Combat Bowie Break-In

[Guyon]

Nothing like chopping with a 9.

Today, I broke in my new BK-9, bought recently when there was one of those "crazy temporary price" sales.
I had a big pile of limbs that needed to be burned, and the BK-9 processed them like a champ.
Crappy cell phone pics, but so be it.

I'm keeping the ramp on this one!

Fire!

The edge took a few dings because I was chopping frozen and knotted wood. My first inclination was to run around wildly and flail my arms.

I managed to rein myself in with moderate success.
After that wave of emotion passed, I had to subdue an urge to post "OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! MY EDGE IS DINGED! WHAT CAN I DO????" in the Becker subforum.

Instead, I had a Samuel Adams Whitewater IPA. That helped.
Then, I just did what I always do with dings. I dealt with it. Hit it with a steel and then my machete file and then my diamond sharpener.
After that, I ran a couple of passes on my India stone and finished it off on the Sharpmaker. Good as new.

 

[rkmoore]

Nice work G! Any 9 without a couple of beauty marks is a 9 that isn't getting enough love!

 

[Tdhurl1103]

Awesome stuff!!!! Thanks G!!

 

[Serin 16]

Nice king Guyon! What price did you get it for, and where?

 

[The Warrior]

The 9 is killer. Love that blade. Serin 16, that deal is long gone.

 

[Serin 16]

Bummer. We'll, I just got an Ontario afghan anyways, So I won't be getting another knife for a bit oh well. Love the bk9, though. I'm going for either the King or the machax next.

 

[bigghoss]

Bummer. We'll, I just got an Ontario afghan anyways, So I won't be getting another knife for a bit oh well. Love the bk9, though. I'm going for either the King or the machax next.

You need a BK9. You can't not have a 9. If you don't buy a 9 right now Ethan will come down your chimney and drink all your beer and leave a lump of something a lot worse than coal in your stocking.

 

[BigBert]

Bummer. We'll, I just got an Ontario afghan anyways, So I won't be getting another knife for a bit oh well. Love the bk9, though. I'm going for either the King or the machax next.

I am deciding between the 4 and the 9 as well. I know everyone loves the 9, but I am leaning toward the 4 just because it looks like a freak show.

 

[Charlie_K]

Dude your pictures are making my BK9 envious. It hasn't gotten to be used in so long and it doesn't want to go into hibernation yet.

 

[Blackhawk45hunter]

Man those things are nice. I have one on my Christmas wishlist as well as a BK4. Hopefully come christmastime, ill be one chopper richer!

 

[Brew-Jitsu]

You need a BK9. You can't not have a 9. If you don't buy a 9 right now Ethan will come down your chimney and drink all your beer and leave a lump of something a lot worse than coal in your stocking.

I damn near choked laughing at this. Well done, bigghoss. :thumbup:

 

[stvpourciau]

I am deciding between the 4 and the 9 as well. I know everyone loves the 9, but I am leaning toward the 4 just because it looks like a freak show.

You need a BK9. You can't not have a 9. If you don't buy a 9 right now Ethan will come down your chimney and drink all your beer and leave a lump of something a lot worse than coal in your stocking.

There's your answer

 

[NathanJ]

Nice! Looks like you gave that 9 a good old fashioned beat down!

 

[tradewater]

That wouldn't have happened if you'd de-ramped it first. Wiry bastard.

 

[Mojo^]

Very nice christening and trial by fire, so to speak.:thumbup:

Where did you find the brown micarta scales? All I have been able to find lately are green.

 

[Galeocerdoshark]

I like your king...

 

[knoefz]

Great knife, great pics.
You fire seems to be going well
Love it when flames rise up with such high speed.

 

[GSO1962]

You need a BK9. You can't not have a 9. If you don't buy a 9 right now Ethan will come down your chimney and drink all your beer and leave a lump of something a lot worse than coal in your stocking.

I damn near choked laughing at this. Well done, bigghoss. :thumbup:

I have coffee all over the front of my shirt now.... Thanks for the entertainment!

 

[Guyon]

You need a BK9. You can't not have a 9. If you don't buy a 9 right now Ethan will come down your chimney and drink all your beer and leave a lump of something a lot worse than coal in your stocking.

It's true.

 

[tradewater]

It never gets old. Never.