The Perfect EDC...Benchmade 940-1 Carbon Fiber!! 

+Nicholas Kieltyka Awesome! Happy to help and thanks for watching!

Thank you kindly!

alphavortex1 very good points! The value is strong with this one!

Good tip, but no need to lie. Just ask them for one and they'll send you one.

Voltechs I was gonna say this too. I emailed them and said I’d love a deep carry for my grip and they were super nice about it

@@Voltechs I called them a few moments ago they said its $5 for a deep carry clip

@@JohnDoe-cq3ii Dang, really? That's unfortunate. They were very accommodating when I called. It would be sad if their customer service is slipping.

@@Voltechs Yep called in told him I've read that they have deep carry clips and how I can get one he said $5 if you're looking for a replacement, but they do replace them for free up to twice a year if you damage a clip. Didn't feel like lying to the guy and telling him I damaged mine.

btl5008 don’t go for this one!! Benchmade’s S90v SUCKS

Dano Martinez Thanks for watching, Dano!

+Dano Martinez Good luck getting the clip off. The clip on MY 940 seems to defy all torx sizes I can get my hands on!

Glad to hear the video was helpful. Very true about sanding a thumb groove for easy access to the thumb-stud. I just like the original lines too much and might hit the line that accentuates the bolster area. However, I put some custom blue G-10 scales on it, and may try that. Thanks for watching.

Careful breathing in carbon fiber. It will also probably leave a less then smooth edge.

Mark Jones Thanks, will wear my respirator! A little compound will smooth things out.

Thanks for watching, and I'm glad you enjoy the 940 as much as I do! Whether you're lefty or need to use your "off-hand", the Axis lock makes it all possible to open and close the knife. Benchmade doesn't get everything right (no Manufacturer does), but they sure came close with their locking mechanism.

S30V is great. I generally use an Apex Edge Pro to sharpen my knives, and with it I'm able to easily put an absurdly sharp edge on the S90V (or anything for that matter). I also find that I need to sharpen the S30V more frequently if used on things other than paper, than I do the S90V. For most EDC applications, S30V is more than enough though. Thanks for watching and for the feedback.

TBH an assist is totally unnecessary on a 940. I have a few assisted benchmades and the 940 is just as fast to deploy or faster. Plus you have the added benefit of much easier one handed closing. They are absolutely lightning quick

now that i own it and have for a while.. i thorougly enjoy just opening and closing it. it's beautifully smooth

Thanks and I agree with you about the superiority of the new materials and design. With further research I've found that the quality control with the 940-1 is about the same as the other 940's, as many of the blades are off centered initially. Also, I find that my pivot-pin has loosened very slightly after opening it close to 1,000 times. As you've said...BM does usually need a lock-tight treatment. I do a "spa-treatment" on most of my knives, also blade centering, lock-tight, edge re-profiling and many other things are done to perfect the blade. With this knife, there wont be much to do. It's AWESOME! Enjoy yours!

Apex Edge Pro or freehand. Looking at getting Wicked Edge system eventually. Congrats on the knife!

707 is awesome. Check out my review on it. I have a few full-size and mini grips and I love them! They're all customized and I may need to do a review on those next. I think that they feel a little better in hand, but not as good as the 707 or 940 in pocket. That's why I'm so stoked about the 940...it's good in hand AND in pocket. Super light with a good sized blade. Thanks for watching!

Custom Edge Works ya I'm trying to decide which one to buy I cant' afford all of them :o(

Both are outstanding EDC knives...but I'd choose the 940 over the 707 any day of the week if I could only have one.

does the 940 flip out quicker? and what else do you like about it

Yeah I hear ya, but that's a good problem to have in my opinion haha. Out of the roughly 100 folding knives I have, I have 2 940's. The other is an aluminum handled one that I did an acid stone-wash on the blade, and am getting the handle cerakoted. Such an awesome knife that's plenty versatile! I'm jealous that you have the red one! I scour ebay and everywhere else looking for one. So that's why I'm making my own. Thanks for the Soonerstate reference, and thanks for watching. I've been really busy lately, but will look to get a few new reviews up shortly.

Yeah that bothered me too. I ended up replacing them with shorter screws so they're flush. Thanks for watching!

