No one is really going to baton with a folder. He's just testing its strength. But Benchmade advertises the Adamas as a "TACTICAL" folder. If it fails with light batoning, that means you shouldn't ever use it in a tactical situation. I say that because if you stab something and you hit dense bone or miss the target and hit a wall, that amount of pressure on the spine is going to cause the blade to close up on your fingers. So, the Adamas is a beautiful pocket knife, but it is definitely not a tactical folder because the spine can't handle any pressure.
That’s surprising. On my old channel I batoned a Benchmade Bugout and Bailout with no lock issues. I would have thought the Adamas could handle it if those light little buggers could
It's not the force you're applying, it's the fact that you're trying to baton hardwood with a folding knife that has a partially serrated blade. Not the knife's fault. Hardwood and wrong blade edge.
How would that cause the failure of the axis lock? I agree it was the wrong blade for the job, but that’s irrelevant to the issue of blade unable to stay locked in the open position.
The Adamas is said to have the strongest lock that Benchmade produces. It looks like the (Omega) Springs that hold the lock bar in place have broken. Replacing these is part of the Benchmade Warranty. The fact that you would be shipping the knife from Sweden to the United States might complicate the Warranty Service. Aside from your friend helping you could send an email to Benchmade. This is Benchmade’s Warranty Service Page: www.benchmade.com/lifesharp-service and the service form is at www.benchmade.com/media/wysiwyg/LifeSharp_ServiceForm73019_Page_1.jpg
Sorry if I caused you to take it apart. That looked like spring failure. Nick Shabazz has several videos of Benchmade knives where he takes them apart and puts them back together. I don’t think he has the Adamas but hopefully the videos will help. Just search “Benchmade disassembly/maintenance” on the channel page. I hope everything goes well.
Wow! I know several guys that strictly used the Adamas while in the Middle East and they swear by them. They never had any issues. Regarding Gerber, they make some good stuff but they make some junk too.
It's really doubtful because you have to pack light in the middle east and you don't want a folder because of the sand (fixed blade are better). Adamas are too big, even for military trained guys.
Why are you attempting to use a pocket knife as an axe? Strange that I use an auto Adamas as an edc and never needed to beat on it with a stick like a wedge. I have other knives for that. I would never beat on a $360 pocket knife and be surprised that it failed. This is a pocket knife and was never marketed as anything else.
Hi Magnus , Benchmade folders are not designed for banging on. But still they are my favorite folding knife. Gerber gator is another very special knife. Thanks so much for your videos, I enjoy them very much.
Either broken omega spring or you need to stop buying cloned knives….. if you got a great price for that knife then you probably got scammed. Benchmade clones fail like that.
That's pretty sad. Even the lightweight Bugout and Bailout took a serious beating without issues but their big tough knife couldn't handle it? Hell I even batoned a $10 BudK slipjoint knife with no issues. I'd say you need to check out Cold Steel if you want a brute of a folder
That is terrible. Benchmade didn't want to make it right. That is absolutely bad business on their part. Glad you have a friend whose company will fix it for you. At least that is what I thought you said. I would guess that is the last Benchmade you ever buy. Hope your friend can get this solved for you.
First of all I am not saying that that is a good knife. I will say that when you are splitting wood like that, you should start hitting the knife directly over the wood. Not on the tip of the blade. If you are looking for a true quality folding knife, I would suggest that you get a Buck. I have cut steel banding off of crates with mine and it's still fine.
I think Benchmade are overrated company. That is light work. People saying you shouldn't use it like that are full of shit. It is marketed as hard use folder. I have seen people baton the little bugout with no problem
Adamas is a heavy duty folder but still a folder. Go fixed for batoning, I'll beat on my triad lock but it is still not the best tool for the job. If you must baton its best to do with the lock out of battery.
No one is really going to baton with a folder. He's just testing its strength. But Benchmade advertises the Adamas as a "TACTICAL" folder. If it fails with light batoning, that means you shouldn't ever use it in a tactical situation. I say that because if you stab something and you hit dense bone or miss the target and hit a wall, that amount of pressure on the spine is going to cause the blade to close up on your fingers. So, the Adamas is a beautiful pocket knife, but it is definitely not a tactical folder because the spine can't handle any pressure.
