BK-11CSM Becker Necker is a POS

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Or at least that is what a member of another forum stated. He claimed It would not even cut paper just ripped it, like trying to cut paper with a hammer. Worst it was impossible to sharpen. He had done everything he could but it would not take a decent edge. It was such a useless POS that he would give it away to anyone who wanted it. Having a 1095 BK11, I jumped on it.

When it arrived I immediately saw the poster was right I have sharper pry bars. Not surprisingly that had nothing to do with the knife's design or manufacture. Rarely have I seen a better example of operator error. The tip had been blunted one side of the blade looked as if there was an attempt to convex the blade instead he achieved a rounded off blunt edge the other had been sharpened at different angles. A perfect example of how not to sharpen a knife or how to ruin a perfectly good knife. Not a big deal, I'll be able to quickly put an excellent edge on it with my Edge Pro. Which brings me to my real question, I know the blade is 420 stainless with a SK5 carbon steel core. It appears to have a hamon. Is that cosmetic or is the blade differentially heat treated (tempered). Am I going to run into problems if my edge goes past the hamon line?
 
I don't think it is differentially heat treated. The difference in color comes from the different steels used.
 
I'd be shocked if it were differently heat treated. Tooj would be the man to ask.
I shudder to think of what this man did to this knife if you're worried to hit the stainless steel. Mine starts roughly halfway up the blade.
Glad to hear someones gona look after this little guy:thumbup:
 
The 11CSM is one of the sharpest, if not THE sharpest factory blade I've ever received. That being said, it doesn't mean that it did not suffer from the GFN sheath issue, or that I've had to resharpen vs. edge touch up, but always got it back to "sharper than the devil's tongue" level of sharp.
 
'''BK-11CSM Becker Necker is a POS ''' should be "when idiots buy good knives and ruin them"

i'm glad the OP saved this knife and put a good edge on it.

mine? was pretty sharp out of the box. allegedly, they are hand stropped and finished before shipping.

there's some hand work done to smooth the edges, its not CNCed. they don't fit the micarta perfectly... they're not COMPLETELY perfect. each one slightly unique.

but you know what? it's a totally lovely and interesting. good item. will be rare when they sell out.

my user has also had a spa visit with the edge pro. has a fantastic razor edge now. i use it to open packages and cut down cardboard. good times :)
 
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