Bark River Knives still good??? Their sheath's are junk!!!

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Looks like Bark River is really taking a ball busting on cutting cost corners on their sheaths at about $200 a pop for their knives. Hence got the Stewart's attention!!!
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Don't know if any of you follow Dr.Wako's YT channel but if you a Barkie fan you should. This guy from Japan, he don't complain much, as he is a real hunter and buys hundreds of knives including many many Barkies. He is really one hell of a test pot though for all of us to take notice. Note: He says over and over how much he loves the knife.
Funny even after so many complaints yet has he been offered a replacement on Bark River's dime.
I wonder how many of us own these crap for a sheath??? What is next???

Being a "Proud Michigander" most my life and growing up on Barkies, Northwoods, Marble knives and many customs like Mike Leach Knives, this puts a bit of a twist in my gut on whether or not how long the quality of Bark River Knives is going to exist.



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I agree, I sold one of the new sheaths on e-bay and bought one of the old style sheaths for my Bravo 1 SS, I traded the SS to buy a Bravo 1 3v or 35vn but after dropping almost $300 or more for the nicer handle B1 3V, I'd have to sell the cheap sheath and buy a good one or send it to Bark River and pay $20 bucks more for the good sheath.
As a result, I have not bought the new Bravo 1. I imagine that his knives are still fantastic quality as always but don't know for sure.
 
Never had a problem with either a Bark River knife OR a Sharpshooter sheath. Both are top notch quality. Both have iron clad warrantees. Sharpshooter has made custom sheathes for me that have exceeded all expectations.
 
Sharpshooter sheaths are of very good quality. The Bark Rivers are also very good.
 
Mongo said:
Never had a problem with either a Bark River knife OR a Sharpshooter sheath. Both are top notch quality. Both have iron clad warrantees. Sharpshooter has made custom sheathes for me that have exceeded all expectations.
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Sharpshooter is good, this new sheath isn't.

The problem here isn't the sheath maker, or the quality. It's the design.
 
The one sheath certainly looks like a stupid and crappy design.

The old one looks good and tough.
 
I have that 4 layer sheath for mine, and it's great. But, that 3 layer has an odd cut-out for the strap, it's obviously not working well as a design.
 
Their knives seem good, but that sheath looks like junk. The old style is much nicer.
 
Haven't used the new sheath ... I have the original.

After watching this video I feel this guy is a bad shot, a bad butcher, wastes meat, kills to do videos and has poor hunting ethics ...

He loves the knives but slams the maker in four videos?

Pretty harsh use of words.

Glad this butcher will never do work on me.

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Brian Sargent said:
Haven't used the new sheath ... I have the original.

After watching this video I feel this guy is a bad shot, a bad butcher, wastes meat, kills to do videos and has poor hunting ethics ...

He loves the knives but slams the maker in four videos?

Pretty harsh use of words.

Glad this butcher will never do work on me.

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Lol, based on your remarks I am inclined to believe you know very little of Wako. Watch more of his videos and you will learn about the process of hunting in Japan.

And about accuracy.... Kind of hard to be very accurate with a smooth bore .410 shotgun.
 
CrimsonTideShooter said:
Lol, based on your remarks I am inclined to believe you know very little of Wako. Watch more of his videos and you will learn about the process of hunting in Japan.

And about accuracy.... Kind of hard to be very accurate with a smooth bore .410 shotgun.
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I wont.

They take the backstraps and leave the rest?

I've watched more than enough of his videos since day one.

I don't have to like it.

Taking game like that with a smooth bore .410 says a lot ....... you are totally correct.

If that is the way they do it in Japan that is sad.

The way that animal suffered and the meat that was wasted isn't funny at all CrimsonTideShooter.

Your style may differ.
 
~UB~ said:
Looks like Bark River is really taking a ball busting on cutting cost corners on their sheaths at about $200 a pop for their knives. Hence got the Stewart's attention!!!
Read Here>>> http://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=YWBh9IbYg5g

Don't know if any of you follow Dr.Wako's YT channel but if you a Barkie fan you should. This guy from Japan, he don't complain much, as he is a real hunter and buys hundreds of knives including many many Barkies. He is really one hell of a test pot though for all of us to take notice. Note: He says over and over how much he loves the knife.
Funny even after so many complaints yet has he been offered a replacement on Bark River's dime.
I wonder how many of us own these crap for a sheath??? What is next???

Being a "Proud Michigander" most my life and growing up on Barkies, Northwoods, Marble knives and many customs like Mike Leach Knives, this puts a bit of a twist in my gut on whether or not how long the quality of Bark River Knives is going to exist.
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Pretty bold statements for 15 posts on this forum.

I don't think this is a case of cutting corners.

Have you ever used Kydex?

I disagree that Doc doesn't complain much.

What is a real hunter?

