Becker BK2 for skinning?

[SideKick]

On Sunday I ordered a Becker BK9. I can’t wait to get it I hear its a solid knife. It will also be my first "big" knife. I got to looking at pictures of the BK2. I am looking for a new skinning knife for this year. Have any of you used this knife for skinning or hunting? If the BK9 is as good as a knife as I've read about then I'm looking for a good reason to buy a BK2.

 

[TheGame]

From the little experience I have had with the BK2, I wouldn't really want to use it as a main skinning knife. Could it get the job done? Yes. Is it ideal? No, not really. I look for a thinner and smaller knife to be a skinner. 2-4" blade, 1/8 or so thick. That's just my preference though.

 

[GingivitisKahn]

BK2 could clean game for sure - I've cleaned fish with mine, not that that's the same thing - but it wouldn't be my first or second choice. Have a look at the Becker BK11 or BK14. Those blades are the perfect size and shape, IMO for cleaning deer and the like.

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Beckerhead #42

 

[OzarkCreekWalker]

too big, too thick - but it'll get the job done

 

[coaldigger]

BK2 could clean game for sure - I've cleaned fish with mine, not that that's the same thing - but it wouldn't be my first or second choice. Have a look at the Becker BK11 or BK14. Those blades are the perfect size and shape, IMO for cleaning deer and the like.

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Beckerhead #42

Thats what I was gonna say !:thumbup:

 

[darthstrevel]

From the same company - look at the Ka-Bar Mark 1 -nice hanlde that allows for more grips thank the Beckers do - which are more survival/camp/utility knives. I love beckers - but they are not idealized for hunting & game processing chores.

 

[Brad "the butcher"]

That mark-1 will be everything you want in a hunting/skinning knife. I grew up with the whole family using 5in bladed stick tanged solingen buffalo skinners. The mark-1 in stacked leather would have impressed my grandpa.
If your mostly doing small game the sharpfinger or an esee-3 would be a good choice as well as the pendelton coldsteel hunter(quite a good little knife and cheap)
The small fixed beckers as mentioned would be alright as well but get one with scales, blood/guts in paracord is going to be unsanitary and annoying.
The bk-2 is the last knife I would consider for skinning which is a finesse game, not much finesse to a 1lb sharpened prybar.

 

[gomipile]

For easy to skin animals where you only have to cut a little connective tissue and peel away the rest, it'd work fine. For tougher to skin animals, a BK 11, 14, or 13 would be much preferred. Also, the skelotonized handles make them much easier to clean afterwards.

 

[t1mpani]

That mark-1 will be everything you want in a hunting/skinning knife. I grew up with the whole family using 5in bladed stick tanged solingen buffalo skinners. The mark-1 in stacked leather would have impressed my grandpa.
If your mostly doing small game the sharpfinger or an esee-3 would be a good choice as well as the pendelton coldsteel hunter(quite a good little knife and cheap)

The bk-2 is the last knife I would consider for skinning which is a finesse game, not much finesse to a 1lb sharpened prybar.

Up front, let me say I wholeheartedly agree that the BK2 is not the best choice in a skinning/hunting knife. I just have to bring this up to be annoying (and also because it's great to see somebody who's really good working with a tool). Behold, fruit/vegetable cutting and fish cleaning/filleting with a HI Khukuri---half again as thick, twice as long, and easily twice as heavy as the BK2. It's not the finesse in the knife, it's the finesse in the wrist. I've even used a khukuri to skin an antelope (yes, I do have too much time on my hands) and boy oh boy was extra care needed, but it can be done. Of course, when my father and cousin shot THEIR antelope on the same trip, I decided that I didn't need to prove a point twice and out came the Dozier.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DHGlhFJH0g

 

[Wolf_1989]

Wait about a month or so for the BK-15.

 

[CCMI]

Wait about a month or so for the BK-15.

Yes, what he said (I believe this man knows what he's talking about).

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9061555&postcount=21

Not my pictures, but....

On top of a BK2.....

 

[Atheris]

Assuming you are hunting something like deer, I wouldn't really recommended a BK2. I would recommend something like a case little finn or even a shorter fillet knife. I know it's not that exciting, but these thin, sharp blades work very well and are easy to clean. If you don't have the control to remove something like a beaver or deer hide with a long sharp blade give something with a shorter, rounder (but still thin) blade a chance like a nessmuk pattern.

 

[hlee]

I universally recommend a caping knife for skinning. It is small, thin, and pointy. It is purpose built for skinning, will not chop through logs, and will fair poorly batoning through logs. But, they are skinning blades. I use a cub bear from knives of alaska. There are many others out there, both more and less expensive. But this is a good representation of what I think a skinning knife should be...

http://www.knivesofalaska.com/images/userfiles/image/products/20101022124235_6_34_cubsure.jpg

 

[flipaldinho]

Wait about a month or so for the BK-15.

Amen to this. The BK2 is going to be too big. I was using it today for some light work and my forearm noticed the weight. It's something to keep in mind. The tweeners (Bk 15, 16 & 17) will probably be your best choice. The BK2 is an awesome all around bushcraft/survival knife though.