Aurora or Bravo 1.5

I don't see why it should alter the dimensions drastically. If I were doing it I would drop the arc of the spine down to the right hand side of the flat spot in your image. You'd lose no length over its current state and it would have no effect on the cutting geometry. Doing it the other way round, grinding off material from the edge, would give you a thicker tip. Dunno how others would do it.
 
Bark River will just regrind it. If you can return it to the distributor that is what I would do.
 
ChRh said:
Ok so, I've contacted BRKT. They told me to send it to them. How long do you guys think it will take for it to come back to me? Can it be fixed without changing the knife dimensions in some weird way? Should I contact the distributor? I was hoping to use this knife for some spring outings. :(
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You should ask them how long it will take. I would think it's a minor fix.
 
Personally, I prefer the Aurora.


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I was gifted an Aurora last fall. For the most part, I really like it. It has a Saber convex grind. At times, I wish it was a full height ground blade. It doesn't slice thick Potatoes, Carrots and the like as well as my Buck 105. But when it comes to wood work, it's great! I think it makes a good all around knife.
 
Mountain Wildman said:
The one thing that comes to mind in regards to the extra length for me is food prep, Last Christmas I was at my Aunts' house and she does not have one sharp knife, So I grabbed my Bravo 1 SS and started chopping, Some of the potatoes, onions and tomatoes were really large and I couldn't just slice, I had to rotate the vegetable while being careful to not rotate my fingers into my super sharp Bravo 1. It's not a real big deal but I remember wishing the blade was a little longer. I'm sure there are other benefits to the longer blade but the food prep experience popped into my head.
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Blade length on the average professional chef's knife is 8 to 10 inches...
 
Never used the Aurora but I've recently purchased a Bravo 1.5 and it's an excellent knife for the tasks I do when in the field. As you're comparing two Bark River knives there's no point me praising the fit, finish, sharpness out of the box etc. They'll be the same.

The Bravo 1.5 is a big medium sized knife, if that makes sense. It's thick and I look forward to putting it through some real woods workouts in the coming summer.
 
I traded my Aurora (for a Fiddleback forge Bushfinger). I liked it, but liked other knives better so it got very little use. Full height convex would have improved it imho..

I got a Bravo 1.5 in another trade and plan on carrying it on my pack mostly for batoning and hard use when I'm carrying a folder or light 4" blade on my belt (light axe alternative). It is very stout and doesn't work too well with hard foods (carrots will fly), but it should most other things pretty well.
 
I like the Bravo 1.5. The handle and blade size work well for batoning and general use in the woods.

I had an Aurora. I like the blade's shape and size. However, I found the handle to be excessively long and the section near the blade to be too narrow for my big hands. Many people love it but for me it was unstable in heavy push cuts.
 
I think my Aurora is a better at bushcraft (naturally) and my Bravo (1) is better as a camp knife but for general outdoor tasks overall I prefer my Canadian Special. Mine are all 3V.
 
I have used a Bravo 1 for some time now, and was considering a 1.5 or an Aurora.

Found a NIB Aurora this morning, in A2, with a Bocote wood handle (my favorite handle material), and for only $169. It's on the way. ;)
 
Having an A2 Aurora, a 3v Bravo 1, and a 3v Bravo 1.5, when I go out in the woods, strap on a fixed blade for weekend work, its the Aurora I usually have. Just feels better in my hand, I like the pointed tip, does pretty much everything I need to do with a knife pretty good (so do the others) .
 
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