Favorite Bark River?

here is a few of my favorite barkies

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Question for you Bark River fans.... What does the typical "full tang" look like on their fixed blade knifes? More or less the same bar steel as the blade or a more narrow partial width but full tang? I have a couple Blackjacks and I suspect I would call them "partial tangs"... not sure.

This thread has me looking at Bark River knives again and trying to decide what I want and perhaps biting the bullet. Like I need another knife....
 
Every Bark River I own has a full thickness tang. There may have been a few exceptions produced, but I believe that full thickness is the standard.

Here for example is a BR 'Trailmate' next to a 'Woodland Special:'

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22-rimfire said:
.... What does the typical "full tang" look like on their fixed blade knifes? More or less the same bar steel as the blade or a more narrow partial width but full tang? I have a couple Blackjacks and I suspect I would call them "partial tangs"... not sure.
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Most Bark River Knives have a full exposed tang, some of those are skeletonized or partially skeletonized, but that varies from model to model.


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Full Exposed Tangs


That said, my custom Bark River Bowies are all hidden stick tang designs, the tangs are shank drawn to reduce hardness and add toughness.

The BlackJacks I have are either mortised tang (full exposed at the top) or stick tang (shank drawn for toughness).




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I had actually completely forgotten that some are skeletonized (still full-width though), such as the Ultra Lite Bushcrafter. To be honest, the reason I've forgotten is that there's been no need to remember - I've never heard nor seen of it being an issue on Barkies, and I don't treat my skeletonized knives any differently.
 
Thanks for the tang advice. Since Bark River makes the Blackjacks and the tang is hidden inside the handle on the classics, I envisioned more of a "stick" (but extending most of the way to the end of the handle) versus the more or less full bar steel used in most Bark River knives. I like my BJ125. I realized that the tangs are visible in most Bark River fixed blades after I posted it, but left it because I was trying to draw a comparison to the BlackJacks which I like.
 
Ok somebody direct me to the Bark River Fan group and or Bark River sub forum. I absolutely love... And I mean LOVE my new aurora! I have always liked the looks of them but never had the balls to spend the $. Let me just say it was well worth the money spent and I will moste likely not stop here. F**k! My wife is gunna kill me! :D
 
I am no stranger to knives, I have just about the whole Becker line and I am a Beckerhead member. I also have many many other brands and makers. But I have no idea why I didn't buy a Bark River ages ago! I feel like I missed out on so much, like I just met a son I never knew I had. So much time and fun to make up :D
 
I have always loved the Little Creeks but my wife recently suprised me with a Mini Canadien in Ironwood burl for our anniversary. I would never have ordered the knife as I think the design looks really odd but I love this little knife. One of those things that does not click until you actually try it.

Bill
 
I only have two BRKT knives. Aurora and Canadian Camp. The Aurora doesn't see much use because I preffer blades more suited for food prep chores and the Aurora is not a slicer by any means. On the other hand, the Canadian Camp seems quite a lot of use as big (thick) kitchen knife in my camper (VW T4). I do use the sheath provided with the Aurora to carry arround a knife I made myself (full flat ground) which slices much better.

I think I should have bought a Fox River instead of the Aurora.

Mikel
 
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I have always loved the Little Creeks but my wife recently suprised me with a Mini Canadien in Ironwood burl for our anniversary. I would never have ordered the knife as I think the design looks really odd but I love this little knife. One of those things that does not click until you actually try it.

Bill
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Couldn't agree more - the Mini Canadian and the Trailmate are my two favorite EDCs. And I think you're right on with the design - it's hard to get your head around the usefulness of it when you first look at it, until you really start using it, and then it just 'clicks.' It's a really versatile little knife that is capable of a lot more than you would think.

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Mikel_24 said:
I only have two BRKT knives. Aurora and Canadian Camp. The Aurora doesn't see much use because I preffer blades more suited for food prep chores and the Aurora is not a slicer by any means. On the other hand, the Canadian Camp seems quite a lot of use as big (thick) kitchen knife in my camper (VW T4). I do use the sheath provided with the Aurora to carry arround a knife I made myself (full flat ground) which slices much better.

I think I should have bought a Fox River instead of the Aurora.

Mikel
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Mikel -

If food prep is high on your list knife qualities, you may want to check out the new BR "Bird & Trout" that's just been released.
 
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