stuff open, prying stuff open, as a punch, screw driver, and even a hammer at one point (desperate times). I still carry that beat up piece of steel around in my pocket. My wife jokingly calls it my security blanket as I feel naked without it and I refuse to leave home without it on my person. I guess it also serves as a lucky charm of sorts since it has always gotten me out of hairy situations.

5:47 That's when he shows it.

Should change your name to Ramblerstar

Now he's going to find his old one haha

this was so predictable...

I would love to see a video on the first aid kits. I've lost a lot of clip knives my self. I was in a parking lot one day and when I went to get out of my truck the seatbelt pulled the knife out of my pocket and threw it on the ground. If I would've been off road I never would've heard the knife hit the ground. So now I always check the belt and haven't lost a knife since.

anyone else thought the thumbnail was something way different?

he shows the knife at 5:47

+Wranglerstar I just finished cutting the mortise and tenend (I don't think I spelt that correctly) for the legs on the poor man's carpenters bench all I have to do now is drill the holes for the pegs and I made the bench twice the size you made yours so me and my dad could both work on progects on the same bench and do large projects. I have used no power tools I am only 13 and it has only taken me 2 weeks

This is a truely touching love story.

Only on the interwebs can a guy say "Hey I bought this thing!" and people actually get INSULTED that he exercised his own choice using his own money.

Consider as an alternative carry option: leave the pocket clip on and clip it inside the waistband with the clip over the pants and under the belt. This protects it from accidentally coming off, but frees up pocket space and still keeps the knife readily available and in the same spot every time. I have carried my Delica at 4 o'clock and slightly canted appendix in this fashion on and off for a while. I don't have a 940 to try it with, but as its EDC philosophy is quite similar, I'd imagine it might translate quite well. Just a suggestion to try.

I keep getting these knife review videos recommended to me in reverse chronological order… I know what happens to this knife. I know where his loyalty lies.

The 940 is a great blade. But you can improve it. Ask benchmade to send you a deep carry clip. That changes the 940 from awesome to epic. Cheers Mark.

Indeed, the benchmade 940 is possibly the greatest EDC pocketknife of all time.

The Hobbit! I Am just Finishing up the Lord of the Rings! I carry the Kershaw blur, great knife and im pretty hard on it. holds up well and hasn't failed me yet.

Nothing says love like when Momma buys u a knife for Fathers Day! A blessed man!

He said we will end up eating our words. OK then "I will never be rich" 😂

5:47 for the knife.

"S30V...I don't know what that means, but I've been told it's good." Ha! You're a class act Cody. Keep up the good work. -Ben

Ok Bilbo.... ;)

I have a buck 110 and it is great

The perfect knife is the one you have in your pocket when you need it.

I would like to thank you for finding me yet another item to spend my money on..... I honestly have never seen or touched one if these knives but I have come to a point in my life where I am getting rid of stuff and trying to only keep the things I am proud to own. I just purchased this knife and have a feeling I won't regret it based on the other things you have enticed me to buy. Great videos Cody looking forward to more.

you need to spend $9 on s retractable lanyard n you'll never lose that knife again if it's clipped to your pocket and attached to the retractable lanyard on a belt loop ...let's you still use the knife when ever you want but gives you 2 points of contact for in body carry...n you can't leave it on the ground n walk away with out it either! do it n save yourself the headache! ...n heartache! ...n wallet ache!!!

I'd love to see you do something with USNERDOC!

I've never held a 940 therefore can't have an opinion for it.You guys are probably gonna tear me apart for saying this, so here we go.My social edc is a kershaw 1620 and I think it's a fine knife, that however isn't the one I think is gonna draw fire.My work carry........Milwaukee fastback 48-22-1990 ...I bought it for 14 bucks because I misplaced my kershaw and just wanted a cheapie.I figured I was just gonna throw it away..I beat the crap outta this thing, and kinda like it for its toughness.

940s are awesome

Would love to see the AMP 3 kits, Cody.

I've been taking the pocket clips off knives for years.

