Bark River K&T

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davidfoxrn

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Does anybody have any experience with their products? I've worked with A-2 and I have alot of respect for it. I feel it has a very good wear/tough spec. It'll rust but I have eezox and if you've used it you know what I mean. So, I would like to get one of their A-2 knives. They seem underpriced for what they say they are delivering. Do they do a good job tempering, do they know their stuff? Also, I'm not familar with micarta. Is it any good as a handle? Is it slippery when wet? Any guidance/opinoins anybody has would be most welcome. Thanx.
 
i've got 5 Bark River knives, all different sizes. Yes, I like them. :) I like the balance, the sharpness, and the variety of handle materials. They use a convex grind, very nice. Strop to restore the edge.

They know what they're doing when it comes to tempering.

Micarta is excellent for handles that are going to get wet. Especially the coarser grades get a slightly tacky feel, rather than slippery.

They seem underpriced for what they say they are delivering.
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Shh... :cool:
 
Shhhhhhh:) They are excellent for the money, pretty much a Fallkniven for about 1/3 the price. 100% made in the US too.
 
welcome to the forums and another serious thumbs up for Bark River!
 
Yes, Bark River knives are great. Excellent materials and workmanship.

Mike Stewart of Bark River was with Blackjack knives before he stopped making them. Somebody else probably knows more about the history behind this than I do...

Peace.
 
I wouldn't recommend them to a new knife user.

They are too sharp and the steel is too tough.

They are great for camping/hunting but if you are not a careful knife user with some experience handling very well made sharp knives you might end up missing a finger or two.
 
Great knives and the variety of handle materials is amazing. Relatively low price too, considering the product. I buy mine at www.dlttradingcompany.com or www.knifeworks.com . AG Russell has at least one exclusive Bark River knife (the Mountaineer), and other models with exclusive materials.

Micarta is made from layers of material including paper, rag, cloth, or linen. The finer micarta materials (paper) are smooth and can be slippery when wet, but no more than wood or other materials. The coarser materials (canvas) are very grippable.

-Bob
 
They are awesome. I've used my little Mountaineer in very abusive SAR operations (a task for which I'm sure it wasn't designed) and it held up very well.

Excellent knives with great looks. Mike's a great guy, too.
 
I own three and they're great knives. Easy to maintain the convex edge with wet dry sand paper. Very sharp. Good handles. And cheap for what you get.

Phil
 
I have 2 and be very carefull they dont give the apperience of being sharp but you will slice yourself to the bone if your not careful. If theres a handle material you love then Bark River will probably have a model or 5 with the kind you like. Theres only one rule you have to get at least one in blaze orange so it will never get lost.
 
I have a Woodland in blaze orange G-10 and am very satisfied with it. I feel the knife is worth more than they charged for it. The nice thing about BRKT is that you can get their knives in just about any handle material that is available. If you have any questions about ANYTHING to do with Bark River, Mike Stewart is very actively involved in his forum on Knifeforums. Drop in there and say hi.
 
if you are not a careful knife user with some experience handling very well made sharp knives you might end up missing a finger or two.
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This is my opinion as well. The vast majority of Bark River knives have little or no guard; otherwise, I would have probably bought several of them by now.
 
Interesting about the safety factor. I like fixed knives because I always would worry about the lock failing on a folder and the knife closing on my fingers. I think about that everytime I handle ANY folder. Still....I'm irrestibly drawn towards a very well made piece at a bargain basement price. Wait...Oh god...I can't stop myself...I'm buying one! Oh well, I'll just start putting money away for my upcoming traumatic finger(s) amputation surgery;) . In all seriousness: I am new to knife collecting and sharpening, etc. However, not at all new to knife use: I worked in a poultry plant for 5 years and cut up several thousand birds with wood handled Chicago Cutlery knives, no guards and professionally sharpened. I did cut my thumb badly once and got 3 stitches but this was not bad for 5 years at this plant. Much better than the average. Once at work this guy cut himself so badly that he hit an artery and blood was shooting out when his heart beat. He had been there for over 20 years. ALL knives are dangerous. Some knives are safer than others but even experts will eventually screw up and hurt themselves. The key is to recognize the safety issue ALWAYS, try not to get sloppy. Are guardless knives too dangerous?? Not one knife at the poultry plant had a guard on it, but I'd bet that there would still have been injuries if there were. I don't know, but I won't let the lack of a guard keep me from getting a certain knife if everything else about it is perfect.
 
99% positive 1% negative, I think considering BRK&T doesnt really have a presence "here" that is amazing!


good show people, good show!

that in fact does say SOMETHING about the *knives* and NOT the politics!

:D

I think I may have cut myself on a gaurdless gilette sensor excel too BTW...:rolleyes:
 
W.T. Beck said:
This is my opinion as well. The vast majority of Bark River knives have little or no guard; otherwise, I would have probably bought several of them by now.
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W.T. - Check out the "Gameskeeper" model which is what I have. It's guard could be a little bigger, IMHO. It has a nice 4' blade yet is still well balanced and an easy carry.

http://www.barkriverknives.com/gameskeeper.html
 
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