I bought 2 of these and the Benchmade Leuku as well. I took a stone to the spine of mine and made a sick 90 degree spine. You can beat these knives thru any type of wood and never chip the Blade whatsoever.
Perfect review thx! Just ordered one cant wait. And about the spine, because i hear that a lot.. i have a couple firestrikers in my bag so who cares 😉. Hate to strike a ferrorod with a beautiful knive it turns black and its a wasted man. But i would be good for scrapping wood indeed. Thx for the perfect reviews
Many pluses *Gear Nut* to this Benchmade 200 Puukko. I ordered mine from REI at $125 USD. The obvious big negative is also one of the knife's pluses - The very hard *3V steel.* *The Steel* Pluses are stainless-no rusting , water resistant, stays sharp for a long time. Big minus is it is hard to sharpen in the field & nearly impossible to sharpen with outdoor natural sources. This is why many hard-core outdoor folk prefer carbon or the softer stainless steels like 440C or AUG 8.
@@krycian825 What is that saying *Darnell Ferraby,* opinions are like belly buttons, everyone has one. I think that is it. Anyway, lets talks facts: - stainless steels are harder to sharpen than carbon steels. - stainless steels weakness is they dull faster than carbon steel (hence your comment on edge retention with 440c). - super stainless steels are nearly impossible to sharpen in the field without modern sharpening items for everyone besides *Darnell.* For backup to these common facts please read: Ask A Knifemaker: The Truth About Blade Steels BY WILLIAM WOODS |MAR 20, 2013 | www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2013/03/ask-a-knifemaker-the-truth-about-blade-steels/ "ZDP-189, CPM-M4, S110V, and the current champ REX 121 (with an insane RC of 72) are all extremely hard steels that will outlast a more pedestrian alloy by 3 or 4 times before sharpening. BUT…there always is a tradeoff. *Sharpening a blade made of these exotic alloys is difficult.* Quality sharpening stones are required and it is NOT for beginners. Coupled with the extra brittleness and general exotic nature makes knives made from these alloys more suited to very specific tasks." AND The Truth About Knives- Sharpening the Kraken BY H. CLAY AALDERS |JUN 16, 2014 | www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2014/06/sharpening-the-kraken/ "I started to do a little hand-sharpening and was getting nowhere fast. *CPM3V is a tough steel to begin with,* and while I don’t know exact hardness of the Kraken’s heat treatment, I am guessing it is in the 58-60 HRC range (I could be wrong and if I am I am sure to receive a clarification email which I will pass along). So it was time to call in the big dog - my Tormek sharpening system." Truths is a beautiful thing.
You’re right. Everyone got an opinion. But you can’t compare a supersteel to a normal steel . And I like 3 v but it isn’t my favourite. K390 is the best in my opinion
$125. $125. $125. Blah, blah and blah. Every Benchmade fan keeps saying the same thing. But the sheath is garbage, so the price of the knife is actually $165 minimum once you get a good sheath. There is ZERO retention, a plastic insert so you can't even wet mold it, cheap looking leather, poor quality rivets, crooked stitching....just a total fail of a package here.
James Campbell cause most people don’t know how fragile a scandi grind is. It’s great for wood but the edge rolls very easily on anything too hard. They are likely afraid people would fuck up the edge really quickly and think it was the knifes fault so they put a sturdier grind on it.
It's actually not a scandi grind. On video and screen it does look like it might be, especially with it being called a Puukko, but in person you can clearly see that it's just a saber, or high flat grind.
There is some kind of epidemic of foreign knife producers call their creations puukkos. As a finn it makes me cringe when i see something so traditional and sacred just blatantly mocked. That blade doesn't even remotely resemble a puukko. And a rubber handle, huh? I recommend you to go check Iisakki Järvenpää puukkos to have some perspective in real finnish puukkos.
So, thoughts on the Terava Jaakaripuukko? Just out of curiosity? Also, there aren't a lot of names for Puukko-like knives aside from just calling it a Puukko. That's probably a large part of the reason that a knife that just has a few similarities will share the name also.
Look at it from another view. People really like Scandinavian knives so much they call them That. I see it as an honor. Everybody thats really in to bushcraft know whats a real Puukko looks like and they know that Vikings didnt make rubber handles..
Stop trying to sound like a knife snob. If you don't speak the language it's best to keep your comments to yourself lest you look stupid. Puukko means "knife"...so yeah, it is a puukko.
3V is fairly hard steel, it's comparable to a tool steel IMO and should use a diamond grit to sharpen. Wouldn't recommend other means for this. A softer metal like S35 or S30 would be easier to sharpen with a variety of different sharpener sources. The onlything harder than this in a stainless is 4V or 4E steel, which is pretty exotic and hard to come by. A billet of this stuff is very expensive.
9 minutes and no testing of edge retention or actual use...glad it feels good in your hand but I'm off to find someone who reviewa the actual. functions of the knife.
