Bark River Knife & Tool?

It's convenient to ignore or disregard in blind faith. The reality is, Mike Stewart makes a REALLY good knife, but he isn't squeeky clean, so don't discredit those who aren't afraid to state the obvious.
 
I won't discredit anyone who wants to make a case -- in the proper place. When we are in a discussion forum talking about the knives, don't toss off some trolling one-liner and expect me to respect that kind of disruptive behavior. People who do that are just wrong.

Start another thread in the right forum and have fun.
 
The OP asked if there were other problems, and some came to light...

Anyone who isnt head first in the sand can find out more if they care to look further, even admission of unethical behavior from Mike Stewart himself. That isnt a trolling one-liner, that is fact.

On that note, anyone who wants to know more, just look around some, and you will find plenty.

Mike Stewart makes a great knife, and I have owned a ton of them. That is also a fact.
 
On the advise of the MS haters who have posted here I just wasted the last hour searching for the "dirt" they claim is to be found. The facts: Mike Stewart has strong opinions and can be abrasive. The non-supported accusations: Some vague claims at some kind of business related misdeeds. Thanks, guys. I'll never get that hour back.

When and if you can come up with some facts, names, dates, places, quotes, links, etc. to support your claims or even something specific in the way of a claim, please start a GBU thread we all can enjoy. Until then, your posts on this thread are meaningless, nothing more than weak attempts to besmirch someone's good name for whatever agenda you support.

Thank you and good day.

And oh, by the way. I just received the MMD I won on BRKT's forum and it is quite the stabber. More to come with a complete review this weekend.
 
I just read your other post Gronk. It is going to serve you well. Best off, it was actually designed to SLICE as well. I cannot think of another dagger...ever...with that intent in it's design and geometry.
 
TwinBlade said:
I just read your other post Gronk. It is going to serve you well. Best off, it was actually designed to SLICE as well. I cannot think of another dagger...ever...with that intent in it's design and geometry.
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Absolutely! I see it as two carving/fillet knives back to back. The usefulness for its original users, the mountain men, would be that there are two good edges to share the load. I can see them keeping a "rough" edge for rope, etc, and a finer one for butchering and the like.
 
J_Curd said:
The OP asked if there were other problems, and some came to light...
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Yes, well I thought the context of the post made it clear I was asking if the state of BRKT's website might indicate that they are suffering from the sort of financial or business problems that have become all too common in today's economy. Thanks by the way to everyone who reassured me that BRKT is still going strong. :thumbup:

I'm not sure what a broken website has to do with yet another re-hash of the vague allegations of unethical business or personal misdeed against the owner of the company but I suppose I should have expected someone to step up and beat that dead horse again. :rolleyes:
 
Damn you, damn you all!

You made me take a look at kniveshipfree.com and now I want all their barkies.

So many pretty handle materials to chose from. :(
 
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I doubt that anyone here grousing about MS have lived a perfectly clean life themselves.

I don't live in a glass house, so I don't throw stones.

The reality is that BRKT makes a very good product. In fact, BRKT continues to make knives for BlackJack and Marbles knives, both of which MS has been involved with in the past. If MS was as horrible a man as some try to claim, he wouldn't still be supplying product to them today.
 
For some, it may be worthwhile to accompany the background of a company into their buying decision, while not for others.

All I can say is that I would not buy a BRKT product for the very reason of M. Stewart and his past.

There is this thread where most of what you might want to know is mentioned, but is a bit lengthy and with plenty of dullness...
 
I am going to make this brief and then leave it alone.

I have people who have judged me on my past. That is not the person who I am today. That is fine, I am better off without them quite frankly.

I judge a person at face value and face value alone on my OWN assumptions, not that of others. I would expect that people do the exact for me. Those that do not, let's just say it was that much easier making my mind about them.

Up until last January, I never even HEARD of Mike Stewart, BlackJack, or Bark River. If people were to actually open up their eyes and LOOK at what he does on a daily basis, watch the way he treats every buyer with the exact same respect and attitude, the way he bends over backwards to do the right thing and warranty out his work, day in, day out, 7 days a week without a break, the fact that he has multiple times the volume of posts than anywhere else "over there", ...well, it is a might bit narrow in the mind if you ask me.

As for the OP, business is growing so fast for Mike and Bark River that he is more than buried to his eyeballs and nearly out of room at this point to add more for the REST of the year. We are not even half way through yet. That says it all. Slander, demean, deface, do whatever. The minority of those that do is so slim, and they actually only hear one small segment of the story from a narrow viewpoint. There is far more than meets the eye.
 
I own or have owned quite a few Bark River knives over the past few years and this ownership has led me to have dealings with Mike Stewart on several occasions during this time. I find Mike to be a courteous, professional and very generous man who supports many charities and organizations through his many donations.

As others have mentioned I don't make personal decisions based on innuendos spread about by small men and women. It's too bad that there are those that can only raise themselves up by putting another down they are at best pitiable.

Some have sworn off ever purchasing anything from BRK based purely on hearsay. If they were to base all of their purchasing decisions using identical criteria I would think that they would still be dwelling in a cave using tools they fashioned from the available stone in their neighborhood.

