BK2 baton ding

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paperairplane

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Took out my Xmas BK2 and did some battle damage - probably 20*F yesterday, cold knife, cold wood. Dried wild cherry. I'm not worried about the ding, just thought I would share. Note new stainless hardware. Sorry pics are not better, there is a little ding near the tip where the edge rolled over. There are 2 smaller ones just back from it, you almost can't see in the pics.

Again, I am not surprised, worried, concerned or at all disappointed in the knife. I was hammering it through frozen firewood. (Firebuilding went well, sled riding successful...)

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perhaps some embedded grit was encountered? should sharpen out nicely :)
 
Thats quite a ding :eek: Ive never had any knifes edge roll/ding/chip while batoning. Once my knife chipped after it hit the ground while batoning, but nothing caused by wood.
 
I've had frozen wood tear a knife edge up, prettty bad before. Eh, who knows. I like knives.

Moose
 
Did you hit any Knots?
Frozen wood seems to do more damage and knots are pretty bad.
I also like knives.
 
That looks like it would finish out nicely. To me, a well worn finish and a ding is just a sign of true love for the knife.
Cheers
Balding
 
I'd steel that first. Looks to me that you can move some of the metal back before you sharpen.
 
Being the little chip is towards the tip, I bet you just hit a little rock in the ground as the knife powered through the wood. Sharpen her up, and it will be good to go.
 
Looks like the metal dented/rolled rather than chipping out. A good thing actually.
That's why I suggested a steel. You can reshape it a bit and not have to sharpen quite as much.
 
This brings up a question I've had about dings.

Do you rush to the stone, or just let it ride till you need to sharpen the rest of the edge?

I can see steeling this one, get that straight or it could get worse. After using my new BK2, I could feel some minor spots on the edge, just with my finger nail. I could go touch it up, but a few swipes on the strop, and it's like new. I prefer to stay away from "sharpening" my knives, if I can strop it back to sharp.
I chipped my RD4 a while back, but I would have to remove quite a bit of edge, just to get rid of the chip. I would be loosing lots of metal. I'll need to sharpen it eventually, and then the issue will begin to work itself out.

What level of "damage" gets you motivated to fix it?
 
I put a few small chips in my BK7 last week, I just used my Ceramic steel for about 10mins and it was good as new...
 
foxx said:
What level of "damage" gets you motivated to fix it?
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It'd have to be pretty big. I still have some dings in two of my more frequently used choppers, a BK-9 and a Busse NMSFNO (don't ask :p).
 
tonym said:
Being the little chip is towards the tip, I bet you just hit a little rock in the ground as the knife powered through the wood. Sharpen her up, and it will be good to go.
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yup. everyone knows (who uses their beckers anyway) how easy it is to wear out the becker coating. the 2nd to the last pic doesn't show any coating wear at all directly behind the rolled edge. frozen wood or knot would've left some evidence of it on the coating after rolling the edge.
 
Didn't hit the ground at all. This is a new knife - first real use it has seen. Logs were pretty well coated in snow, so there could easily have been some crud as well.

I have cleaned the edge up a bit - it's still plenty sharp. Few more runs on the steel and a few passes on the ceramic and it should be right back to shaving.

I think there will be a little depression there, but I am certainly not going to try and get rid of it now.

Again - no complaints at all. Knife worked just as I expected and the next time I go out it is getting more of the same.
 
That sux, though it seems to be a common topic today. I just went through two or three other threads on BF where they did the same thing, batoning through wood and it chipped the edge of the knife.
 
MyWifeThinksImCrazy said:
That sux, though it seems to be a common topic today. I just went through two or three other threads on BF where they did the same thing, batoning through wood and it chipped the edge of the knife.
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Eh, it must be ya'lls, I've batonned enough wood to fill a dumptruck with mine, and never had a problem:D:thumbup:

Seriously, if you think there is a problem, contact Toooj and Kabar, and talk to them about it. I put it in the category, of "Eh, it happens to users". But YMMV.

Moose
 
Hey Paper Airplane.......

Thanks for the post AND the understanding.....I have split a bunch of cherry many years ago but, only with an axe....I ALWAYS suspect knots or inclusions of some sort....Not an excuse certainly but frequently a reason........Just something to be aware of.....If you do blow one up ......We will fix....

One of my favorite Pumas (a Hunters Pal I think) has a whole bunch of love dings, mostly from bone contact.......I did not know about clubbing baby kindling to death back then......The dings are still there and the knife cuts just fine.......

Again thanks for your post......

All Best....

ethan
 
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