It’s hardly a review if the knife never leaves your desk for the duration of the video. This isn’t a review of a functioning knife, merely a description of it and how much you like it. Show it in the field, actually do stuff with it, put it through its paces. Show someone who might be interested in purchasing this knife what it is capable of doing, besides sitting on your fancy desk.
I buy my knives to use them & I have a first production BM Boost 591BK and use the crap out of it. It's not like the knife is gonna make you rich some day because you didn't grind the spine. LoL
Good Knife 🔪 Very Bad And cheap sheath. Benchmade has zero knowledge of making and especially “choosing” leather sheaths. All the Hunt line leather sheaths, 162 Bush crafter they all come with horrible sheaths. Very bad for a company of this size.
Just picked one up, square, 90 degree spine!!! What a beautiful knife ...
Another knife like this worth considering is the Fallkniven H-1.
Just ordered one today. I'm super excited
I bought 2 of these and the Benchmade Leuku as well. I took a stone to the spine of mine and made a sick 90 degree spine. You can beat these knives thru any type of wood and never chip the Blade whatsoever.
I love mine as well but that was the only thing I couldn't figure as to why they had the fire steel loop when you still needed to carry a striker.
Love this knife, my other knives are sitting in the box.....solid review and just subbed
Best review so far. I think I will purchase it.
How big are your hands for reference? I have big hands and have thwarted by many a knife
Perfect review thx! Just ordered one cant wait. And about the spine, because i hear that a lot.. i have a couple firestrikers in my bag so who cares 😉. Hate to strike a ferrorod with a beautiful knive it turns black and its a wasted man. But i would be good for scrapping wood indeed. Thx for the perfect reviews
Many pluses *Gear Nut* to this Benchmade 200 Puukko. I ordered mine from REI at $125 USD.
The obvious big negative is also one of the knife's pluses - The very hard *3V steel.*
*The Steel*
Pluses are stainless-no rusting , water resistant, stays sharp for a long time.
Big minus is it is hard to sharpen in the field & nearly impossible to sharpen with outdoor natural sources.
This is why many hard-core outdoor folk prefer carbon or the softer stainless steels like 440C or AUG 8.
Yeah but cpm3v is pretty easy to sharpen in my opinion. And 440c has a very bad edge retention.
@@krycian825 What is that saying *Darnell Ferraby,* opinions are like belly buttons, everyone has one. I think that is it.
Anyway, lets talks facts:
- stainless steels are harder to sharpen than carbon steels.
- stainless steels weakness is they dull faster than carbon steel (hence your comment on edge retention with 440c).
- super stainless steels are nearly impossible to sharpen in the field without modern sharpening items for everyone besides *Darnell.*
For backup to these common facts please read:
Ask A Knifemaker: The Truth About Blade Steels
BY WILLIAM WOODS |MAR 20, 2013 |
www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2013/03/ask-a-knifemaker-the-truth-about-blade-steels/
"ZDP-189, CPM-M4, S110V, and the current champ REX 121 (with an insane RC of 72) are all extremely hard steels that will outlast a more pedestrian alloy by 3 or 4 times before sharpening.
BUT…there always is a tradeoff. *Sharpening a blade made of these exotic alloys is difficult.* Quality sharpening stones are required and it is NOT for beginners. Coupled with the extra brittleness and general exotic nature makes knives made from these alloys more suited to very specific tasks."
AND
The Truth About Knives- Sharpening the Kraken BY H. CLAY AALDERS |JUN 16, 2014 |
www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2014/06/sharpening-the-kraken/
"I started to do a little hand-sharpening and was getting nowhere fast. *CPM3V is a tough steel to begin with,* and while I don’t know exact hardness of the Kraken’s heat treatment, I am guessing it is in the 58-60 HRC range (I could be wrong and if I am I am sure to receive a clarification email which I will pass along). So it was time to call in the big dog - my Tormek sharpening system."
Truths is a beautiful thing.
You’re right. Everyone got an opinion. But you can’t compare a supersteel to a normal steel . And I like 3 v but it isn’t my favourite. K390 is the best in my opinion
@@krycian825 There is that opinion thing again.
Get yourself some Dia-hard credit card style diamond stones (blue, red and green), 3v, elmax, you name it, sharpening is a breeze.
Looks like a nice blade!
It's a very good outdoor knife for the value with a high end steel that resists rusts and stains.
what is first production? The first one ever made?
The first batch made
$125. $125. $125. Blah, blah and blah. Every Benchmade fan keeps saying the same thing. But the sheath is garbage, so the price of the knife is actually $165 minimum once you get a good sheath. There is ZERO retention, a plastic insert so you can't even wet mold it, cheap looking leather, poor quality rivets, crooked stitching....just a total fail of a package here.
Why in God’s name would they grind a secondary bevel on a scandy grind?
James Campbell
Edge retention most likely.
James Campbell cause most people don’t know how fragile a scandi grind is. It’s great for wood but the edge rolls very easily on anything too hard. They are likely afraid people would fuck up the edge really quickly and think it was the knifes fault so they put a sturdier grind on it.
