BK10 is here, how should I break it in?

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mrn8

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My BK10 came in the mail a couple of days ago, and it needs to be broken in this weekend. Yes, I'm going to use it, I don't care if there were only ~180 of these made! Unfortunately, it's been taunting me from my bag for the last few days, and the longer it sits there, the more I realize it needs to be used to it's full potential.

Here's the deal, you make a request of how you want to see it used on it's first outing and I'll do my best to follow through with pics or video of the event! I won't do anything to intentionally break it, though. I plan to get away for the weekend, and that'll include a bag packed with an Eskabar, BK10, Benchmade Fixed Grip, and most likely the 1911.
 
Your enemies, you should smite them.
 
Oh, make a bowdrill kit. That's the test for EVERY knife I have.

You have it all, carving, batonning, drilling, the works. Best test there is.

Moose
 
Here's how to properly break in any Becker. This is not just bk2 specific. Just take out "2" and insert "10", then remove" campanion" and insert "crewman", then follow the instructions carefully....

clich said:
Here's how you break in a Becker bk2: (pay attention and follow these steps carefully).

1. Unbox. Take pictures (without taking pictures and posting them in the Becker forum you will never unleash the full campanion power)
2. Admire and give thanks. Thanking the knife gods will protect you from stitches, and thanking ethan Becker for designing the knife is just being polite. Post pics
3. Shave hair off your arm. Another sacrifice to the knife gods, and bk2s like to eat hair. Post pics
4. Baton/chop through a battleship, or automobile, or a tank whatever you have on hand. If you don't have any of those things then wood will do.
5. give thanks again after the wood has been processed and is now keeping you warm/cooking your food/out of your way
6. Shave arm again
7. post more pictures
8 buy more beckers
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1. Go to woods
2. pick up and carve a walking stick to your liking
3. walk chosen trail until you come to a bridge
4. sneek under the bridge and shoot the troll
5. promptly clean the troll and prepare a fire for roasting
6. Roast away
7. baton some firewood
8. Build a shelter
9. sleep in shelter
10. go home upload all the pics to BKT forum for everyone to enjoy...

I'm thinking you could win a contest here, eating roasted troll... just sayn
 
Well I don't know what you guys do when you smite YOUR enemies, but if you do it anything like I do, all of these suggestions have already been covered.

SMITE THINE ENEMIES!
 
iahunter3 said:
1. Go to woods
2. pick up and carve a walking stick to your liking
3. walk chosen trail until you come to a bridge
4. sneek under the bridge and shoot the troll
5. promptly clean the troll and prepare a fire for roasting
6. Roast away
7. baton some firewood
8. Build a shelter
9. sleep in shelter
10. go home upload all the pics to BKT forum for everyone to enjoy...

I'm thinking you could win a contest here, eating roasted troll... just sayn
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7 should actually be before 6 right, or at least part of 5? Good stuff though! Man, I took my LE10 on a few kayak trips before I actually used her. You will enjoy this knife!
 
I don't know how your test should start, but it should include "the lamentations of their women" somewhere toward the end. And probably some campfire cuisine.
 
How about you enter this months contest? Should break it in plenty with that and it might earn you a Beckerhead number.

Still haven't used my BK 10, maybe for this contest.

Jeremy
 
dresnor said:
How about you enter this months contest? Should break it in plenty with that and it might earn you a Beckerhead number.

Still haven't used my BK 10, maybe for this contest.

Jeremy
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Hmmmm...probably this or the bowdrill. Time permitting, there will be wild game involved, too.
 
Murphnuge said:
7 should actually be before 6 right, or at least part of 5? Good stuff though! Man, I took my LE10 on a few kayak trips before I actually used her. You will enjoy this knife!
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I was just thinking to restoke the fire for a good nights sleep :)... been getting into the 20's overnight round here...
 
using only the BK10:
make a 1 stick fire -
whittle some skewers
slice up some steak and veggies
make kabobs
grill over the 1 stick fire.
 
Cocaine. Snort some.
Oh wait... wrong thread.
Kids, don't try that at home.
I think you should chop up a riding lawnmower with it.
Go Snapper or go home.
 
This is the best way to break in any new knife. Put it in a box, seal it up nice and tight, put a label addressed to me on the outside and drop in big blue mailbox.
 
TAGannon said:
This is the best way to break in any new knife. Put it in a box, seal it up nice and tight, put a label addressed to me on the outside and drop in big blue mailbox.
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Surprised you're the first to say that. I was thinking the same, except for the part about your address.
 
I'm getting some ideas for a true break-in, but here's some pics to appease the masses. I moonlight as a wedding / family photographer, so getting the whole knife thing down is a huge change in thought and processing.

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no micarta? or do you just like grivory better? man that blade is sexy. my favorite blade profile hands down. search bk10 pron and add your pics there to. one stop shop for me to drool at
 
I bought it with just the grivory handles. If it had come with micarta, they'd be on there.

I've got some knife scale blanks on order to play around with for both this and the Eskabar.
 
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