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Let me begin this by saying I had a shit ton of fun today using these two blades. However, as you'll see and read, I am getting a little bit concerned about my BK-2! 
It is pretty rare that someone raises a quality control issue with a BK-2. It is known by nearly all knife enthusiasts as an excellent hard use knife, a "sharpened pry bar." I have always really liked the design of the BK2. With that being said, it's never been much more than a "fun addition" to what I might be carrying. I love using it, but I don't find it to be the most comfortable or efficient for most camping/bushcraft/survival tasks. So of course it's fun to beat the living crap out of this knife because it really does come back for more every time, but I just don't pack it on my long camping/hiking trips due to its weight and "eh" function for what I need on those trips. What has made this worse is that ever since I received my BK-2, I've had HUGE problems with the edge chipping and rolling. I don't understand why because I do NOT abuse the knife or do anything it can't handle. I only cut wood with it and I've actually beat on my ESEE 5 way worse without any chips or rolls at all (and I've used it a great deal). So, after every use I've been sharpening those chips and rolls out of the edge and putting a shaving sharp edge back on the blade. Sure enough, the edge is chipped up when I come back from a trip. I am beginning to wonder if I just received a lemon or what, because this shouldn't be happening to my BK2 if it doesn't happen to my ESEE 5. I have begun babying the BK2 to see if it stops chipping, but it always does regardless. I don't really want to bother sending it back to Ka-Bar but it's just putting a bad taste in my mouth about Beckers (despite loving my BK7 and BK10 and having none of these issues) and I never want to bring it along. As the pictures below show, it still works, but the fragile cutting edge is really starting to bother me. Let me know what you guys think!
Started off by taking this tree down with the Kukri...I was REALLY impressed. It took very little effort and not very many whacks. It cut very deep into the wood. This is not the first time I've used this Kukri...more like the 10th...and I've only had to touch up the edge twice. It slices clean through paper and has not chipped or rolled...ever. I'm so unbelievably happy with it for the $30-40 it cost.
The BK-2 comes into play...
I love how the BK-2 batons, it's just so much fun.
Post-action photos of both. (I get so into what I'm doing that I forget to take more pictures, sorry). I managed to get a fire going even with how wet everything was. Note that the Kukri has absolutely no chips or rolls in the edge, and I beat on it MUCH harder than I did the BK-2.
Take a look at the edge and let me know what you think... I always repair the edge completely and put a shaving sharp edge on it after it does this. I don't sharpen it any different than my ESEE 5 or similar knives.
Thanks for looking! Don't flame me...I just want to appreciate my BK2 as much as my ESEE 5 and other BKTs!
It is pretty rare that someone raises a quality control issue with a BK-2. It is known by nearly all knife enthusiasts as an excellent hard use knife, a "sharpened pry bar." I have always really liked the design of the BK2. With that being said, it's never been much more than a "fun addition" to what I might be carrying. I love using it, but I don't find it to be the most comfortable or efficient for most camping/bushcraft/survival tasks. So of course it's fun to beat the living crap out of this knife because it really does come back for more every time, but I just don't pack it on my long camping/hiking trips due to its weight and "eh" function for what I need on those trips. What has made this worse is that ever since I received my BK-2, I've had HUGE problems with the edge chipping and rolling. I don't understand why because I do NOT abuse the knife or do anything it can't handle. I only cut wood with it and I've actually beat on my ESEE 5 way worse without any chips or rolls at all (and I've used it a great deal). So, after every use I've been sharpening those chips and rolls out of the edge and putting a shaving sharp edge back on the blade. Sure enough, the edge is chipped up when I come back from a trip. I am beginning to wonder if I just received a lemon or what, because this shouldn't be happening to my BK2 if it doesn't happen to my ESEE 5. I have begun babying the BK2 to see if it stops chipping, but it always does regardless. I don't really want to bother sending it back to Ka-Bar but it's just putting a bad taste in my mouth about Beckers (despite loving my BK7 and BK10 and having none of these issues) and I never want to bring it along. As the pictures below show, it still works, but the fragile cutting edge is really starting to bother me. Let me know what you guys think!Started off by taking this tree down with the Kukri...I was REALLY impressed. It took very little effort and not very many whacks. It cut very deep into the wood. This is not the first time I've used this Kukri...more like the 10th...and I've only had to touch up the edge twice. It slices clean through paper and has not chipped or rolled...ever. I'm so unbelievably happy with it for the $30-40 it cost.
The BK-2 comes into play...
I love how the BK-2 batons, it's just so much fun.
Post-action photos of both. (I get so into what I'm doing that I forget to take more pictures, sorry). I managed to get a fire going even with how wet everything was. Note that the Kukri has absolutely no chips or rolls in the edge, and I beat on it MUCH harder than I did the BK-2.
Take a look at the edge and let me know what you think... I always repair the edge completely and put a shaving sharp edge on it after it does this. I don't sharpen it any different than my ESEE 5 or similar knives.
Thanks for looking! Don't flame me...I just want to appreciate my BK2 as much as my ESEE 5 and other BKTs!
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