BK16 Sheath

You can't "ruin" a knife when sharpening it. You can dull it, or otherwise make it less sharp but that can be remedied by practicing and improving your sharpening skills...a valuable skill when owning any knife. If you're worried about the 16, practice on an inexpensive knife until you feel comfortable with your skills and work your way up to your better knives.

I prefer a leather sheath and purchased one for my 16. There are so many available so it is very easy and a worthwhile buy.
 
GlockGuy1926 said:
Thanks CS. Ill def check those links out
http://www.findnsave.com/offer/Dual-Grit-Rubbing-Stone/26534027/
Is this something like the Stine you are talking about?

And thanks also TJ
I plan on leaving the coating on it. Don't want to make a drastic change like removing all the coating on my first quality knife. Maybe down the road when I've got a good collection I'll be more willing to experiment or customize but not yet. And mineral oil is plenty easy to come by. I work in a tool and die shop so we have it by the drum

Thanks again everybody for all the advice
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http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=31986336
this is what I keep around for quick reprofileing and basic sharpening.
 
Hey GlockGuy......

I am a huge fan of the Norton "Fine India" stone....... It leaves a fine but still toothy edge which cuts aggressively and has the advantage of being inexpensive and widely available....... The dark side on the combo stones are only useful in restoring an edge which has been horrible abused or when reprofiling an overly thick edge......... Practicing on one of your cheapie sis a great idea...... From a practical stand point if the edge you achieve will cleanly slice a piece of copy paper you are good to go..... (I can hear Derek and Pointy now saying that that is ONLY the STARTING point on a REAL edge)....... I love the KME and the other Grandpa Ray style systems but I save those for initial edge shaping ....... The smaller India stones are very handy....... BTW, I ALWAYS have a little DMT diamond shim 600 mesh 2x2 sharpener in my wallet just in case......

A little word about sheaths in general........ Makers of knives hate sheaths........ In the old days sheaths were of two styles-pouch and strap retention and you got what you got and 99.9999% of us put up with it........ It is why I got into leather work...... There were no Psyops our Azwelkes or 710's turning out really fine sheaths....... I really like the style of the tweener sheaths which were pioneered by John Carver at the old and much lamented Eagle Industries....... He made the best ....... I am fondest,for most blades, of the classic leather pouch sheath with the pommel sitting right at the belt line......

But, I digress, I think KA-BAR is doing a fine job with the Carver style sheaths....... There have bee virtually no quality issues with them and they are as versatile as hell......Yes they are made in China but if you got a sheath with your Sixteen made in the U.S. You could expect to pay at least thirty bucks more........

WD40 is a great stone oil...... Mineral oil or ATF works too.....

Thank you for spending your hard earned cash on a Becker Blade and I hope she works her little buns off on your behalf....

All Best....

Ethan
 
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