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The Benchmade Adira immediately caught my attention with its robust design and practical features, making it a valuable addition to my carry, especially when working in wet environments.

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Hearing that Benchmade had a new water series coming out was intriguing. I had owned a few of the H1 Spyderco Salts, and they were interesting. They could be used for daily tasks without worrying about corrosion, but where they really shined was in wet environments. It was only a matter of time before someone in the cutlery industry decided to do their own take on things. With the Spyderco Salts, they used a blade steel that was nitrogen-based. Nitrogen, like carbon, is a small atom and has a similar ability to influence changes to iron's ferrite structure. Unlike carbon, however, it does not increase the steel's vulnerability to corrosion. With the water series, Benchmade has decided to use the new Magnacut steel. This new steel has a host of features that make it great for being around water. Let's take a look and see how the Adira stacks up to wet environments and EDC tasks.