How would you design a new Becker?

[CamH_16]

A BK-5 with a sharpened swedge and in 5160 would be delicious.

I remember Jerry Fisk saying that not alot of good can come out of sharpening the 5's swedge...

 

[direstrats220]

warrior that bushcraft is perfect! I've been looking for one like that for a while now.

 

[prsfx]

I remember Jerry Fisk saying that not alot of good can come out of sharpening the 5's swedge...

I was going to go the other direction, fatten the swedge to the full thickness, beef it up a little.

 

[Theknife]

I like the tweener designs. I would like a Becker that had a blade under 4 inches (so I could carry it) and a tweener handle.

 

[Groove]

I'd like to see a wharncliff.

 

[thelastbestplace]

How about a BK2 lite? A thinner BK2, maybe even thinner than the old Camillus version.

 

[fatheadhill]

How about a BK2 lite? A thinner BK2, maybe even thinner than the old Camillus version.

This is something I've been hoping for! Love my BK2, but a thinner version would be a welcome addition to the family.

 

[CamH_16]

How about a BK2 lite? A thinner BK2, maybe even thinner than the old Camillus version.

This is something I've been hoping for! Love my BK2, but a thinner version would be a welcome addition to the family.

The saber ground BK-16s are the closest thing you could probably find...I heard somewhere that Ethan did make some 1/8th inch and 3/16th BK-2 protos at some point.

 

[dresnor]

I would love to see the scandi Bushcraft tweener!

That knife at the Becker price points would be a steal in my opinion. Other blade companys would have to change their prices to adapt.

Jeremy

 

[Eero]

I would go for something small like a 1095 Remora tweaked in size and shape (bigger blade, better handle?) w/zytel grips to compete with the Candiru.

 

[The Warrior]

I would love to see the scandi Bushcraft tweener!

That knife at the Becker price points would be a steal in my opinion. Other blade companys would have to change their prices to adapt.

Jeremy

Something like this?

 

[TheWambo]

Something like this?

I've been drooling over that and the Wharnie you mocked up for a while.

 

[Chameleonbear]

Something like this?

I just noticed how much this looks like a Esee LaserStrike...

 

[Eero]

I always thought Kabar should release a stacked leather handle (similar to MK2) with a 1095 blade and a blade with a "mora type" shape/size. Even a cheap lightweight kraton handle bushcraft knife in 1095 would be interesting.

 

[The Warrior]

I just noticed how much this looks like a Esee LaserStrike...

You think?

 

[Brew-Jitsu]

I always thought Kabar should release a stacked leather handle (similar to MK2) with a 1095 blade and a blade with a "mora type" shape/size. Even a cheap lightweight kraton handle bushcraft knife in 1095 would be interesting.

Hmmm... That's not a bad idea.

 

[shockjockey24]

Ive thought about sending my bk2 to a machine shop with a surface grinder to thin her down to 1/8". It would only be 1/16" off each side and shouldn't affect the temper or edge at all if they keep her cool while grinding. So a thinner 2 gets my vote

 

[Chameleonbear]

You think?

I don't think I realized the Laser Strike had that much of a drop...

 

[trailbum]

I was going to go the other direction, fatten the swedge to the full thickness, beef it up a little.

That would be great.

 

[trailbum]

I think a drop point Bk7 would be perfect.