I carry two knives...one for uniform and one for out of uniform. My uniform carry knife is a Kershaw Speedsafe 1830 that I got on a trade. I traded a Brother an old Case pocket knife that had bitten me (badly too...11 stitches!). Its a decent knife for what it is. I can get it to a razor edge, but it the edge just doesn't hold up to a lot of cutting. Not a big deal for me because I enjoy honing a knife. My out of uniform carry is a CRKT with green micarta handle scales. Can't recall the exact model. Its an ok knife, but I feel that the steel is a little soft and can't get the "OMG That's Sharp" edge that I like. It too, requires a little stone n hone time fairly often. My favorite by far is a regular old (carbon steel...not ss) Case folder. Its the only pocket knife for me when I'm hunting or in the woods. Bulky for jeans or uniform pants though, which is why I carry the CRKT and Kershaw on a regular basis. Right tool for the right job is my mantra.

Jesus Christ is coming back soon so believe on his name and be saved from hell

An EDC knife is such a personal thing. I'm glad you were able to get one you loved! The more you love it, the more you'll carry it. Simple as that. Good job Mrs Wranglerstar!

why do u remind me of the original Jurassic park with that shadow/glasses/haircut :')

You are a very interesting fella. enjoying the vids

What's in my pocket~The Hobbit

I’m crushing on the 940 and it looks so good... I’ve never had the privilege of handling one but if I ever have the opportunity I may pull the trigger UPDATE: bought one, ❤️ it

I've had a 940 for a long time and it's really true that it feels great. Great handle and blade in both ergonomics and looks. You weren't lying when you talked about the smoothness either. Love my 940 and my benchmade balisongs the most out of all my knives

-"I don't know what it is, but i've been told it's good, goood." Made me laugh man, love your enthusiasm.

As with any good piece of equipment , if it is gone , everything down the road to replace it is allway's compared to the the original piece ,and it doesn't have to be the best or most expensive to start with , it is the piece you loved ,enjoyed and trusted for years. Thank you and a belated happy fathers day.

I love my Kershaw blur.

Wranglestar, I am so glad you have a precious wife who is more precious and against whom no gems can compare, and who has a most lovely smile. You are blessed by God the Father.

Hey Cody, congrats on finally having the knife you've missed for so long! You could make a new pocket clip that has a small tab on the end pointing up, so it catches on your pocket lip. That way it locks and can't be pulled off by brush, you have to lift the clip to remove it from the pocket. I did this to a pen I was always lost and never lost it again till I stopped carrying.

i would of purchased a mora # 1

I havent found "the one" yet😂 I have like 60 knives😂😂

Buy a Victronox belt clip with two chains no loss 25 bucks hides them behind and under the wallet !

"I'm done with Benchmade." -Wranglestar Whoops, I take that back.

A man who gets sexually excited by a knife !

what's in your pocket? I thought you were just happy to see me.

@wranglestar, friend, that was a 2 minute video at best. Please.

I remember you lost a 940 then found it in your fire kit ! Prayers to you and yours !

"I don't know what that means but I've been told its good" best quote of the week.

Told ya.

The perfect general pocket knife is the German Mercator knife. Rigid enough, super thin, carbon steel and not expensive. Patent and in continuous manufacture since 1867.

It's a hobbit reference!

I’ve waited years thinking about this knife since you made this video. Finally today, I ordered it.

Or you should get a coustom clip.

I've carried my $19 Buck Bantam for the last 4 years and it works great. I bought it because I wouldn't feel bad if a $19 knife got lost or stolen. I'd feel pretty bad if I lost a nearly $200 pocket knife, but that's just me. . .

"What's in my pocket?" That's the riddle from The Hobbit. Bilbo asked Golem.

Nice Hobbit reference

My life long knife is in a very Basic Multi-tool. All is on it, "Made in India" on the blade. I've had numerous knives over my 60 years & this ??? one is great. I had to use a diamond scriber just to engrave my name on it / the regular engraver tip just bounced around. It has H.D. plyers with wire cutter, straight edge screw driver/saw/file combo, philips, awl/can opener & of course the knife blade , handle is just the blade's covering (near 3/32" per side). It's at least 10 years old, sharpened 20 x, using a diamond impregnated lap belt & that;s it. I wish I could get 2 duplicated to will to my grandkids. ******* Love all your videos !! *******

i love this guy because anything this simple can make him happy and it reminds me of myself

Dear Santa...

