I've had a 950 for about a year and half now and I do love the knife. But as Nutn has said many times in the past, "The heavier knives I start to leave at home." And the same has happened for me with this one. It's become more a safe queen than anything. And it does quite well in that role, it is indeed beautiful.
This is my KNIFE!!! Your first review provoked me to buy this knife. I have to say THANK YOU NUTNFANCY!! It has been my favorite knife I have ever owned.
i was wondering whether to buy this and i figured nutnfancy would have a review of it, or at least i was hoping. now i can watch 18 minutes of awesomeness and i know ill make the right choice!
I bought this knife and it is worth every penny! Simply put : love it. All the negative (less positive :) ) points mentioned are true, but even so...the cool factor outweighs it. Thanks for the maaaaany reviews Nutn, keep it up!
I have been thrashing this knife for about a year now and its held up admirably. still rock solid lockup. I've bent the clip on it twice, but their service is awesome and they replace it and tune it up to spec for cost of shipping. This knife is definitely worth the cost. I've seen what osborne can do now, so I'm thinking about getting a 940 for carry when I'm not working.
I got one. Yup. All black. It does break in fairly quick and is one of the more fast blades I own. Takes traction tape well too. Right across the scales (space and all) for the thumb. I'd say it really grows on you. My GF even likes it. That says something.
Had this knife for about a year now and it is amazing. Use it as an edc and used it to gut a deer and put it through some hard use. Sliced through the chest bone of the deer with ease and only had to oil the action and work it back in (got a bit stiff) and still works great. Love this knife!
I own this knife in the Sbk version and I love it. Good heft, strong and fast. I chipped it a few weeks back but gave it some sharpening and good as new. Got a great deal on it and it was an instant fav. I can understand the weight issue though but sometimes it comes in handy.:)
You carried it for 6 months? That is truly in depth research, my friend. Kudos for doing your homework before throwing it out there. A while back I had the same experience with the sharp shoulders on my Leatherman Kick (won in a raffle, not my 1st choice). I thought I was the only guy who sanded the handles on stuff until then. Didn't think it was "proper". No more. If I'm going to carry something, I'm going to be comfortable doing it. IMO this is a 5 dressed up as a 9. Peace to ya.
Very nice knife, love the handle scales the benchmade bone collector also has multi color g10 scales ( black and green)and is also a good looking blade.
well when it comes to tactical knives you want weight and the rift is under the black class so regardless of what anyone may think it was made for tactical use, also the liners arent milled out for weight because it would reduce the rigidity of the handle and create more liner flex and due to the size of the knife the rigidity is needed.
@cadrician Great comment and agreed. Price is up there and there's a lot of other great options. Still lovin' the BM. Spydie Resilience seems excellent; a larger Tenacious. Haven't checked it out in person yet though. Thanks for the wishes too.
GREAT REVIEW! I bought My 950 Rift last summer after I watched your review and I have to say i was amazed. Benchmade made a beautiful, strong, and unique looking knife. Thanks for giving it a second chance!
Cool review but the knife itself just doesn't tickle my "fancy" lol....thanks nutn for the informative review, as always. Looking forward to some more awesome reviews. Peace
Hey Nutnfancy, got this one in the mail today, april 2013 and they still aren't putting a radius on the handle scales. Luckily because of this vid i had my sandpaper and grip tape waiting at home for the 950 to arrive in the mail. Thanks for the super helpful reviews!
Great thorough review nutn. I agree, a real sweet high quality knife. I like a blade that can rust just a little if you don't care for it. Means they pushed the steel to the hilt on holding an edge. The way it holds up to the Psyco (the movie, specifically the shower scene, lol) on the boxes trick is pretty nice.
HAH! Great opening! I also have that mouse pad. The problem I have with axis locks is they don't seem to have tolerances for anything but complete, 100% lockup. Throw some crud in there and only get it 99% open and locked and I just don't trust it. As other people have said, those little springs. They could have and should done it better.
@DutchOvnnn What about cobalt bits? I've had some success drilling through sheet stainless with cobalt bits. In addition, how about drilling a smaller hole and working your way up to your final diameter?
@Uri24 It means Every Day Carry, he has a vid on his channel about it. It is just a knife that you will always carry with you unlike a huge survival knife or a tactical knife.
Very nice review, the blade is amazingly attractive but I also beleive that for that prize point, like you said, you can even get 2 blades for the same POU! Love 154 cm too, I had great experience whit it, and its one of my favorite! Benchmade rocks in so many ways, but money wise, its mostly a big investment! Nice job Nutn, you're still a reference for blades, I'd like to know your opinion on the new Spyderco Resilience? Take care and god bless for veterans day, thanks for your service!!!
