BK16 is one tough knife

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ScottsoSmith

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Hello My Becker Friends,

I was batoning some wood this evening, and decided to put my BK16 to the test. I found a twisted piece of very hard dogwood, and after batoning way too hard to get knife about 3" in, I was horrified to see the blade quite bent. I was heart broken!!!

I used a wedge of wood to baton the log open, and too my delight, the knife sprung back perfectly. It is straight as an arrow!!! I am sorry I have no pictures, wasn't thinking straight.

Lessons:

The BK16 is a great knife;
Wood wedges work really well;
Don't order a replacement knife until you are sure the bent knife is really bent; and
If you think you are overdoing the batoning, you are!!!
 
Becker's 1095 crovan is great!

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knoefz said:
Auch... this thread hurts my eyes.
Good to hear no Beckers are hurt taking these pics.
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Ouch indeed!
Though I would never endeavor such with any of my knives, let along a beloved Tweener such as the Sweet 16, it is nonetheless comforting to see what yours have suffered, survived and revived. Thank you for sharing!

In fact, now that I have the benefit of your post, I have more confidence than I already had in my Tweeners the next time I encounter a particularly hearty hank of pepperoni or aged Italian sausage.
 
Regardless of whether you call it 1095 CroVan, 0170-6, Carbon V, or whatever, it's some tough stuff, especially so (imo) for an older alloy with a homogeneous heat-treat.

I prefer to split wood with an axe or tomahawk, tho. Yup, I'm lazy....
 
That's a "flex", not a "bend". I sold a 6 that I bought in bent condition. But, being as it is just steel, I put it in the bench vise and bent it back mostly straight. I was really scared it would break, because you must bend it back farther than straight for it to stay straight on its own. I mean I had to TORQUE that sucker, gently! It went back for me, and I didn't get hurt, a feature I always like. I have had some regrets about selling it, and I know the buyer resold it later, but ... c'est la vie.
 
ScottsoSmith said:
Hello My Becker Friends,

I was batoning some wood this evening, and decided to put my BK16 to the test. I found a twisted piece of very hard dogwood, and after batoning way too hard to get knife about 3" in, I was horrified to see the blade quite bent. I was heart broken!!!

I used a wedge of wood to baton the log open, and too my delight, the knife sprung back perfectly. It is straight as an arrow!!! I am sorry I have no pictures, wasn't thinking straight.

Lessons:

The BK16 is a great knife;
Wood wedges work really well;
Don't order a replacement knife until you are sure the bent knife is really bent; and
If you think you are overdoing the batoning, you are!!!
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All good advice! The 16 is a great general purpose blade. And yes, sometimes a splitting axe is more appropriate – especially in very hard wood with knots!;)
 
gmoneyluv said:
All good advice! The 16 is a great general purpose blade. And yes, sometimes a splitting axe is more appropriate – especially in very hard wood with knots!;)
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Or burn as is :D I like seeing that Beckers can bounce back from that kind of abuse as long as its not my knife :p
 
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