Modded my Becker BK2

[REK Knives]

Here's my becker bk2. What I did: stippled the grips, added jimping on the spine over 50%, added scandi ground Veff serrations to the belly of the blade, cerakoted the entire knife and handle.

The serrations on the tip are because a lot of time you carve with the heel of the edge and cut rope with both the heel and the belly, so therefore I didn't want serrations at the heel. I put them on the belly because, even long after a typical survival knife goes dull and is ineffective, this one will continue to rip and tear, even if it doesn't cut... making it effective for a variety of tasks. that's what I like about serrations, they last a lot longer. The reason I stippled the top of the grips and not the bottom was because now, I can still chop with it without getting hot spots since the bottom of the grips are smooth. Hope you like it!

thought I'd share this with everyone to show you how versatile this knife is. and no, the tip isn't week... I made multiple punctures in a 50gal steel drum with it and it was fine.

 

[srberus]

Not a big fan of serrations, but that thing looks sick man! :thumbup: Let it eat!

 

[B.Mauser]

WOW! I like it! interesting stippling pattern, looks like it works great. I think I would have done the whole grip but looks amazing.

 

[REK Knives]

Thanks guys! The reason why I didn't want to stipple the whole thing is because I would get blisters when chopping wood then.

 

[Slider817]

Unreal, you have some skills. Great design. Thanks so much for sharing.

 

[Stark Knives]

Wow that looks great! Do the serrations not break when battoning, chopping?

Erdbeereis

 

[XanRa]

Wow that looks great! Do the serrations not break when battoning, chopping?

Erdbeereis

Obviously not or they'd be broken

 

[PurpleGold]

that is some epic jimping, well done

 

[Stark Knives]

Obviously not or they'd be broken

True.
I didn't realize that they go only a bit into the blade.

Erdbeereis

 

[trailbum]

I don't like the serrations at the tip.
The quality of the work looks outstanding.
Nice job.

 

[KiljoyKutlery]

Great job making it your own! nice work to!

 

[alanmcmichael]

That's what I like to see. You thought it out thoroughly, have a reason for each mod and great workmanship. You take great photos too!

 

[flamehunter5]

How did you do the stippling?

 

[REK Knives]

How did you do the stippling?

Thanks for the encouragement guys! Here is a video I did on how I did the stippling... The fade is working really well, not getting any hotspots that way. Chopped through a 3"limb yesterday with no issues!

http://Www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT1GjDvV-Gc

 

[ocnLogan]

How is the finish on the blade holding up after all of this use?

Any pics?

Great work man, it looks amazing.

 

[khameleonx1]

Very intuitive with placement of the serrations imo. I had always thought the same thing. Anytime im using the serrations, cutting rope etc, seems more natural to use the mid out to point,and like you said, for carving, more of the heel. Not sure I'd do it on a blade as thick as a BK2, but man, It looks damn wicked!!

Nice job, and thanks for the idea