Brute Pass around received.WOW!

nutoknives said:
As much as I Love the Brute
Makael has done something I am not sure he understands as the Dangler looks Perfect maybe wrong but I don't think so

Hey Congrats on the grab,
and Thanks for giving her what she needs as I have yet to meet a Becker that does not love wood
Agreed ok lets move on
Any Idea on your Mod Ulf as I know you wanna
Just remember its the 9th and only leaves you another 20 days as want all possessors to have for a full month so get busy with your thoughts and thanks for sharing the chosen 1 with us all
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Yep..
 
Ulf Krogstad said:
Only thing would mod is MAYBE get it reground. But that might compromise it's strength. Really, I think it's a great knife and don't no why many people speak poorly of it. Think its a much better/useable knife than the 2 for example(a modded clip point 2 excluded)The scales are not the same underneath as new Beckers and they are loose/move around even when screws are tight. Different structure underneath as sure you know. Think it chops and cuts fine. Think many are to picky or are to used to doing "ninja" chit like slicing through multiple water bottles and want everything to slice like a MO fugga. Those dont make good choppers,well they do until they break, know some day my 9 will break on me, if Kabar didnt have the warranty they do would have already gotten rid of already, espeaically after getting the BK20. Granted the grind is kinda weird on Brute. It's unique though. Looks kinda like gladiator sword which kinda dig. It's great for batoning. Chops well as is. Cuts well enough for whatever "food" stuff one has in mind, skinning. Like it alot. Would be a shame to Mod imo since out of production.

Why do new BKs have coating that causes so much friction when cutting? Why not stick to the old smooth coating, can't tell much in durability between the two. In fact think the rough coating is less durable than the smooth. At least it seems that way on some. Hate the rough coatings.
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tobiism said:
Considering you are playing around with a Blackjack Brute it may have had a better grind done on it than the Camillus Brute which is what I think most people have tried. Camillus put some really obtuse unusable grind on a couple of Beckers. My Camillus Brute has been reground to a zero convex and it is tough as nails. Since I got it I've beaten it through some really hard wood and that edge is just super tough.
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I own a Camillus Brute, and I'll say this (not having handled any other version): the Cam Brute came with a blade grind that was actually obtuse; I coudn't even get it to stick in my (very well worn) chopping stump. Took a while, considering it's a very sought after knife, but I finally took it to the WorkSharp and gave it a reasonable edge (~70°)....which is still pretty blunt, IMO. At least it is usable and even fun to play with now. I'm not dissing the knife, but Ethan has designed quite a few knives that I'd rather carry into the woods. Not that the Brute is his design, from what I gather. I'm glad everyone is enjoying this very generous passaround from nuto. I really do think it's great that you guys are getting a chance to put the Brute through its paces. But if any of you end up getting a Camillus version, just be aware that, IMO, it'll take a fair bit of work to get the thing into anything like usable condition. What I want to do next is take up Jim Bensinger's offer to take the Brute to his Bader and give it the full convex treatment. That.....now that, would be a knife to behold. Perhaps.....but that's still a LOT of heat treated 1095 to remove.
 
granitestateofmind said:
What I want to do next is take up Jim Bensinger's offer to take the Brute to his Bader and give it the full convex treatment. That.....now that, would be a knife to behold. Perhaps.....but that's still a LOT of heat treated 1095 to remove.
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Do it! My reground Brute kicks ass!
 
granitestateofmind said:
I own a Camillus Brute, and I'll say this (not having handled any other version): the Cam Brute came with a blade grind that was actually obtuse; I coudn't even get it to stick in my (very well worn) chopping stump. Took a while, considering it's a very sought after knife, but I finally took it to the WorkSharp and gave it a reasonable edge (~70°)....which is still pretty blunt, IMO. At least it is usable and even fun to play with now. I'm not dissing the knife, but Ethan has designed quite a few knives that I'd rather carry into the woods. Not that the Brute is his design, from what I gather. I'm glad everyone is enjoying this very generous passaround from nuto. I really do think it's great that you guys are getting a chance to put the Brute through its paces. But if any of you end up getting a Camillus version, just be aware that, IMO, it'll take a fair bit of work to get the thing into anything like usable condition. What I want to do next is take up Jim Bensinger's offer to take the Brute to his Bader and give it the full convex treatment. That.....now that, would be a knife to behold. Perhaps.....but that's still a LOT of heat treated 1095 to remove.
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This one was dull as dirt also, chalked it up to very polished edge, resharpened now, grind is definitely unique/thickish. Bet these were unusable dull out of box.

