Bark River.....

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I searched for a while but got lazy, so I'll just ask the question...

I have found a Bark River knife online that I really like the looks of. Having never looked at one in person I wanted to know if the quality is fairly consistant on their knives ? I know I have read good reviews in the past, but I can't remember any specifics...Also how are the sheaths that they come with?
 
bark rivers are all excellent quality and will last you several lifetimes...probably get alot of infor on barkie over in the wilderness and survival training section
 
I have had dozens of BRK&T Knives. And I can tell you they are all of the highest quality. They are also quite collectible these days if you can find a vintage 2000 or 2001 model or perhaps if your lucky a year or so earlier.

The best,
Anthony
 
sunnyd said:
I have had dozens of BRK&T Knives. And I can tell you they are all of the highest quality. They are also quite collectible these days if you can find a vintage 2000 or 2001 model or perhaps if your lucky a year or so earlier.

The best,
Anthony
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I have only 4 barkies..... a Bravo-1, mini canadian and 2 OMFs. I've only used the Bravo-1 but it is a great knife.
 
Their quality is very consistent between models and individual knives. The sheaths of mine are very good quality made from heavy leather.
 
Great knives, and very good sheathes. I have the mini northstar, and tha journyman. Bolth are high quality, and came hair shaving sharp.
 
I have four, Fox River, Canadian Special, Wolf River, and the PSK. Quality is consistent. Bark River makes some great stuff:thumbup:
 
My mini-canadian wasn't super sharp out of the box, but fit and finish were excellent!! I can't wait to buy more. Oh, and my Canadian Special is excellent in every way!
 
I think everyone else has said it all. They're great production knives & F&F is excellent. Typically, they use A2 & a stainless Sandvick steel. I find their handles to be very comfortable for my large hands.

I've handled a few, but have only had a clip point skinner, with a Bravo-1 & a Gameskeeper coming. :D
 
I have 6: Bravo-1, 2 mini-Skinners, mini-Canadian, Highland, and Northstar. The quality is consistently well above-average...in other words, excellent. The sheaths are well-made but, for my tastes only, poorly designed. They are all (so far) loose-fitting pouch-style sheaths and the handle rides too deep in the sheath for me. They are adequate for their purpose though.
 
I have a Northstar, and it compares very favorably to my Bob Dozier. IMHO, a very good knife, and an excellent value. I've seen kniives that cost twice as much that weren't anywhere near equal in quality. :)
 
Today I received a Micro II with antique bone stag and have a Mini Northstar with big horn sheep. Both are top quality. Sheaths are well made.
 
Barkies have consistently high quality, very good fit and finish. Should one slip past Abby that isn't what it should be, just send it back, and it'll get put right. Really.

The current sheaths are very good. Older sheaths are a mixed quality - generally, the older the knife, the worse the sheath. Again, if it's a problem, contact Bark River, and they'll replace it.

Bark River knives work, they are excellent quality, their warrantee is superb (the only thing they don't cover is damage done by a badger :D ), and the people themselves - Mike and his crew - are just a great bunch! You'll like your new Barkie! :thumbup:
 
I am afraid of them because of my addictive personality. I already have a spyderco and Scrapyard problem. Still there is one Barkie that just looks awesome. The wet enviroment one is spear point goodness.
 
Thanks for the feedback. Sounds like it would be hard to go wrong with one, reasonably priced too..I think I'm going to have to pull the trigger on the one I found.. I was going to get another Dozier, but the BRKT really caught my eye. Will post pics if I do it..
 
338375 said:
Thanks for the feedback. Sounds like it would be hard to go wrong with one, reasonably priced too..I think I'm going to have to pull the trigger on the one I found.. I was going to get another Dozier, but the BRKT really caught my eye. Will post pics if I do it..
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Do you know how to take care of convex edges? If not.....read up and practice on some junkers. you'll need the skills to take care of your new Barkie. StretchNM has a post somewhere about his convexing setup that is simple and works quite well. He claims to be an amature but I suspect different. ;)'
 
Which model do you have your eye on? I have a bunch of Barkies that are ALL great knives. My two most recent acquisitions are likely to be my favorites, at least on early impression. They are: Canadian Special and the Journeyman. Just amazing. My first one was the Mini-Canadian, which I keep going back to for an EDC. A great "little big knife"... this thing cuts like a MUCH bigger knife, and is sheeple friendly to boot. As Grampa mentioned earlier, the older models can be hit or miss with the sheaths, but right now, the current models come with excellent sheaths.
Feel free to PM me and I'll gladly talk Barkies with ya!
 
Their Sandvik stainless is top, so is their range of knives,EXCELLENT!

I don't concur with others about the sheathes though, not keen, either impossibly tight or very slack (Mini Northstar can fall out!) Also, Barkies tend to jab you in the ribs when you sit down in the car or whatever because of the sheath design.

Fantastic knives though and always new styles!
 
Hi all:
i haven't gotten one yet that i don't use.
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They seem to be able to do anything most other knives will do,but with much less effort.

They're just well designed tools that do what they are meant to do.
You can get as fancy as you like with the handle materials,but I like the plain old micarta.
Merry Christmas everyone.
Cliff
 
Which knife is the one below the bravo 1? I have a bravo 1 and its worked out pretty good, I baton pallet wood with it with ease.
 
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