I just couldn't hold it off any longer...

Galeocerdoshark

Galeocerdoshark

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...so I just pulled the trigger on my first Becker and ordered a BK-14!

I've been looking for quite a while to get a reliable small fixed blade that I can take with me on my fossiling trips.
Initially, I was leaning towards the Izula. Then, my eye fell on the BK-11. I was quite torn apart... A little later, I discovered the BK14. Larger blade than the Izula, Izula style handles but the Becker shaped blade... I fell in love. Really neat that two companies work together to realize such a great project.

Anyway, thanks to the guys and girls on this forum. I've read a lot of your wise advice and I'm pretty sure I made a good choice.

The idea is to wrap the handle with red paracord, so it teams up nicely with my Victorinox Climber. I'm probably going to attach the sheath the shoulder strap of my fossiling backpack for easy deployment. I'm really looking forward to my future trips, I can tell you that!
When I get it, I might do a detailed explication on the contents of my fossiling backpack in the gadgets an gear section as well.
I'll make sure to post pics of the knife ITT as well, when it arrives at my door (should be somewhere around the 26th).

Thanks for reading guys, and thank you for giving so much good advice.

Kind regards,

Jerry
 
The knife arrived today! Hooray! The red paracord is going to have to wait, but the knife will already be present on my fossil hunt of tomorrow.
Pretty pleased with it, although it could definitely not shave out of the box. It looks good on my backpack, too.

Pretty box!
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Cool content :D
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Cheers guys!
 
Congrats on the 14! Ridiculously useful knife for a great value.

It's a fantastic knife... Ka Bar and ESEE, best of both worlds :D
 
Grats on the little guy. They are great knives. If you don't like the paracord wrap, the handle set is inexpensive and give the knife a wonderful feel in the hand. The other plus is that you get both a black and orange set so you have an excuse to buy another 14 :)

Now, what big Becker are you buying? hahaha
 
Thanks for the comments guys!
I've been playing a bit with it, and it's really comfortable and VERY sturdy. Me likes:thumbup:

@Catmouth: Well, I've been looking around, reading, watching vids,... And I kinda like the BK2 and 7. I do not own any larger fixed blades at the moment, and that's simply because I'm hesitant. I really like to use my knives, not just keep them in a drawer (except for some exceptions) and whenever I'm out alone or with my dad doing some tree-cutting or wood splitting or whatnot, we allways use chainsaws and axes/hatchets. Therefore, I'm still struggling to convince myself what I need a larger fixed blade for. Hahaha:D

When I get it paracord wrapped, I'll post some additional pics. Maybe I'll be able to upload a few more tomorrow from my short trip.
Once again, thanks for the kind comments guys.
 
Do consider that when you get the BK-2, its all downhill from there :D

Congrats on the BK-14! Do post some pictures when you are out doing field work with it. Would be interesting to see BK&T helping out on other things that are non-tactical and non-bushcraft :thumbup:
 
I love my 14! It has become my edc because it is so useful and comfortable. You may want to consider the zytel handles or some custom scales. They really do make a difference.
 
namida said:
Do consider that when you get the BK-2, its all downhill from there :D

Congrats on the BK-14! Do post some pictures when you are out doing field work with it. Would be interesting to see BK&T helping out on other things that are non-tactical and non-bushcraft :thumbup:
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this! i'd love to see some pics of the 14 helping to dig out a Megalodon tooth or something cool like that.
 
tman038 said:
this! i'd love to see some pics of the 14 helping to dig out a Megalodon tooth or something cool like that.
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It's a Cretaceous dig tomorrow, so no Megalodon teeth (sadface). There are other shark teeth to be found in that quarry though. Mosasaurs have been found there as well, some of which holotypes of new species. However, they are a very rare find.
I've visited that same quarry for a couple of consecutive years, and from time to time, I really do need something sharp and sturdy to remove some of the chalk from around the fossil (fine prep). The raw prep is done by hammer and chisel, but a good fixed blade would do an amazing job in cleaning the edges around the fossil, because of the toughness, yet being sharp and precise. In the past, I've tried small and large nails for the fine work, and dental instruments, but they are better for the very fine and detailed preparations at home, they don't remove enough material in the field.