I don't believe Benchmade warrants failures from abuse. Folders aren't for batoning, I actually don't know any knife company that would warrant with this use.
I have understand resently that the cold steel knives have the strongest lock. But for me i like serrations like gerber style or benchmade style. The serrations on cold steel is not my cup of tea.
Doesn't matter how strong the lock is, it will eventually fail. Why baton with even a $50 Cold Steel folder when you can baton with a $10 Morakniv ?? Don't think there's ever an excuse for batoning with a folder unless in absolute emergency and even then it's not a good idea and probably unnecessary. I own CS large Voyager but I wouldn't try to split wood with it. If you do so, it's not because you need to, you just want to for excitement.
That's why all you need is a good 'ole old school Buck 110. No internal springs, screws or internal parts. Just thick brass and steel. Don't get me wrong, I like the designs of these Benchmade, Gerber (USA Made), Spyderco, Cold Steel, et al. But I've regressed to the old stuff like a 3 dot 1980-81 Buck 110 in 440C. Also, I never baton knives and for real woods use a fixed blade is king.
All of those who put a "not baton with a knife" are right, BUT, so many much cheaper folders not designated for "hard use" can survive such a lite battoning, this is a shame for Benchmade in my eyes. Go for Cold Steel folder (SR 1 will be great choice for your use I gues) and thank you for sharing, I just looked for the knife, and the video realy helps. FM
No one is really going to baton with a folder. He's just testing its strength. But Benchmade advertises the Adamas as a "TACTICAL" folder. If it fails with light batoning, that means you shouldn't ever use it in a tactical situation. I say that because if you stab something and you hit dense bone or miss the target and hit a wall, that amount of pressure on the spine is going to cause the blade to close up on your fingers. So, the Adamas is a beautiful pocket knife, but it is definitely not a tactical folder because the spine can't handle any pressure.
It’s 100% the spring. Otherwise it wouldn’t stick intermittently. The unlocking is random during his tapping. If the lock on the blade broke, it wouldn’t stick at all. Get a new spring.
Why is people so obsessed with batoning, use an Axe instead. Different tools for different tasks. But of cause, some punks use screwdrivers as hammers 😂
There is a way to baton with a folder and this isn’t it. Blade is unlocked, blade and handle at 90°, handle held parallel with wood. This places no stress on lock.
@@georgerector9252 Yes i know and use that metod also. I got an video about it some years ago. In that video some one told me i was stupid to learn out such a dangerous teqnique even when i say in the video that be very carefull when u do like this.
Anyone who believes this shit is a fool, clearly the knife had been used hard before, obviously he didn't baton properly at the moment it broke(theres a different technique using a folder) so to go and call benchmade shit is petty, watch vininull's video on the abamas, the crazy Russian literally beats a brand spankin new adamas, and yes there was some liner deformation after giving it hell, in his words he battle sessioned it in ten minutes, he sure did but it didn't once fail. On top of it benchmade sent him new liners
I chopped a little and it got forward play, sent it to Benchmade and they sId they were redesigning blade, but took 1.5 months and they gave me credit and I bought crooked river which I love
Good information. I have several Benchmade knives, and their locks all hold up well. Clearly, this Adamas does not. That is not much pressure to have the lock fail. I do not baton, but I do carry for self defense. I have had a lock fail in such a situation. Any knife that fails the spine tap test is useless to me. I do not believe the Adamas could pass now. You are also right about the Gerber gator. I have one, and it easily passes the test with its lockback.
I can’t believe Gerber, a knife brand that’s failed others, holds up better than benchmade. Just goes to show if it’s more expensive, it’s not always better. A $25 les stroud knife is probably better than this bench made 😂 *Facepalms*
Benchmade has many models that are made for batoning but that adamas folder is NOT one of them it's from there tactical class but still you'd have alot better luck with one designed for it or at least the adamas fixed blade
No one is really going to baton with a folder. He's just testing its strength. But Benchmade advertises the Adamas as a "TACTICAL" folder. If it fails with light batoning, that means you shouldn't ever use it in a tactical situation. I say that because if you stab something and you hit dense bone or miss the target and hit a wall, that amount of pressure on the spine is going to cause the blade to close up on your fingers. So, the Adamas is a beautiful pocket knife, but it is definitely not a tactical folder because the spine can't handle any pressure.
