My BK9 Chipped Out...with pics

Looks like seasoned Australian hardwoods win again.
native Australian timber can be REALLY hard and very Fibrous too. Ive had to bust up seasoned rounds for the fire with a blocksplitter (maul?) - gotta work your way around the edges to try and chip some off - bounces off like the maul head was made of rubber. vibrations kill your hands. The fibreglass hafts arent much better either.

They can be incredibly hard. In OZ you want to use a knife as a knife ask anyone whos lived in the bush and had to cut wood for heat , cooking , hot water. Batoning might work great with the softer woods in the northern hemisphere but it shouldnt be used in OZ , just asking for knife failure. the bush is just full of kindling and wood etc , twigs dead branches etc. Thats why it just about bursts into flames every summer.

freakin awesome how well your being looked after by Ka-bar . Im buying a Becker.
 
Sucks how the blade chipped like that.

But at least they are offering to fix it.

On the other hand you could make a awesome serrated blade! Lol.
 
looks like there's a blade flying its way to Oz as we speak, if i got the gist of the phone call... (ya we mods have secret access tomthe KaBar honchos ya know, special bathroom key, and corproate jet too ! believe it[1])

seems like good result no? break it, get a new one. extraordinary is ordinary.

[1] anyone can contact these guys (esp via email), good times, problems or praise. they like praise, but do want to hear about your problems.
 
Apologies for my late reply...I've bee flat out at work these past few days.

Yeah as Bladite said, Ka-Bar has looked after me. Seriously, I knew they were a reputable company but their customer service has blown me away. Its a rare thing these days to have a large company with the heart of a small family run business. I'll stop now.

So yeah, my new knife is on the way and I'm really looking forward to receiving it. I am not going to baby it one bit. I'll use the crap out of it...but I will be a bit more careful to use it for the right things. Still think my 9 would have split that log if that hole hadn't been there. Yeah that knot was hard but I think that hole mean there was no guide for the rest of the blade to follow once the edge bit that knot, and ended up twisting it till it snapped.
Anyway...lesson learned.
 
If you feel a knot in the wood and are afraid to continue batoning, just fashion a quick wedge out of some wood and hammer it in, should split about anything if done right.
 
maethor said:
If you feel a knot in the wood and are afraid to continue batoning, just fashion a quick wedge out of some wood and hammer it in, should split about anything if done right.
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Or use an axe and split your left kneecap in half.
 
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