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BK-16 FFG pics?
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My son is still crying Moosez !!! And he's only 2!! Hurry please. Actually he doesn't turn 2 until June. But the only thing that will stop his crying is bk16 FFG pics.
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My son is still crying Moosez !!! And he's only 2!! Hurry please. Actually he doesn't turn 2 until June. But the only thing that will stop his crying is bk16 FFG pics.
Working on it.
Moose
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Thank you Moose!!
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I cant be the only person who wants a Sabre Ground 16 can I ?
Don't get me wrong I want the FFG one also but Damn I want them both !
Don't get me wrong I want the FFG one also but Damn I want them both !
Then get the 17. Saber grind clip point with the same belly on the blade as the 16
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Nope, I wanted one too.
So, I got one.
I promise, you will like the FFG better if you are planning on using it
.I took the BK16 to a bushcraft event this weekend, nothing major, just some minor lifting in the bow drill department. Failure to achieve ember, but the flint and steel worked just fine.
The trick to a saber grind, is to have enough height on the blade, to support a nice, high grind. The BK16 doesn't allow for that. I know why they went FFG, before this weekend, but I wanted to see it for myself. It has a thick edge. Which, isn't much of a problem, except it makes you work for the cut, instead of facilitating it.
FFG for the win.
No, I'm not giving up my saber ground BK16. Its still a very useful knife, but the FFG is gonna be a better cutter, I promise.
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I like the ffg on my 14. Can't foresee a problem with it on the 16. I do like the looks of the saber grind, because it resembles the BK2, but I trust the ffg is for good reason. Moose said it nicely above.
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Nope, I wanted one too.
So, I got one.
I promise, you will like the FFG better if you are planning on using it
I took the BK16 to a bushcraft event this weekend, nothing major, just some minor lifting in the bow drill department. Failure to achieve ember, but the flint and steel worked just fine.
The trick to a saber grind, is to have enough height on the blade, to support a nice, high grind. The BK16 doesn't allow for that. I know why they went FFG, before this weekend, but I wanted to see it for myself. It has a thick edge. Which, isn't much of a problem, except it makes you work for the cut, instead of facilitating it.
FFG for the win.
No, I'm not giving up my saber ground BK16. Its still a very useful knife, but the FFG is gonna be a better cutter, I promise.
Moose
Hmm... so the BK17 has the same height issue I'd imagine, since they are identical except clip/drop point.
Is there any reason to think performance of the 17 will be any different than what you're experiencing with you saber 16?
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None what so ever.
I would imagine them to be just about the same.
And fellas, don't get me wrong, there is nothing, repeat NOTHING WRONG with the BK16 saber grind. It still cuts like a champ, and I don't have any complaints about it.
Its just, when you can get that grind higher, and the edge a little more thinner, you're gonna have a better cutter.
That's all I'm saying. That BK17 will do just fine in whatever role you choose to put it in.
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