2012 New Becker

[Cougar Allen]

People have been laughing at me my entire life. It's called society. Some people suck.

 

[PayetteRucker]

No. But I just wanted to take a minute and let you know that your rant crossed the radar. That's usually never a good thing.

And anything I have posted in this thread has been a rant? There's nothing in this thread I'm ashamed of, whether the radar operators choose to poke at it or not. I choose not to affiliate with them or let them affect my life, as I don't agree with their objectives. Again, such is life.

 

[whereismyclock]

Here's a picture of a cat pushing a watermelon out of the ocean.

Can we go back to being friends and talking about how awesome this year is going to be for knives?

 

[PayetteRucker]

I for one am looking forward to seeing what the new Mule and Chop Stick look like!

 

[Samael]

Here's a picture of a cat pushing a watermelon out of the ocean.

Can we go back to being friends and talking about how awesome this year is going to be for knives?

There's an excellent piece of advice. But PFR needs to stop talking crap also. Especially when he's got nothing to back it up (except in his own mind).

 

[wildmanh]

Gents, can we stay on topic please??

On topic, I was so looking forward to the BK6 coming out this year. At least I have the short Beckers and BK4 to hold me over.

 

[DeadFall27]

Lol, that's basically what I look like in my chair right now

 

[PayetteRucker]

Found a shot of the ChopStick-looks like a reverse-Orc chopper, kind of a kindling axe with a funky point on it. Now all I have to do is find a pic of the Zombie Mule... I love the Mule series.

 

[cziv]

Man, there are some major fanboys in here... And I thought I was a big advocate for Becker... one product in the lineup doesn't suit my tastes and I get blown up for it... 95% of the time reselling a blade inquires a loss from the retail price and from shipping. That alone makes it hard to justify taking that kind of chance. I deeply research every product I've purchased. 137 dollars, 90 dollars or 75 dollars, it doesn't matter, it's still alot of money and a big leap to take for never having handled such an extreme design. Kabar makes many other large blades that have been on my radar long before the Machax ever came into the picture-the BK9 and the Heavy series for example. If I'm investing any amount of money larger than a candy bar, I'm going to be damn sure I know what I'm getting into. Life's to short (and so is money) just to buy the next big thing on the block for the sake of novelty. I buy stuff to use it, and if I buy something new when I own products that do the same job that I like better, then what's the freaking point? That much is common sense. How this puts me at fault I don't have a clue.

Of course there's a lot of "fan boys" as you're kinda derisively calling members here. It's a dedicated sub-forum. wha do you expect? I didn't see anyone blowing you up, just advice that you can buy it, try it and still trade or sell it for a very minor loss (if any) on the exchanges. Why freak out over a couple of posts.

 

[Samael]

Cool it, Chuck. We'll take him out for the right reasons, when the time comes. You don't need to invent a reason.

 

[cziv]

Cool it, Chuck. We'll take him out for the right reasons, when the time comes. You don't need to invent a reason.

Sorry, I didn't mean to step on anyones toes - ahh I can see something that can be construed as trolling. My apologies to all.

 

[Murphnuge]

Dude. I've been around longer than you, have a lot more posts, and I don't have two threads in W&C of people laughing at me either. STFU.

That is sig worthy!

 

[Samael]

Go for it.

It's not every day I come out of the Cove. Sometimes you just need to make an exception, though.

 

[tradewater]

Sorry, I didn't mean to step on anyones toes - ahh I can see something that can be construed as trolling. My apologies to all.

Hey man, you didn't step on any toes. Come back and visit anytime.

 

[leatherman]

I never once disrespected the designer. I'm not willing to take a 75 dollar chance. Or a 50 dollar chance. Or a 2 dollar chance. I made educated decisions and based on my budget, AS I SAID BEFORE, I'm willing to consider it in the event I get hands on and am impressed with performance and ergonomics. You have 67 posts and 10 of them have been trolling in here. I've been around since 2009, have 6,000 posts, and many of them in the largest, most developed threads on using technique, tool review and design input threads on large blades. How you think you have the right to bash me and my experience without being around long enough to even know what kind of experience I have on the topic is laughable. Had I seen your post count before this, I would have written you off a long time ago. Take your shit elsewhere, this is a constructive forum.

Wow, since 2009, you have been here a long time.

 

[Nsvens89]

I for one am very happy to hear the machax will be out sooner than I expected. Wish I didn't have to just dump so much money on books this semester. I suppose I don't really need food, a machax on the other hand is a necessity.

 

[ocnLogan]

I'm actually semi-content that the knives are coming out in march. I mean, I'll be busy enough with school in the mean time that I wouldn't really be able to do anything with them other than fondle anyway.

I'd be interested in a BK9 vs BK4 review though, or maybe a passaround. The Machax is one of those designs I'm not sure about just by looking at it. I've never handled any Kuk, or KLO, so I am not sure if I like them or not. But a passaround... yea, I could get into that .

 

[PayetteRucker]

Early semester really sucks. I've got my new BK10 to use until then anyway. Weather will be the biggest factor in where I go and what I do for outdoor stuff for the next few months... with this dry winter it's hard to plan out activities and what tools I'll use to do them. One thing is for sure, with this sweet cordura jump sheath the BK10 will be filling the companion role in the foreseeable future. This bad boy's right up there with the Howling Rat for ergos and blade design.

 

[Nsvens89]

I'm actually semi-content that the knives are coming out in march. I mean, I'll be busy enough with school in the mean time that I wouldn't really be able to do anything with them other than fondle anyway.

I'd be interested in a BK9 vs BK4 review though, or maybe a passaround. The Machax is one of those designs I'm not sure about just by looking at it. I've never handled any Kuk, or KLO, so I am not sure if I like them or not. But a passaround... yea, I could get into that .

Yeah that's a very good point, all that 1095 at once might get a little distracting haha.

 

[Liveitloud]

Again I'd like to try it beforehand, and I haven't written it off. I'm shooting for the Patrol Machete. I'm glad you found it to be a performer.

Hey there PayetteRucker. Just from looking at the profiles of the patrol and machax, the Patrol looks like a better chopper. I have found myself pleasantly surprised over the years when I found out I was wrong. Not saying one way or the other. I have just read Ethan write so much about this knife that I (personally) will give it a chance.

It does have an odd angle to it but maybe that works in its favor. Who knows but I look forward to giving one a try. If you find yourself at all curious but don't want to shell out the bucks for it PM me after they release and I will be happy to send you the one I buy to check out. If not its cool and I certainly understand. Now lets all hug, or not.