Anyone have any problems with Bark River?

[KyleyHarris]

Nothing like FIRST HAND knowledge of an event or situation.

Since NONE here have that,all you have are the bitter words of those that 'believe' they were wronged by him.

I take NO sides,therefore I let the tools they make speak for themselves.

Having met a few of those you mentioned,all have an axe to grind somewhere.

So let the blades do the talking.

BTW = I own blades by all the makers you mentioned,AND BRK&T.

Funny but all the blades get along in the same box !!.

Bomber.. I tried to send you a PM.. but you have turned off that feature.. I'll just post my message here as it isn't really a secret

I read and replied to your post.

you dont need to be sorry if you are unhappy with a knife.. you are the customer.

but.. I dont know you.. I'd like to know who you are please, and your paypal email that you used so
I can look up the purchase and know exactly what we are talking about..

also.. then I will know if we have spoken about this issue in the past. and verify what we are discussing and the price paid for it.

if you choose to send a knife of mine to BRK rather than talk to me, thats cool.. your knife.. no different
that people that send me Bark Rivers to fix

Thanks.

you know my email address I guess.

 

[bomber258]

Bomber.. I tried to send you a PM.. but you have turned off that feature.. I'll just post my message here as it isn't really a secret

To get this in the public forum .

yes its scaatylobo from the KF that you do know.

And you also know the blade that I was refering to.

And its way too expensive to send it back to you and worry about it getting lost in shipping.

I took it to BRK&T to get it fixed.

And to all to dump on Mike and his crew--- name another maker that takes a crew of strangers into their shop AND shows them how to make their blades the way its done there.

THEN allows you to make them on the same equiptment they use daily .

I have NEVER heard of another maker that does anything near that.

I have been up there twice,and was treated like a decent person as were ALL who went .

AND all who went cannot wait to go back.

That speaks volumes about Mike and his crew and family.

If your REALLY interested in "storys" then go up there and ask him to his face.

bet you get an answer and a face to face that you wont forget or disrespect.

I am sorry if I sound like a champion of BRK&T,its just that I have met a few makers and they were snotty and aloof.

Mike has not shown me or any who go there,that side of a maker with ethics.

I just call um like I see um.

Take the trip === then get back to this site and fill us all in.

 

[KyleyHarris]

I realised who Bomber258 is.. and I emailed him directly..
I will say first and formost that I respect him. and he spent good money with me.. he is friends with me (I hope) and also bark river owners.. Thats all good.

I guessed it was him, because I've had very few real complaints every provided to me.. he gave me a good honest opinion at the time.

Of course.. I disagree with his opinion based on providing videos of all my work, and photos online which means that the fit and finish is not only visible, but easy to see.. I set a price.. people pay it.. i dont feel its blindly..

I respect that when he got it, he didn't feel it was what he liked, and paid BRK to make it look like and ground like a BRK knife.. thats his choice.. but I dont think thats a poor reflection on my knife at all.

he says its not sharp.. I cannot evidentially refute that.. I can only say i tested shaving arm, and paper, before shipping, and both other customers buying identical items at identical price got razor sharp knives, and videod them as such in unboxings.

while it was sharp in my opinion.. it also had an intentional obtuse grind because because it was marketed as a tough warrior fantasy knife, and tested on video cutting bamboo, aluminium poles and splitting thick wood. the fact that my bro decided he wanted it to be a lean cutting machete, when it wasn't sold as such cannot fall on my shoulders.

At the time.. I talked all this over.. and I said clearly that it was as I do them, and others were happy.. even still.. i made and sent a small one of my 3" hikers as an apology for his dissatisfaction.

Strider makes no bones that their knives have "defects" in finish for a long time.. well.. I also made that abundatly clear, so it cannot be held as a reason to say it sucked in my personal opinion.

so other than saying my knife wasn't sharp.. i find little really to say about the item sold that wasn't as marketed.

At the end of the day though.. it was his money, for my hard work.. and it was 2 years ago.

I respect your opinion and thought as much as I do not respect Bark Rivers.. I have made it abundantly clear that I liked and was happy with a majority of their knives.. but I dont like their attitude anymore to customers they dont like.

I think I will bow out now and probably not come back to this thread as its just a tiring thing to do.. everyone should be thinking about blade instead.

I certainly didn't post my issue here and whine about it.. I did it on CliffStamps forum and I hope the person that copied and linked my video would respect that forum and not do cross forum linking again.

All the best everyone.. they are only knives.

 

[KyleyHarris]

To get this in the public forum .

yes its scaatylobo from the KF that you do know.

And you also know the blade that I was refering to.

I just call um like I see um.

Take the trip === then get back to this site and fill us all in.

Scatty.. we posted at the same time..

I respect you, and your opinion.. if we are not all allowed to have opinions then its worthless having a forum..
So I said my piece and wont argue any points with you at all other than what I have already said.
If you disagree with my view. I accept that.

I am glad you take pleasure and enjoyment from them, and from their knives.. Enjoyment is better than being angry or sad.

I dont think you need to apologize for being their champion, any more than I need to for being the opposite..

regards.

 

[Morrow]

Come on folks...we don't need all the cross-forum bashing and drama. Closed.