My Anthem report

Finally decided to sharpen mine up on the Wicked Edge (the rebladed one of course). Came out screaming sharp and very well polished at 16 degrees per side.

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Wow that food looks amazing! The knife does too. :thumbsup:
 
Your athem is a beautiful knife with an equally beautiful edge to match. the handle has a shape very reminiscent of the 940.
 
Is anybody having chipping issues on their Anthem? After a week of work, my blade looks awful.
 
halden.doerge said:
Finally decided to sharpen mine up on the Wicked Edge (the rebladed one of course). Came out screaming sharp and very well polished at 16 degrees per side.

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Hey Halden.Doerge, how do you compare benchmade's s90v, and m390 and 20cv for ability to take a fine edge?
 
microtech85 said:
Hey Halden.Doerge, how do you compare benchmade's s90v, and m390 and 20cv for ability to take a fine edge?
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I'd say 20CV wins out. M390 is about the same, but I've been really impressed with Benchmades 20CV. Both are better at taking a fine edge than S90V.
 
halden.doerge said:
I'd say 20CV wins out. M390 is about the same, but I've been really impressed with Benchmades 20CV. Both are better at taking a fine edge than S90V.
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Cool, thanks. I just got my 940-1 back from service and they accidently put a cpm 20cv blade on it so i am trying to decide whether or not to keep it that way or send it back in for the s90v.
 
microtech85 said:
Cool, thanks. I just got my 940-1 back from service and they accidently put a cpm 20cv blade on it so i am trying to decide whether or not to keep it that way or send it back in for the s90v.
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Keep that!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
halden.doerge said:
Keep that!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:
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Your enthusiastic response gives me confidence for keeping the 20cv. I have only had my valet with m390 for about two months so i just havent had enough cutting experience to form an opinion. However, it takes a very fine edge realitvely easily when sharpening. I liked s90v so much because on my 940-1 it was my only knife that never suffered an edge roll. However, i disliked sharpening it and i could never get quite as fine of an edge as i would like. I am someone who appreciates a sharp edge with great stability. I prefer to touch up my knives 2-4 times a month with a few passes on spyderco ceramics to keep a fine edge.
 
I like the edge profile on the anthem. It looks like a very practical blade shape. And it speaks volumes to me that benchmade chose to put the cpm 20cv on their flagship manual folding knife.
 
I wonder if the clip would blend better if they made the chevron pattern of the clip in the opposing direction.
 
Totally off topic for the thread in general, but I want to pick one of these up really bad! I’m watching the forum to try and catch a deal because I can’t see myself paying the $425 retailers have to ask for it. I have seen them go $300-$350 on the forum... I’ll catch one eventually.
 
I have a friend trying to remove the Axis Lock mechanism on my Anthem for me. I thought the two screws on the back were Torx, but he says they're not. Has anyone disassembled his?
 
DrMEMS said:
I have a friend trying to remove the Axis Lock mechanism on my Anthem for me. I thought the two screws on the back were Torx, but he says they're not. Has anyone disassembled his?
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Yes the two little screws are torx. I believe they are t5 maybe but I cant remember for sure. Apostle P has a video sowing how to disassemble it. Good luck with the axis bar though. It takes a proprietary tool.
 
...and WHY would anyone want to remove the Axis lock from an Anthem?? From a safety viewpoint, there wouldn't be much holding the blade inside the frame!
 
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