Disappointment with a becker

[Mistwalker]

OK, this my position and only my position, this should not be interpreted in any other way except that it is my position....

Ok, I am guessing that maybe... just maybe this might only be your personal position on things.....

Lol, our perspectives are as different as night and day , but at least you do understand the possibility of the knife chipping and breaking :thumbup:

Plus one on loving the over built knives. I do want to know my knives will handle such abuse if the need arises, and I definitely test them in somewhat similar fashion, but only under controlled conditions. It's just that out in the field I'll only do such things on an "as-needed" basis, which isn't really all that often. But I do promise you this...if I ever come here with a story of a Broken Becker it will be an interesting story

 

[Snow]

OK, this my position and only my position, this should not be interpreted in any other way except that it is my position.

Ta hell with that. I head straight at most knots I encounter with a knife. If I break a knife, and I have, the so be it. I have never sent a knife back to the manufacturer for a replacement, and I doubt I ever will. I modify my knives to suit my needs and my whims, and I do not consider any manufacturer to replace a knife I modified.

I LOVE the look of a hardwood knot that has been cut in half. I don't back down, move to the side, or try to pussyfoot around it, I usually try to get on in my way, just so I can tackle it.

This is not considered an acceptable practice for those reading this, with any knife, but a knife should be able to take care of your needs and I need to cut knots in half. If I broke my BK9 tomorrow beating it through a Hickory knot, you will see a post with me laffn' about it, and a pic of a broken knife and some halfway split wood. I will not be calling Toooj to replace it, I will not be talking about how the knife did not live up to my expectations. I will be ordering a new one and I will be planning the new modifications to said knife.

I am a knife user, and sometimes a knife abuser. I do not baby my knives ('cept my Fiddleback, its purdy), I use them for whatever I want to, and with some of what I do, I expect them to break. When they don't, I'm a happy, proud knife papa.

The reason why I am so enamoured with Becker knives, is the OVERBUILT knife you get for the money, NO other knife manufacturer will give you the value that Becker/Kabar does. That's why I own them, use them, and abuse them.

This has been an ad for MoosezStupidity and Becker knives, Becker, when you have to field dress a Buick.

Moose

I feel the same way.

 

[Gaurdian_A1]

Steel should win against wood every time. sounds like you hit a rock when you followed through?

 

[Maniacal Pete]

I know that this will come across as blasphemy to some here, but I say with all respect that Brennan's and The Guyon's suggestion up top to use an axe to split wood is starting to make sense to me. I have a lot of really nice knives and I'm coming around to the view that I don't have to beat the crap out of them and/or try to damage them to really enjoy them. If the need arises it would be good to be familiar with all the various techniques. But there is also something to be said for using the best tool for the job. I'm not sure that this is always a wooden branch fashioned into a makeshift club for pounding a knife through a log. I also happen to really enjoy carrying a small hatchet, so it just makes for more toys to play with in the woods. I also understand that many folks just like to do it (baton), and more power to you, of course.

One might chip, or even break, but I don't think I own any knives that will ever really disappoint me...

pete

 

[TheGame]

OK, this my position and only my position, this should not be interpreted in any other way except that it is my position.

Ta hell with that. I head straight at most knots I encounter with a knife. If I break a knife, and I have, the so be it. I have never sent a knife back to the manufacturer for a replacement, and I doubt I ever will. I modify my knives to suit my needs and my whims, and I do not consider any manufacturer to replace a knife I modified.

I LOVE the look of a hardwood knot that has been cut in half. I don't back down, move to the side, or try to pussyfoot around it, I usually try to get on in my way, just so I can tackle it.

This is not considered an acceptable practice for those reading this, with any knife, but a knife should be able to take care of your needs and I need to cut knots in half. If I broke my BK9 tomorrow beating it through a Hickory knot, you will see a post with me laffn' about it, and a pic of a broken knife and some halfway split wood. I will not be calling Toooj to replace it, I will not be talking about how the knife did not live up to my expectations. I will be ordering a new one and I will be planning the new modifications to said knife.

I am a knife user, and sometimes a knife abuser. I do not baby my knives ('cept my Fiddleback, its purdy), I use them for whatever I want to, and with some of what I do, I expect them to break. When they don't, I'm a happy, proud knife papa.

The reason why I am so enamoured with Becker knives, is the OVERBUILT knife you get for the money, NO other knife manufacturer will give you the value that Becker/Kabar does. That's why I own them, use them, and abuse them.

