Best Bark River For EDC

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I am considering a mini canadian or a little creek for my everday knife needs (opening mail, boxes, cutting rope and some light food prep). I would like some input from someone that has carried any of these knives. I cannot decide on which one as I really like how each one looks like.
 
The Little Creek, Mini-Canadian and Essential are my favorite small Barkies, but if I had to choose one it would be the Essential as it fits best in the hand and has one of my favorite steels in CPM-M4. If you do a lot of food prep, however, consider the North Star EDC which works very well as a large paring or petty knife.

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Brisket said:
The Little Creek, Mini-Canadian and Essential are my favorite small Barkies, but if I had to choose one it would be the Essential as it fits best in the hand and has one of my favorite steels in CPM-M4. If you do a lot of food prep, however, consider the North Star EDC which works very well as a large paring or petty knife.
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I echo what Brisket says. Go with the Essential unless you need a stainless steel and not so thick blade.

Here are a few pictures of my BRK Essential EDC (Without Bolsters, Desert Ironwood, Red Liner, Mosaic Pins, BRK Bushcraft D Sheath):

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Since it's the only BRK I currently own, my vote is for the Bravo Necker 2
 
That BRKT Essential is a beautiful knife. Its going to be hard to decide, thank you for your input.
 
Easy one for me - I have a few smaller knives (most from Bark River, think; Mini Fox River, Lil' Canadian, the original Rising Wolf) and by far my favorite is the Ultra Lite Bushcrafter. Here is my only current (crappy) pic alongside my Parang:

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My only note of caution would be that for me sharpening CPM3V can be a challenge. Stropping doesn't work for me if I've let the edge go. Stones make it happen for me.

Amazing knife which is super light, but incredibly useful....
 
I'd really like to get a BRK for edc but none of them have really any kind of finger guard or anything substantial to stop myself from sliding up onto the blade during use. That, for me, is a must.
 
I really like the Gunny for a pocketable knife that is still big enough to do just about anything.

An Essential EDC and Ultralight Bushcrafter are on my short list of knives to buy.

bodog said:
I'd really like to get a BRK for edc but none of them have really any kind of finger guard or anything substantial to stop myself from sliding up onto the blade during use. That, for me, is a must.
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Lots of their knives have methods of keeping your hand in place. There is no way my hand could slide up onto the blade of my Bravo 1, and the Gunny is just a smaller version of that with a very pronounced swell (wrong term?) at the top of the grip to keep your hand in place.

This guy did pushups on his knife and didn't slide off of the handle:

http://www.barkriverknives.com/index/reviews/bravo-1-5-review/
 
ralvare1 said:
I am considering a mini canadian or a little creek for my everday knife needs (opening mail, boxes, cutting rope and some light food prep). I would like some input from someone that has carried any of these knives. I cannot decide on which one as I really like how each one looks like.
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BR Woodland Special and Mini Canadian


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BR Woodland Special and Little Creek


I have fairly big hands, and I find the Mini C to be a better EDC.

The Woodland Special in my main EDC, as the handle length is just big enough to give be good purchase.

As you can see in photos, the Mini C gives as much grip length as the Woodland.

The Little Creek's handle is a bit too short for me to get a good "handle " on.



Big Mike
 
Bravo Necker 2, but the kydex sheath will need to tweaking in order to fit correctly and not mar up the finish on the blade.
 
I didn't know what to think before buying the Little Caper about the looks of it. After I got it I liked it better than I did the Little Creek or the Woodland Special even though I like both of them very well.



The mini Canadian is a very awesome blade. Might look a little unusual if you aren't used to Canadians but when you get one in your hand, they are most awesome and the grip perfect for me:



And one I'd really think you consider is the pro scalpel II. The ergos on this knife for me are second to none. Little longer blade but still small and compact:




Good luck and I'll bet you will be happy with whatever BR you end up getting.
 
The guy I work with carries a Little Creek daily. He likes it so much that he bought 2 more with different handle materials. It's a great little knife and quite thick so no worries about breaking the tip. I have seen him do some woodwork with it that I would not want to do with a thinner blade. Of your 2 choices this would be my pick.
As nice as it is I went with an Essential EDC for carry. Great steel and also quite beefy with a finer tip than the Little Creek. It is slightly larger than the Little Creek so I can get all 4 fingers on the handle (I can only get 3 on the Little Creek handle). I usually carry it in a KSF pocket sheath with a Vic Cadet. Between the 2 of them I can do almost any task I need a knife for. I liked the Essential so much I got one for my dad on his birthday. They are not cheap but are great little knives.
 
Only BRKT I have is a Rising Wolf. I like the overall size, shape, and the contouring on the handles. Mainly used it for light food prep and a few times as a steak knife. My biggest gripe is that the leather Sharpshooter sheath is oversized and retention is essentially zero. Kept me from ever really carrying it. I could get some kydex for it, but tend to just grab other knives.
 
I usually carry it in a KSF pocket sheath with a Vic Cadet. Between the 2 of them I can do almost any task I need a knife for.
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That was my carry combo yesterday except with a belt sheath for the Essential. I had a couple of other knives in my bag, mind you, but I did and was well prepared for the day with those 2.
 
bodog said:
I'd really like to get a BRK for edc but none of them have really any kind of finger guard or anything substantial to stop myself from sliding up onto the blade during use. That, for me, is a must.
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There's a Bark river for everyone! :D
The Huntsman with 3,25" blade, has a fingerguard.

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I have a Huntsman from a previous run and it's a stout knife in a small format!

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Regards
Mikael
 
For EDC, don't forget the Mini Fox River (Sorry for the crappy photo, only one I had readily available) Bottom knife. Buck 110 and Gunny for size reference


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