It's going to next in line tomarrow.:thumbup: Sent him tracking info.
 
Ulf Krogstad said:
This one was dull as dirt also, chalked it up to very polished edge, resharpened now, grind is definitely unique/thickish. Bet these were unusable dull out of box.

It's going to next in line tomarrow.:thumbup: Sent him tracking info.
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Glad you got to use
This 1 ends up in the Highest bidder as when we all done
with a couple of Custom sheathe's as per Makael, and julio
Guessing 400+
as a nice Christmas present for sure
Info to follow
 
When this brute gets to me, I may thin the edge out, if it's fine. I practice with knifemaking and have a 2x72 belt knife grinder.
 
redmech said:
When this brute gets to me, I may thin the edge out, if it's fine. I practice with knifemaking and have a 2x72 belt knife grinder.
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Yo Brother its 1 of less than 100 made
We all get to do as we will just leave some steel for the next inline
oh yea a few pics and your impression's
Have Fun
 
Part of me doesn't want to mod such a rare piece. But if that's it's fate and the blade is as thick and obtuse as they say, it will benefit from having a bit better convex edge. I hope to receive it tomorrow.
 
redmech said:
Part of me doesn't want to mod such a rare piece. But if that's it's fate and the blade is as thick and obtuse as they say, it will benefit from having a bit better convex edge. I hope to receive it tomorrow.
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Between you, me and clich
Brute will be fisked
 
Arrived home from the mine, and the brute has arrived. First thoughts were the edge is not as thick as I expected. I've seen many Busse blades that were crazy thick right at the edge, almost like a scandi blade. I look forward to going out and whacking around with this. I'll bring my BK20, Bk4, just to see how they are against each other. Really cool knife though. My BK9 is not here right now, need to get it back. I'll get some pics up this weekend, go split some wood and start playing around with it.
 
redmech said:
Arrived home from the mine, and the brute has arrived. First thoughts were the edge is not as thick as I expected. I've seen many Busse blades that were crazy thick right at the edge, almost like a scandi blade. I look forward to going out and whacking around with this. I'll bring my BK20, Bk4, just to see how they are against each other. Really cool knife though. My BK9 is not here right now, need to get it back. I'll get some pics up this weekend, go split some wood and start playing around with it.
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Glad you got
Enjoy
20 wins sorry about the spoiler
Just a Brute of a Becker 1 of less than 100
Leave some steel for next thats all I ask
 
Here is the Brute, getting ready to be sprayed down in harsh chemicals to release the coat of protective paint,
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I took this blade to a slack belt, and thinned/convexed the edge, followed by polishing it on paper wheels, and White rouge.

Here Justine has been stripped, cleaned, and is having a forced patina on it from CB echant,
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First thing done out in the woods was chop down a 6" Sycamore.
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Whacking and trying the brute against some other Beckers,
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Machax biting some Sycamore,
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Brute taking a bite of the same Sycamore,
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Boondok following along as well,
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I must agree with nutoknives that the BK20 is the winner at chopping, and the Machax might bite better than the brute as well. Height of grinds are similar between Machax and the Brute. But the Brute has a more obtuse wedge grind when compared to the Machax, the Boondok is the same 1/4" thick, but a much higher/thinner grind. The Brute is no slouch, but side by side useage proves the usefullness of the BK20 over the Brute.

My son working some wood with his Spartan on the same outing
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Still love my BK7 as my all around favorite from Ethan,

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Boiling some tea for my son and I,
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This Brute will be mailed tomorrow and tracking info will be sent to owner, and next recipient.
 
the Machax is still King, Queen, Prince, and Country :D
 
i have warriors so as to have them...

sent a couple back to the sellers, as they were poor seconds (inclusions)

it's a weird boutique variant.

the solid original models are so good. chrome or parkerized or experimental copper or ...
 
Bladite said:
i have warriors so as to have them...

sent a couple back to the sellers, as they were poor seconds (inclusions)

it's a weird boutique variant.

the solid original models are so good. chrome or parkerized or experimental copper or ...
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mINE ALL GOOD AS THE WARRIORS GO

NEED TO BORROW YOUR COPPER 4
WILL COVER SHIPPING TO AND FRO
THANKS AGAIN
 
As Much as I want
Foofie yours to the 14th of Month of September
Hope you Enjoying Justine

Thanks for doing what u Do

Yeh what about a photo
 
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