It's actually not a scandi grind. On video and screen it does look like it might be, especially with it being called a Puukko, but in person you can clearly see that it's just a saber, or high flat grind.
Not a scandi...saber.
It's a 'scandi' in name only. It sports a saber grind.
There is some kind of epidemic of foreign knife producers call their creations puukkos. As a finn it makes me cringe when i see something so traditional and sacred just blatantly mocked.
That blade doesn't even remotely resemble a puukko. And a rubber handle, huh?
I recommend you to go check Iisakki Järvenpää puukkos to have some perspective in real finnish puukkos.
They call them puukkos because bushcraft is popular right now. They also call a great many knives bowies that aren't anything like a real bowie.
So, thoughts on the Terava Jaakaripuukko? Just out of curiosity?
Also, there aren't a lot of names for Puukko-like knives aside from just calling it a Puukko. That's probably a large part of the reason that a knife that just has a few similarities will share the name also.
They even call it Scandinavian and even puuko inspired
Look at it from another view. People really like Scandinavian knives so much they call them That. I see it as an honor. Everybody thats really in to bushcraft know whats a real Puukko looks like and they know that Vikings didnt make rubber handles..
Really liking the look of this knife....BUT, this is definitely NOT a Puukko. Seems like Puukko is the new “bushcraft” term heading into 2019.
Stop trying to sound like a knife snob. If you don't speak the language it's best to keep your comments to yourself lest you look stupid. Puukko means "knife"...so yeah, it is a puukko.
He's probably talking about the design of the knife, not the language.
The only negative thing about this knife is that it's only hardened to 55hrc. I think my butterknives are harder. Doesn't hold an edge well.
Just saw a couple if videos where the guy splits metal nails with this knive and it did not chip or damaged. no worries about the edge..
@@jordy703 Same, just saw a video a guy splitting a coconut and didnt have an effect on the edge.
@@hectorrivera6624 only thing i dont like is the sheath retention. The knife falls out really easy..
@@jordy703 Same here. Im trying the re-wet mold method to see if that fixs it. In the meantime I purchase a nice kidex holster from Armaratus.
how long it could take to resharpen with ,, outdoor natural source,,?
just a normal stone?
hours?
3V is fairly hard steel, it's comparable to a tool steel IMO and should use a diamond grit to sharpen. Wouldn't recommend other means for this. A softer metal like S35 or S30 would be easier to sharpen with a variety of different sharpener sources.
The onlything harder than this in a stainless is 4V or 4E steel, which is pretty exotic and hard to come by. A billet of this stuff is very expensive.
290/700 checking in
9 minutes and no testing of edge retention or actual use...glad it feels good in your hand but I'm off to find someone who reviewa the actual. functions of the knife.
Will take me 3 hrs to fix the blade.
I don't understand the fascination with striking a ferro rod with your knife. There's a reason ferro rods come with strikers!!!
NKB GUY
A 90 degree spine is great for scraping wood too.
NKB GUY
I agree, though, I wouldn’t want to use my knife on a ferry rod unless I was deserted in a place with only sand and no rocks.
BIC LIGHTER
It’s hardly a review if the knife never leaves your desk for the duration of the video. This isn’t a review of a functioning knife, merely a description of it and how much you like it. Show it in the field, actually do stuff with it, put it through its paces. Show someone who might be interested in purchasing this knife what it is capable of doing, besides sitting on your fancy desk.
Does it float?
Native Anglers nope I checked. It’s a rock.
@@GearNut darn...ok. thanks for the reply!!
You could always tie it to something that did float if it's that important.
V EDGE!! It could have been PERFECT with a convex!!
Then convex it
It is called a sabre grind. A scandi grind would be ideal for a bushcraft knife.
@@1979Spica And a scandi grind is one of the primary traits of a true puukko.
I love that this isn't a true "scandi" grind. Wouldn't have purchased one otherwise. Love mine.
John K
This is just a saber grind, not a scandi with a secondary bevel.
I buy my knives to use them & I have a first production BM Boost 591BK and use the crap out of it.
It's not like the knife is gonna make you rich some day because you didn't grind the spine. LoL
"The best outdoor knife"...and you've not even field tested it?
It reminds me of a MORA knife
its gunno rust like a bitch under the rubber
not scandi
Say Heah, Yup, I gotZ mine on order, But, I still like my Skookum Bush Tool, also in 3V, Ummppa.,,.p
That sheath looks like shit with that lovely knife.
Dude stop bullshittin you never used that blade!!!!!! Lol hahahaha no way dude
Great vid. Though the knife doesn't do it for me. Lacking sexiness.
Good Knife 🔪 Very Bad And cheap sheath. Benchmade has zero knowledge of making and especially “choosing” leather sheaths. All the Hunt line leather sheaths, 162 Bush crafter they all come with horrible sheaths. Very bad for a company of this size.