My first Becker knife (Blade Show)

Auraria,

I figure that I'll need three. One for her, one for me and one for the BOB. Then I'll start all over again with additional knives. Of course, I should probably finish the BOB as well.

-Ivarr
 
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Moosez45,

I was the short, stocky bald guy who had his wife with him Saturday morning. Sometime around 11:00 a.m.

-Ivarr
 
Auraria said:
Get two BK2s also, one for the BOB and one for the smaller chopping/battoning! :p
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I'm thinking a BK16 or BK17. That will allow me to carry it at other times as well. It turns out that I may need to get a weapons permit in order to carry my BK9 anyplace other than camping. That should be fun. Been meaning to get one anyway.

-Ivarr
 
the 16 is glorious -- the 24 is also pretty nice, especially once you put scales on it.
Check out Tomar's -- your addiction may be more affordable than you fear. :D
 
1066vik said:
the 16 is glorious -- the 24 is also pretty nice, especially once you put scales on it.
Check out Tomar's -- your addiction may be more affordable than you fear. :D
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But I also want the 15 as well. :) Though I'd also like a slightly smaller version of the 15, about the length of the 16, as well.

-Ivarr
 
Well, I sharpened up the BK9 to 20 degrees and went out to cut back the jungle that is the wild portion of my yard. The blade worked like a dream. Everything wither cut on the first stroke or with just a few chops. However, after I was done, I noticed a couple of nicks near the tip of the blade. Nothing major, but how common is it for this to happen? Do I have too fine of an edge on the blade?

Thanks,
-Ivarr, the still learning.
 
20 degrees on a side or 20 degrees inclusive? (i.e. 10 degrees on a side)
if 20 degrees inclusive, the edge is too thin.
otherwise, you may have hit something hard while chopping (rock, fence wire, etc...) -- or possibly a knot if cutting through wood.
since the nicks were near the tip, I'm going to suspect you hit something hidden.
 
1066vik said:
20 degrees on a side or 20 degrees inclusive? (i.e. 10 degrees on a side)
if 20 degrees inclusive, the edge is too thin.
otherwise, you may have hit something hard while chopping (rock, fence wire, etc...) -- or possibly a knot if cutting through wood.
since the nicks were near the tip, I'm going to suspect you hit something hidden.
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It's 20 degrees on each side. Thanks for the information. It must have been a knot. Either that or a giant mosquito. I got eaten alive within 15 minutes.

I'm using a Spyderco SharpMaker. It's what I have and seems to work.

-Ivarr
 
knots are bad for edges -- especially evergreen knots (they're a lot like hitting a piece of glass) -- due to the fact that the wood grain goes in all directions at once, which causes a lot of lateral stress.
 
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