Is there anything like a non-convex Bark River PSK?

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Alan Mackey

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I'm having some trouble getting my 'barkie' scary-sharp (and I do NOT want to re-grind it, I will learn to sharpen a convex edge some day) and I would very much like to get something similar, shape and length wise, that comes with a conventional edge.

Any suggestions?
 
The Boker Plus line Gnome has a 2" 12c27 blade with a hollow grind straight grind - OAL 4". The curved Rhino blade is 3" - OAL 6". Both are made in the PRC and have red liners and are available with either Micarta or Stag handles, the former delivered with Kydex sheaths; the latte with leather. They list for $50-$90 - street price $35-$55. The top example is a Boker PryMate - a Solingen made 3 3/8" x 7 mm thick Bohler N690 blade - OAL 6.5" - $300 list. There is a smaller version - PryMini - 2.5" x 5 mm OAL - $230 list. All four knives are Jesper Voxnaes designs - "Vox". The Pry series are hollow ground with straight edge grinds. That hefty PryMate can cut ripe grape/cherry tomatoes into slivers! It was delivered as a razor - the Chineese versions needed some attention.

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The Boker Plus line Gnome has a 2" 12c27 blade with a hollow grind straight grind - OAL 4". The curved Rhino blade is 3" - OAL 6". Both are made in the PRC and have red liners and are available with either Micarta or Stag handles, the former delivered with Kydex sheaths; the latte with leather. They list for $50-$90 - street price $35-$55. The top example is a Boker PryMate - a Solingen made 3 3/8" x 7 mm thick Bohler N690 blade - OAL 6.5" - $300 list. There is a smaller version - PryMini - 2.5" x 5 mm OAL - $230 list. All four knives are Jesper Voxnaes designs - "Vox". The Pry series are hollow ground with straight edge grinds. That hefty PryMate can cut ripe grape/cherry tomatoes into slivers! It was delivered as a razor - the Chineese versions needed some attention.
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I like your suggestions, but those knives are kind of bulky for me to carry all day. ;)

The more I look at the Blind Horse Mini Workhorse the more I like it. I think I'm in love... again.
 
L.T. just wrote me back and told me all Blind Horse's knives come with a convex egde. So I guess I'll have to keep looking.
 
That's odd, my BHK nessie necker is a full flat grind
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Don't get me wrong: I like convex edges, I find them most useful but I'm having a hard time sharpening them myself. And doing it while on the field seems an impossible task.

So, until I learn how to sharpen them properly I guess I'll stick to conventional blades.
 
My point was that my nessie is not convex, so I find it odd that LT responded that all their knives are convex. Maybe they changed since I ordered mine last Feb. I know u said that you did not want to reprofile, but a micro bevel would be hardly noticeable. Just a suggestion.
 
I know u said that you did not want to reprofile, but a micro bevel would be hardly noticeable. Just a suggestion.
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Wouldn't that ruin the blade geometry? I mean, can I reprofile my Bark River PSK and still have a superb knife? Would it be possible to re-reprofile when I finally learn how to sharpen a convex edge?
 
No the micro bevel would be extremely small, I did it to my woodland special. It turned out to be about a millimeter, and was barely noticeable. Just through stropping I have brought it back to convex without much effort. I would say that your micro bevel should be an angle that is slightly greater than that of the convex and use a pretty fine stone (I used 800 grit on my lanskey). Raised a very tiny burr and then stropped it off with bark rivers green compound. So your not really doing much in the way of reprofiling. I can't promise anything but I will try and upload a pic so you can see how small of a bevel I am talking about.

Alan Mackey said:
Wouldn't that ruin the blade geometry? I mean, can I reprofile my Bark River PSK and still have a superb knife? Would it be possible to re-reprofile when I finally learn how to sharpen a convex edge?
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Alan
Hang in there with the convex edge. It really is the easiest edge to maintain once you get the hang of it. Stay patient and don't worry yourself about screwing up the edge or even the primary grind while learning. You really can't do any harm to the knife that can't be fixed by Bark River's "spa treatment". This service is available for the lifetime of the knife.
 
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