Unboxing the Benchmade Narrows 🤮
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They priced this knife like they invented titanium and m390… It’s delusional
I seen another reviewer sum it up perfect.Benchmade figured out how to sell you a knife with just the liners and no scales for more money.
Haha right?? It’s wild!
Exactly, you sumed it up perfectly
If this came out 10 years ago and cost 200 dollars less people would have at least pretended to like it for a while.
It's like they made this new lock, realised they could make a thin knife with it and that was the whole impetus behind the design.... as a knife it makes no sense at all.
Perfectly said ! Who was that reviewer? I gotta make sure I'm subbed.
@@j.m.youngquist419 per-fect
They called it the narrows because they noticed everyone they showed it to narrowed their eyes! 🤨😞😑😑😑😑
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Lol
Hahahaha excellent
Thanks for being honest. I never would even consider buying one just because of the price. I have paid over $500 once and it was for a CRK sebenza in Magnacut. No regrets on that one. I like my 940 and my mini Adamas but they will be the last benchmades I buy.
Respect 💯
I've always felt like with benchmade you get very little for what you pay for and this just solidifies that for me😕
Agreed with everything you said. Junk. Benchmade has become delusional at this point. What about that knife makes them justify even half that price? Insane
Yes! Absolutely nuts
It's been a year.
This knife NEVER leaves my pocket.
I backpack, winter camp and bushcraft. I may have an LT Wright Genesis scandi on my side but the Narrows is always with me for light tasks and back up.
I have dozens of fine knives. The narrows is hand -down my favorite.
I've got a few older Benchmade knives that I have really enjoyed and made excellent use of. But they have lost me as a customer due to outdated designs and sub par quality control. Much better options for the money.
I had reservations about paying for a maxamet PM2. But that is a knife that has exceeded it’s value 10 times over. Benchmade needs to lay off the crack.
Blade Show 2023 USA Knife of the Year! 💩
Great video Kevin. This knife is an absolute slap in the face to anyone who would even consider buying a Benchmade knife. $522. for this knife is just flat out disrespectful especially for a knife I wouldn’t carry if it were free. Fukka Benchmade for real. They have no respect for the customer or their hard earned money. Respect. D
Absolutely! How it won knife of the year, I have no idea
@@doodysdaggers they must use Dominion voting machines too.
@@doodysdaggers I'll tell you how it won, payola that's how. They have a huge marketing team and that team is not afraid to spread a little money around here and there.
Well said! 😎
The website on the blade is hilarious 😅
Sadly a lot of the price comes from the R&D it took too make it that narrow. At 500+ those scales shouldn't be bending and the hardware & clip should be Ti.
Thanks for confirming my thoughts. Which is why i am nota Benchmade fan. Spyderco. I usually say Enjoy but that's not gonna happen.
I hate that thing. I'd like someone from Benchmade to explain exactly how they came up with a price of FIVE TWO TWO
A Huge slap in the face to the knife community!
I have a 940, bugout mini and a claymore mini. They’re new lines have lost me in the price for product area
Holy crap I had no idea it was going for that much! Never thought I’d say this… but buy a CRK instead, it’s more bang for buck! Benchmade is way out of touch.
One of my favorite knives is a Benchmade Mini Presidio. I think I paid only $150.00 for it maybe a year ago. Being an American company I don’t want to count them out, but I won’t be paying up just for the name.
The name is ALL you get when you buy a Benchmade
I almost forgot this knife existed it’s such a joke. And, I didn’t even know it was steel hardware/pocket clip. Thanks for an honest opinion..
Haha well go ahead and forget about it again! It’s not worth the brain power 😉
For the price it should be made out of zirconium and a diamond inset at the pivot
There’s just nothing about it that gets me excited. I saw it for the first time and just felt bleh. I did get a chaparral with the rafir noble scales. Love that super slicey little knife
I’ve heard that Shaparral in the raffir is excellent! Jason showed me his, it really is beautiful
I’ve had 1 Benchmade and I sold it within a month. Kizer and Civivi feels more valuable and they’re budget knives. Just felt so cheap to me. I’ll stick to Spyderco.
Amen brother, same here
It’s was over when they let cops cut firearms apart.. everyone knows and liberal shit heads just don’t buy pocket knives because they don’t know what a real days work feels like. Edited… sorry forgot fuck Benchmade
Great unboxing ! Thanks for sharing ! Totally agree with you
I’m glad you are so honest bro !!! Great review and valid points throughout !!!!