Put it on the lanyard put the goddamned lanyard.940 knife on a lanyard

I love my mini griptillian. But I heard the Chinese knockoff benchmades are pretty good for 20 bucks so if i ever lose my Benchmade, that what I will try first!

I totally understand when I first got it it was love at first sight. Bought my 940 brand new. Carry it every day. I sold off all my other knives because I only see myself carrying my 940. Have tried carrying other knifes for about one... maybe two minutes than I switch back

Oh man I want to get a 940 so bad

IMO ditching the pocket clip based on money is a bridge too far. The Benchamde really are fantastic, but for half the price (or less), a little less weight, and 9/10 of the quality, the Delica is great, and you don't cry as hard when they get damaged or lost, although I still shed maybe a lone tear. And the only thing better than assisted opening is when it's already open out of the pocket... Delica Wave... ugly, but reeeeealy good. I also have another factor leaning against more moving parts: A good portion of my recreation is on saltwater and sand, splashing around in a kayak. I simply don't know how Spyderco steel is so good in salt water and fish guts, I do not baby my blades and even after days of bleeding and gutting and rinsing in seawater there's nothing but a few spots on them, a couple passes with a brass brush and they're mostly gone. I've even had to fillet trout with one, not my prettiest work but it did in a pinch as it was by far the sharpest knife we had on hand when nobody brought a proper fillet. Yes, not USA made, but I do have a few, and if they were better, I'd carry them.

I feel the same way about my kershaw tactical blur. once I thought I lost it, and I got really depressed for about 2 hours then I realized I let my dad use it and all was right in the world.

I have a Benchmade Griptilian that I got as a wedding gift 10 years ago. It is a little less expensive than your 940, but I have really enjoyed having it. Lately I have been carrying an older Kershaw that I always liked before I got the Benchmade because my Benchmade clip is loose and I need to send it in for service. The Kershaw feels clumsy in comparison now and I can't wait to get my Benchmade back.

Lol you got me hooked on the 940 and I love it

I know how you feel, I am the same way about my CKRT Hammond Cruiser. I have had a 940 in my hands, and it just didn't feel right. I really love the feel, and flip on my Cricket. if I lost it, I would be very upset for a long time.

@wranglerstar Cody, as you know from your granddads fire kit if its important dummy cord it. of course that in it self will pose its own problems. I really enjoy your videos. I want to see you get into ham radio too! you defiantly have the ability NM8B.

That is a beauty, and I'm sure it'll hold and edge and never fold up on you, but I could never consider one of those when I have an option for a Swiss army knife. They're just SO much more flexible, even if they dull faster.

the 940 is awesome I prefer the regular green aluminum scales over the fragile 940-1 carbon fiber my favorite Benchmade is the kulgera though

I like my 940 too but I have some Kershaws I like too. I even have a fake Oso Sweet sent to me off Amazon that I decided to keep and the steel isn’t terrible. It was actually the sharpest out of the box knife I received! The thing is so cheap it’s my never worry, beater knife.

When you find a tool that works well with you, every day, it's hard to do without.

You dont need to justify a thing. I took me a long time to "justify" the purchase of my 943, I love it. It will last forever.... Mine is the black coated version :)

Somebody with a metal detector is going to be very lucky when they find all your benchmades :)

It's amazing how many people hate somethig because they can't afford it. It's crap because it's expensive? Your ignorance is probably why you can't afford nice things!

I've found that for knives with a pocket clip; the best way to avoid losing them is to clip the knife backwards to the small pocket in your jeans (knife on the inside of the pocket, clip on the outside). I've yet to lose a single knife clipping it that way.

I'm a Ka-bar guy myself. I'm not really a huge fan of their folders though. Victorinox, however, that is an entirely different story for me. I love them.

I like the black blade on my 940 because it does wear off and look well used. I also like the scratches and chips in the green aluminum handle. My 940 is a working knife and the more used it looks the more I love it 🇺🇲😁✝️

I wish I could send you my Benchmade 940-2001 with Titanium scales and s90v steel. So you could handle it. I know you would fall in love with it.