I've a Gerbar Gator und the backlock of this knife is a joke, but OK. Show me.. make a video comparison of both knifes (especially the locks during "batoning"). And yes. The lock of this folder is broken; send it back and stop whining.
Should name your video "How to Do Dumb Shit." First your not striking the lade portion over the wood. Instead you are hitting the last part of the blade. Choke it up son. Always use a fixed blade to baton. Never a folder. Now sell the 275 and get a 375.
hmm, det är sant. Men jag gillar deras design av flertalet knivar samt att dom har samma utformning av sågtanden som gerber knivarna vilket är den bästa sågtanden .
Ja det skulle jag kunna göra men det finns väl hundratals sånna videos. Tenaciousen är en skitbra kniv,ägde en annan för ett par år sen som jag gav bort till min bror men ångrade mig och skaffade en ny nu då.
@@MrMadhouse70 jo de kan hända, men inget slår en magnus recension :) de blir liksom lite annat än ett pucko som skär kartong och tycker den är survival. Du visar mer riktigt användande :)
Ok, you knife is finished, just putting the final edge on it, sheath done, handle on and sanded, blade about to be sharp. Happy to ship to address of your choosing.
It could be failing due to broken omega springs or the lock bar not seating correctly on the blade.
You don’t hammer or baton on folders.
Ponder buying a hatchet.
Yes
The Adamas is a beast of a knife, it failed because you don't baton wood with a folder. 🤷🤦
Yes
Especially when you baton on serations. Its like saying I used my torch to hammer nails, the lense broke so my torch is rubbish.
lmao most agreed
Latest adamas axis lock just are fitted/ made poorly in too many of them. Thing that ya just can't disagree ☝️
No one is really going to baton with a folder. He's just testing its strength.
But Benchmade advertises the Adamas as a "TACTICAL" folder.
If it fails with light batoning, that means you shouldn't ever use it in a tactical situation. I say that because if you stab something and you hit dense bone or miss the target and hit a wall, that amount of pressure on the spine is going to cause the blade to close up on your fingers. So, the Adamas is a beautiful pocket knife, but it is definitely not a tactical folder because the spine can't handle any pressure.
My Ferrari failed, I intentionally crashed it into a palm tree.
STOP BATONING WITH FOLDERS, THAT'S WHAT FIXED BLADES & AXES ARE FOR.
That’s surprising. On my old channel I batoned a Benchmade Bugout and Bailout with no lock issues. I would have thought the Adamas could handle it if those light little buggers could
They designed the axis bar thinner I believe
It's not the force you're applying, it's the fact that you're trying to baton hardwood with a folding knife that has a partially serrated blade. Not the knife's fault. Hardwood and wrong blade edge.
How would that cause the failure of the axis lock? I agree it was the wrong blade for the job, but that’s irrelevant to the issue of blade unable to stay locked in the open position.
I think id stick to a fixed blade for batoning and thanks for the update on the Benchmade knife.
Dude, who taught you to baton with a folder? Not at all what you should be doing.
Cold steel sr1 is the answer for hard use.
Adamas is still a great knife.
The Adamas is said to have the strongest lock that Benchmade produces.
It looks like the (Omega) Springs that hold the lock bar in place have broken. Replacing these is part of the Benchmade Warranty. The fact that you would be shipping the knife from Sweden to the United States might complicate the Warranty Service. Aside from your friend helping you could send an email to Benchmade. This is Benchmade’s Warranty Service Page: www.benchmade.com/lifesharp-service and the service form is at www.benchmade.com/media/wysiwyg/LifeSharp_ServiceForm73019_Page_1.jpg
Both omega springs are ok. I have taken it apart. Now the problems come to put it togheter again:)
Sorry if I caused you to take it apart. That looked like spring failure. Nick Shabazz has several videos of Benchmade knives where he takes them apart and puts them back together. I don’t think he has the Adamas but hopefully the videos will help. Just search “Benchmade disassembly/maintenance” on the channel page. I hope everything goes well.
This is the contact page on Benchmade’s website. The message box is on the page:
www.benchmade.com/contact
@@nicholasconway7975 the knife is garbage.
@@user-xx5zl8dz1v Yup.
Wow! I know several guys that strictly used the Adamas while in the Middle East and they swear by them. They never had any issues. Regarding Gerber, they make some good stuff but they make some junk too.