I mean, did no one handle this thing before they shipped? Thank you for an honest opinion bud 👍
I know it’s insane!
What would you recommend for a first edc knife? Never owned a pocket knife before
What’s your budget?
@@doodysdaggers 100 bucks
@@AKhan.28 okay and what blade shape do you like? Classic drop point, sheepsfoot, tanto?
@@doodysdaggers I think I like drop point
@@AKhan.28 Spyderco Tenacious is pretty good for that price. CJRB Ekko or Pyrite as well. Have some money left over even!
perfect jnife for bud light drinkers
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There is NO WAY! Had one in had, not comfortable at all, lot of hotspots. I will stay with my Spyderco’s all day. My delica will out work that any day of the week, plus I can get 3 of them in K390 for the $$$$
I have the endura in k390. Threw a lynch clip on it. Absolutely love it. I carry it more than more expensive folders I have.
Is it thinner that the cold steel code 4 $60.00 ?
Yep
Shop around. Be patient. Don't be in a gotta have it mood. I paid way less than $500. Others have too.
I didn't like that it has fallen off my pocket hem many times and I didn't notice. Luckily it fell into my pocket.
Edit:
I have replaced the narrows w a brat for my carry.
Great video! Thankd for the honesty. Just not enough of that in the community these days.
Definitely! Gotta stay honest or else nobody will trust your opinion anymore
@@doodysdaggers that's right bro. Unless of course they're looking for affirmation on an impulse purchase.
Benchmade is off of the rocker !!! $500.00 for that… Absolutely No way !!!! You are spot on. Benchmade is arrogant and nuts 🌰 !!!!
I like the blue color they used and the axis lock bars but thats about it
I like your channel and chuckled when I saw the thumbnail for this one because I got one in the mail yesterday and was just thinking how great is this Narrows. Maybe the people that like the Narrows, like myself got them at reasonable discounts. Knifeworks was selling them for $440 when they came out. I got mine from Omaha Outdoors for $390 shipped. I also like the stock grivory scales on the Bugout as well.
That just goes to show you that there’s something for everyone! If you scroll through the comments on this video, you’re the only one that likes it.
To each their own! If you like it and think it’s worth $400, im happy for you! 🤠
@@doodysdaggers If this was Reddit I would be downvoted to oblivion. I’ll admit the criticisms about the materials, ergonomics and pricing are warranted. It doesn’t really do much more than a Bugout but the light weight and thinness are its novelty. And when you can get a Mcnees Mac2 3.5 in Magnacut and shockwave scales for almost the same price it does seem ridiculous.
@@giantfatberg haha good think it’s not Reddit then. 😉
I guess it’s cool that they were able to make it that thin. I’m sure machining those scales took some tight machining. To me it’s a novelty thing, not a practical thing. Nobody actually needs a knife that thin. But like I said, if you like it that’s all that matters! Enjoy it!
You can slice for hours with a super thin blade. You can slice for about 10 minutes with a super thin handle, haha. This knife is 100% gimmick.
Glad you showed this earlier than it sounded you were going to release it.. well done, glad you came out honest. That was a necessary opinion. Those that always give a basic knife ok in reviews lost me as a sub. I won’t spend $500 on that BM, it’s not a quality knife to justify that price. ..and I have spent more than that on ‘quality’ knife before! Maybe $250-ish. But I think I have bought my last BM!
Too many better made, USA made knives I’ll buy instead !
Thanks Doody, well done! 😎♿️
Thank you buddy I appreciate that! I dunno why a lot of reviewers are being soft on the Narrows. It deserves to be shit on 😉
because they want benchmade to send them free shit ! i think thats why ..no more benchmades for me .for that price i just got the microtech glykon @@doodysdaggers
I’d rather get a Mcness 3.5 Manuel or auto than this thing! So I was at EKnives about a month ago and was handling this knife then I put it down and bought the tactile turn maverick in all titanium and saved $200 and got a way better fit and finish on the knife I bought than the narrows!
I'm glad you called it like you see it, it sucks the price is ridiculous, they've done nothing but put two small slabs of titanium and m390 is sucky hard to sharpen. So you get garbage and garbage for $500! The only thing I can think of also is like for a bug out bag, or somewhere that you want something, but you don't want to take up a lot of space, but for $500.00 please!!!