To get the chief because I have a room Spyderco Dinham of the clip on order Zachary is on because I’m in South Africa many open the version you can leave stuff very easily with a cup

I owned a 940 for awhile, but it truly is a matter of opinion, because I much prefer the Spyderco PM2. I sold my 940.

Well...this was a 'first'...the 'promo-ad' take-off of 'The Jetsons' was vastly better than the posted-video!!!("What's in it's pocketeses" mutters Sméagol to himself..."I Know! A knife!" he says to Bilbo") Yeah...'we' get it.Just to 'clear-up' the question of "What's the best pocket-knife to carry?" The answer is...!The Victorinox 'SwissChamp' IS THE BEST! Period. For something to have on you? Something useful? That not only has two perfect blades for cutting...but more still for sawing, and yet another for 'gouging & grooving', and still another for 'making a hole' in damn near anything...and yet more, and more!All in a package that's one and quarter- inch thick and three and half- inches long!Soooo...who are you? "Lothar of the Hill People?" Or is that what you like to 'present on vid?' (yeah...everyone see's all the wood piled-up you chopped...or at least that's what you want people to think)Or it's likely that I just don't 'get' or want to 'get' all of the 'survivalist' nonsense on all these videos dealing with 'sharps'...that is probably due to my 'bullshit detector' going right to the peg when someone expounds endlessly on 'what knife I want on me in case I WANT TO STAB SOMEONE WITH IT!'That's what all the 'hoo-ah' is, really...that's why you MUST wear a knife w/a 'clip' so everyone will know they're 'dealing with a REAL MAN! when they see it displayed.WTF kind of 'mind-set' is this? "I keep losing my expensive knives out of my pocket" because I refuse to wear a belt and use the clip ON A BELT, which was the original intent of having a 'clip' to start with!NOT on the fabric of clothing, where it's a virtual certainty it's going 'buh-bye now' the first time it brushes against anything remotely solid.

So, uh...do you still have it? I still have my $10 Opinel for the past ten years, lol. But your wife... she's a keeper.

When someone says that they spent $200 and it was a lot and you just bought a $425 Hinderer…I NEED TO STOP

I carried a Ralph Bone Original bench-made boot knife around for close to two decades, on belt & sometimes in boot-top, used it pretty-much every day when out & about; didn't have to sharpen or even hone it much, 'cause I didn't abuse it (if you need a prying-tool - unless it's some kind of actual emergency - get a pry-bar, or - at worst - a cheap-grade, expendable flat-blade screwdriver - DON'T use a knife, fercrapsake!), didn't even try to cut metal or the like...then, one day, I was looking at it and realized I'd never checked on what it actually cost (or was now valued-at) - I'd gotten it as a gift, partly in exchange for a job I'd done...and I looked it up... I'd been carrying well over $800-worth of knife around - just as casual as you please - for a long time! The sheath (custom-made for it) didn't even have a top-flap or a retainer-strap (quite a common thing with bench-made boot knives, I understand)...after that - it worried me: What if it came out of the sheath, and I didn't notice right away (it HAD loosened-up a bit, with age and use/wear...)? What would I do if I DID have a real emergency, and ended-up damaging it? - Ended up selling it off (got full-value for it, too!) - bought a couple of very nice replacements, a genuine Original Swiss-Army Hunter for every-day carry, and a Buck belt-pouch lockback folder for outdoor/woods carry, and put the balance into savings for my tools-funds. Over a decade later, still have (and use) the replacements - but, I don't worry about them, as I can replace either one (possibly BOTH)for under $100, if I ever need to do so. That Ralph Bone was nice, yes - but, so's a Ka-Bar - or a Buck, or even a Swiss Army folder...and I don't worry about damaging or losing an under-$100 knife that has almost-zero "collector value"...

