In the past two years Benchmade's line up has been, well, a bit meh. Last year only the 940-1, an upscale version of the Osborne classic, turned heads. Its carbon fiber handles and S90V blade steel all screamed high end. This year, Benchmade had a number of solid showings at SHOT including an ideal, if by the numbers, EDC knife, the Valet. After a few posts on Instagram it became clear that folks wanted a comparison video, and I am aim to please, so here it is: