I sent an email to KA-BAR concerning my BK2

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jmflem

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Sent this email to KA-BAR:

"Dear KA-BAR,

I own a Becker BK2 which I purchased in August of last year. When I first
received the knife I noticed that the grinding of the edge was uneven and,
because of this, the tip of the blade was slightly leaned over to one side
(attached is a photo of the tip). I didn't think much of it and kind of
just forgot about it. Recently it has been bothering me though. When I
went to resharpen the knife (I have been using it and it has dulled over
time), the edge would not sharpen correctly because of the uneven grind.
The edge needs a complete re-profiling. The fact that I am unable to
sharpen the knife correctly and the fact that my tip is bent is really
annoying. It seems as though the person who sharpened it was asleep on the
job. This is not the quality that I expect from such a great company as
KA-BAR, especially coming out of the US. I love the knife, but the whole
purpose of a knife is to cut things right? And if my knife doesn't have a
good edge on it, there is really no point of owning it. Would you please
help me with this? Maybe you could sharpen it (correctly this time) for me
or something? Anything you could do to help would be very appreciated.

Thank you,
Joel"

They said they'll replace it with a "hand inspected replacment". I guess I'll be sending in my BK2 :D.
 
This is what I have come to expect from kabar... They will try to make it right... Can 'to ask for more then that. I had a ontario rd 9 show up with a broken handle and called then and was told I was sh#t out of luck... Tried the seller through ebay and was up the creek so to speak... This is one of the many reasons. Why I buy kabar/becker! If it is screwed up they will look after the customer and replace it....
 
wildnewfie said:
Oh almost forgot when you get your new one use it like you stole it!
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I'm still going to only have one BK2. I have to send in my old one. If that's what you meant....I have some plans though: black micarta handles and an all black leather sheath.
 
Even good companies screw up sometimes.
Ka-bar is sending you a new knife. IMO that makes them a GREAT company.
Doing the right thing doesn't always happen nowadays...
That why Ka-bar has a customer for life right here!
I see them do the right thing time and time again. That's what will keep me coming back.
Nice job Ka-bar!
 
That's great, I'm glad thing worked out for you.
Better cherish that baby lol!
Bk2 is a phenomenal blade, especially when paired with a BK9 which is the Queen/King of course :p.
 
wildnewfie said:
This is what I have come to expect from kabar...
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Ditto, and pretty much any production knife in general. Buy a knife and reprofile it. I'm paying for the steel and not the frills that come with it.

And I'll say it again. I prefer the steel and quality control of their Taiwanese knives to the USA ones.
 
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