Camillus BK-11 - stripped and clipped

CanadaKnifeGuy

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So, I was lucky enough to score a BK11 from GeofS GeofS and it was a neat compliment to my BK14s. :thumbsup:

The blade stock is slightly thinner on these older neckers than the BK14 and the coating was smoother as well.

The sabre grind of the Camillus BK-11 makes it thicker near the upper tip than the BK14, which makes the tip strong, but significantly worse for poking / stabbing / drilling and also slicing.

On top of that, this particular BK11 had the tip ground / rounded off .

So I decided that I wanted to go all in on a little slicer with a pointer tip... So I ground in a clip point with a bit of a swedge and then stripped the blade and left it with a bit of a user patina on it.

My first time modifying a knife.

It's now a bit of a baby-bowie or a mini BK17, necker edition. :p
I honestly think that @Ethan Becker should bring out a tiny sabre ground clip point. Such a great, little pocket or neck EDC! :cool:

Whaddya think!?

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CanadaKnifeGuy said:
So, I was lucky enough to score a BK11 from GeofS GeofS and it was a neat compliment to my BK14s. :thumbsup:

The blade stock is slightly thinner on these older neckers than the BK14 and the coating was smoother as well.

The sabre grind of the Camillus BK-11 makes it thicker near the upper tip than the BK14, which makes the tip strong, but significantly worse for poking / stabbing / drilling and also slicing.

On top of that, this particular BK11 had the tip ground / rounded off .

So I decided that I wanted to go all in on a little slicer with a pointer tip... So I ground in a clip point with a bit of a swedge and then stripped the blade and left it with a bit of a user patina on it.

My first time modifying a knife.

It's now a bit of a baby-bowie or a mini BK17, necker edition. :p
I honestly think that @Ethan Becker should bring out a tiny sabre ground clip point. Such a great, little pocket or neck EDC! :cool:

Whaddya think!?

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I think clip-point knifes look real cool, Good job!

I agree about the smoother coating, and I noticed my Cammie 11 was the prettiest grind wise of all my stripped Beckers (other than that tip, haha)
....almost no grind lines, Very smooth! Unlike my 5 which looks like a beaver chewed on it!
 
Crag the Brewer said:
I think clip-point knifes look real cool, Good job!

I agree about the smoother coating, and I noticed my Cammie 11 was the prettiest grind wise of all my stripped Beckers (other than that tip, haha)
....almost no grind lines, Very smooth! Unlike my 5 which looks like a beaver chewed on it!
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The height of the top sabre line is different from left to right on mine.

The finish was nice, but the grinding was a bit off.

I never liked / was drawn to clip points and would have preferred a BK16 to a BK17...

...until I ground one in myself. I have a new appreciation for them now and really think they help a TON with slicing, as well as the other more obvious detail work and pokiness benefits.

Spear-point pokiness with a drop-point belly and a swedged trailing-point sliciness. :thumbsup:
 
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