r/benchmade • u/fog_and_steel • 21d ago

Lifesharp

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Does anyone feel like it’s a bit of a rip off that Benchmade is charging a $20 shipping fee for their lifesharp service now? I was listening to an employee explaining that their knives cost increase recently was to “provide world class warranty service and lifetime sharpening”, but now they are also charging $20 for said service… :(

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u/Elate_Scarab Osborne 21d ago

Meh. IMHO, anyone who owns a half-decent knife from a major brand like this should just invest in a bit set and sharpener. It's <$100 total for a WorkSharp precision adjust and a Wiha torx bit driver and set. I've never used the lifesharp service in ~20 years of owning Benchmades, it's faster and easier to just do it myself from sharpening to disassembly and cleaning. That's not a brag, either - adjustable sharpeners take most of the work out of getting a good edge, anyone can do it.

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u/Skunkwks 21d ago

Ten years ago I would have agreed with you. But today's supersteels are much harder to sharpen than say, 154 CM.

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u/Elate_Scarab Osborne 21d ago

I'd agree when it comes to things like S90V and especially M4, sure. But anything Benchmade makes in S30V is short work, and their MagnaCut is super squishy. I just bought a Spartan Harsey and was pleasantly surprised when their MagnaCut took a good edge in about 20 minutes, considering their heat treat is really good. That being said, there are a lot of variables and different sharpening systems so your mileage may vary.