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I can count the safe queens in my knife collection with less than one hand (actually two fingers will do), because I like using my knives. I got my new BK-9 on Wednesday, and got to use it Saturday. I knew I was going to like this blade even before I took possession of it, but after putting it through its initial paces, I love it.
I hit the woods with my 11 year old son and my dog, Skipper. After a bit of hiking, I got right down to business on this dead, free standing tree, and promptly put the BK-9 to work chopping it down:
The BK-9 made quick work of the tree. If I didn't stop to take pictures, it would have been down in just a few minutes.
It dug into the wood well, and I only had a few glancing blows, which served to remind me that perhaps my form was lacking, so I made a conscious effort to improve it, and all was well.
Behold the BK-9, dug deep into the stump of its vanquished foe:
After dispatching the tree we moved on and found this shoe, minus its horse.
We wanted to keep it, but it was kind of nasty (who knows what kind of stuff its owner might have stepped in) and had a heavy rubber boot attached to it, so I broke out the BK-9 to slice up the rubber, so we could pull it and the nails off and clean the shoe a little before putting it in my pack.
No Problem:
Another money shot, this time vertical:
Next we made our way over to a frozen wetlands type pond and slid around on it a while before we decided to make a fire right on the ice.
It was wet getting on and off the ice, so we just grabbed what was right there to burn. The length of the 9 allowed me to baton some wood down to size using my hand on the spine.
It made a feather stick no problema:
I also used it to make fatwood shavings which lit up with one well placed spark off the ferro rod:
My son lit up the feather stick and finished building the fire.
In my opinion the BK-9 is a great knife. It's long enough to chop, and bites deep into hard, seasoned wood when doing it, yet it's not so long that it's too unwieldy to use as a knife. It was razor sharp out of the box and held its edge through some pretty hard use. The handle was very comfortable and I don't plan to change a thing about it. While chopping on another dead tree the front handle screw became loose, which I anticipated. I tightened it up with an allen key and continued on my merry way. The screws are now have loctite on them.
Bottom line, I'm very happy with my 9. It made a great day in the woods even better.
Ooohh....Fire and Ice- The elements clashing in an epic battle:
Behold the mighty BK-9 in all its glory:
I hit the woods with my 11 year old son and my dog, Skipper. After a bit of hiking, I got right down to business on this dead, free standing tree, and promptly put the BK-9 to work chopping it down:
The BK-9 made quick work of the tree. If I didn't stop to take pictures, it would have been down in just a few minutes.
It dug into the wood well, and I only had a few glancing blows, which served to remind me that perhaps my form was lacking, so I made a conscious effort to improve it, and all was well.
Behold the BK-9, dug deep into the stump of its vanquished foe:
After dispatching the tree we moved on and found this shoe, minus its horse.
We wanted to keep it, but it was kind of nasty (who knows what kind of stuff its owner might have stepped in) and had a heavy rubber boot attached to it, so I broke out the BK-9 to slice up the rubber, so we could pull it and the nails off and clean the shoe a little before putting it in my pack.
No Problem:
Another money shot, this time vertical:
Next we made our way over to a frozen wetlands type pond and slid around on it a while before we decided to make a fire right on the ice.
It was wet getting on and off the ice, so we just grabbed what was right there to burn. The length of the 9 allowed me to baton some wood down to size using my hand on the spine.
It made a feather stick no problema:
I also used it to make fatwood shavings which lit up with one well placed spark off the ferro rod:
My son lit up the feather stick and finished building the fire.
In my opinion the BK-9 is a great knife. It's long enough to chop, and bites deep into hard, seasoned wood when doing it, yet it's not so long that it's too unwieldy to use as a knife. It was razor sharp out of the box and held its edge through some pretty hard use. The handle was very comfortable and I don't plan to change a thing about it. While chopping on another dead tree the front handle screw became loose, which I anticipated. I tightened it up with an allen key and continued on my merry way. The screws are now have loctite on them.
Bottom line, I'm very happy with my 9. It made a great day in the woods even better.
Ooohh....Fire and Ice- The elements clashing in an epic battle:
Behold the mighty BK-9 in all its glory:
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