Benchmade Vex 10750: "Mid-speed EDC" by Nutnfancy

The Vex was a relatively high value EDC blade choice in Benchmades now-discontinued Red Line. For around the $40 price point, you could get a capable 8Cr14Mov blade in a strong design. This steel, similar to AUS8, holds an edge adequately, is easy to sharpen, and offers rust resistance. The blade is good looking with its grey titanium coating, has good sweep, and a large deployment hole. Lockup is solid. But I find several downsides in the design that tempers my enthusiasm for the Vex: deployment is somewhat slow (despite phosphor bronze bushings), deployment hole is occluded by the handle, the knife is chunky, the goofy pocket clip forces tip down carry, the jimping in non-functional, the thicker and mid-traction G10 scales have squared shoulders, and the 4.6 oz carry weight is a bit much in the EDC role. For around the $30 price point the Vex would offer good value but it is surpassed in terms of light weight, speed, ergonomics, and easy of carry but many other outstanding designs of equal price (several shown). ////////// Nutnfancy LIkability Scale: 5 out of 10 ////////// Music: Torley Wong