I got to use my new BK9 today

Joben

Joben

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I was able to spend almost all of today out in the yard with my 9 year old nephew. It was awesome.

We gathered deadwood from the woods and chopped and split it using the BK9, which performed superbly. We kept a fire going the whole time.

I also used it to baton through some seasoned hardwood, so we could try our hand at whittling. Inspired by a thread over in the Wilderness section we made wooden spoons. The BK9 was very useful for roughing out the shape, the bk13 and RAT Izula did much of the finer carving.

Yes i realize this is now in "Useless without pics" territory, sorry. I'll get some. :p

Near the end of the day, the BK9 lost a nut while batoning the third spoon blank. Worked loose from the shock i guess. Fortunately I was able to find it. Ethan, you really need to convince Ka-Bar to loctite these things from the factory!

The BK9 is a remarkable tool which did hours of work with ease and comfort. The edge remained dent free and respectably sharp. Even the black oxide finish showed only light wear.
 
Joben said:
Arguing that it saves cost is totally moot if the end user has to go spend a couple bucks on a tube of thread locker. :rolleyes:
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I'd rather do it myself anyway just because o the possibilty that I may switch to micarta, if they make them.
 
SpookyPistolero said:
I'd rather do it myself anyway just because o the possibilty that I may switch to micarta, if they make them.
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I'm with Spooky. I would rather do it myself, too, for a number of reasons. And yes, they are coming out with the micarta scales, and it should be pretty soon now. LokTite is cheap, and a good thing to have around in any event.
 
Does Lowes carry the loktite for threads? I've lost my tube of the stuff somewhere.

Glad you got to enjoy use of the knife today Joben. Sounds like fun.
 
As promised pics:

We might be a bit overknifed lol, we were trying them out in different applications.
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The spoons, still a bit of work to go.
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Here are our first attempts at fuzz sticks, and the tools used.
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My niece wanted to be in a picture too, here she is with me. I think my expression is slightly goofy.
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Looks like a fun day, thanks for sharing the pics! If you'd like a small tip on how to improve your fuzz sticks (just makes longer, thinner curls that group together better and hence keep flames going better), try doing it this way....

[youtube]326RtScPADM[/youtube]
 
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I will ask this, but what are fuzz sticks used for? I know to catch fire, but why would you need to use one if you have a fire going already? Are they used to get a fire started?
 
cbach8tw said:
I will ask this, but what are fuzz sticks used for? I know to catch fire, but why would you need to use one if you have a fire going already? Are they used to get a fire started?
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Yup, they're used to help get a fire going. The whole goal is to drastically increase the surface area available for burning. If you've already got a good fire going, it's kind of a moot point. But when you're in need of a fire, and everything around you is (for example) soaking wet, then fuzz sticks come in handy. Not only do you increase surface area, but it will be dry surface area as you peel away the wet exterior of the wood you're working with. And when they're all tightly bundled from being curled, the flames don't have to go far to 'jump' to new fuel.

Lengthy explanation for a simple concept, I know. But they're also just kind of fun to make.
 
Thank's for sharing the Great picture's Joben, And you got a Real Nice Knife Collection going on !

Hey Spooky, That Video on the Fuzz Stick's Is It ! Thank's for sharing It,
 
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