Benchmade maybe shipping all the monday knives to sweden haha
@@MrMadhouse70 Lol! I guess do! Like your videos.
It's really doubtful because you have to pack light in the middle east and you don't want a folder because of the sand (fixed blade are better). Adamas are too big, even for military trained guys.
@@raphaelg2448 Well, they carried them. All in the middle east. Had nothing but praise for them and said they never failed.
That is the old model. These are the new thin busted shit
Nice doing fixed blade things with a folder GENIUS lmaooo
Why are you attempting to use a pocket knife as an axe? Strange that I use an auto Adamas as an edc and never needed to beat on it with a stick like a wedge. I have other knives for that. I would never beat on a $360 pocket knife and be surprised that it failed. This is a pocket knife and was never marketed as anything else.
Hi Magnus , Benchmade folders are not designed for banging on. But still they are my favorite folding knife.
Gerber gator is another very special knife. Thanks so much for your videos, I enjoy them very much.
That's why my personal rule is Tri-Ad or Fixed only.
No. Fixed only.
Guys, my Prius isn’t towing a 28ft snowmobile trailer with 4 sleds in it. Piece of shit car.
Either broken omega spring or you need to stop buying cloned knives….. if you got a great price for that knife then you probably got scammed. Benchmade clones fail like that.
That's pretty sad. Even the lightweight Bugout and Bailout took a serious beating without issues but their big tough knife couldn't handle it? Hell I even batoned a $10 BudK slipjoint knife with no issues. I'd say you need to check out Cold Steel if you want a brute of a folder
Adamas has serious problems, saw a lot video talking about that, this is a knife not a toy, you did the right thing 👍
It’s got that Soviet quality to it 😂
That is terrible. Benchmade didn't want to make it right. That is absolutely bad business on their part.
Glad you have a friend whose company will fix it for you. At least that is what I thought you said. I would guess that is the last Benchmade you ever buy. Hope your friend can get this solved for you.
The knife was a gift from my girlfriend. So its sad that it ended up this way. I think she is more sad than me;)
First of all I am not saying that that is a good knife. I will say that when you are splitting wood like that, you should start hitting the knife directly over the wood. Not on the tip of the blade. If you are looking for a true quality folding knife, I would suggest that you get a Buck. I have cut steel banding off of crates with mine and it's still fine.
You are right about that. i will try again later after i put it togheter.
No get a cold steel. Bucks always eventually get lock rock and slop with hard use
Not sure what is going on. I have an adamas and it will pass this with no effort. Are you buying knockoffs?
exactly what i was thinking
Tack för video. Tänkte köpa en Adamas 😕
I think Benchmade are overrated company. That is light work. People saying you shouldn't use it like that are full of shit. It is marketed as hard use folder. I have seen people baton the little bugout with no problem
Adamas is a heavy duty folder but still a folder. Go fixed for batoning, I'll beat on my triad lock but it is still not the best tool for the job. If you must baton its best to do with the lock out of battery.
Third Benchmade is Kaput, stop buying Benchmade then Magnus, simple.
I soon start thinking Benchmade ship all the bad knives to sweden becouse no one in USA complain haha
batoning a folding knife. next level derp.
No one is really going to baton with a folder. He's just testing its strength.
But Benchmade advertises the Adamas as a "TACTICAL" folder.
If it fails with light batoning, that means you shouldn't ever use it in a tactical situation. I say that because if you stab something and you hit dense bone or miss the target and hit a wall, that amount of pressure on the spine is going to cause the blade to close up on your fingers. So, the Adamas is a beautiful pocket knife, but it is definitely not a tactical folder because the spine can't handle any pressure.
I baton with a folding knife, must be defective because it cannot do it as well as a fixed blade. Moronic point
I have the automatic, adamas,sometimes they are China clones,did you check? Send it to benchmade its lifetime warranty
I don't believe Benchmade warrants failures from abuse. Folders aren't for batoning, I actually don't know any knife company that would warrant with this use.
Hope they back up their product! I know Gerber would!!
I dont think they will. I think they gonna say i have abuse it. I can tell you the force here was not alot.