In short: this knife will see it's fair share of hard use on the edge. Nothing that a sharpener can't fix, though. It'll see some lighter chores as well, such as food prep. So for all of you who start worrying, it will see a lot of cutting jobs as well. Anyway, a user tool getting used is how it's supposed to be in my opinion.

Thanks again guys for the great feedback, much appreciated.
 
Congrats on the new blade. I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. Every Becker I've received came shaving sharp.
 
Here's a picture of part of my loadout for tomorrow.

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(In order from left to right)

Upper row:
-Helmet and fluorescent vest (obligated in that quarry)
-Backpack with the BK14 already mounted on the shoulder strap.

Bottom row:
-Small sieve with a mesh width of 1mm (most shark teeth are actually quite small, so...) containing gloves and some pots for the smaller finds
-Chisel with flat head
-Hammer
-Victorinox Climber (rides in my pocket)
-Estwing geologists hammer
-Rough brush for cleaning blocks of chalk
-Chisel with pointed head

These tools lay on top of some bags and newspaper paper, which is used to protect the larger fossils. In case of significant findings, I would contact the royal institute of natural sciences.

This includes pretty much everything -except food, water, a camera and sunblock- that I'll be carrying with me tomorrow.

Cheers guys!
 
In my short time here in the Becker forum, this is probably one of the more unique applications of the knife that I have read about. Do update this page please, this is really interesting stuff! (I used to read books about dinosaurs when i was really young, but actually I was more interested in the amazing pictures!) :thumbup:
 
namida said:
In my short time here in the Becker forum, this is probably one of the more unique applications of the knife that I have read about. Do update this page please, this is really interesting stuff! (I used to read books about dinosaurs when i was really young, but actually I was more interested in the amazing pictures!) :thumbup:
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^ I'll second everything you just said.

Great out-of-the-ordinary application... plus... dinosaurs :D
 
Time for a little update!

Alas, no dinosaurs, poor finds in general... I only found 1 (incomplete) shark tooth, and my fossil buddy found another. The right layers that contain the largest amount of shark teeth and other vertebrate remains were not accessible this time. Better luck next time I guess. We did find a lot of nice invertebrate fossilized life, such as brachiopods, crab claws etc. The material of this quarry dates back to the Maastrichtian stage, being the 'youngest' stage of the Cretaceous (age of approx. 70 myo at this locality). Because of the bad finds, we drove on to another locality containing Pliocene material. Finds were poor again at this locality, but hey, a day outside of the house with a good friend is a day well spent!

Here are some shots of the Cretaceous quarry and some of the finds.

Small fish vertebra that I prepped on the spot with the tip of the BK14:
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The BK14 gets a bit dusty and dirty in the chalk:
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Crab claw with part of the arm. I found this one, but gave it to my friend, he didn't have one of these yet, while I have several:
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Small sharktooth hidden in the chalk. Prepped it out with the BK14 and bagged it :D:
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General view of the quarry:
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I don't have any pics of the finds at the second location, I only made some nature photographs.
One of the walls with sediment containing lot's of shells, was home to many sand martins:
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Some of the little ones didn't make it though, they lay dead at the bottom of the steep wall:
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Some pics of the better finds at this locality, I posted a while ago in Wilderness and survival/anything outdoorsy thread ( link to my post: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...Outdoorsy-Pic-Thread!?p=10717098#post10717098 ). It's really a pitty I didn't find any of those nice Great White teeth this time, but oh well, there's always next time.


I hope you guys enjoyed, I liked using the knife a lot and I will like/use it even more in the future, for sure!
Thanks everyone!
 
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