Finally getting out with a couple new knives

[tknife]

This week there has been a nice break in the heat so I was able to get out for a couple late afternoon hikes without shriveling up into jerky. I have had two new knives around for a few weeks only getting some house and kitchen duty, that's just not right!

I have been dying to get out with my Adventure Sworn knife. Even though it is so nicely finished it was hard to bring myself to use it.

The term "scary sharp" gets thrown around a lot. Well, this one truly is. I could easily carve this hard piece of dried wood, and it sailed through green stuff like butta. The grind is perfectly even and polished to straight razor sharpness.

I have always seen the coke bottle shaped handles and wondered how they would feel. I like the way my hand locks around it and the concave parts fit in perfectly with the meat of the palm.

I can already tell this will be a favorite. The BHK Bushcrafter has already been one of my most used and loved knives, and the MK2 adds a little testosterone to the mix

The handle is basically the same, just a bit longer, but the blade is about an inch longer and about 1/4" wider.

It's still light and maneuverable enough to use for bushcrafty stuff, but the added length and heft lets it do a little light chopping. To me this style of knife is a nice compromise of what is thought of as a bushcraft knife, and a survival/camp
knife.

 

[TheGame]

Adventure Sworn sure does make some nice blades.. as does BHK. As for the heat, it has been down here the past week or two. 20+ 90* days with high humidity in July, and I don't think we've had more than 1-2 here in August.

 

[Quarter Tank]

nice knives

the BHK Bushcrafter has really grown on me. I really like the flat ground convex they can come with

 

[pitdog]

Great stuff buddy, love those knives especially the Adventure Sworn. How do you find the finger recess on the BHK, I read a recent post and someone said he wished his didn't have the recess as it's too severe ?

 

[tknife]

Actually I like the finger cut out, I would be afraid to use it without at least something to stop my finger from hitting the blade. And the MK2 is actually a little better because the blade edge is about 1/4" so it gives even a little more of a guard, and also makes food prep a little easier.

 

[Mannlicher]

Color me GREEN! Two beautiful, and very functional knives, made by two of the best guys around.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[tknife]

I really like them both. This was a good way to end my knife buying for at least the rest of the year

 

[Mannlicher]

I still have some on order. A hybrid by Brian Andrews is on the way, and I have a custom pattern welded Damascus viking small seax coming from Kevin_the_professor. Then there is the rehandle of a D/P blade, and.............

'nuff to say that I am not through buying yet for 2011

 

[tek77]

Sweet blades.
Couple of questions on the adventure sworn knife:
1. Is it the scandi or the "scandivex" version?
2. how does it compare to the the spyderco bushcrafter? (including handle comfort). A comparison pic would be AWESOME.

Cody definitely got this one right.

Edit: Nevermind the 2nd Q, I just saw your comparison pic in the other thread :thumbup:

 

[kgd]

Ooh that bigger BHK bushy gives me goose bumps!

 

[tknife]

Sweet blades.
Couple of questions on the adventure sworn knife:
1. Is it the scandi or the "scandivex" version?
2. how does it compare to the the spyderco bushcrafter? (including handle comfort). A comparison pic would be AWESOME.

Cody definitely got this one right.

Edit: Nevermind the 2nd Q, I just saw your comparison pic in the other thread :thumbup:

I snapped a couple comparisons with the Spydie. Handle size and comfort is very close between them, which I love because the Spydie is one of the most comfy handles I have ever used :thumbdn: The concave part at the bottom of the handle feels really nice and secure though, I like it. Also I got the Scandi-vex version so the edge should be hell for stout and easy to maintain.

Ooh that bigger BHK bushy gives me goose bumps!

I knew I'd love it as soon as I saw a pic online. I loved my original Bushcrafter but I like the added blade length and slight edge drop. This one will be getting a lot of trail time!

 

[tek77]

I snapped a couple comparisons with the Spydie. Handle size and comfort is very close between them, which I love because the Spydie is one of the most comfy handles I have ever used :thumbdn: The concave part at the bottom of the handle feels really nice and secure though, I like it. Also I got the Scandi-vex version so the edge should be hell for stout and easy to maintain.

Thanks for the comparison shots. Scandivex gotta be the best of both worlds when it comes to edge geometry.

 

[dbltap45acp]

Did you have the bhk custom made?

 

[tknife]

Tim Stetzer designed it, and it currently is only available as a custom order. But hopefully if there's enough interest they will add it to the lineup. I think it fits in great along side the Bushcrafter and Bush Baby.