BK24 Beatdown Part 1

thatotherguy said:
hickory, the test material of choice for the fabled creator of the original Bowie knife, Samuel Black. It has been said that a knife made by him that would not shave hair after an hour of whittling hickory would be thrown away. The question is- does the 24 pass the test?
I'm with you, Moose. I keep factory edge for the first few days, then sharpen myself- 'cuz most manufacturers don't sharpen to as fine of an edge as I like. I prefer an almost mirror polish on most knives.
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Didn't whittle for an hour. Maybe 10 minutes. The branch, IMO, fit the blade. Consider it done quite a bit of cross grain batonning, more to test the D2 to see if it would chip, several knots, and so on.

I think the knife lives up to the toughness of its predecessor.

Moose
 
Very nice Moose! It might be my eyes but this looks to be a little thicker than the BK14... can you check laying them flat or with calipers?

Thanks,

Eli
 
GODSPEED! said:
Very nice Moose! It might be my eyes but this looks to be a little thicker than the BK14... can you check laying them flat or with calipers?

Thanks,

Eli
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They are the same. 5/32" approx. .165 or so.

Moose
 
Moose, how would you compare this Ka-bar D2 to the original Camillus D2 BK11?
 
daizee said:
Moose, how would you compare this Ka-bar D2 to the original Camillus D2 BK11?
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Interesting question, first time I've been asked.

Lemme think about it some, its been a while since I've held one.

Moose
 
The Warrior said:
I didn't even know there was a D2 BK11.
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I think they did a sprint run in some kind of steel for AG Russell. I don't know if it was D2 or if it was something else I'm thinking of. I gotta talk to Gibbs and Ethan to confirm.

I've seen some BK11's made from different steels before, and I'll be honest, I thought I saw a proto in S30V, but I could be wrong.

Stand by, I gotta to to work today, but I'll see what I can find out.

If we can get Gibbs on here to confirm, that would be the final word in the matter.

Daiz, you got some pikturs?

Moose
 
Moosez45 said:
I think they did a sprint run in some kind of steel for AG Russell. I don't know if it was D2 or if it was something else I'm thinking of. I gotta talk to Gibbs and Ethan to confirm.

I've seen some BK11's made from different steels before, and I'll be honest, I thought I saw a proto in S30V, but I could be wrong.

Stand by, I gotta to to work today, but I'll see what I can find out.

If we can get Gibbs on here to confirm, that would be the final word in the matter.

Daiz, you got some pikturs?

Moose
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Gotcha. Looking forward to the response. Interesting...
 
Moose-

What angle did you sharpen that 24 to? Did you use the KME sharpener?

Pretty impressive test!

I jut got a Bk24 a few weeks ago and it is a sweet knife, REALLY liking the D2 steel. I have stropped mine A LOT an it takes a very fine edge and holds it well. I am intersted in picking up a KME sharpener but not sure what the ideal angle for this knife would be. Can you go to a steeper angle due to the qualities of the D2 steel and still get good long term edge holding?

thanks-

Drew

P.S. where is Part 2!?!?! :)
 
Great field-test Moose! The pics are excellent also. Thanks for doing this and posting. I LOVE my 14, it's now my EDC in a leather sheath made by our very own PSYOP.
 
50 degrees inclusive, and yeah, did it on the KME.

Part 2 was the salt water test. I didn't want to do another thread, so, I just added to the first post.

Moose
 
Thanks for the reply. I didnt think the KME would go beyond 30 deg for some reason. and I am going to have to look up and figure out what "inclusive" means. Im a noob....

Thanks!
 
DREW78 said:
Thanks for the reply. I didnt think the KME would go beyond 30 deg for some reason. and I am going to have to look up and figure out what "inclusive" means. Im a noob....

Thanks!
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50 degrees inclusive is 25 on each side.
 
KME will do 30 per side. Taking it up to a 60 inclusive. Inclusive just means per side. I normally keep mine at about 17 per side (34 inclusive) but I am thinking after this I might take my 24 up to a 25 per. I never even thought to ask that.
 
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