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ToolGuyd > Benchmade
Portland Knife Center of Excellence 2024 Establishment Hero

Knives

5 USA Knife Brands Founded a New Cooperative Organization

Aug 14, 2024 Stuart 22 Comments

The looks to be the first knifemaker team-up of its kind.

Benchmade Bugout Knife with Seafoam Handle Hero

EDC, Pocket, & Multitools

Benchmade Mini Bugout Knife Now Available in More Colors

Jun 30, 2023 Stuart 19 Comments

The popular EDC knife is now available in more colors.

Benchmade Weekender Knife 317 with Micarta Handle Pivot Angle

EDC, Pocket, & Multitools

Benchmade Weekender Knife Seems Like a Miss

Aug 16, 2022 Stuart 51 Comments

I’m having trouble seeing the appeal in this new Benchmade folding knife.

BladeHQ Kizer Knife Sale Black Friday Week 2018

EDC, Pocket, & Multitools

EDC Knife Deals – Benchmade, Kizer, We Knives, Zero Tolerance

Nov 20, 2018 Stuart Discuss

BladeHQ kicked off some new knife promos.

EDC, Pocket, & Multitools

New Benchmade Mini Griptilian Knife with G10 Handles and Better Blade

Feb 23, 2016 Stuart 15 Comments

The new Benchmade 555-1 Mini Griptilian is a FANTASTIC EDC folding pocket knife.

Benchmade Mini Griptilian Knife Half Open

EDC, Pocket, & Multitools

Benchmade Mini Griptilian Knife Review – a Near Perfect EDC Folder

May 15, 2015 Stuart 22 Comments

Here’s why you should pay attention to Benchmade’s mini-Griptilian knife.

Benchmade Griptilian and mini Griptilian Knives with Thumb Studs

EDC, Pocket, & Multitools

Benchmade Griptilian Knife – Hands-on Reader Review

Jan 25, 2011 Stuart 5 Comments

In response to our post on knife and multi-tool gift ideas, Maikeru asked about a pocket knife that features one-handed opening and closing. We then wrote a quick post recommending Benchmade’s Griptilian and mini-Griptilian knives with Axis locks. Maikeru ended up choosing a Benchmade Griptilian for his needs and posted the following detailed hands-on review: So I actually […]

Benchmade mini Griptilian 555HG Pocket Knife

EDC, Pocket, & Multitools

Benchmade Mini-Griptilian 555HG Pocket Knife Axis Lock Demo

Dec 21, 2010 Stuart 3 Comments

Here’s a very short video showing how easily the Benchmade mini-Griptilian can be opened and closed with one hand.

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