Couple of broken BK2s

Thanks! First pic is from a 4 day, 2300 mile camping trip thru Washington (yes, Beckers were used to hurt wood).
 
Joe2 said:
Bk's shatter when you hit anything hard.. Really.. There are videos out there. Not sure about the Ka-bar ones but the originals I think were said to have some flaw in the metal or temper. I know that website knife tests where they destroy them, the Becker broke just after a few strikes. Is why they only gave it 1-2 stars. I had one of the original ones, the Bk9, and missed a branch hitting a pebble, it chipped the edge a bit. I sold it for a nice price though since it wasn't a bad chip and they are out of production from that company.

A
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ummm.... I think a lot of people would disagree with your statement... and if you chop a rock with a knife the edge will chip with pretty much any kind of steel
 
BRab said:
ummm.... I think a lot of people would disagree with your statement... and if you chop a rock with a knife the edge will chip with pretty much any kind of steel
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Brab lives!!
Your BK2 destruction threads live in infamy!
 
Joe2 said:
Bk's shatter when you hit anything hard.. Really.. There are videos out there. Not sure about the Ka-bar ones but the originals I think were said to have some flaw in the metal or temper. I know that website knife tests where they destroy them, the Becker broke just after a few strikes. Is why they only gave it 1-2 stars. I had one of the original ones, the Bk9, and missed a branch hitting a pebble, it chipped the edge a bit. I sold it for a nice price though since it wasn't a bad chip and they are out of production from that company.


A
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This was funny!

BRab said:
ummm.... I think a lot of people would disagree with your statement... and if you chop a rock with a knife the edge will chip with pretty much any kind of steel
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I disagree with him :)..... But i might disagree with you too lmao. No hard feelings about it... just sharing my opinion as well....

It depends on so so much. But if you mean just chop a rock once on accident, like the last guy said, I disagree all steel wont chip.... but if you mean to sit and chop thru rock/concrete completely then i might agree there would be some form of damage to any knife........ I have a 52100/SR101 knife that i have hit on concrete twice... accidentally, but with force, after going thru a log, I expected the edge to be ruined.... no chips at all. My 1095 ontario sp8 took one swing thru the log... on purpose... to see if the concrete damaged the edge... It did. several small chips. My sr101 tomahawk has hit the road being thrown... no chips.... My 1095 bk14 got a small chip.. more of a nick... in a knotty peice of wood. I intentionally took my RMD to that same wood and made saw dust out of it... trying to get the same damage.

Now i love my Beckers and Ontarios, Im not saying anything negative about 1095 as a steel either, its great for the price, but it wont keep that edge as good as some other steels. Granted they can cost WAY WAY more.

Anyway thats my opinion... from my own real experiences... Others will be different... No hard feelings :)
 
not bad.

hard to tell, they have such bad lines anyway :D

good times
 
xrangerx said:
Where in Wa did you go?
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Dropped way down through Idaho, then up to Palouse Falls (in first pic). Headed over to Cougar, to see Mt. St. Helens, then up to Ellensburg. Went through Leavenworth, the over to Grand Coulee Dam. Took the long way home from there. I don't do Interstates when I'm on the bike, you see way more stuff. It was a great trip.
 
vltor17 said:
Dropped way down through Idaho, then up to Palouse Falls (in first pic). Headed over to Cougar, to see Mt. St. Helens, then up to Ellensburg. Went through Leavenworth, the over to Grand Coulee Dam. Took the long way home from there. I don't do Interstates when I'm on the bike, you see way more stuff. It was a great trip.
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I was near cougar this week! Went camping out that way, check my most recent started thread to see some pics if you want!
 
Some of my best ideas come after a couple of beers - well done! Cheers.
 
Hey Vitoria.....

I thoroughly approve....... Had me going a bit there ye did........ Good on ya !!!!....

EthN
 
Holy Sh!t!! Ethan Becker replied to my thread! I thank you sir, for the compliment, for designing some damn good knives for the working man, and keeping them affordable. Are you going to get into the motorcycle accessory market now?:D
 
Hey Vltor........

I really try to not get entangled in stuff I am TOTALLY ignorant of........ What I know about motorbikes and their accessories would require a scanning electron microscope to find......The couple of times I have driven them they seemed like too much fun but, That happened late and I figure I get into plenty trouble with four wheels.........LOL.....


Ethan
 
Ethan Becker said:
Hey Vltor........

That happened late and I figure I get into plenty trouble with four wheels.........LOL.....


Ethan
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You know, I've never quite figured it out myself. When you subtract two wheels, add some air in the beard, the fun quotient just quadruples.
 
This gives me ideas...Becker bars on my chopper? The question is micarta or grivory. Guess ill just have to get anther chopper and do both
 
BuckeyeGuy said:
That's awesome! I really like the one of a kind touches you have put on that bob.
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Thanks, man! Just getting started on the old girl. I'll figure out a way to get some Becker content in, but I'll post some pics of the sissy bar I'm building...;):D
 
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