As much as I hate to say this about my new BK4.....

Guyon said:
Clearly, you just need some pink scales. :D

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Oh well, chit....there's the damn problem. It's clearly a matter of proper attitude. Where can I get some of those pink scales? Seriously.
 
I remember thinking the same thing when I got my 4. "Hey wait, isn't this supposed to be bigger and heavier and more destructiony?" Then I used it for a while. Then I bought another 4 from Dex just in case anything ever happened to the first one. Use your 4 before you make up your mind. Warrior is right, it's a sweet blade.
 
CM_Rick said:
You may, or may not be the type of person that actually uses its knives. How's about you give it a try before hating on it... I happen to love the Machax. It's the one blade that teaches people that .25"+ stock isn't necessary to make a great chopping blade.
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Well, I think I already said I was gonna try it before passing final judgment. Too many have given it high praise to shrug it off peremptorily, to contradict those opinions without personally subjecting the knife to significant assessment, if not rigorous challenging. I also said I have a 9 so I know that a chopper doesn't have to be 1/4" to attain results. I'm going into the VA hospital tonight for some fairly rigorous testing myself, so It may be a couple days before I'm able to pass on my findings. Trust me, I'm not "hating" on it. I love my Beckers and desperately WANT to like this knife. LOL I promise I will give it a fair hearing, before relegating it to the kitchen knife drawer, destined for chopping peppers and onions. :p
 
Creaky Bones said:
I remember thinking the same thing when I got my 4. "Hey wait, isn't this supposed to be bigger and heavier and more destructiony?" Then I used it for a while. Then I bought another 4 from Dex just in case anything ever happened to the first one. Use your 4 before you make up your mind. Warrior is right, it's a sweet blade.
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destructiony?"

Not at all sure that's a word, but.....I wish it were. OK if I use it? LOL
 
I have used my Machax so much that the wrist flick has become intuitive. It isn't going to take your breath away with the power, but it is a fast knife to use in a chopping capacity. And when it has the proper geometry, it is extremely effective.

It does take some getting used to, but if you give it a chance, you may be surprised.
 
CM_Rick said:
I happen to love the Machax. It's the one blade that teaches people that .25"+ stock isn't necessary to make a great chopping blade.
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Of course if you can get your hands on a .25" thick Machax, it ALL JUST FALLS INTO PLACE. LOL
I would put this baby up against the BK9 any day of the week!
 
I am not the biggest Machax fan, with that said I own three of them. I too was a little deterred when my first two arrived and I found out how they actually feel vs what they felt like in my mind.

Having owned them for a while I haven't mastered the BK-4 but I understand it much better then when I first purchased them. I understand that it was designed to be very versatile and that if the knife was bigger, longer, or whatever that it would not be as versatile. The Machax is a compromise, and an easy one at that.

Give it an honest try. I think you'll keep it.

Jeremy
 
insert standard machax spiel and pictures here...
 
Here ya go!

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Jeremy
 
You guys are such sorcerers!

I read all these testimonials and see all these pics and the desire wells up till I just gotta have a 4 or I'll bust!

Then I handle one and *poof* the spell is broken.

Then I'm back here and my head starts spinning again. ;)
 

They take some getting used to-I'm used to khukuri, bolos and golok/parang style stuff-but once you get the technique down they'll throw some chips. Two hints: one, the point of percussion is way out there-maybe 2" from the point (which is nice when you hafta cut near the ground), and to add to the wrist-flick-grip the hilt with your index and middle fingers and thumb. pinkie and ring fingers remain loose. At the moment of impact, snap your hand shut-it's the classic Gurkha cutting technique and it works with everything. I was pretty sold the first time I used mine as a draw knife.
 
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