Ive got this gerber prodigy on my belt and its a tank lol good to see you brother
That Prodigy is the shit haha:)
My Cold Steel Recon 1 has no problem battoning and the lock does not fail⚔️
I have understand resently that the cold steel knives have the strongest lock. But for me i like serrations like gerber style or benchmade style. The serrations on cold steel is not my cup of tea.
Doesn't matter how strong the lock is, it will eventually fail. Why baton with even a $50 Cold Steel folder when you can baton with a $10 Morakniv ?? Don't think there's ever an excuse for batoning with a folder unless in absolute emergency and even then it's not a good idea and probably unnecessary. I own CS large Voyager but I wouldn't try to split wood with it. If you do so, it's not because you need to, you just want to for excitement.
That's why all you need is a good 'ole old school Buck 110. No internal springs, screws or internal parts. Just thick brass and steel. Don't get me wrong, I like the designs of these Benchmade, Gerber (USA Made), Spyderco, Cold Steel, et al. But I've regressed to the old stuff like a 3 dot 1980-81 Buck 110 in 440C. Also, I never baton knives and for real woods use a fixed blade is king.
I mean well you shouldn't be batoning with folder
U need a fixed blade for batoning or baton with the blade not engaged
All of those who put a "not baton with a knife" are right, BUT, so many much cheaper folders not designated for "hard use" can survive such a lite battoning, this is a shame for Benchmade in my eyes. Go for Cold Steel folder (SR 1 will be great choice for your use I gues) and thank you for sharing, I just looked for the knife, and the video realy helps. FM
Damn it’s almost like you’re not supposed to do that with a fucking folder
No one is really going to baton with a folder. He's just testing its strength.
But Benchmade advertises the Adamas as a "TACTICAL" folder.
If it fails with light batoning, that means you shouldn't ever use it in a tactical situation. I say that because if you stab something and you hit dense bone or miss the target and hit a wall, that amount of pressure on the spine is going to cause the blade to close up on your fingers. So, the Adamas is a beautiful pocket knife, but it is definitely not a tactical folder because the spine can't handle any pressure.
It's not a bush crafting knife and it's not an axe.
You're batoning with a folder....no folder is made for that. User error is the only issue here. Stick to a fixed blade if you're going to baton.
It’s 100% the spring. Otherwise it wouldn’t stick intermittently. The unlocking is random during his tapping. If the lock on the blade broke, it wouldn’t stick at all. Get a new spring.
Thats not how I was taught to baton with a folder. js
Blade is unlocked, blade and handle at 90°, handle held parallel with wood. This places no stress on lock.
I know what u mean but anyway. I did not do it hard. I have other knives that hold up for this. And mostly i never baton a folder.
Why is people so obsessed with batoning, use an Axe instead.
Different tools for different tasks.
But of cause, some punks use screwdrivers as hammers 😂
What model is the Gerber knife you were talking about in the video?
You should not baton any folding knife! They will all eventually fail.
Well i can say you are right about that. But this is not heavy batoning at all. Small sticks and not to often should absolutley be ok.
Say that to Cold Steel, their tri-ad-lock holds up for my baton.
There is a way to baton with a folder and this isn’t it. Blade is unlocked, blade and handle at 90°, handle held parallel with wood. This places no stress on lock.
@@georgerector9252 Yes i know and use that metod also. I got an video about it some years ago. In that video some one told me i was stupid to learn out such a dangerous teqnique even when i say in the video that be very carefull when u do like this.
Cain0078 I have cold steel and agree they are amazing, but they break as well when abused.
Hi ! Buy a knife Cold Steel !
I got one recon 1 sins many years.
Or a Fällkniven!
it looks like you are holding the blade too soft. it is bouncing back and forth
Anyone who believes this shit is a fool, clearly the knife had been used hard before, obviously he didn't baton properly at the moment it broke(theres a different technique using a folder) so to go and call benchmade shit is petty, watch vininull's video on the abamas, the crazy Russian literally beats a brand spankin new adamas, and yes there was some liner deformation after giving it hell, in his words he battle sessioned it in ten minutes, he sure did but it didn't once fail. On top of it benchmade sent him new liners
Looks like the wonderful Omega spring broke?
I chopped a little and it got forward play, sent it to Benchmade and they sId they were redesigning blade, but took 1.5 months and they gave me credit and I bought crooked river which I love
So the new ones have a redesigned blade now?
