Some one was wondering why I never got a Junglas II or I. I told him I had 3 BK9s and I was fine. 3 micarta handled ones and they seem to be doing well I never had to get any thing to replace my medium chopper multi-tools. (I call them medium knives considered what I do with my big blades) They are able to do short machette work and are multi-tool knives from smallish jobs to whackering ones. For true heavy chopping, that's when the SP-51, 53 and SP-8s come out, to do the job class they were meant to do. My RD-9s and SP-5 fall around the BK9 duty area I use them for. But the BK9s and SP-5 have the better handles. My RD9s and BK9s flip flop in and out of the jobs, well because I got 3 of each and I just grab one when I need the larger knife because I got "TO MANY OF THEM!" some people whine at me. But when I know I have to use some thing for a while on a long duration non work in the swamp or alderbrush day, the better handled BK9 usually goes in the job pack. Oh there is a nice one better than the BK9 for most jobs and that's the BK4, but it not around any more. Mine came back from a friend who came back from a wandering back pack in the wilderhood for a few weeks, he asked for the best knife I could loan him and the BK-4 went with him. He needed a super multi took knife, besides the SP-53 he learned to take a few blades and light hatchet and a saw with decent saw blade numbers than a big clunky axe. The BK4 was the main multi tool knife he used, atleast he sharpened it after I got it back. He said he would of taken the BK9 if the BK4 wasn't available, it all came down I confirmed with him that was Mr. Becker's idea. A good Handle goes a long way for a good knife. So the more affordable and dependable and expendable knife that performs above its calling, is the BK4, and if not available, the BK9 will also do.
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I picked up one of these this year as well, after reading a lot of glowing comments. I don’t know if I will ever use it for anything. Maybe I need to give it some more time, and do some work on the edge, but on my first impression it is the most unwieldy blade in my pile. It feels heavier in hand than even the much heavier Baryonyx machete. If anything, I would only use it for a short stint.
In contrast, the BK9 feels like I could go all day with it. The smooth handle allows it to move very well with snap cuts without raising blisters.
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That's great to hear. I was really up in the air between trying the BK9 or the SP53. My reasoning was, if I liked the heavy bladed SP53, and could use it for some knife chores, then I wouldn't need the BK9. If I bought the BK9 and decided I wanted a heavier chopper, then I would still want the SP53. But as it is, I think the BK9 would have been a better choice for my needs. It's really cool to hear so many speaking favorably of the BK9.
Yep the SP-53 is great for the heaviest chopping. Depends on your local vile vegetation. I use mine for that, black spuce and alderbrush and my SP-51 for heavy thwackering. But for multi-tooling when tooling around in the wilderhood, when weight vs. carrying capacity and multi-tool capability, to me the multi-tool wins out. The more experienced woody worker gets the BK-4, a spare BK9 or two in the wilderhood pack I'm forced to go with. And one of the heavier OKC knives and...a few saws with spare saw blades! And a hatchet or two, light ones (weight wise not light tapping duty). A smaller belt knife folder or fixed and a spare multi-tool. Over wildertooled some say...but if a bear runs off with a pack or a canoe goes over. Its better to be over tooled than under tooled. Some thing that can step way out of its weight class like a BK-9 is one of the bester knives out there for the bigger blades...that are available, affordable, and expendable if the canoe goes over and weight needs to be shed right away or the pack not tied to the gunnel. For a one large blade selection (Besides the BK4) the BK9 seems a perfect fit when going light. Its that handle that makes it appealing mostly.