Bravo 1? Now I'm worried

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mountainman22

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I would say that there is plenty of information to be gained from both of those videos. In the first case, the man did indeed intentionally break the knife. Does that mean it's a bad knife? Probably not. Does it indicate that the knife isn't 100% idiot proof? I would say that signs point to 'yes'.

In the second case, it would definitely seem that the guy received a faulty knife. Does that mean that every knife by this company is going to be faulty? Probably not, but it would definitely indicate that something went seriously wrong with his knife, and that such things can happen.

In any case, the videos by the hamfisted guy with a hockey mask are a well-discussed and hotly-debated topic already. Suffice it to say that their value is widely debated. There's plenty of discussion on that stuff elsewhere, so no need to go into it here.
 
In short, you should not base your purchasing habits on what you see in the knifetest videos. Read user reviews of how it performs during actual use, they are a far better gauge of what you might expect.
 
Yea. I realized for every 1 negative there are about 1,000 positives. I'm sure I will be thoroughly impressed with my bravo 1.

Thanks again
 
Karda said:
In short, you should not base your purchasing habits on what you see in the knifetest videos. Read user reviews of how it performs during actual use, they are a far better gauge of what you might expect.
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Yep. :thumbup:

I can break any knife you hand me if I work on it long enough and am really trying to break it. :D
 
The bravo 1 is a good knife. I have many hours with one in field conditions and it has been excellent. Now, if you are thinking you are going to be attacked by cinder blocks it may not be the knife you want.
 
The Bravo 1, and the other Bark Rivers that I own, all have a much thinner edge to them. That is a good thing. If I grab the ESEE RC4, the BK2, and my Bravo 1 to compare. They are all great knives, but that Bravo 1 will have more "bite" and cut right into that wood. The cutting task will be easy, and the edge will be excellent. Get a strop and some compound to maintain the edge, and you'll love it.
Like mentioned before, if you are a ham fisted guy, and you think all knives can be treated like they're indestructable, well then...get a thicker edged knife.
If you know how to use a knife, chances are you will love your Bravo 1.
 
I have both the A2 and CPM 154 versions of the Bravo-1. It's a superb knife. I also have the Bravo-2. I rolled the edge chopping some hard, knotty wood. I reprofiled the edge to a less acute angle, and now it is fine. All Barkies are hand made and hand ground. There will be some variations in the final edge thinness. They are convex ground from up high near the spine to final edge. But they out cut and out slice most any knife I can think of.
 
Iv'e had 2 Bravo-1's and both let me down. Other than that I love the knife. Very comfortable and great size. Bummer.
 
Basing a knife purchase worry on anything Noss does is like worrying about buying a '68 Hemi 'Cuda because the sixteen year down the block ran the one his daddy bought him into a tree on a drunken bender.

Get the Bravo and use it like crazy.
 
Get yourself a knife made by ESEE and these concerns will be a thing of the past...

JGON
 
Karda said:
In short, you should not base your purchasing habits on what you see in the knifetest videos. Read user reviews of how it performs during actual use, they are a far better gauge of what you might expect.
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Having the edge bend and warp durring battoning of WOOD is not normal. Listen to the recap.

He always destroys the knife but you can generally tell how a knife will act if you know his tests. If a RC-4 has no edge issues and a bravo 1 does, that means one knife is stronger than the other!
 
I have had edge issues on all my Bravo's.
Now I have never had ANY issues with my ESEE's. I have beaten the living piss out of those things and have always performed flawlessly. Heck of a lot cheaper too.
 
Has everyone forgotten how to sharpen? Do you all use knives with minimal understanding of blade geometry?

Its not that hard to figure out why the bravo1 suffered severe deformations in the hands of meathead.
 
I wouldn't be worried at all after watching those vids.

Ask yourself " Do I do that with my knives" If the answer is yes then perhaps you need to learn some better use and handling techniques.

I have one of Bark Riversd new Scagel hunters it has a fine point and a thin acute edge. It handles batonning well. Is totaly unsuited to chopping (which I wouldn't do with that size knife anyway), and is one of the best cutters out of the box I haveever held in my hand. The Bravo 1 is an excellent knife. When you get it take it out and use it with c onfidence. All the ones I've seen have been driven into trees, batonned through kindling wood and used to carve everything from trap sets to spoons all with no ill effects.

Engage brain before use and both you and the knife should come out ok.
 
Just spent some time in the woods with my A2 Bravo-1. Processed several decent-sized logs for multiple fires -- feather sticks, tinder, kindling (batoning), fatwood, etc. Knife was sharp enough to peel an apple for the kids this mornng. Can't comment on its corrosion resistance yet, but then again I take care of my stuff. Don't sweat the naysayers unless you intend to demo concrete or cut a truck in half with your knife.
 
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