BF2020 Viper Swayback Discuss Thread

[danbot]

Another one delivered to Canada! knifeswapper Thank you for all your hard work in making this happen!
Here are some pictures from my crappy camera.

 

[Will Power]

To Canadian Forum Knife owners: does anybody live ABOVE latitude 63° North ? I think I have the most Northerly one in Europe but wanted to ask Canadians? Don't think any went to Alaska or Russia ? At least not yet

 

[.577NE]

… Don't think any went to Alaska?

Negatory ghost rider

 

[CelloDan]

To Canadian Forum Knife owners: does anybody live ABOVE latitude 63° North ? I think I have the most Northerly one in Europe but wanted to ask Canadians? Don't think any went to Alaska or Russia ? At least not yet

Let’s see.... I know of one that lives waynorth but it looks like you are
waywaywaywaaaaaaaaynorth

 

[TheFactor]

I heart this knife so much !

 

[CelloDan]

BF 2020 knife has passed Chickadee certification

 

[Wild Willie]

In the kitchen tonight cooking down some lard... I didn't cut it up with the forum knife, but it's in my pocket.

 

[Wild Willie]

BF 2020 knife has passed Chickadee certification

I wish my chickadees were as tame as yours... That's pretty cool.

 

[CelloDan]

How would you sharpen this knife if what becomes dull is just the tip from using it in pulling/scoring cuts ?

Lowering the spine a bit ? ( I would not like messing up the beautiful swedge.)

Sharpening the edge just at the blade tip would eventually lead to not having a straight edge.

I guess sharpening the whole edge is the way to go.

( I doubt I’ll ever get to this point with the premium steel on this knife and regular stropping )

 

[Chui]

How would you sharpen this knife if what becomes dull is just the tip from using it in pulling/scoring cuts ?

Lowering the spine a bit ? ( I would not like messing up the beautiful swedge.)

Sharpening the edge just at the blade tip would eventually lead to not having a straight edge.

I guess sharpening the whole edge is the way to go.

( I doubt I’ll ever get to this point with the premium steel on this knife and regular stropping )

- don't know if knifeswapper Mike/anyone can tell us the cutting edge angle....? However, with this steel I'll be sharpening little and often once I know the angle (Sharpmaker is what I'd use)

 

[KellyGlanzer]

After the Post office decided to give mine a wonderful tour all over Canada it has finally arrived safely no worse for wear. Thank you Mike and everyone that made this one possible including Charlie's border run to bring them across for us Canucks

 

[joeradza]

After the Post office decided to give mine a wonderful tour all over Canada it has finally arrived safely

If I came from Italy to the U.S. it would be a shame not to spend some time in Canada before settling down.

 

[Chui]

If I came from Italy to the U.S. it would be a shame not to spend some time in Canada before settling down.

 

[danbot]

To Canadian Forum Knife owners: does anybody live ABOVE latitude 63° North ? I think I have the most Northerly one in Europe but wanted to ask Canadians? Don't think any went to Alaska or Russia ? At least not yet

I'm a southern Canadian. Farther south than the upper peninsula Michigan if that helps.

 

[Will Power]

Still looks like mine at 63° N is still the roof of the world knife Above Hudson Bay...

 

[hornetguy]

I thought we had someone here from Finland... I could be wrong, of course...

 

[mbkr]

I thought we had someone here from Finland... I could be wrong, of course...

Um, that would be Will Power, I believe

 

[Will Power]

Indeed

 

[r8shell]

How would you sharpen this knife if what becomes dull is just the tip from using it in pulling/scoring cuts ?

Lowering the spine a bit ? ( I would not like messing up the beautiful swedge.)

Sharpening the edge just at the blade tip would eventually lead to not having a straight edge.

I guess sharpening the whole edge is the way to go.

( I doubt I’ll ever get to this point with the premium steel on this knife and regular stropping )

Normally, I'd say either accept little bit of an upswept shape, or sharpen the whole edge straight.
In my case, I may lower the spine.
There's no room for the edge to go any higher, and I'm afraid to try disassembling the knife to lower the stop-pin-groove.

 

[Will Power]

Those stripes Grrrhh!