KA-BAR Tech Talk

Hello Toooj,

I am curious when the gamestalker will be released and if there is any plans to add, or have black scales as a replacement to the orange in the future.

Thanks for your time.
 
worldwood,

The Gamestalker should be released late March/early April. We are waiting for the sheaths to arrive. We'll start out with the burnt orange handles and if enough people want them, we can switch to black or other colors.

Best Regards,

Paul Tsujimoto
Sr Eng
Prod Dev and Qual
KA-BAR Knives
 
N. Brian Huegel said:
Like Henry Ford said"...any color that he wants so long as it is black".
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I thought your location was meant as a joke, i never heard of intercourse as a city name and Im right over in philly. I read it out loud with a little fake sounding chuckle, then the wife who grew up in PA says yea its a little over an hour away.. I was like OH ok, thats really a place lmao.
 
worldwood said:
I thought your location was meant as a joke, i never heard of intercourse as a city name and Im right over in philly. I read it out loud with a little fake sounding chuckle, then the wife who grew up in PA says yea its a little over an hour away.. I was like OH ok, thats really a place lmao.
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Used to live on the ND - MN border, near US Highway #2. In western Minnesota, near highway 2, there are two small towns near each other, Fertile, MN, and Climax, MN...

My apologies for this in advance, but, there really was a newspaper headline that read...

"Fertile woman dies in Climax".

Truth really can be more entertaining than fiction (at least the little towns had a couple seconds of fame on the Jay Leno show).

Erik
 
WOW, What's goin on with y'alls town names up there?

P.S., Let's not forget that orange handles are a major selling point on a woods knife :)
 
FreebornErik said:
Used to live on the ND - MN border, near US Highway #2. In western Minnesota, near highway 2, there are two small towns near each other, Fertile, MN, and Climax, MN...

My apologies for this in advance, but, there really was a newspaper headline that read...

"Fertile woman dies in Climax".

Truth really can be more entertaining than fiction (at least the little towns had a couple seconds of fame on the Jay Leno show).

Erik
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Thats hilarious

stvpourciau said:
WOW, What's goin on with y'alls town names up there?

P.S., Let's not forget that orange handles are a major selling point on a woods knife :)
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Yea there is an orange craze going on lately but i really just dont like orange.... If it were an OD green or something :)
 
worldwood said:
Yea there is an orange craze going on lately but i really just dont like orange.... If it were an OD green or something :)
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I've been thinking about this, and was going to post this idea in the Friday product development meeting thread, but here is just as good.

I like high visibility, others like OD, or the camo pattern of the month, etc. Scale color is a moving target, there's really no way to satisfy everyone.

So here's the idea, rather than hitting a moving target, make accessory sets of scales that are designed to be dyed/painted/colored by the end user. Make them white, and able to take dye, maybe include a clear sealer/hardener as a kit. Then we can all have the color of our dreams. You might also think about applying the same logic to the sheaths.

Erik
 
FreebornErik said:
I've been thinking about this, and was going to post this idea in the Friday product development meeting thread, but here is just as good.

I like high visibility, others like OD, or the camo pattern of the month, etc. Scale color is a moving target, there's really no way to satisfy everyone.

So here's the idea, rather than hitting a moving target, make accessory sets of scales that are designed to be dyed/painted/colored by the end user. Make them white, and able to take dye, maybe include a clear sealer/hardener as a kit. Then we can all have the color of our dreams. You might also think about applying the same logic to the sheaths.

Erik
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Very good idea. I did this myself a while back with the bk16 peanut butter color scales and sheath

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Worldwood, thats one of the nicest and most successful dye jobs I've seen, yours and someone who did a pretty nice job dyeing a tweener sheath black stand out as great examples in my mind. What dye did you use?

Erik
 
FreebornErik said:
here's the idea, rather than hitting a moving target, make accessory sets of scales that are designed to be dyed/painted/colored by the end user. Make them white, and able to take dye, maybe include a clear sealer/hardener as a kit. Then we can all have the color of our dreams. You might also think about applying the same logic to the sheaths.

Erik
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I'm sure that would be no less than $60-80, lol.

I've always liked the high visibility colors myself. Ever drop one out a tree stand? Not only that, I generally have a habit of just dropping the sturdier stuff from up top before I climb down and hoisting rifles up/down with ropes. SO yea, I've always been partial to High Vis. Yellow, Neon Green, or Blaze Oranges myself.

I'm assuming what we're going for in the Gamestalker here is a hunting knife, So you really thrilled me with the Orange on something that was meant to be with you hunting. Can't lose that lest you drop in a river.. ;)
 
Out of a tree stand, and into a 3 foot deep drift of snow... started out on a deer hunt, ended on a knife hunt. :( Then I got smarter, discovered surveying tape, great for blazing trail, and tying to stuff you don't want to lose (and picking your suitcase out from all the other nearly identical ones at the baggage claim). A couple yards of the stuff and a sharpie marker are part of my standard goin' into the woods loadout.

I'm excited about the Gamestalker, I really like the little piggyback, except it's too small, the Gamestalker looks like a scaled up of the Piggyback, I hope its successful, I know I'm holding off on ordering a BK-24, until I can combine shipping with a Gamestalker, and a few other "New" items.

Erik

Now where did I put those allen wrenches???
 
Not really, the shape of the handles were well thought out on the shorts and not as thick as the larger beckers. the handles could get slick when wet but i havent add issues slipping like i had with a bk2 or bk9. But if this a problem either way just use a soldering iron or dremel and stipple them to get some grip, i prefer to sand them down a little afterwards to make them not as rough, you can see here on the larger handled Beckers. Another member made these for me.

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But i think we are going off topic in the Ask Toooj thread, Sorry Toooj. id be happy to answer any other questions by email or PM tho.
 
Halo Toooj,
Do you have feedback for me regarding my question about the 3/4 Kabar plastic sheath. Possible overread it. See #618

Tank you!
 
pietje,

Sorry for now seeing your question.
The hard sheath for the 1250s, et al, uses a reversible top, reversible lower cross strap and two triangular wedges to catch the edge of the guard. This arrangement has proven to be very secure. We do not wish to change it unless there are a lot of customers complaining of a safety issue.
Hope this helps.

Best Regards,

Paul Tsujimoto
Sr Eng
Prod Dev and Qual
KA-BAR Knives
 
Hey Toooj,

I know the BK-6 is physically to big to grind and also keep at an affordable price but any thoughts or ideas for a BK in the 12" (Swabbie length) range as a kind of 6 substitute and additional chopper to the line up? Any info would be cool.

-Cam
 
Cam H_16,

There is a very large, impressive Becker in the works. It's taking awhile because we need to get the usual paperwork signed and out of the way. However, this has been completed and the project is moving. I can't say a lot right now but it will be a collaborative effort between Ethan and a very big name. I am also thinking that this knife will make you forget about the BK-6. (It is that good)
I'm keeping this under wraps right now but if Ethan wants to divulge anything, that's his perogative.

Best Regards,

Paul Tsujimoto
Sr Eng
Prod Dev and Qual
KA-BAR Knives
 
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