@@saiiiiiii1 haven’t read or heard anything about it, but that’s what they told me.
Get a fix blade adamas then lmao, not the best idea to do that to really any folder on the market.
If you want a fokd that you can baton with look at the ZT line. A base 0350 will handle that cause I have done it.
You should have bought an axe or a hatchet. 💡
Not what that knife is meant for. So ignorant
Good information. I have several Benchmade knives, and their locks all hold up well. Clearly, this Adamas does not. That is not much pressure to have the lock fail. I do not baton, but I do carry for self defense. I have had a lock fail in such a situation. Any knife that fails the spine tap test is useless to me. I do not believe the Adamas could pass now. You are also right about the Gerber gator. I have one, and it easily passes the test with its lockback.
Junk! Too much money for them anyway...
Poor boy
Great video Magnus
Thanks. But not a video i was looking forward to do.
I can’t believe Gerber, a knife brand that’s failed others, holds up better than benchmade.
Just goes to show if it’s more expensive, it’s not always better. A $25 les stroud knife is probably better than this bench made 😂
*Facepalms*
I got 2 benchmade arvensis with broken grip in my collection so this is not the first knife that is broken.
Benchmade has many models that are made for batoning but that adamas folder is NOT one of them it's from there tactical class but still you'd have alot better luck with one designed for it or at least the adamas fixed blade
No one is really going to baton with a folder. He's just testing its strength.
But Benchmade advertises the Adamas as a "TACTICAL" folder.
If it fails with light batoning, that means you shouldn't ever use it in a tactical situation. I say that because if you stab something and you hit dense bone or miss the target and hit a wall, that amount of pressure on the spine is going to cause the blade to close up on your fingers. So, the Adamas is a beautiful pocket knife, but it is definitely not a tactical folder because the spine can't handle any pressure.
I've a Gerbar Gator und the backlock of this knife is a joke, but OK. Show me.. make a video comparison of both knifes (especially the locks during "batoning"). And yes. The lock of this folder is broken; send it back and stop whining.
show your face before you open your big mouth.
@@MrMadhouse70 All my personal informations are on my homepage. Why does my face matter? Do u need it for the video comparison?
Should name your video "How to Do Dumb Shit." First your not striking the lade portion over the wood. Instead you are hitting the last part of the blade. Choke it up son.
Always use a fixed blade to baton. Never a folder. Now sell the 275 and get a 375.
Good looking knife though...
Get the fixed blade
Well don't baton with any other folder than Cold Steel tri ad locks ya dingus
broken omega spring
Mine doesn't do that
Stick with your Gerber Gator.
Maybe that is the only thing to do:(
Or get a Fällkniven F1, had mineral for 20years and used it a lot 👍🏻
Bloody hell!!!!
shaize
So did Benchmade make it right?
You may have just got a 🍋! I have beat the shit out of mine and has never failed.🤷🏻♂️
Imponerande att du inte bara givit upp och slutat köpa benchmadeknivar
hmm, det är sant. Men jag gillar deras design av flertalet knivar samt att dom har samma utformning av sågtanden som gerber knivarna vilket är den bästa sågtanden .
You used the right words "piece of shit"
Bench🤡made
Hur går det att klubba på utan låset .. "låst"?
Hur menar du?
vad skulle du på dyrknivar att göra? står de inte gerber på så är de inget för dig ;) skulle vilja se dig göra recension på tenaciousen du fick :)
Ja det skulle jag kunna göra men det finns väl hundratals sånna videos. Tenaciousen är en skitbra kniv,ägde en annan för ett par år sen som jag gav bort till min bror men ångrade mig och skaffade en ny nu då.
@@MrMadhouse70 jo de kan hända, men inget slår en magnus recension :) de blir liksom lite annat än ett pucko som skär kartong och tycker den är survival. Du visar mer riktigt användande :)
@@andreaswittur6083 ska se vad jag kan komma upp med:)
To much money for 💩
Ok, you knife is finished, just putting the final edge on it, sheath done, handle on and sanded, blade about to be sharp.
Happy to ship to address of your choosing.
knivdödaren ;-) (knife-killer)
Näedå, jag har inte härjat runt med den speciellt hårt haha
My present for you 😢
😭
Did Benchmade send you a new omega spring?