Thanks for your honest review, we don't need narrows 😅
Yet another reason why Benchmade hasn't gotten my money in quite a while. The last Benchmade I bought was the Bugout when it first came out. Had it for two days and then sold it. Just bought a Hogue Deka Magnacut for less than the Bugout goes for right now with far superior steel. Hard pass on this thing.
I like the overall look, the handle reminds me somewhat of the Arcane I own which is very comfortable, except this one is so thin. I also like the concept of a thin knife for the times I want to carry in my back pocket and be able to sit down comfortably. I like the stone washed Ti. All of that said, my high limit on this would be $275 max. The blade material is ho hum, as is the overall look. The clip is effective, but the ano isn't anything very special. I still like BM, but I truly think that ego priced this knife, and not knife enthusiasts. And, as others have said, you can get a base CRK or Hinderer for less. I think a solution was invented for a market void not yet identified, and then priced far too high. I suspect they thought the Bugout was so wildly popular due to the thinness and lightweight, but that's not why I own several. They tried to create a premium Bugout, but went too far. The Bugout works because it's a design that just works. Not a single one of the 6 or more i have still has the Grivory handles, they've all been swapped for better scales - still thin, still light, and still less than $300.
Exactly. When you put a Sebenza against the Narrows, it becomes really silly.
it looks so tasteless putting the actual website on the blade unreal lmao
I like the claymore and the bugout. But even those knoves are overpriced about 20%.
The Schrade Slyte beats the hell out of it
I have the Schrade Slyte Compact. It disappears in my 5th pocket : )The SOG Ultra XR is thin and fancy if you want a gentlemen's folder. I wish there were more thin knives on the market!
The Code 4 is about as narrow as i can go. Sorry for bombing your video eith comments but this thread is solid gold 😂😂. Keep up the good work. 👊😎
😂😂
Thanks for keeping it real!
I own 18 benchmades, never another one tho. They went kooky
Great video DD, it costs more than a base Sebenza or Xm-18 At $522 they can keep it, to me it's not worth a penny more than $250. Looks great to carry but painful to use. That thin handle looks very uncomfortable for any extended use. What were they thinking? Smh.
Yuuuuuup I stick by my original thought….I’d rather buy 5 $100 knives hahaha
You could find 5 better $100 knives easy and in titanium too.
Benchmades pricing is disgusting! You can get a semi custom knife for this price.
Benchmades I love are the Griptilian, Adamas, Nakamura, 940, Bugout and Bailout. Can't see much worth paying for in their current release line though. Too overpriced as it is. They would do well to revise their pricing because they're really killing themselves strategically and looking bad doing it. This Narrows is not a knife I would pay $200 for. If it was, you may find an audience for it. But $520?
Chris Reeves sent out an email to all its customers to justify why they need to charge $50 more than a year before. After reading it, I was happy to pay it. I don't feel that way about Benchmade.
Yes you’re right! Inflation is a thing, so it makes sense knife manufacturers need to charge more than they did 10 years ago. But the Narrows is just out of this world
I’ve got a dozen Benchmades and I’m a huge fan. I’ve had this knife in hand at a few stores. Novel design and different. I see the upside. I’ve found it at $435. Still waaayyy too much! I bet Benchmade takes it off the market as apposed to lowering it to below $350.
Yeah, definitely it was fine just with the bench made logo. They didn’t need to put their website on it.
Look pretty cool. I though my knife was thin.
I have several benchmades i would like to sell so i could buy more spydercos. Problem is because of benchmades downhill slide i dont think i would get much for them. Five of them have never been used.
Yeah, Spyderco is a much better bet all around! If they aren’t used I’m sure you’ll be able to get a decent price
At that price I'd expect excellent fit and finish, perfect centering, perfect grinds and sharpening.
Well the super freek is still my fav edc ever but even me being a Benchmade fanboy maybe I need to look at spiderco
It looks like a knife missing its scales that someone popped an Olight pocket clip on.
Haha yeah exactly. Like they forgot to put the scales on
As a hunter, who skins game, deer, elk, hogs, I don’t care about esthetics, and so its a tool that would work. It’s lightweight, has enough belly, and I wouldn’t mind having it in my pack., but for that kind of money I would expect the very best blade steel, but even then, I still think it’s too much.. They won’t be getting my money. I can’t think of anyone that this tool hits the bullseye for. And they have put their website on their blades many times in the past. I know my old 940 has it.
