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- Thread starter simple6
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I loved and used mine till they got replaced by Busses.
Rust was never a problem, you just need to oil and wipe
them off at the end of a hard day.
Now BTTT for some reinformed help
Rust was never a problem, you just need to oil and wipe
them off at the end of a hard day.
Now BTTT for some reinformed help
- Joined
- Aug 3, 2001
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I've owned BK1, BK2, BK6, BK7.
I got a good deal on a Pauls Hatchet
and the Beckers (Mainly a BK1 then)
just didn't get used. So after I got a Battle Mistress.
Because sharpening the BK1 was wearing me out.
(That was the last recurve I'll buy....Atleast for awhile)
If the BK9 or BK10 had been around at the
time.........I'm not sure what I would have done.
As it is now I have the Busses to match my
Sebenza and Arc-LS.
I guess the Beckers make good knives
and I plan to get another BK6 or two sometime.
and
Busses are just....Well....Tanks!
One note though don't order direct anless
you can stand quiet a wait.
RokJok
Gold Member
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Originally posted by simple6
i'm looking for an economical fixed blade for fishing and country yard work.
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Some quick thoughts.
1. Regarding the Becker line, the Becker BK5, BK7, and BK9 (and I expect the BK10 also) offer good performance at a very affordable price point. The downside of these is that their handles find some disfavor among certain users. Also, their stock thickness and point geometry yields a slightly less durable blade than say the Busse and Swamp Rat knives. How much less durable? I don't know. I've never broken any of my knives from Becker, Busse, or Swamp Rat (or most other mfr's for that matter). This tells me that for my uses any of these knives are sturdy enough to do the job.
2. Since you list economical as the important factor, an $8-$12 Frost Mora knife in either stainless or hi-carbon steel from Smokey Mountain Knife Works is a very efficient cutting blade that is cheap. For fishing purposes, their sharp edge, thin stock, and blade shape should make them plenty good at gutting fish, trimming line, and cutting bait. For farm work they should work well for cutting bale twine (not wire), opening feed sacks, trimming small branches around the yard, shortening rope, and the like. The downside is that they aren't terriby durable regarding tang-blade junction and have been known to snap off their blade. But if you use them for cutting (not prying, splitting, whacking, etc) they work fine.
3. The first job is to determine just what tasks YOU need the knife to do. Then figure how much money you're willing to invest in the knife to get those jobs done. For the blades that I happen to like for getting some of my knife chores done, see the recommendations I make on knives at varying price points in this thread:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=247653
Do I like the Becker line and think they are worth the asking price of $50-60? Yes, I do!
HTH, -- Greg --
Originally posted by simple6
i'm looking for an economical fixed blade for fishing and country yard work.
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Some quick thoughts.
1. Regarding the Becker line, the Becker BK5, BK7, and BK9 (and I expect the BK10 also) offer good performance at a very affordable price point. The downside of these is that their handles find some disfavor among certain users. Also, their stock thickness and point geometry yields a slightly less durable blade than say the Busse and Swamp Rat knives. How much less durable? I don't know. I've never broken any of my knives from Becker, Busse, or Swamp Rat (or most other mfr's for that matter). This tells me that for my uses any of these knives are sturdy enough to do the job.
2. Since you list economical as the important factor, an $8-$12 Frost Mora knife in either stainless or hi-carbon steel from Smokey Mountain Knife Works is a very efficient cutting blade that is cheap. For fishing purposes, their sharp edge, thin stock, and blade shape should make them plenty good at gutting fish, trimming line, and cutting bait. For farm work they should work well for cutting bale twine (not wire), opening feed sacks, trimming small branches around the yard, shortening rope, and the like. The downside is that they aren't terriby durable regarding tang-blade junction and have been known to snap off their blade. But if you use them for cutting (not prying, splitting, whacking, etc) they work fine.
3. The first job is to determine just what tasks YOU need the knife to do. Then figure how much money you're willing to invest in the knife to get those jobs done. For the blades that I happen to like for getting some of my knife chores done, see the recommendations I make on knives at varying price points in this thread:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=247653
Do I like the Becker line and think they are worth the asking price of $50-60? Yes, I do!
HTH, -- Greg --