They certainly can't be driving an automobile what with everything that has taken place with management in that industry, anything petroleum based is out of the question and any money they have has to be under the mattress. You know what I heard about the bankers don't you?

Please take your small mindedness and peddle it elsewhere this the General Knife Discussion forum.
 
Saying negative things about those who speak negatively of others because they speak negatively...Geezus H my head hurts :D
 
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Here you go...

Here is the Proposed Schedule for 2009.

Bravo 1---Delivered

Pro Scalpel--Delivered

Aurora--Delivered

BJK Model 1-7 Fill-In--Delivered

30+/- 2009 Custom Knives--Delivered

BJK Halo Attack knife--Delivered

Gameskeeper II--Delivered

Bumble Bee--Delivered

Gameskeeper--Delivered

KSF Drop Hunter--Delivered

25 Custom 9.5 inch Bowies--Delivered

70 Custom 7 inch Bowies--Delivered

Mini-Canadian-Delivered

Smoke Jumper--Delivered

Gunny----Delivered

Little Creek-Delivered

250 Fire Steels--Delivered

Last of the Clax--Delivered

Highland Special-Delivering

Woodland Special-In Blade Grinding

More Gunnys--In Surface Grinding

60 Custom 2009 Hunters--In Surface Grinding

Bravo-1--In Heat Treat

Blackjack Model 5--In Heat Treat

25 10 inch Bowies--In Heat Treat

Blackjack Model 1-7--In Water Jet Cutting

More Little Creeks--In Water Jet Cutting

Canadian Special---In Water Jet Cutting

120 Custom Hunters--In Water Jet Cutting

PSK--Being Cut Out

Mini-North Star---Being Cut Out

Mikro Canadian--Steel Ordered

Golok Fill In--Steel Ordered

North Star----Steel Ordered

Boundary Rider Bowie/Hot Tamale

Lil Canadian

Huntsman--Steel Ordered

Mini-Boone

Rogue Bowie

Classic Lite Hunter

Teddy

Boone

Kukri

Wayfarer

Bush Saex

BJK Mod 125

Trail Series

That's what I know as of today 27May09, hope it helps. And I thought the CS charges on your knives may have been due to shipping to Canada:confused:
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Thanks for the list.

I am kind of disappointed as my knife was promised over a year ago. They completed 19 deliveries thus far this year and Northstars are the 15th on the list yet to be completed. That is the way it goes I guess. My charge was clearly for the "cleaning" and "sharpening" that the knives underwent also.
 
Slight thread ressurection here, but where should I turn to order/find a mikro canadian with green canvas micarta handles?
 
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I don't know if there are many Micro Canadians available at the moment. I haven't noticed many on the supplier sites, but then, I haven't been looking specifically for the MC.

Looking at the production schedule a new batch of Micro Canadians is currently being manufactured, so there should be a bunch coming available.

You can check the BRKT forum over at KF for a list of authorized BRKT resellers, Then check current inventory.

Also, if you want to be certain to get the handle material you want, you can place an order with one of the resellers and they will build it for you on the next run.

Kevin

PS the new run of Mini Canadians should be hitting the resellers ASAP.
 
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jvan said:
I own or have owned quite a few Bark River knives over the past few years and this ownership has led me to have dealings with Mike Stewart on several occasions during this time. I find Mike to be a courteous, professional and very generous man who supports many charities and organizations through his many donations.

As others have mentioned I don't make personal decisions based on innuendos spread about by small men and women. It's too bad that there are those that can only raise themselves up by putting another down they are at best pitiable.

Some have sworn off ever purchasing anything from BRK based purely on hearsay. If they were to base all of their purchasing decisions using identical criteria I would think that they would still be dwelling in a cave using tools they fashioned from the available stone in their neighborhood.

They certainly can't be driving an automobile what with everything that has taken place with management in that industry, anything petroleum based is out of the question and any money they have has to be under the mattress. You know what I heard about the bankers don't you?

Please take your small mindedness and peddle it elsewhere this the General Knife Discussion forum.
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I was thinking very much along these same lines.

I don't know all the intimate details of BRKT's history, All I know is that since I started dealing with BRKT, Knifes Ship Free, and DLT Trading, to say I've been treated extremely well as a customer would be the understatement of the year. My experience would suggest this is a network of business people who are 100% dedicated to ultimate customer satisfaction. And they have a great product too.

I have no quarrel with truthful, factual, statements, even if they are not entirely complimentary to an individual or product, but all I've seen here is shrouded inuendo about some dark mysterious deed supposedly committed by Mike Stewart at some point in his past.

I didn't take the time to browse the link posted above because frankly I don't have the time to read through a lengthy thread as justification to comments made.

The point I'm making is, if someone is going to drop into a thread and and slander a mans integrity, please have the courtesy and the courage to back your statements with truthful, and confirmable facts so the rest of us can understand where you are coming from.

Kevin



Kevin
 
I hope that I did do that and am not lumped in with everybody, however after my less than happy experience with BRKT I was interested in the experiences of others.
 
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