Yeah, I have to agree with you! I have some Benchmades but this one is ridiculous for the price! That's kind of a rapey butterfly tax!!
I considered this knife, but it's too thin, and expensive for what you get. then, I noticed a medford drop on dlt, slim midi marauder in s90v, so went after that instead. a hair more expensive, but definitely thicker than this, yet being slim and very pocket friendly for a Medford.
Right on! I’ve always been curious about that knife, I’d like to try one sometime. Most Medfords are just too gnarly for me but that one looks good
Well done - this is really just a bit of a gimmick. I typically steer clear of Benchmade products and I have several pocket knives and Neck knives in the 2 oz. range since I do hike and camp quite a lot. I can get several good knives for that amount of $$$.
Interestingly - this was made a real big deal of @ Blade Show and I think it even won an award. That being said you are the very first person I have seen review this knife...now we all know why.
Yeah man I can’t believe it won knife of the heat at blade show. So ridiculous
It’s probably called the narrows because when you see the price you’ll be crossing the narrows
I think the inflated price is bc they are so POed at all the years of complains over the Bugout Omega spring breaks, they finally made a questionable stronger variant.
So I'm doin my lunchtime RUclips scrolling and saw this thumbnail with "your" hands in the shot. COULDN'T CLICK ON IT FAST ENOUGH. 😂 I felt burned on the Taggedout "value wise" but I'm an adult, it is what it is.
Dude, I always respect and appreciate your honesty and how ya get to the point. Have a good one. 👍👍🔪
Right on man thank you!! 🤘🤠
I remember when bench made knives were shock and awe and solid. Now the brand has went downhill. And they help the ATF destroy a bunch of guns.
Zero competition with the TRM Atom, and it’s almost $150 cheaper. BM is seriously out of touch, it’s just gimmicky to me… I just can’t understand what they’re thinking
Haha yeah I can’t either. Very strange
The most anticipated and talked about knife from probably the biggest and most popular US company. The fact that not one time have I seen this knife out of stock tells you everything. When normally knives sell out in hours! This knife should be $350 at the most. And I'm giving them $50 just for the butterfly and USA made. 😆 and truthfully I wouldn't pay 200 after watching reviews.
There's nothing wrong with this knife, its for a particular market. The target customer just wants the latest novel thing and will spend 500 on a fidget toy that does nothing at all. The machining and material knowledge they gain will show up on other knives that the masses will like. Its a concept piece. They have already sold a shit ton of them. The clones are already on chinese sites for 30 bucks. It's a winner in every way they measure it
Next knife is just the blade for 1g
With this direction, they really dropped the ball and produced a truly ugly knife
Amazing knife !!
I think that Sandrin Knives Monza knife is much more reasonable for such big amount of money
🤣🤣🤣 great review!
Benchmade is a huge company. They make a lot of money. Somebody is buying their products. I don’t understand the trend of making knives super thin and lightweight. There was one year where all they did was bring out the Bugout in bright colors. The same year Chinese knife companies were making excellent knives at reasonable prices. I felt that American knife companies would have to work very hard to compete. I feel that Spyderco is a much better knife company. But surprisingly Benchmade makes a lot more money. I have not purchased a Benchmade knife in a few years
I agree on all points man. I held one 3 weeks ago at a shoot straight gun shop. They had a great selection of blades. The narrows felt like junk. I hated it!! I think benchmade needs to go back to basics and stop trying to make the pussies of the world happy. I like my knifes to cut, and be good in the hand at a decent price , while being good quality. That is what BM used to be
I wouldn't necessarily refer to them as garbage. I would refer to them as overpriced and overrated. I have a couple of Benchmades , and I find them to be no better than a lot of less expensive knifes. Just one man's opinion.
benchmade 940 is the best benchmade you can buy
I know Benchmade have been doing the old price increase thing but this piece as soon as I seen it just hit me like a kick in the plumbs 🤮. That for how much not a chance in hell.
The one Benchmade I have absolutely no interest in, good video buddy.
"Havent been in the knife collecting game for too long" .....gee, cant wait to hear the bias review
Where is he wrong? Do tell. Do you think this knife is properly priced? Really? You can get a Sebenza in a better steel longer blade with more extras for $155 cheaper. Lmfao!
