Kabar Becker BK11 - Nice sheath - Poor grinds.

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KA-BAR BK11CSM Becker Necker arrived today. Grind was a bit funky from the belly to the tip, bit uneven. Nothing I couldn't easily reprofile with the Edge Pro if I wanted to. Edge was pretty sharp, sharp enough to shave. 30 seconds on the Sharpmaker it's hair popping now, with very little pressure. Very nice.

Another noteworthy feature, is how tight the sheath is. When I first tried to put the knife inside the sheath, right away I felt how snug it was. Once the knife got to the finger guard, it stopped. Refusing to "snap in". Honestly, I didn't try super hard to force it in, I just set the tip of sheath on the floor and pushed with both hands. Wasn't difficult then. After that initial resistance, it wasn't hard at all to withdraw / re-sheath the blade. I was very pleased to see when locked into the sheath, the friction fit remained perfect. No play inside the sheath whatsoever. I wouldn't hesitate to sky-dive with this knife. There's NO way the blade's coming out, unless I intend it to.

Very happy with the BK11. Wish my Eskabar was this tight in the sheath. Perhaps I just got lucky with this one...

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EDIT: All nice and well.... except, as I was studying the blade, I began to notice how poor the grind was near the butt. Then again near the choil. From a distance the knife looks all nice and fine. But up close, under inspection. It's got some of the sloppiest grinds I've seen.

To be honest, it doesn't bother me that much. It's going to be a working knife, not a safe queen. However, it's something I can't really ignore either. One of my most expensive Kabars too. Here, judge for yourself.

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Looks like someone was drunk on the grinder with that knife.. Really sloppy!
 
Wow, interesting on the grinds. Me thinks Toooj and Ethan are going to find this, an interesting thread. San Mai too.

Good looking setup you got though, looks like a real charmer. :)

Moose
 
My SanMai actually looks the same or worse than that, I didn't say anything because everyone talks about how the knife is for use and not looks so...
 
That looks a bit too sloppy even for a user. I have a BK14 and it is fine, it is not a pricey SanMai either. I guess with a lot of product demand quality control goes out the window.
 
That's weaksauce for an instrument that costs what it does. Are you going to send it back?
 
Wow, that's sloppy workmanship. That would bother me to the point that I'd have no option but to send it back.

However, I'm glad to see that the sheath matches the shape of the blade. The earlier tanto sheath bugged me!
 
BRL said:
That's weaksauce for an instrument that costs what it does. Are you going to send it back?
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No. Hadn't planned on it. I hate the hassle of sending stuff back, just went through it a couple weeks ago. All that happens is you end up spending more money. And for something that I can live with. Besides, I'm not sure I could get the scales off anyway. They were an extremely tight fit. Had to stand on them to get em to fit inside the holes.
 
the first group of pictures I was like WOW:eek: these need to go in a catalog !!! awesome looking blade,



UNTIL ::: yikes :eek: I must say, those are EXTREMELY sloppy.... by the way you have a great attitude about it.

wheres the quality control?? this is a high end bk11 and should have never left the warehouse:grumpy: absolutely blows my mind.............. there is no excuse for this..
with that said, the first few pictures make that knife look beautiful !!!:thumbup:
 
TheLastDaze said:
the first group of pictures I was like WOW:eek: these need to go in a catalog !!! awesome looking blade,



UNTIL ::: yikes :eek: I must say, those are EXTREMELY sloppy.... by the way you have a great attitude about it.

wheres the quality control?? this is a high end bk11 and should have never left the warehouse:grumpy: absolutely blows my mind.............. there is no excuse for this..
with that said, the first few pictures make that knife look beautiful !!!:thumbup:
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lol Thanks. I hate the background in the 2nd photo. What an eyesore. Such good contrast only to be ruined by it.

Had a Boker from China with the same poor grinds. So, it's certainly not new to me. Although I expect better qc from Japan.
 
Wow I really like this blade.

Sorry for the crappy grind.

Where did you get those scales from they look awesome.
 
BasiliOS said:
Wow I really like this blade.

Sorry for the crappy grind.

Where did you get those scales from they look awesome.
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No biggy. I took the scales off the other day to do a contest shoot, and the grinds only got worse. I decided not to post any photos, considering I'm not all THAT bothered by it. Some would be horrified tho. With the scales back on you can't see them, so that helps.

As to your question, I purchased the scales from Wholesale Knives and Swords (basically srknives' ebay store), same time I purchased the knife itself. They are pretty nice :)
 
TheLastDaze said:
the first group of pictures I was like WOW:eek: these need to go in a catalog !!! awesome looking blade,



UNTIL ::: yikes :eek: I must say, those are EXTREMELY sloppy.... by the way you have a great attitude about it.

wheres the quality control?? this is a high end bk11 and should have never left the warehouse:grumpy: absolutely blows my mind.............. there is no excuse for this..
with that said, the first few pictures make that knife look beautiful !!!:thumbup:
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The knife is beautiful, the blade is to die for however the rest of the knife is uhm, not so much. Some of my exterior steel is ground almost to the Hitachi core.
 
Arkanian said:
My SanMai actually looks the same or worse than that, I didn't say anything because everyone talks about how the knife is for use and not looks so...
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I have to chime in as well. My first Becker was a CSM BK11. I was so disappointed in the QC and finish - excuse me, lack of finish- I sent mine back.
 
maethor said:
Corpus, did you contact Toooj about that or did you decide you don't care?
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Nah, I'm ok with it. I look at it like this : it works like it should - it slices, it dices, it cuts,..it's all good. That's what matters to me. Had I purchased this as a gift for someone, that'd be a different story. But it's a worker. It's meant to be a little ugly on the outside.
 
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