I recently got my first sage 5 and its the newest maxamet version. Everyone says how great of a slicer they are and don't see it, my maxamet para 3 cuts way better. Dont know if it's because of the maxamet or what, but the maxamet sage 5 is sharpened at 15° per side and 29 thousandths bte from factory. Overall I like the maxamet sage 5 better than the para 3 but it definitely needs a regrind for sure. I also put finger print milled black linen micarta scales on it from ripps garage tech and its so nice in hand now, herd there ti scales are excellent too so might give those a try in the future.
Yeesh, 29 thousandths is ridiculous. I’m hoping you just got a lemon and that’s not how they’re grinding these in general. That’s totally unacceptable for a knife like this. RGT makes awesome scales. I’ve had their Titanium scales on my PM2s in the past and they were super high quality. Machined thin where they can be, thick where they need to be…for the PM2 they totally changed the feel of the knife.
I sold my para 3 lw because i didn't like the design with a washer on one side of the blade but not the other and i put jean micarta on my sage 5 lw because it didn't have great grip for my dry hands. I did actually like the plastics grip better on the para3
@@DustinFlu no it sucks because it's weak. So is the axis lock. At least lockbacks survive at least 300 pounds of leverage on average. Compression's actually okay, really. I hate the axis lock though because the springs break over time.
@@escapetherace1943 I know what you mean it's hard not to go with ol reliable backlock or especially a triad lock but if the knife is just a slicer and not a hard user than I'm ok with a liner or compression lock (as long as they're done well ofcourse) as far as axis locks go I'm also on the fence, my biggest complaint able axis is blade retention but for most people they're good enough 🤷♂️
@@DustinFlu open an axis up and look inside it. The mechanism relies on two very thin springs. For someone who likes to play with their tool a lot (I don't) you can easily wear them out.
@@escapetherace1943 oh for sure I actually live down the street from benchmade factory and have friends who work there and I am still skeptical of the knives at a discount and knowing I can get them fixed for free 😆 just the one time it could break in the field would make it not worth it. The new knife "the narrows" is waaaaay over priced but it's actually got a new spring design that's much better than traditional omega springs...still to expensive for me even at 60% off 😆 🤷♂️
Ripsgaragetech has scales and hardware for the sage5
The para 3 lw also only has one washer/liner for some reason. I like the sage 5 better as well
I recently got my first sage 5 and its the newest maxamet version. Everyone says how great of a slicer they are and don't see it, my maxamet para 3 cuts way better. Dont know if it's because of the maxamet or what, but the maxamet sage 5 is sharpened at 15° per side and 29 thousandths bte from factory. Overall I like the maxamet sage 5 better than the para 3 but it definitely needs a regrind for sure. I also put finger print milled black linen micarta scales on it from ripps garage tech and its so nice in hand now, herd there ti scales are excellent too so might give those a try in the future.
Yeesh, 29 thousandths is ridiculous. I’m hoping you just got a lemon and that’s not how they’re grinding these in general. That’s totally unacceptable for a knife like this.
RGT makes awesome scales. I’ve had their Titanium scales on my PM2s in the past and they were super high quality. Machined thin where they can be, thick where they need to be…for the PM2 they totally changed the feel of the knife.
Good comparison
Thanks! Hope it's helpful.
I sold my para 3 lw because i didn't like the design with a washer on one side of the blade but not the other and i put jean micarta on my sage 5 lw because it didn't have great grip for my dry hands. I did actually like the plastics grip better on the para3
Sage 5 lw just feels better quality. Too me anyway. The para3 lw is cheap feeling. Good for different steels though to swap in a g10 version 👍🏻
The real answer is the delica. Because the compression lock SUCKS
Does it suck because your lefty or?
@@DustinFlu no it sucks because it's weak. So is the axis lock. At least lockbacks survive at least 300 pounds of leverage on average. Compression's actually okay, really. I hate the axis lock though because the springs break over time.
@@escapetherace1943 I know what you mean it's hard not to go with ol reliable backlock or especially a triad lock but if the knife is just a slicer and not a hard user than I'm ok with a liner or compression lock (as long as they're done well ofcourse) as far as axis locks go I'm also on the fence, my biggest complaint able axis is blade retention but for most people they're good enough 🤷♂️
@@DustinFlu open an axis up and look inside it. The mechanism relies on two very thin springs. For someone who likes to play with their tool a lot (I don't) you can easily wear them out.
@@escapetherace1943 oh for sure I actually live down the street from benchmade factory and have friends who work there and I am still skeptical of the knives at a discount and knowing I can get them fixed for free 😆 just the one time it could break in the field would make it not worth it. The new knife "the narrows" is waaaaay over priced but it's actually got a new spring design that's much better than traditional omega springs...still to expensive for me even at 60% off 😆 🤷♂️