bravo 1 xray

eastr77

eastr77

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for those who want to see what the bravo 1 looks like the areas tht dont match the blade are where metal is missing
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Cool! And I thought I was skeletonizing my blades waaay too much.... Now I know I can go way thinner on the edges and still get a tough knife.
Mikel
 
thanks for sharing that image. good post.:thumbup:

amazing to me that you are supposed to be able to baton with that blade given how much is actually missing from the tang.
 
scriverdog said:
thanks for sharing that image. good post.:thumbup:

amazing to me that you are supposed to be able to baton with that blade given how much is actually missing from the tang.
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I heard that the Aurora sports about the same cut outs in the handle area.
Mikel
 
I think Mike had posted a pic of the tang at BRKT forums. No secret there. No problem batoning that knife.
 
glad you all a confedent batoning would make me a little leary ,but the knife is a solid preformer so we will see how she hows up with time.
 
eastr77 said:
glad you all a confedent batoning would make me a little leary ,but the knife is a solid preformer so we will see how she hows up with time.
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I wouldn't worry about it, even if you do screw it up batoning, send it back to Bark River and the will make it right.

John
 
Laminating it with the handle slabs makes all the difference.
 
Thanks eastr, Vance, and Doc; great pics :thumbup: I knew I saw pics of the skeletonized tang a while ago somewhere, couldn't find it recently.
 
I think my Northstar is skeletonized like that too - it's light as a feather. I think there is plenty of strength for typical batoning, unless you are batoning cinder blocks and Buicks.
 
Those types of pics are always helpful. I'd love to see similar sorts of pics for some other Barkies, especially the Boone and Teddy Hunter.
 
nah im gental as can be with my knives no prying or anything like that but, i do alot of batoning in the summer. i have never even hurt a mora during my batoning work. i just always worrie about failur at the wrong time thats just me. you guys seem to think that bark river will honnor the knife, i wasnt sure read the warrenty and it only says aginst manufacture defects not use. anyone ever had any warrenty work done buy they. i wont stop useing my bravos they are to nice and to good at there job but i might liten the duties a little. once i can find out the exstint of the warrenty what they consider a manuf. problem and what they call yur problem will have to visit there little noc. in the web here in a bit unless one of you guys has the answer.
 
VANCE said:
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thanks vance i have seen the pic i just like to have the xrays done to see how the final product looks inside you can also find defects in the metal that way to this one look fit as a fiddle will have the other done soon.
 
eastr77 said:
i just always worrie about failur at the wrong time thats just me. you guys seem to think that bark river will honnor the knife, i wasnt sure read the warrenty and it only says aginst manufacture defects not use.
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There's all sorts of anecdotal reports of people doing gruesome things to their Barkies and getting them fixed/replaced under warranty. Personally, The only problem I ever had was with a sheath; they sent me an improved version within a couple of days.
 
Ever seen the tangs of old swords folks used to whack other with while wearing armor?

There was a lot more force and leverage going on there than what our bushcraft and hunting knives will ever get batoning! And frankly, the tangs on those swords weren't much thicker!

I've said it before and I'll probably say it again: Batoning is no big deal, I did it for years and years with my SAK before I ever know the process was something called "batoning" - I just thought of it as making smaller kindling for starting afire. Never damaged my SAK.
 
I have batoned with both my A2 and CPM154 Bravos with no damage at all. I even batoned with a cheap Mora once, and it did surprisingly well for a skinny blade knife with a stick tang. I only did it once, and would not recommend it, but I got away with it.
 
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