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I have bought several knives from them and about 3 or 4 have broke chipped or rolled on me and not even from abuse!? What about you guys? Has this happened to any of you guys out there?
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So if you're experiencing that kind of failure, yet you keep buying BRKTs? Why do I find that difficult to believe?
Can you post pictures of your failed knives?
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The 10 or 12 I've bought and used have never had an issue... of any kind.
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I have not had any trouble.
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I've heard/seen photos of a fair handful of them with chipping issues due to the edges being brought very thin with high hardness. No personal experience and it seems to be an anomaly rather than the norm, but it does seem to happen from time to time.
Yup. There seem to have been outbreaks of this happening.
Apparently, every once in a while, groups of inexperienced/inexpert knife users start using Bark Rivers, causing their edges to roll and chip.
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I bought a Bark River Rogue two or three years ago and need to send it back. Never cut anything but some veggies in the kitchen and a roast once. Something rattles inside the handle and it was ground by a drunken monkey.....warped 10 degrees to one side.
No problems with my sperati, northstar however.
I have seen enough complaints over the years on the forum as well as mine to want to personally handle any Bark river before purchase. With shipping to canada and the hassle of return I would not risk a sight unseen purchase unless it was a used one from a forumite(how I bought the sperati and northstar)
No problems with my sperati, northstar however.
I have seen enough complaints over the years on the forum as well as mine to want to personally handle any Bark river before purchase. With shipping to canada and the hassle of return I would not risk a sight unseen purchase unless it was a used one from a forumite(how I bought the sperati and northstar)
I've tested a boat load of Bark River knives through the years,
...and, yeah, I've damaged an edge or two.
Most have come scary sharp out of the box,
...they all have the geometry of a real cutter, not a sharpened pry-bar.
The choice of many knife users when you need a serious cutting tool that preforms well and will take abuse.
Because of the no questions asked warranty, Bark River knives are often selected by folks pushing the limits of what a knife should do; I'm quite guilty of this myself.
With Bark River making over 30,000 knives a year it's not surprising to see a few chipped or rolled edges from time to time.
For those more concerned with hacking and beating then with cutting and slicing there are plenty of thick edged tools on the market.
Big Mike
...and, yeah, I've damaged an edge or two.
Most have come scary sharp out of the box,
...they all have the geometry of a real cutter, not a sharpened pry-bar.
The choice of many knife users when you need a serious cutting tool that preforms well and will take abuse.
Because of the no questions asked warranty, Bark River knives are often selected by folks pushing the limits of what a knife should do; I'm quite guilty of this myself.
With Bark River making over 30,000 knives a year it's not surprising to see a few chipped or rolled edges from time to time.
For those more concerned with hacking and beating then with cutting and slicing there are plenty of thick edged tools on the market.
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I have a Gunny (stainless steel) and a Bravo Necker II that is one of my EDC. Never had a problem. Thing is I use them as knives, not as pry bars or machetes or hammers. As RevDevil hinted peviously, maybe is the way in which you are using your knives.
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It may not all be abuse or inexperienced users -- or someone falling asleep while convex grinding your knives. But thin edges and high hardness will cause relative brittleness. A careful sharpening, back past that thin edge, will get to better-heat-treated steel and a slightly more obtuse secondary bevel, to solve the problem.
Well, if you're implying that the rolling and chipping is only due to "inexperienced/inexpert knife users", your not correct. I had a Bravo 1 suffer significant blade chipping the first time I cut green bamboo with it. The edge was not scraped, struck, battoned or abused. It was simply way, way too thin.
I sent it back to Bark River, along with a piece of the bamboo I'd been cutting, and they confirmed it was ground too thin. In fact, when I called them about it the first thing they said was it was probably just ground too thin at the factory. I got the strong impression they had been to this rodeo a few times before I called.
They reground it and it's been fine ever since.
I like many of their designs and I've bought other Bark River's since then. But it's a legitimate point that there is something not right about a semi-custom knife coming out of the factory with an unserviceable edge.
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Originally Posted by marcinek
Yup. There seem to have been outbreaks of this happening.
Apparently, every once in a while, groups of inexperienced/inexpert knife users start using Bark Rivers, causing their edges to roll and chip.
Ask yourself if marcinek really believes coincidenctal groups of inexperienced users come along all at once ... or if periodically, someone (perhaps new) at Bark River gets the grind too thin?
I am glad to see Bark River applied my advice and sharpened down to the good steel.
Yup. There seem to have been outbreaks of this happening.
Apparently, every once in a while, groups of inexperienced/inexpert knife users start using Bark Rivers, causing their edges to roll and chip.
Ask yourself if marcinek really believes coincidenctal groups of inexperienced users come along all at once ... or if periodically, someone (perhaps new) at Bark River gets the grind too thin?
I am glad to see Bark River applied my advice and sharpened down to the good steel.
Unserviceable?
What might not be perfect for a user cutting bamboo, might be just right for a user skinning moose.
Not every knife is going to meet every users need.
Taylor the knives you have to the tasks at hand and it it will all work out.
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I have quite a few Bark River Knives and have had great luck. Just send it back to have the spa treatment. Good luck.
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No edge problems with the ones that I have! When a friend was using one of mine, he accidentally dropped it, and the pommel cracked. I sent it in to them for repair, and expected to pay, but they fixed it better than before, at no charge! Now that is customer service. :thumbup:
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