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It took me a long time to finally unbox this one and get it into the rotation, but I like what I've found. Below are a few impressions as I've starting using the knife for outdoor chores. I hope to have some camping excursion pics with it soon. Given the limited run, I went ahead and etched this one deeper before using it so that it would better retain its markings after the coating starts to wear.
First use involved cleaning up some downed branches after a storm. And my first swipe with the knife impressed. It went through an approximately 1" branch with no issues. Very sharp out of the box with a well executed grind.
A thicker branch only took three chops per side, which you can trace in the photo below.
We had a lot of pecan limbs go down in a recent storm, and I used the BK-20 to limb and chop up the fallen branches. All told, it was a pretty good workout for the knife. One of my first impressions was that the sweet spot is further back toward the handle than I first anticipated. It's still forward of the mid-point, but not as far toward the tip as I thought when I picked up the knife. It's also a little wider than, say, the BK-4, which for me has a smaller sweet spot for chopping. Compared to the BK-9, I do like the added reach that you get with the Bundock.
At our place down in Alabama, I had even more pecan limbs down, and I used the Bundock for similar duty.
Some of the pecans were uninvited guests, and had to go. Before...
After... (I chopped them out with the Bundock and then cut the trunks close to the ground with a pruning saw.)
In Alabama, I carried the knife more than before, and I like the sheath. It's functional, comfortable, and relatively light.
All in all, the Bundock Bowie is a welcome addition to the Becker rotation, and I can see myself using it for camping and work tasks for a long time to come. I would love to see this design come out in a modified, slightly thicker, slightly more tip-heavy version similar to the prototype I handled at Ethan's. Still, I like what I have seen so far. When I get it to a camp site, I'll do more with the knife, including feather sticks and batoning.
First use involved cleaning up some downed branches after a storm. And my first swipe with the knife impressed. It went through an approximately 1" branch with no issues. Very sharp out of the box with a well executed grind.
A thicker branch only took three chops per side, which you can trace in the photo below.
We had a lot of pecan limbs go down in a recent storm, and I used the BK-20 to limb and chop up the fallen branches. All told, it was a pretty good workout for the knife. One of my first impressions was that the sweet spot is further back toward the handle than I first anticipated. It's still forward of the mid-point, but not as far toward the tip as I thought when I picked up the knife. It's also a little wider than, say, the BK-4, which for me has a smaller sweet spot for chopping. Compared to the BK-9, I do like the added reach that you get with the Bundock.
At our place down in Alabama, I had even more pecan limbs down, and I used the Bundock for similar duty.
Some of the pecans were uninvited guests, and had to go. Before...
After... (I chopped them out with the Bundock and then cut the trunks close to the ground with a pruning saw.)
In Alabama, I carried the knife more than before, and I like the sheath. It's functional, comfortable, and relatively light.
All in all, the Bundock Bowie is a welcome addition to the Becker rotation, and I can see myself using it for camping and work tasks for a long time to come. I would love to see this design come out in a modified, slightly thicker, slightly more tip-heavy version similar to the prototype I handled at Ethan's. Still, I like what I have seen so far. When I get it to a camp site, I'll do more with the knife, including feather sticks and batoning.