I have carried the spyderco police serrated blade for around 12 years still carrying it today in my opinion nothing else compares I love the benchmade too but no matter what I have my spyderco all the time

Mine is at benchmade for some work. The omega spring broke on mine. I don't know what to do with myself. You are absolutely right, no other knife compares to the 940. I have owned multiple kershaws, I've been carrying a leek as I wait on my 940, and overall., good knives, but I CONSTANTLY, have issues with the torsion bar for the speedsafe breaking on my kershaw blur, it broke on a Clash, Brawler, and Cryo as well. Kershaw will send you a couple, no charge. But it's extremely annoying after the 3rd or 4th replacement. When I was carrying my Blur everyday, I was replacing the torsion bar every 6 months.

Hi Cody, living in the UK means it would be illegal for me to carry a locking blade over 3 inches(yes i am 67 and think imperial as opposed to metric) on the street. However my life has been spent as a soldier, paramedic and now a renovator of old houses and part time gamekeeper. My EDC for a long time was the Opinal until I discovered the skyline, without clip.Rob Bixby turned me onto the 940 about 5yrs ago, when I am working that is my EDC ( WITHOUT CLIP), I even had the blade engraved with my code name from way back. My buddies all say, OH I would not pay that for a knife, I ask them how much do they spend on their shotguns and vehicles, a lot more than this old Scotsman does. My old bangers never let me down, be it cars or guns, my 940 makes me happy, enough said Cody. God Bless.

I'm surprised that you mentioned a Buck Vantage came apart for you quickly. I have two with 13c26 blades and adore them, and still plan on getting one or two with the S30V. My Buck Vantage Avid (older from when they have the 13C26 rather than the present in 440C) has been my EDC for 4 years and is holding up very well, just this week have I had to tighten the pocket clip for perhaps the second time, and it gets a workout with my being a plumber and 'universal tool guy' like yourself.

I also carry a sweet Benchmade, the Grizzly Creek and its simply amazing. What bothers me is something else. In my country, my salary is a little over 500 euros a month - which is decent amount for a high school teacher, BUT I never hesitate to buy a 200 euro expensive knife. It's almost half of my salary but I'm not complaining. I do well, I also have other occasional sources of income. USA citizens have a lot more per month, an average of 2-3k per months YET they still complaining about how much they will pay for a good knife. May somebody, not a stingy person, explain me how does your mind "work"?

Knives are a very personal thing. Going to work, I always carried a Buck 55, a gentlemen's pocket knife. In the yard I had my Old Timer for almost 50 years, made right in Kingston, NY (now China!!). I lost it and in the process of fitting out our new house I gave my old recliner to one of the landscapers, he was delighted to have it. When he got home and unloaded his truck my "lost" knife fell out of the chair. He drove 50 miles RT to return it,!But by then I had bought two ne knives a Case single blade and a Boker three blades. You have too many hammers, I have too many knives. Among my collection is a knife that ALWAYS travels with me. It has saved my life! In a hotel room, dressing for a wedding rehearsal and the fire alarm goes off. The doors should have automatically unlocked; they didn't and I used my Victoronox flat bladed screw driver and had two hinge pins out when the alarm stopped and the door opened! By the time we were back from dinner, the hotel fixed the door. Now this is not your fancy Swiss knife. One 4 1/8th" main blade, one small one, a Philipp's and flat heat screw driver, bottle cap opener with a can opener and that's it.Knives can be addictive. I am in the process of buying a fixed blade knife. It will either be one of the Alaskan knives or an Israeli combat knife. The blades look good, the sheathes look good and both have a hole in the handle for a lanyard -- jus a piece of paracord in one end with the other free so I can pull the knife out easily. No loops and no pant clip!

If I'm out in the woods, or away from big cities, I always carry a 15" handmade chopper, but my main folding knife is and will always be the Spyderco Endura 4 ffg with a VG-10 blade. I have tried probably 20 different benchmade's and NONE of them are even close to the Endura IMO. the edge on that VG-10 lasts me about a year of use. and its a cheap knife. I highly recommend it if you can get over the dopey shape of spyderco's blades.

The 940 is too thin, too small, and way too expensive for me to EDC. If I purchased this knife it would be a safe Queen. I like to carry cheaper, larger knives. I am rotating a Rat1, Endura, and a medium Espada this week. These would be less much less painful to lose. I own a 710, 3 Grips, and a 530.