Originally Posted by mcrn
Originally Posted by john_pifer
Question: Has anyone used Benchmade's sharpening service? They say if you buy one of their knives, they will sharpen it for free, as long as you own it.
I'm just wondering, not knowing anything about Benchmade, how well they actually sharpen the knife when you use that service.
If they do a great job, it sounds like it would be worth it, especially if you had one of their knives with some of the so-called "supersteel" with the very high carbon content that is very hard and not easy to sharpen.
But then there's also part of me that wants to learn to sharpen a knife properly. I just wonder how much of a time and money investment it is, to get what's needed to sharpen a good knife steel to its potential.
I have friends that love Benchmade. They have not used this service however.....Benchmade is known for their customer service. So if you were happy with the factory edge then this sounds great. However most of the time you can put a better edge than what comes on the knife from the factory.
I don't own a Benchmade. I've just been considering one, and one of the reasons was that free sharpening service, especially if I ended up going with one of those "supersteels" that are notoriously hard/frustrating to sharpen.
Originally Posted by john_pifer
Question: Has anyone used Benchmade's sharpening service? They say if you buy one of their knives, they will sharpen it for free, as long as you own it.
I'm just wondering, not knowing anything about Benchmade, how well they actually sharpen the knife when you use that service.
If they do a great job, it sounds like it would be worth it, especially if you had one of their knives with some of the so-called "supersteel" with the very high carbon content that is very hard and not easy to sharpen.
But then there's also part of me that wants to learn to sharpen a knife properly. I just wonder how much of a time and money investment it is, to get what's needed to sharpen a good knife steel to its potential.
I have friends that love Benchmade. They have not used this service however.....Benchmade is known for their customer service. So if you were happy with the factory edge then this sounds great. However most of the time you can put a better edge than what comes on the knife from the factory.
I don't own a Benchmade. I've just been considering one, and one of the reasons was that free sharpening service, especially if I ended up going with one of those "supersteels" that are notoriously hard/frustrating to sharpen.