ANOTHER Becker

vaguy · Mar 5, 2014

......you guys are correct, they do seem to multiply! I bought a BK2 and a BK13, both are nice (opposite ends of the spectrum of course) but neither were practical for my needs (hiking) right now.

Enter the BK16! This one will definitely get some use!

I prefer my blades naked so I had her strip:

I used some 400 then 600 grit wet/dry paper on her to shine her up a wee bit then took my belt sander and cleaned up the tooling marks on the spine forward of the handle. Might do the rest later, might not.

Then it was edge time! Previously I had never gotten a knife 'hair popping' sharp before, but this one is!

A strop is one my best recent purchases.

I just need to make a leather sheath for her and I will be good to go! Blade will go with me anytime I'm in the George Washington National Forest hiking or motorcycling (probably not mountain biking).

Thanks for looking.

-vaguy

Darksidedenny · Mar 5, 2014

Nice looking knife...you re right they do multiply,quite fast,just bought my 3rd one within a month...got to slow down,or not...

Tdhurl1103 · Mar 5, 2014

Nice mods. I love the 16.

cschol · Mar 5, 2014

So?
How long did you own the 16 before you stripped and cleaned up the edges?
I see you are liking the 1095CV. They DO get scary sharp.
Congrats on your newest Becker.

Ethan Becker · Mar 5, 2014

Hey Vaguy......

Glad to see you are having fun with your Sweet Sixteen....... The Sixteen is my anytime in the woods EDC.... Gotta have a Nine handy but the Sixteen is ALWAYS within reach.........Looking forward to seeing some woodsy pics after the thaw....

Ethan

vaguy · Mar 6, 2014

cschol said:
So?
How long did you own the 16 before you stripped and cleaned up the edges?

I think like a whole hour! Truthfully thought the factory coating is very attractive, well done and tough. I hesitated for a second.

22-rimfire · Mar 6, 2014

I hesitated for a second.

That's funny. The BK-16 is my favorite and it can do just about any knife chores I need done. Never developed a great affinity for the BK-2. It was my first Becker. It sits in the box with a light coating of oil on it.

Brew-Jitsu · Mar 6, 2014

My favorite Becker. It will serve you well.

Dexwithers · Mar 6, 2014

Awesome! The 16 is a bad ass little blade. And she looks so good stripped. Nice job man.

What sharpener is that? Sort of like a Lansky?

vaguy · Mar 6, 2014

Dexwithers said:
What sharpener is that? Sort of like a Lansky?

It's a Gatco, same concept as a Lansky. I have I think 5 oil stones with it down to an ultra-fine one, I think it works very well. Can even handle a BK2 without slipping (or stripping).

One tip for using this type of sharpener.....I like to make sure I am able to reliably repeat an edge and angle that I put on a blade on subsequent sharpenings, this means placing each blade back in the holder the same way each time. I take pictures and keep them in my phone as a reference. With this I can see the depth and placement I used last time. Like so:

-vaguy

vaguy · Mar 6, 2014

Ethan Becker said:
Hey Vaguy......

Glad to see you are having fun with your Sweet Sixteen....... The Sixteen is my anytime in the woods EDC.... Gotta have a Nine handy but the Sixteen is ALWAYS within reach.........Looking forward to seeing some woodsy pics after the thaw....

Ethan

Thanks Ethan. "Sweet Sixteen", I like that.

-vaguy

jbass · Mar 7, 2014

The 16 is my favorite over my 2, 7, and 9. I have a 10 coming on Saturday but I already told the 16 not to worry. Shhhh, don't tell the others that I have a favorite.