The reason you might've broken those carbide bits is because carbide is not as tough compared to steel - any misalignment or bending in the bit will tend to cause fractures in the material. I would recommend cobalt drill bits (good ones are pricey) in a drill press, with a proper center punch and center drill, or a carbide end mill in a milling machine.
great reveiw once again Nutn' im going broke ova all the knives Ha!, but thats BM is a lil too pricey for me (esp if you have to mod it to make it comfortable), but its a kool blade. take care and best wishes bro.
Hey nutn, I'm an ex-machinist, and I just wanted to give you a heads up that carbide drills are not meant to be run slow. They are hard, and brittle, they need speed to cut properly. And typically without lubrication because of heat shock. Lubricating carbide can be like heating up a piece of glass and tossing it in a bucket of ice water. Looked like about a .5" bit, run the RPM at around 500 and take small, tapping pecks, should eat right through that hard stainless. Do not pre-drill.
That's my holy grail. Getting that exact on for the collection and the black bk1 combo for work. Hopefully by Christmas, as a graduation present to myself from paramedic school. Woo woo!!
I miss my benchmade. I am partial to tanto tips though. My benchmade was stolen! Darn theives! I gotta git me another one. Know any place with good prices?
I like this blade, but for the price, there are other knives I would get over this one. The spyderco military, or like you said the mchenry williams knife definitely. Good review, keep em coming nutn :)
I love this knife but the problem I have with mine the clip really isnt tight. I get worried I'm going to lose it. But everything else about this blade I love.
i want to see a review on a desart eagle. i heard there not as bad as some people say. i cant find a place that lets you rent one, so i dont know for my self. i kind of want to get one. they just look so cool.
Yet again, I have sent my fourth Benchmade knife back in within a year. At Benchmade's price point they are producing some sub-par knives. Still very disappointed with their quality control. Sent in a Dejavoo 740, Presidio 5000, & two Mini Dejavoo 745 knives
Hey Nutn, I know this is an older review but I just found it and own the same blade. It's my 1st Benchmade and current EDC knife. I love the Axis lock, looks and deep pocket carry though I have busted the tip 3 times now. The blade also has some very small chips in the belly area. Great review and much short!
thank you so much. I have waited forever for you to do a full review on this D: I saw the prelim review but I wanted MOARRRR. Definitely getting this as my next blade... then a zt 350...
Nice knife!!! Thanks for your services Nutnfancy. A salute to all the veterans and currently serving. Thank you.
thanks for serving nutn. happy Veterans day. u rock!
I've had a 950 for about a year and half now and I do love the knife. But as Nutn has said many times in the past, "The heavier knives I start to leave at home." And the same has happened for me with this one. It's become more a safe queen than anything. And it does quite well in that role, it is indeed beautiful.
This is my KNIFE!!! Your first review provoked me to buy this knife. I have to say THANK YOU NUTNFANCY!! It has been my favorite knife I have ever owned.
Man, I love the look of that handle. That is sweet.
Keep it goin with the great knife reviews. Yours are always the best!
I'm glad I'm not the only adult that still makes plane noises with objects I hold! Great video nutn!
This may be the best knife review you've done.
I always get excited when I see a new Nutnfancy video in my subs panel. Really happy to see another awesome knife review!
Your enthusiasm cracks me up. You've really got this down now, huh? You're so much more polished than a couple years ago. Nice review.
its so refreshing to have a new Nutnfancy knife review. its been to long old friend.
i was wondering whether to buy this and i figured nutnfancy would have a review of it, or at least i was hoping. now i can watch 18 minutes of awesomeness and i know ill make the right choice!
I bought this knife and it is worth every penny! Simply put : love it. All the negative (less positive :) ) points mentioned are true, but even so...the cool factor outweighs it. Thanks for the maaaaany reviews Nutn, keep it up!
I have been thrashing this knife for about a year now and its held up admirably. still rock solid lockup. I've bent the clip on it twice, but their service is awesome and they replace it and tune it up to spec for cost of shipping. This knife is definitely worth the cost. I've seen what osborne can do now, so I'm thinking about getting a 940 for carry when I'm not working.
You have the greatest sound effects of all time !
Cool handle. I love how it looks.
great video nutn and veri keep up the great work
a wonderful knife...i'm drooling over it...
I have to say this has to be one of the better looken knifes I have seen in TNP, IMO.
awesome review Nutn.
thankfully already have one so I don't need to get another knife. You're hard on the bank account. Thanks for the vids
That's a beauty, nutn. Diggin' the 950.
I got one. Yup. All black. It does break in fairly quick and is one of the more fast blades I own. Takes traction tape well too. Right across the scales (space and all) for the thumb. I'd say it really grows on you. My GF even likes it. That says something.