This has been an ad for MoosezStupidity and Becker knives, Becker, when you have to field dress a Buick.

Moose

I agree with you. If there is a knot in the wood, I go right at it. I want to see if my knife can handle it or not. :thumbup:

 

[Bladite]

I agree with you. If there is a knot in the wood, I go right at it. I want to see if my knife can handle it or not. :thumbup:

and it probably can. it may handle 20 or 30. or 200. then it's going to hit one it can't handle, and you'll get a micro chip, macro chip, or break...

in a survival situation, powering through something like that might be prudent if it's live or die right then, otherwise, i'd probably consider my actions carefully, and perhaps keep my tools and myself safe.

in my backyard? yah, i'm going to see what i can push. a few times. generally speaking, i don't do a lot of the "hold my beer and watch this" moments.

i've managed to break an axe handle or two chopping and bent an axe head once on the wrong wood. people keep thinking steel should always in over wood, well, that ain't true at all. if an axe is going to bust on hemlock knots for instance, the knife probably didn't have a chance.

even beavers have bad days

 

[kg4ghn]

sometimes the tool of choice wins, sometimes ... knot.

OK, this my position and only my position, this should not be interpreted in any other way except that it is my position.

Ta hell with that. I head straight at most knots I encounter with a knife. If I break a knife, and I have, the so be it. I have never sent a knife back to the manufacturer for a replacement, and I doubt I ever will. I modify my knives to suit my needs and my whims, and I do not consider any manufacturer to replace a knife I modified.

I LOVE the look of a hardwood knot that has been cut in half. I don't back down, move to the side, or try to pussyfoot around it, I usually try to get on in my way, just so I can tackle it.

This is not considered an acceptable practice for those reading this, with any knife, but a knife should be able to take care of your needs and I need to cut knots in half. If I broke my BK9 tomorrow beating it through a Hickory knot, you will see a post with me laffn' about it, and a pic of a broken knife and some halfway split wood. I will not be calling Toooj to replace it, I will not be talking about how the knife did not live up to my expectations. I will be ordering a new one and I will be planning the new modifications to said knife.

I am a knife user, and sometimes a knife abuser. I do not baby my knives ('cept my Fiddleback, its purdy), I use them for whatever I want to, and with some of what I do, I expect them to break. When they don't, I'm a happy, proud knife papa.

The reason why I am so enamoured with Becker knives, is the OVERBUILT knife you get for the money, NO other knife manufacturer will give you the value that Becker/Kabar does. That's why I own them, use them, and abuse them.

This has been an ad for MoosezStupidity and Becker knives, Becker, when you have to field dress a Buick.

Moose

The sums up why I have been drawn to Beckers since I found out about them recently.

They really are a lot of quality knife for not much money. I work with a guy that owns a Busse. It's never cut anything, he paid too much for it and he doesn't want to hurt the resell value. He has several customs that have never been used either. He is a collector, I am a user. I am rough on everything I use.

 

[Battle Creek Knives]

speaking of micro chips..

this picture was taken today and I have since hit concrete while batoning and caused the edge to roll a bit, looks like she's almost ready to be sharpened again..

 

[Moosez45]

speaking of micro chips..

this picture was taken today and I have since hit concrete while batoning and caused the edge to roll a bit, looks like she's almost ready to be sharpened again..

Sweet!!! That looks real sexilent to me. I love stuff like that, it means you're using it, not that I had any doubts, but you know what I mean.

Moose

 

[Battle Creek Knives]

Yeah, like a proud fatherly type moment, now I get to sharpen my knife

that was my BK2 btw as I hadn't mentioned it..

 

[BITEME]

yeah I experienced the same thing with my bk-2 while batoning some oak for my fireplace I too was a little disappointed(I also was going through a knot),but the knife holds a supersharp toothy edge.
although the blade has a small chip, theirs people out their that pay for serrated edges so no big deal the knife only set me back a few $ now I have every reason to stop babying it .

 

[Guyon]

My BK-9 is beat up along the edge. Cutting some roots and vines a while back, I hit a rock or three. It still chops like a champion though, and all I need to do is steel it out a bit and then sharpen. No biggie.

 

[SilentJohn]

15 minutes with a good stone and it's back to school I had my bk-2 chip when my brother split some firewood and hit concrete on my beasty's maiden voyage

 

[Ethan Becker]

Hey Outdoors.....

I would REALLY like a pic.....Also what kind of wood was involved.....Leetle chips happen but big ones should not unless you are going thru hemlock or similar wood.....Thanks....

All Best......

ethan