Im not a benchmade fan. I have the full aluminum bugout in M390 and its a great knife but nothing in their line is a great deal
Kershaw use to do this back in the day The Thin Thing not the price Thing 👊🏻
Why would it have titanium hardware? It would be softer than the drivers used on it and it would not last.
That is true yeah. But I own a few knives with titanium hardware and haven’t had any issues. I’m fine with steel hardware. The bigger issue is the steel clip
This is why I bought the knock off after checking the real one out. Benchmade has lost their minds.
Have a good day my friend !
Im tired of knife companies putting such a huge emphasis on weight. Ever since the bugout came out theyve been riding that wave ever since.
Yeah! Most people don’t care as long as it’s not like carrying a rock!
Where do I start?
At 1st view & price reveal, I laughed. I was eager to see what the BM (funny coincidence) Fan Boys on RUclips were going to say.
The verbal gymnastics were entertaining.
This knife is the result of exten$ive development around just an idea, a concept.
That is, the industries thinnest, lightweight folder.
Regardless of wether the end product is marketable beyond the appeal of just the idea.
Which, in fact, it is not, as proof of the mixed bag (at best) of Fan Boy reviews.
The Narrows is an expensive letter opener.
Exactly. Verbal gymnastics is perfect. “We completely redesigned the axis lock”. Yeah you made it smaller. Great job 😂
Benchmade has lost their damn minds. The last one i bought was the full size Super Freek in M4 for $199 and i love it. Most of mine are from the late 90s early 2000s. I'm done with em.
Wow...thats embarassingly bad...i mean for 560 i can get the maxace hephasteus with tiemascus lmao great vid doody as always brother!
People will still buy it and just wear it in their pocket as a pseudo status symbol. Benchmade will continue with this nonsense. This knife looks extremely uncomfortable to use.
Im so glad someone else feels like this. It pisses me off that Benchmade thinks we are so stupid that we'd actually buy one!! Im with you, even if cost the same as a bugout I wouldnt buy it. Just awful
Absolutely. I dunno why most knife reviewers are kissing Benchmades ass with this one
I do love me some Benchmade but their pricing has started to turn me off and I’ve started carrying Spyderco. I recently bought the Para 3 and I can’t put it down. Again, I love Benchmade but their prices are just not doing it for me.
I always want to give companies some leeway in terms of price because there are a lot of factors. Benchmade is always a bit overpriced but there are good reasons for being American made with a lifetime warranty and sharpening which is awesome. But this knife just dials the bull shit up to 11 and I can’t defend it. If it was a solid knife with a lot going for it then you can at least make an argument but I haven’t seen one review that actually says it’s a good knife. Way more negatives than any positives and this exact knife is one of the reasons I haven’t made the plunge into the Benchmade world yet.
Don't bother with Benchmade. I have one and it's the only one I'll ever own. They lost me as a customer because of their terrible customer service and the way they handled my warranty issue. By handling my warranty issue I mean making me buy the replacement parts for a knife that was less than a few months old. Garbage.
My Titanium and M390 folder from Kizer was under 180 bucks . Benchmade WANTS HOW MUCH ? NEARLY 600 ?
Honestly, the price isnt even that big of an issue here. Its sitting at $522, which one could argue its about where a US made production titanium folder ought to be priced; it could probably be knocked down to $425. Its internally and externally milled, and uses a premium steel with a good grind. The machining quality looks good, I'm not seeing any jitter caused by tooling. It uses steel hardware, which I'm not sure why you consider that itself a negative.
The real downside I'm seeing is just lazy design choices. Its too thin and feels unstubstantial. The material of the hardware isnt a problem, its the fact that its the same hardware you find on their other knives. M390 for the blade is nothing to complain about, but does look like it needs to be tumbled longer. Definitely should get rid of the website billboarding. And the left handed pocket clip holes are just ugly.
Got those same scars on my hands. I’m a Welder too.
There ya go! Constantly getting burned up 🤠
Only small knive should have liner locks , knive that you can not put enough pressure on it with you hands to make it fail (reeves suckbenza 34 lbs to fail ) !
you'd have to work pretty hard to design a knife I'd want less. Liked and subscribed!
Amen brother!
For 300,maybe,and that's a BIG maybe,just for having something unusual
Benchmade is gonna price themselves rite outta business