just got a BK3 and need a little help

[silentknight2112]

hello people of BF i recently got a new BK3 tactool and i love this knife its big meaty and gets the job done no complaints except for one. that ropecutter notch on the top of the blade is about as sharp as the back of a butter knife it cuts 550 cord but i need to use a sawing motion.. anyone have any tips/ tricks to gettting that little sucker sharp? it would be greatly appreciated

 

[Moosez45]

Wow, I figured someone would have gotten to you by now, my bad.
A 5/32 chainsaw file works real well, as well as the dremel part by the same name. Start slow, and remove metal a little at a time. Once you get it sharp enough to cut, change to a ceramic crock stick and polish it up, then she'll be whoopass sharp for ya. They are supposed to be seatbelt cutters, but hey, its a sharpend prybar.

If you need any more info, just holler, I'm around. Bladite should be in here in a minute or two, and he'll have some more info for ya. Be cool.

Moose

 

[silentknight2112]

haha thanks alot moose ive been reading becker posts alot lately and your in 99% of them i guess your a "beckerhead"? as ive heard before lmao thats great this is my first becker and i love it im definately gonna get another any suggestions? looking for a bigger blade

 

[Moosez45]

Yes, My name is Moose, and I'm a Beckerhead. Plus, Ethan's a friend of mine, or at least I hope he is. He may come on anytime now and bash my friendship to death on a rock, skin it, and eat it, it could go either way.

For a bigger blade, you have come to the right place, BKT doesn't make small knives, even the little ones are bigger in work, than in size.

Let's see, my first recommendation is the BK7. I dubbed it "The Little Black Dress of The Becker Line", because it can go anywhere and do any woodland, tactical, self defense chore out there. Its light in the hand, quick, sturdy, and well designed. It batons well, takes a shaving sharp edge, and is nimble enough to field dress most game larger than a salamander. I like it.

Second, the BK9, as Ethan said once, its the closest he's come to making a short sword. Big, light, and one helluva chopper. Its weighted forward, though, making real fine work, a real workout for the hand and wrist. If I were to choose one knife to into combat with, that it. My BK9 is my heavy lifter in the woods, bringing big wood down to a workable size. Its a keeper.

Third, BK2, its a big knife in a small, stout package. My favorite of all the BKT knives. Its a heavy lifter, and fine worker. From making figure 4 deadfall traps out of toothpicks, to splitting seasoned Red Oak for my fire, this knife does it all. Its as close to the "perfect" knife I have come across. My goto knife.

Finally, the BK5 Magnum Camp. A fine slicer with some mountain man heritage. Equally at home around the cuttin' board, as the campfire. I used one years ago as my "meat" knife, and it worked better than any kitchen knife I owned at the time. It can split wood, whittle, carve, and baton. Its only weakness is as a chopper, but hey, there's always the BK9. The new design really lightened it up and balance the knife perfectly. Its quick, light, and with the curvature of the blade, is one of the finest food prep knives out there for the money.


Just in case you thought I was kiddin' about the toothpicks

Yeah, I'm a Beckerhead.

Moose

 

[silentknight2112]

lmfaoooo wow thats pretty sweet never seen a dead fall made of toothpicks i think my next becker is gonna be a BK7 thanks alot for the info/ recs. and im definitely gonna keep your name in mind next time i have a becker question

 

[Moosez45]

Oh, just wait, Bladite, Dawson, Bushman, Toooj, Ethan, RescueRiley, and so many more know much more than I do. I just like good knives at great prices. So, there ya go. Now, I gotta go give some stuff away. Cya later, brother.

Moose

 

[Bladite]

Wow, I figured someone would have gotten to you by now, my bad.
A 5/32 chainsaw file works real well, as well as the dremel part by the same name. Start slow, and remove metal a little at a time. Once you get it sharp enough to cut, change to a ceramic crock stick and polish it up, then she'll be whoopass sharp for ya. They are supposed to be seatbelt cutters, but hey, its a sharpend prybar.

If you need any more info, just holler, I'm around. Bladite should be in here in a minute or two, and he'll have some more info for ya. Be cool.

Moose

the "official literature" lists it as a wire/line cutter. even sharp, it's a poor webbing cutter... but it will ripe through [electrical] wire without damaging the knife at all - it's not a barbed-wire cutter notch.

sharpening though: wrap appropriate grit paper around some 550 cord, and use that in a back and forth motion to get into that channel/edge without having to buy a chainsaw file or perhaps get too aggressive with a dremel- don't want to remove too much metal or change the angle.

the usually start with low grit work to high, perhaps 50, 100, 200, 400. keeping in mind the factory edges on many Beckers is done at about 220 grit? 400 is probably enough. i imagine too the 550 cord will provide a somewhat convexed edge if allowed to go slack.


Bladite