Good review Nutn,if you like this knife you'll love the Kershaw Blitz
@FightDiary Thanks guys, much appreciated.
nutnfacy's kids are gonna inherit a lot of cool stuff. lucky ducks!
that blade is sick.
Had this knife for about a year now and it is amazing. Use it as an edc and used it to gut a deer and put it through some hard use. Sliced through the chest bone of the deer with ease and only had to oil the action and work it back in (got a bit stiff) and still works great. Love this knife!
I own this knife in the Sbk version and I love it. Good heft, strong and fast. I chipped it a few weeks back but gave it some sharpening and good as new. Got a great deal on it and it was an instant fav. I can understand the weight issue though but sometimes it comes in handy.:)
You carried it for 6 months? That is truly in depth research, my friend. Kudos for doing your homework before throwing it out there. A while back I had the same experience with the sharp shoulders on my Leatherman Kick (won in a raffle, not my 1st choice). I thought I was the only guy who sanded the handles on stuff until then. Didn't think it was "proper". No more. If I'm going to carry something, I'm going to be comfortable doing it. IMO this is a 5 dressed up as a 9. Peace to ya.
thanks for your opnion i keep it in mind because i already doubted the automatic rift i think i`m gonna get the manual rift
Very nice knife, love the handle scales the benchmade bone collector also has multi color g10 scales ( black and green)and is also a good looking blade.
Great music at the end...
well when it comes to tactical knives you want weight and the rift is under the black class so regardless of what anyone may think it was made for tactical use, also the liners arent milled out for weight because it would reduce the rigidity of the handle and create more liner flex and due to the size of the knife the rigidity is needed.
awsome vid man!!
If youtube doesnt get this sub box not showing up stuff figured out, im gonna go crazy.
dang you guys are fast...... great vid
Just in time for Christmas!
it's about time!!!!!!!! aaaaaaah more knives more wilderness adventuressssssssssssssss
@cadrician Great comment and agreed. Price is up there and there's a lot of other great options. Still lovin' the BM. Spydie Resilience seems excellent; a larger Tenacious. Haven't checked it out in person yet though. Thanks for the wishes too.
The 950's just a beefed up 940! Would love to see a beefed up 943 with that modified clip point! That would be badass. :) Great review nutn.
GREAT REVIEW! I bought My 950 Rift last summer after I watched your review and I have to say i was amazed. Benchmade made a beautiful, strong, and unique looking knife. Thanks for giving it a second chance!
Cool review but the knife itself just doesn't tickle my "fancy" lol....thanks nutn for the informative review, as always. Looking forward to some more awesome reviews.
Peace
Great review Nutnfancy. Plenty of 2nd types of cool, but that price tag is a chunk to swallow at once.
Thanks Nutnfancy.
;-) to Veri
alright thank you.
@TheDishD Yea, the way i had any idea this video was uploaded was that 154CM liked it.
Nice knife! Darn TH-cam subscription box is screwed up again. New videos not showing up :(
As always, great video Nutn, keep doing what you are doing man!
Hey Nutnfancy, got this one in the mail today, april 2013 and they still aren't putting a radius on the handle scales. Luckily because of this vid i had my sandpaper and grip tape waiting at home for the 950 to arrive in the mail. Thanks for the super helpful reviews!
Great thorough review nutn. I agree, a real sweet high quality knife.
I like a blade that can rust just a little if you don't care for it. Means they pushed the steel to the hilt on holding an edge. The way it holds up to the Psyco (the movie, specifically the shower scene, lol) on the boxes trick is pretty nice.
Nice taser...can we expect to see a review/pou vid sometime?
Awesome Knife!!!!
The looks on the knife are awesome, but a little expensive for me as an EDC. 2nd type of cool fore sure. Thanks for posting!
I'm surprised, I couldn't find the Bone Collector more comfortable.
she's a real beauty
I picked up a Ganzo G710, pretty darn impressed. Thanks for the tip.
HAH! Great opening! I also have that mouse pad.
The problem I have with axis locks is they don't seem to have tolerances for anything but complete, 100% lockup. Throw some crud in there and only get it 99% open and locked and I just don't trust it. As other people have said, those little springs. They could have and should done it better.
@DutchOvnnn What about cobalt bits? I've had some success drilling through sheet stainless with cobalt bits. In addition, how about drilling a smaller hole and working your way up to your final diameter?
i'm sold
Here in Finland this 950 Rift costs 179 EUR, almost 245 USD. I would say it would have to be really awesome knife for this price.
@Clineburg88 Actually the sog tridents lock and the axis lock look similar externally, but internally they are totally differently.
