BPS Knives of Ukraine

blee said:
Thanks for starting this thread, Jack. Most BPS knives have a Scandi grind, which I'm not used to. But I finally got my first one. I was surprised that a utilitarian knife has a mirror polish.

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Congratulations, that's a great little knife isn't it? With all the Scandi-ground 'Bushcraft knives' around, I can understand a company thinking that's what the market wants, but I hope BPS will produce more FFG knives in the future, particularly as they certainly have the skills to do so :) Nice photo :cool: :thumbsup:
 
blee said:
Thanks, Jack. It's a nice little knife, and I'm warming to the Scandi.
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With the relatively thin stock of that knife, I think the Scandi works better than it would do on a thicker blade, and I also think the polished blade helps. I've definitely found it a useful little knife. I like this one too, which is around the same size :thumbsup:

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I've been tempted to get the Savage, but can't help thinking that the handle looks too narrow. It's an odd proportion to my eye, even though I have small enough hands that it would probably be comfortable enough in use.
 
r8shell said:
I've been tempted to get the Savage, but can't help thinking that the handle looks too narrow. It's an odd proportion to my eye, even though I have small enough hands that it would probably be comfortable enough in use.
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I know what you mean Rachel, but I find it perfectly fine in use, and don't even notice it, even though I have large hands :thumbsup:

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The Savage feels pretty good in my medium-sized hands. Of course it’s going to look small right next to tha wide blade.

My only niggle with the handle is with the tang extension for the lanyard hole. It comes with pretty sharp edges that dig into my palm with a sabre grip, which is the grip I use the most. Chamfering the edges and rounding the tang a little more has made it tolerable. It’s going to need a little more work before I consider it finished.
 
Henry Beige said:
The Savage feels pretty good in my medium-sized hands. Of course it’s going to look small right next to tha wide blade.

My only niggle with the handle is with the tang extension for the lanyard hole. It comes with pretty sharp edges that dig into my palm with a sabre grip, which is the grip I use the most. Chamfering the edges and rounding the tang a little more has made it tolerable. It’s going to need a little more work before I consider it finished.
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You're right Henry, it could just be a question of perspective. I think the photo below, which I've posted before, exaggerates it.

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I think we are just about universally agreed on the tang extension. I think BPS would be better dropping it :thumbsup:
 
Two pieces of Black Locust from the same fallen tree on the BPS Savage. This stuff is hard, heavy, and I'm curious why it's not seen more... It grows everywhere around here and the wood is beautiful!

I wanted to see how the different pieces finished up, so one spalted and one nice clean piece. I'd definitely do a few things differently with the spalted wood next time, but it's pretty cool. Not bad for hand tools and a chunk of tree. 20230703_171149~2.jpg20230703_171158~2.jpg20230703_172214-COLLAGE.jpg

The wood has been polished with red and white compound... I'm trying to decide if it should get paste wax or not. Decisions.... Lol.
 
RickHuf said:
Two pieces of Black Locust from the same fallen tree on the BPS Savage. This stuff is hard, heavy, and I'm curious why it's not seen more... It grows everywhere around here and the wood is beautiful!

I wanted to see how the different pieces finished up, so one spalted and one nice clean piece. I'd definitely do a few things differently with the spalted wood next time, but it's pretty cool. Not bad for hand tools and a chunk of tree. View attachment 2240050View attachment 2240048View attachment 2240047

The wood has been polished with red and white compound... I'm trying to decide if it should get paste wax or not. Decisions.... Lol.
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Really nice work 😎👍
 
I found out today that my Savage fits better in the brown sheath that came with the B1 Bushcraft Knife and the B1 fits better in the black sheath that came with my Savage.

happy little accidents.
 
bort2.0 said:
Again, out of control... But I took delivery of the Savage and HK 4 over the weekend. My goal has been to get one of everything.

I might send these both back though. Well made and probably the best quality yet out of the box...

But WOW, these are some very large blades. As in, the height of the blade is VERY tall. I can't see myself being okay with carrying these, at least without being acclimated to BIG knives (well, big for me, at least).

10% chance I'll keep them, but may just send back.

Next up will be the Raven. Been kind of holding off on ordering from Amazon, because they just came out with a new sheath for it that seems much better for scout carry, which is what I'd prefer with this one.

Also, two questions:
* Any first-hand experience with the Citizen EDC? I can't seem to resolve myself to the style or price of it.
* Speaking of price, why is the B3 so expensive compared to the others?
* Oh, and is BPS made by the same people as Beavercraft? I want to try their #4 bushcraft knife sometime, but seems so similar to the BPS.

Thanks!
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1. At the expense of citizen, it is perfect for a knife EDC. There is experience, a fairly comfortable knife to use.
This is handmade and I am amazed by their quality and price.
2.No BPS is nothing to do with Beavecraft
 
I picked up one of the small stainless blade versions back in October of 2020, when they came with green nylon sheathes. Nice knife, although I wasn't fond of the sheath. Great for the tackle box! I noticed that they are back in stainless with leather now, so I purchased a current one. They are listening to feedback! The fit of the handle to the tang is spot on, they have changed from mirror polish on the blade flats to a brushed finish, the back of the blade is ferro rod ready (at least on the one I received), and the blade etch now includes blade info (especially important since the same knife is offered in carbon) as well as proudly displaying "made in Ukraine." Nice! And thanks to Jack for starting this thread and everyone else posting! My new favorite fixed blade!
 
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Added this smaller dude to go along with the Savage.

The original scales were ash. I tried to accent the grain, sanded them, gave it a light stain... But they just were not doing it for me.
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Using the same Black Locust as on the savage, the compact camper received some new covers. I also wanted to add a lanyard so I drilled the tang holes out to 1/4" and used flared nickel silver tubes. (I need a wider flaring implement for next time) The blade got a good long vinegar soak and was buffed with scotchbrite as well.

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I can't catch the grain very well in photos, but this stuff looks amazing. Almost like a holographic picture when you move it in the light. Awesome.
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Also turned a few lanyard beads out of the same wood for both of them
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Nice matching set! Now to test out that scandi grind in normal daily use.

The knife cost $22 I think... And I got way more than my money's worth out of having fun with it already.
 
RickHuf said:
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Added this smaller dude to go along with the Savage.

The original scales were ash. I tried to accent the grain, sanded them, gave it a light stain... But they just were not doing it for me.
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Using the same Black Locust as on the savage, the compact camper received some new covers. I also wanted to add a lanyard so I drilled the tang holes out to 1/4" and used flared nickel silver tubes. (I need a wider flaring implement for next time) The blade got a good long vinegar soak and was buffed with scotchbrite as well.

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I can't catch the grain very well in photos, but this stuff looks amazing. Almost like a holographic picture when you move it in the light. Awesome.
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Also turned a few lanyard beads out of the same wood for both of them
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Nice matching set! Now to test out that scandi grind in normal daily use.

The knife cost $22 I think... And I got way more than my money's worth out of having fun with it already.
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Wow! Great work Rick, they look outstanding 😎👍
 
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