Buying hundreds of knives allows him to enable You to claim that all of SSSS products are junk?

If he were to contact BRK for a new sheath he would have received a different style in a timely manner.

The Docs' actions tell a story other than just a what he thinks is a bad sheath design IMO.

Your last sentence tells me you have no clue as to what you are talking about.

The sheath might not be for everyone but a Proud MichiganDer that gets on the web and slams a maker based on videos that the Doc puts up about one sheath model is lame.

If you spent most of your life growing up on Barkies then you are a Kid.

Have you really ever use one of these blades?
 
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Brian Sargent said:
I wont.

They take the backstraps and leave the rest?

I've watched more than enough of his videos since day one.

I don't have to like it.

Taking game like that with a smooth bore .410 says a lot ....... you are totally correct.

If that is the way they do it in Japan that is sad.

The way that animal suffered and the meat that was wasted isn't funny at all CrimsonTideShooter.

Your style may differ.
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If i recall correctly, you need to wait 10 years before you can own a rifle in Japan. Virtuonovice has 2-3 years left to get his rifle license.

I his part of the world (Hokkaido), deer is considered an invasive species that need to be dealt with. That combined with the fact, that there are not enough hunters in Hokkaido, means that there is open season on deer all year round.

The deer situation in Hokkaido can be compared to wild hogs running amok in the Hawaii.

Hokkaido sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) have increased explosively in last two decades without important predators. Agricultural and forestry damages caused by them amount to several billion yens annually.

Although Hokkaido government has tried to reduce deer population under the deer management plan since 1998, sika deer are still overabundant. Although the authorities depend on sport hunting and nuisance control kill by general hunters for capturing deer, reduction of the number of hunters and the aging are progressing.

While sika deer potentially have consumptive and non-consumptive values as natural resource, e.g. game, meat, skin, and viewing, the values are not recognized sufficiently because hunting and consumption of game meat etc. are not so popular in Japan, traditionally. Local deer management in view of resource use and promoting hunting are necessary for human-deer coexistence.
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I've owned many Bark River knives, and have been (for the most part) satisfied with their knives. Most of the knives I have purchased have been serviceable. But the sheaths have often been less than satisfying. Large knife sheaths should not be flimsy. Retention straps should be placed so as to stay out of the way of sharp edges. Sheath profiles should fit the profile of the blade. Rivets or other hardware should be backed so as not to scratch the blade. If kydex, it should be heavy (thick) enough to correctly support and hold the knife.

I've had all of these problems with Bark River sheaths.

Andy
 
I've never had a problem with a BRKT knife, or the stock sheath... Granted, I haven't bought a new one in probably 4 or 5 years, but the ones I have are holding up great. Has there been some shift in quality of which I'm unaware?
 
I'm generally _not_ a fan of any stock sheath. When I buy a knife I've already factored in replacing the sheath. That said the Bushcraft A sheath that came with my aurora was pretty good. I still went the custom route (JRE), but it was a solid pouch sheath.

For years sheaths have been something a knife manufacture threw in the box on the way out. I think BRKT error was changing a solid sheath to a less than solid new design.
 
Edit: on closer inspection, my Bravo 1 sheath is different than the one in the OP. My mistake. :o
 
I have around 15 different Bark River knives. I've only had to ever send one back to the dealer due to quality control issue (warped blade on a large Bowie knife) and I sold one that didn't fit my hand well (Liten Bror - too small).

With that said, I like their knives very much - but I am not, I repeat, not a mind numb, kool-aid drinking Bark River fanboy.

That new Bravo 1 sheath is total garbage by anyone's normal standards.

If Bark River makes good on their word and redisgns/rebuilds the sheath and offers free replacements, that's fine.

I simply find it un-fraking-believable that both Mike and Reid continue to argue that there's nothing wrong with it.
 
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Andrew Colglazier said:
I've owned many Bark River knives, and have been (for the most part) satisfied with their knives. Most of the knives I have purchased have been serviceable. But the sheaths have often been less than satisfying. Large knife sheaths should not be flimsy. Retention straps should be placed so as to stay out of the way of sharp edges. Sheath profiles should fit the profile of the blade. Rivets or other hardware should be backed so as not to scratch the blade. If kydex, it should be heavy (thick) enough to correctly support and hold the knife.

I've had all of these problems with Bark River sheaths.

Andy
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I have a Blackjack model 14 that is made by Bark River and came with a sharpshooter sheath. The sheath is OK, I like the rigging holes and how the snap tucks away when not needed, however the snap is exposed on the inside and has noticeably scratched my blade. Also the snap is on the sharpened side, instead of over the back of the guard like it should. I think that is because some model 14's only have half guards.

I simply find it un-fraking-believable that both Mike and Reid continue to argue that their's nothing wrong with it.
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Agreed. Their comments made me feel sick that I ever gave them money.
 
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