@Uri24 It means Every Day Carry, he has a vid on his channel about it. It is just a knife that you will always carry with you unlike a huge survival knife or a tactical knife.
Use a cobalt bit to drill your liners, there specifically designed for hardened steel and are typically cheaper.
i definitely need to pick one of these up great review as always.
He also noted in his Benchmade 730 review that he didn't like the 530 because it was a "true spear point"
@nutnfancy glad you said that.. thought I'd screwed it up some how
if nutn made a knife that was under $200 i would buy it without any thought.
Very cool knife man : )
always love the knife reviews, great job as always nutn!
Very nice review, the blade is amazingly attractive but I also beleive that for that prize point, like you said, you can even get 2 blades for the same POU! Love 154 cm too, I had great experience whit it, and its one of my favorite! Benchmade rocks in so many ways, but money wise, its mostly a big investment! Nice job Nutn, you're still a reference for blades, I'd like to know your opinion on the new Spyderco Resilience? Take care and god bless for veterans day, thanks for your service!!!
I carry an M7 great knife and fits my Bushmaster well
The reason you might've broken those carbide bits is because carbide is not as tough compared to steel - any misalignment or bending in the bit will tend to cause fractures in the material. I would recommend cobalt drill bits (good ones are pricey) in a drill press, with a proper center punch and center drill, or a carbide end mill in a milling machine.
I'd still press the 950 into tactical use. For me I feel the little bit of flaring is enough. Otherwise pretty much completely agree.
great reveiw once again Nutn' im going broke ova all the knives Ha!, but thats BM is a lil too pricey for me (esp if you have to mod it to make it comfortable), but its a kool blade. take care and best wishes bro.
this knife was on csi:ny this week!
Hey nutn, I'm an ex-machinist, and I just wanted to give you a heads up that carbide drills are not meant to be run slow. They are hard, and brittle, they need speed to cut properly. And typically without lubrication because of heat shock. Lubricating carbide can be like heating up a piece of glass and tossing it in a bucket of ice water. Looked like about a .5" bit, run the RPM at around 500 and take small, tapping pecks, should eat right through that hard stainless. Do not pre-drill.
nice knife
ive been eying that knife for a long time and wish it was cheaper in the price but is it really worth it
@f0xmuld3r Everything keeping your hand from moving foreward is important, that jimping up top helps keep your hand from moving on the bottom too.
SOG VISIONARY 1 por favor, dont know if the knife is really practical.
That's my holy grail. Getting that exact on for the collection and the black bk1 combo for work. Hopefully by Christmas, as a graduation present to myself from paramedic school. Woo woo!!
Great review...still not sure if I like the looks of that knife or not. Form does follow function however!
@FightDiary Yea i had to go to my subs list to find it. great vid
Are you going to review the spyderco paramilitary 2?
I miss my benchmade. I am partial to tanto tips though. My benchmade was stolen! Darn theives! I gotta git me another one. Know any place with good prices?
would you put a back cut on it
I like this blade, but for the price, there are other knives I would get over this one. The spyderco military, or like you said the mchenry williams knife definitely. Good review, keep em coming nutn :)
I love this knife but the problem I have with mine the clip really isnt tight. I get worried I'm going to lose it.
But everything else about this blade I love.
Pretty pricey! Darn! Maybe one of these days.
Hey Nuntfancy, could you review the blackhawk cqd mark 1 ???????????
@nutnfancy Not here in Norway. Cause the link between USA and Norway lactates awesome and craps überness.
i want to see a review on a desart eagle. i heard there not as bad as some people say. i cant find a place that lets you rent one, so i dont know for my self. i kind of want to get one. they just look so cool.
i think benchmade has the best edge in the box of any other brands in the same price point.
@Ballisticbob517 I love the 940...a reference blade for sure.
Another homerun from Benchmade! Great review Nutn, keep 'em coming!!
Yet again, I have sent my fourth Benchmade knife back in within a year. At Benchmade's price point they are producing some sub-par knives. Still very disappointed with their quality control. Sent in a Dejavoo 740, Presidio 5000, & two Mini Dejavoo 745 knives
This is my first benchmade knife, love it, carry it every day!
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Hey Nutn, I know this is an older review but I just found it and own the same blade. It's my 1st Benchmade and current EDC knife. I love the Axis lock, looks and deep pocket carry though I have busted the tip 3 times now. The blade also has some very small chips in the belly area. Great review and much short!
thank you so much. I have waited forever for you to do a full review on this D: I saw the prelim review but I wanted MOARRRR. Definitely getting this as my next blade... then a zt 350...
The handle must be a Serta bed for the hand.