Custom Edge Works oh that is good! you were able to find ones with the same screw heads so its nice and flush with the handle? i am ordering a sebenzna soon but i also really want to have something with an axis lock and this was really one of my favorites. How is the blade centering on your copy? that is the only other thing i am concerned about. The Apostle P had 3 840-1's and the blade was not centered on any of them.

Yes. Found screws that fit perfectly. Most of the 940-1's had centering problems due to improper tolerances. It really bothered me and I ended up getting aftermarket custom scales (shown in another one of my videos). Now centering is perfect!

Custom Edge Works thanks for the info. I will check that out. Seems like that is replacing a lot of an already expensive knife, though! do you know if there has been any improvement in later runs of the 940-1?

***** Very true. I'm picky and really like good blade centering...but it's such a great EDC option...I'd tale it the way it came out of box and still be happy. Not sure if they fixed the centering in later runs or not though.

I don't have any experience with that steel. I've heard it's very good and comparable to their blue steel in some ways...but all I've heard is that it's uncommon, expensive....but a very consistent steel when it comes to the metallurgy. I still think S90V is a great steel for EDC purposes, but I've found M390 (and all variants) to be my most preferred EDC steel at this point. I have EDC knives that I've used extensively that consist of over 20 different steels, and M390 seems to be the best balanced in performance vs price I've found. Many great steels these days...but I'm very curious about the white steels. The blue steels are very good...but I don't think I'd choose over S90V or S110V.

What do you like better about the M390 vs the S90V in terms of performance?

Nothing in performance alone. Under normal usage, I find them to both cut equally as good. The S90V has more vanadium and will cut slightly more aggressively.....but again nothing I've noticed in normal use. I think that the M390 is just as tough, sharpens easier, takes a keener edge, has more corrosion resistance and all at a lower cost. Either steel is a total win though!

I've been convinced from what I've read lately about the heat treat being maybe the most critical part of the formula. Meaning a sub par steel with an awesome heat treat by an expert will perform better than a great steel with a sub par heat treat. What are your thoughts about this?

I have had the same experience. I've often had the same steel perform differently due to one having a better heat treatment. That being said, anytime I'm comparing blade steels, I do so under the pretense that said steels have proper heat-treatments. I first look at the steel compositions, then the maker.

michael fuglie mistaken they’ve used both over the years

Hey Mike. s110v steel is also awesome from what I've heard/read. I have not had the chance to test it yet, but I'm sure it would quite comparable.

+Jay Culley That the most common issue with these knives. It's easy to fix yourself, but I'm sure they'll be happy to center the blade for you. Hope that works out for you!

I worked with it for an hour, adjusting all the screws, all I managed to do was strip one. I do love the blade though! The lady at BM said they may just replace it.

+Jay Culley Glad to hear they'll be taking care of you and I hope you end up enjoying it as much as I do. Thanks for watching!

+Jay Culley I've fixed my centering issues by polishing the pivot, washers and where the washers contact the blade with 3000 grit sandpaper. You can do the same for the axis lock contact points if you have grittiness there.

James Davis probably a fake

This is the fake version of this knife. The clip is way off . The spacers are not the correct color. This knife actually weighs in at 2.6 ozs its heavier than the true 940-1. If you paid over 40 for that knife then you over paid. The quality is not that of the true version.

Michael Feagans not necessarily, benchmade has been experiencing quality control as of late from what I have heard. Also this knife in the review and every real 940 I have seen has screws that stick through the grips. I have heard many people complain of off centered blades.

+Don C If you talk to customer service they will send you a different clip if you prefer for free from what I've heard w/ people wanting deep carry clips for other benchmade knives.

+hodnett53 Oh yeah, I know. I have actually reached my free pocket clip limit for the year! I convert all my BM's to the polished deep carry clip. Execpt for my 903, 908 & 915, BM set them up correctly from the factory.

I definitely will. Sounds like a good option, and thanks for watching.

+petyaplov Большое спасибо за просмотр!

petyaplov -English please..

Thanks. You too buddy!

Mark Gray - buy America !!! Fuck China..

Dale Carpenter CNC would be the clone

lucky you don't have one then!

It is much easier to simply activate the lock switch with your thumb & forefinger and then lightly flick the blade out with a mild wrist motion. The blade snaps open very easily into locked position. So you don't really need the stud at all.

Igor RS - Are u stupid?