Recieved the BK5 today, so of course I had to take it out for a workout in the woods. I've done alot of googling on this knife and it seems people put this knife into 1 of 2 categories.
Category #1: "It's a great kitchen knife, but that's about it."
This is only part true. While it would make a great kitchen knife, if you think that's all it can do, you're not realizing this blade's full potential.
Category #2: "Hurr Iff'n I whack da wud wit dis knif itll brak it cus it r so thin katchen junk durr."
If you think this, you're a retard. If your typical camp chores are enough to break a .188" thick knife, you're doing it wrong. Don't talk to me.
Ok first of all a picture of the bk5 new and unused. Looks pretty damn good if I say so myself.
Chopping test. 20 chops into the same dead pine tree I've been using in other tests. It chopped about the same as the BK7, not as good as the potbelly but better than the BK3.
Making trap parts. This knife is a joy to carve with that I went ahead and carved out the whole L7 snare. Very well balanced, light and nimble in the hand.
Making a fuzz stick. I think I'm getting better at this.
Batonning. Not something I'm big on but just to prove that the knife is quite tough I batonned it through this knot. No problems.
Fishing spear. Should've been 4 tines instead of 3, but I won't make another sapling pay for my screw up, I'm sure it would work just fine.
Did great processing a bit of fatlighter stump.
Decent stuff, burned well.
My overall impression of the knife. It's great, it was weakest at chopping yet still did fairly well. The BK5 is large like a bowie knife, quick in the hand like a fighting knife and nimble like a bushcraft knife. I don't wanna sound like a tweenage girl at a justin bieber concert, but I can't get over how great this knife is.
Category #1: "It's a great kitchen knife, but that's about it."
This is only part true. While it would make a great kitchen knife, if you think that's all it can do, you're not realizing this blade's full potential.
Category #2: "Hurr Iff'n I whack da wud wit dis knif itll brak it cus it r so thin katchen junk durr."
If you think this, you're a retard. If your typical camp chores are enough to break a .188" thick knife, you're doing it wrong. Don't talk to me.
Ok first of all a picture of the bk5 new and unused. Looks pretty damn good if I say so myself.
Chopping test. 20 chops into the same dead pine tree I've been using in other tests. It chopped about the same as the BK7, not as good as the potbelly but better than the BK3.
Making trap parts. This knife is a joy to carve with that I went ahead and carved out the whole L7 snare. Very well balanced, light and nimble in the hand.
Making a fuzz stick. I think I'm getting better at this.
Batonning. Not something I'm big on but just to prove that the knife is quite tough I batonned it through this knot. No problems.
Fishing spear. Should've been 4 tines instead of 3, but I won't make another sapling pay for my screw up, I'm sure it would work just fine.
Did great processing a bit of fatlighter stump.
Decent stuff, burned well.
My overall impression of the knife. It's great, it was weakest at chopping yet still did fairly well. The BK5 is large like a bowie knife, quick in the hand like a fighting knife and nimble like a bushcraft knife. I don't wanna sound like a tweenage girl at a justin bieber concert, but I can't get over how great this knife is.
