Becker BK7 snapped while processing wood

Esav Benyamin said:
Moved to the Becker forum.

Batoning or a saw is safer than an axe. Lighter to carry, too. What's even easier is having someone to go with you to carry the axe. I don't think any of these axelovers are volunteering. :)
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This! No reason this knife should have failed in this manner, period. Something was wrong with it.
 
OP, that isn't normal for a Becker. I suspect they will replace it. Give them another chance. Every so often a lemon slips through with production blades. As someone who has put my BK9 and BK7 throught the ringer, batoning and all, I can say they are plenty tough. And ignore the axe suggestions; why use an axe when batoning is much more fun?
 
jstn said:
OP, that isn't normal for a Becker. I suspect they will replace it. Give them another chance. Every so often a lemon slips through with production blades. As someone who has put my BK9 and BK7 throught the ringer, batoning and all, I can say they are plenty tough. And ignore the axe suggestions; why use an axe when batoning is much more fun?
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I suspected it wasn't normal, I've heard nothing but good about Becker. Maybe it was a lemon. If they replace it I will definitely give them another chance.
 
When someone batons with a Becker and it works they are a hero, when the knife breaks they are a villian... smh...

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Logan,
call Ka-Bar tomorrow - explain what you were doing and what happened and ask where you should ship the knife so they can inspect it. (or if you email them, include these pictures)
looking at the second picture, there are some dark spots in the silver grain of the metal -- those may be shadows, or they may be inclusions in the metal that caused it to be weak in that spot.
giving them the chance to inspect the blade may land you a free replacement, even though batonning is described as abuse in the Kabar warranty.

Yes, sometimes things like this happen when they shouldn't.

best of luck and please reply back after you get Kabar's response.
 
Becker is great company. As far as production blades go, one of the best. I've had great cs experience with them. Wish you well.
 
I like to process wood by burning it. In a camp fire. Saves knife blades. :thumbup:
 
I'm sure KA-BAR will take care of it. I've beat the living dog snot out of my BK9, including lots of batonning, with no issues.
 
Blues Bender said:
Rather than opening a can of worms, why not contact the maker? Or does that make too much sense?:confused:
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I never quite get why someone would want more of the same...

And the suggestion to conceal the break, so that other customers can't notice a pattern, is pretty awesome too...

Gaston
 
Logan, what side of the knife were you striking with the baton when it broke? If you were striking on the handle side, that is actually much harder on a knife than striking on the tip side. It can be enough to break even the toughest of knives.

That said, like others have said, get in touch with Ka-bar and I'm sure they will make it right.
 
Hey Logan.....

First of all I am sorry this happened to you....... l baton judiciously all the time and have yet to experience a failure..... that said there could well have been a small chip in the blade which created a stress fracture which in turn caused catastrophic failure......

I noticed that there is a lot of what I suspect is baton detritus on the thumb ramp which would indicate that you batonned between the handle and the target area.... This is one of the best ways to create a failure....... Please contact Ka-Bar at 800 282-0130 and they will help you.....If you get a chance please contact me at423 295-2500 this evening.... after seven EST and I would like to talk about how it happened and help you avoid a similar event in future..... I am looking forward to talking to you......

Ethan
 
Ethan Becker said:
Hey Logan.....

First of all I am sorry this happened to you....... l baton judiciously all the time and have yet to experience a failure..... that said there could well have been a small chip in the blade which created a stress fracture which in turn caused catastrophic failure......

I noticed that there is a lot of what I suspect is baton detritus on the thumb ramp which would indicate that you batonned between the handle and the target area.... This is one of the best ways to create a failure....... Please contact Ka-Bar at 800 282-0130 and they will help you.....If you get a chance please contact me at423 295-2500 this evening.... after seven EST and I would like to talk about how it happened and help you avoid a similar event in future..... I am looking forward to talking to you......

Ethan
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And there you have it:D
 
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