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Earlier this summer when Mr. Becker passed through the midwest, we had a small gathering in Topeka: Ethan, Psyop, 1066Vic and the ladies of course. Good conversation, good food, and good beer. At the time, I asked Ethan if he would object to my making my own version of the BK-14 Machax, my favorite Becker. He graciously consented. Well, here it is guys and Mr. Becker, along with a picture of a real BK-4.
The steel for this guy is actually cut from a worn out Stihl 20" chainsaw bar. Mystery steel to me so I heat treated it as if it were 1084 and put Walnut handles on it. It is not an exact copy by any means - it is slimmer, has a handle that is almost straight, and a couple of different curves.. Some of the variations were my own idea and some were necessitated by the amount of steel I had to work with. Anyway hope you like it.
Oh - and its future is uncertain - because the heat treating was guess work I do not know how it will hold up in actual use - maybe it's soft, maybe it's brittle and maybe it's just fine. So for now, and maybe permanently (because of its being such a close copy) I do not feel that I can sell it. I may have a good friend give it a workout or maybe I will or maybe both. After that some decisions will be made. Wall hanger?
The steel for this guy is actually cut from a worn out Stihl 20" chainsaw bar. Mystery steel to me so I heat treated it as if it were 1084 and put Walnut handles on it. It is not an exact copy by any means - it is slimmer, has a handle that is almost straight, and a couple of different curves.. Some of the variations were my own idea and some were necessitated by the amount of steel I had to work with. Anyway hope you like it.
Oh - and its future is uncertain - because the heat treating was guess work I do not know how it will hold up in actual use - maybe it's soft, maybe it's brittle and maybe it's just fine. So for now, and maybe permanently (because of its being such a close copy) I do not feel that I can sell it. I may have a good friend give it a workout or maybe I will or maybe both. After that some decisions will be made. Wall hanger?
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