Hawaii Knife Life - daily use for work and play

Posted this in the Becker thread the other day, but I love this knife so much already (especially after adding micarta) that I thought it prudent to add here.

For anyone considering purchasing the BK16 as a hunting, field, camp, or companion blade I whole heartedly recommend picking one up. Or two....

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Stripped the coating off the Ka-Bar Turok to lessen cutting resistance. It’s neat to see the non-skeletonized tang but I wonder if a third fastener in between the existing two would add more strength to the scales. I also found that after stripped the front fastener is now sticking out. I am exploring building liners to remedy this.

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MolokaiRider said:
Posted this in the Becker thread the other day, but I love this knife so much already (especially after adding micarta) that I thought it prudent to add here.

For anyone considering purchasing the BK16 as a hunting, field, camp, or companion blade I whole heartedly recommend picking one up. Or two....

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I like the blade finish on the BK16. I really dislike the thick epoxy coating that a lot of these knives use.

So, did you shoot the large case under the BK16 in the last picture from a shoulder-fired weapon? I bet that would hurt. It looks like a WWII era 20mm.
 
lambertiana said:
I like the blade finish on the BK16. I really dislike the thick epoxy coating that a lot of these knives use.

So, did you shoot the large case under the BK16 in the last picture from a shoulder-fired weapon? I bet that would hurt. It looks like a WWII era 20mm.
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I noticed the BK16 coating was harder to remove than the Turok. It’s very tough!

The large casings are found all over the island. Many years ago the military used the islands to practice and you can find unexploded ordinance scattered around. On one particular mountain the rock has been so hot that the rock almost looks like milky glass. Lots of craters too.
 
I wanted to thin out a handle on a baton and used the Ontario SP53. I believe you’d be hard pressed to find a dedicated chopper as good as this one for the low cost. 5160 steel is very tough, and the blade heavy balance makes this tool cut deep. At a 1/4 inch thick with such a steep saber grind it’s not going to replace the BK9’s versatility. But for pure chopping power and batoning it’s a very good option.

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The sp53 is fantastic. Mine came with a pretty bad bevel, bit i fixed it & I put a nice convex edge on mine and ground out the choil some more. It's like freaking thor's hammer. Great for blasting firewood apart, or finer work with my custom choil.
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Beastchopper said:
The sp53 is fantastic. Mine came with a pretty bad bevel, bit i fixed it & I put a nice convex edge on mine and ground out the choil some more. It's like freaking thor's hammer. Great for blasting firewood apart, or finer work with my custom choil.
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I agree, it does really good due to its grind and blade heavy weight. I’ve been lucky so far, I have two and both came with pretty good bevels.

I can’t see your image for some reason, but imagine you’ve got a neat modification!
 
There is a member here. BARYONYX KNIFE. that sells scythes. Some good threads as well on them just use the search function. Great thread n pics by the way. Keep em comin please.
Also some good links to videos on his site, of some old timers using their scythes up in Labrador or Newfoundland. I found them interesting since I used one growing up.
 
MolokaiRider said:
I’ve been carrying the SCHF55 lately as a work knife, and the steel has held up very well.

It was fun and kind of hilarious batoning this little knife. It split wood amazingly well and showed no edge rolling. Handle scales also stayed tight.

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Thank you for the nice words. I always like seeing feedback on my knives from people who actually use their knives for working with out in the field. Batoning wasn't taken into account with the SCHF55 Blackbird there as it was with the SCHF42 Raven and SCHF 42D Mockingbird. The 55 was more meant for urbanized terrain where the batoning i saw happening most would be of commercial lumber...1 x ? and 2 x ? materials to make kindling for fire or components for making a bow drill to make fire in a deteriorated urbanized environment in a war zone or after some sort of disaster...natural or man made.
 
Quiet said:
This is easily one of the best threads in the General section, it's always a treat when it gets updated. Thanks for that, MolokaiRider MolokaiRider
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Thank you Quiet Quiet , I appreciate that. I’m very appreciative of all you fine people who share a common passion.

The vast amount of knowledge of the members here is such a blessing. Thank you as well for being a part of this great forum!
 
Now that's my idea of a day at the beach:thumbsup:. If I were to pull out that BK16 at a beach on cape cod and fillet a striped bass I would be promptly arrested or stoned to death by a group of libtards. BTW that dish looks Tasty molokai
 
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