My BK-7

[Bozho]

Hello ! I've had this bad boy for about an year and a half and I've used it quite a bit.The black coating was pretty scuffed so today i decided to strip it using sandpaper.It turned up nice IMHO.I've also applied some 220 grit sandpaper to the micarta handle slabs - now they're nice and grippy.I've also rounded their corners a bit and they've become really comfortable and secure !I've applied some lemon juice to the blade and now it has some nice patina to prevent rust.Soon I plan to get a leather bowie-style sheath,because I'm not really a fan of the nylon one.. I've got the thumb ramp and extended tang grinded - they didn't worked for me. The BK-7 is a good knife - it's not that bad at choping and cuts great.Very easy to re-sharpen too,but the edge retention isn't great.I bring it hiking and camping and it hasn't failed me yet :thumbup:

Here are some pics :

Some light batoning :

It can make some curls :

I've had some branches for choping,laying in the yard :

Patina time

 

[cpurcell]

That looks great! I have a 9, no 7 yet, and I've been wondering about removing the thumb ramp. Yours look great and well squared off, how difficult was it?
C

 

[Bozho]

I got it removed by a friend of mine,who owns a grinder - took him no more than 10 min,with some pauses for letting the blade cool down - don't want to mess up the HT.It's much more comfortable that way - I tend to put my thumb on the spine a lot,especially when working on wood.

 

[Eero]

Nice mods. She looks like a user. Great pictures and welcome to the forums. I like my 7s rampless...

 

[ironborn]

That's a fine blade you have there! What are the knife laws like in Bulgaria?

 

[Bozho]

Eero - i like all my knives rampless , except for the folders,but i don't consider them "hard use" blades.
Ironborn - as far as I know ,there aren't any restrictions here (I hope this doesn't change in the future..) - you can carry all sizes of folders and fixed blades on your person.

 

[Cryptyc]

The patina looks very nice. Good job on that. May I also comment that you are very bold battoning with sandals on hahaha.

 

[buckeyeincincy]

BK 7`s are tanks.Nice Mods.:thumbup:

 

[ironborn]

I like those laws

 

[NathanJ]

Nice 7! I still have to get me one if those, now I'm wondering if I should remove the thumb ramp when I get it.

 

[BRL]

ugh, reminds me of my seven that got stolen a month ago. Guess I need to buy a replacement

 

[Bozho]

May I also comment that you are very bold battoning with sandals on hahaha.

That's the way we do it here

NathanJ - the knife is IMHO a whole lot better without the ramp - it's more comfortable for the smaller tasks now,especially carving :thumbup:

 

[Bozho]

Some action pictures of today - choping,batoning and a featherstick Stripping the blade and slightly convexing the secondary bevel prooved to be a good choice - the cutting ability is much improved now !

 

[tjswarbrick]

Hey - shoes on this time!

Welcome to the Forums. Your patina turned out really nice.

You're really making me reconsider the thumb ramp on my 7. I usually put my thumb there when I grab it, but not so much in use.
I have very few knives with a ramp, and expected I preferred them without. It's a fairly common mod. I've just been a little afraid I would miss it.
Hmmm - time to put the 40 grit on the worksharp and get to work.

 

[LeeBower]

Good looking workhorse of a knife! Just saw that you are in Bulgaria, welcome to the forums, love seeing the scenery there too. I saw a horse in one of the pics, are you on a ranch?

 

[Bozho]

tjswarbrick - I'm glad you like the patina - this is my first time forcing one,all my other carbon steel knives have patina from use,but that lemon prooved to be excellent choice.The lemon is also homegrown and quite delicious - almost sweet in taste About the thumbramp - i really hate those things - I've sold a couple of fine knives who had one,because there wasn't a way of removing it without ruing the knife.With the Beckers the removing is easy and fast if you have the proper equipemen.

LeeBower - I live in a city,but also have a house in the countryside - that's where some of the pictures are taken.

I have to get some more Beckers I'm looking forward to getting a BK16,because it looks like a really great knife and currently I don't have any hard use knives in that size range - all of them are thin ground scandi grinds.Also I may get another Eskabar,because I sold mine after putting some thick G10 scales on it - the handle got really comfortable,but the overall weight of the knife made it unsuitable for neck carry,so it had to go...