My BK2 so ugly, it's pretty.

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Cryptyc

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Well I figured I'd give you Beckerheads an update on my beloved BK2. As some of you may remember I had stripped the blade down, did a little reshaping, and left it bare for natural patina to set in. Well after using it for a week straight for every knife task, cutting endless small sticks, some battoning, killing the Christmas tree, field dressing 3 deer over the season, and using it for random odds and ends (mostly cooking here and there) ...... this is how it looks:





Even I think it's ugly hahaha, but I love it! It's got some serious character and tells a lot of stories.
 
All of you are too kind. I don't find it all that aesthetically pleasing but I do like that it earned it's stripes. The good thing about patinas is it will continue to change over time. Heck at this pace I'll have an all black/dark grey blade in no time!
 
Thank you cowboy. The single heaviest day was definitely the 3 deer in one day. They were spread out with cleaning and in between it sat in the sheath. That did some dark stuff. Potato and any use of vinegar or mustard with cooking and cutting also did their fair share of marking. I try to not let it sit for too long with gunk on it, but when I'm cooking or doing something else I just let it sit until I was done.
 
If you dont like it its easy to just scotch brite it a bit to even it out or just let it be. I like natural patinas, that one does look a lot like a forced patina with a pattern :confused:
 
I don't think it looks ugly at all. After seeing yours that makes me want to do the same to mine. Good looking Becker
 
I'm sorry to make anyone uncomfortable with the patina. I mean it is what it is. I had done forced in the past and didn't like it on the BK2 (all dark grey, etc.). I stripped down the blade and decided to just let it go and do natural. You can look back at past threads and see how this particular one has gone over time. I know that I posted after strip, doing spoon, blah blah blah.

Sorry folks, not trying to deceive I just let it ride. This is how it is. I assure you there's no need for me to lie on the interwebs and I'd not want to make people uncomfortable. I've probably used this blade more hours in months than most do in years.
 
Cryptyc said:
I'm sorry to make anyone uncomfortable with the patina. I mean it is what it is. I had done forced in the past and didn't like it on the BK2 (all dark grey, etc.). I stripped down the blade and decided to just let it go and do natural. You can look back at past threads and see how this particular one has gone over time. I know that I posted after strip, doing spoon, blah blah blah.

Sorry folks, not trying to deceive I just let it ride. This is how it is. I assure you there's no need for me to lie on the interwebs and I'd not want to make people uncomfortable. I've probably used this blade more hours in months than most do in years.
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I like how yours looks. I just mentioned the scotch brite in case you didnt like how it looks. I went ahead and stripped my BK2 all the way a while back and have been letting it go. I had been letting it strip itself, but I switched it up. Here is my BK5 that is mostly been kitchen use.



Thats the cool part about a stripped blade with a patina is that it tells a story and they are all different.

I will see if I can grab a pic of my BK2 it has some vertical lines in it that are from sap and stuff from battoning.
 
Psyop,
I know I've said it before but I love that knife. It looks awesome and I bet it's a mean slicer.

Dynamic,
Thank you.

Don,
Thank you sir. The sheath was actually done by Psyop. It's a bushcrafter style that he offers.
 
Actually don't find that ugly at all. Don't sell your knife short lol. Like others have said, there's so much character on that patina it almost looks forced, except I've never seen that much detail on a forced job. Great what a blade can develop when put to work. Awesome job, keep using it and it'll only get better with age!
 
that's a REALLY cool natural patina.
 
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