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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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Need some help deciding
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I've taken care of many locust trees with the BK9. It will do the job, but I hate getting my sharp knife edge in the dirt. For cutting near the ground, an inexpensive machete may be a good idea. My machete inadvertently striking the ground doesn't bother me as much.
The knife arrived just 20 minutes ago. First thing that caught my eye was the sticker that I thought said "probably made in the USA". Then I pulled the knife out of the box... the "knife". Call it "baby machete" and we can talk 
Crocodile Dundee comes to mind... "THIS is a knife". Extremely well made, heavy, but still perfect fit in my hand. The grivory scales really do their job. The sharpness is... well my arm is now shaved. I couldn't stop . The only thing that pisses me off: Where the f*ck am I meant to get the right hex key for the bolts? We don't have your crazy "358/761ths of an inch" stuff here
Crocodile Dundee comes to mind... "THIS is a knife". Extremely well made, heavy, but still perfect fit in my hand. The grivory scales really do their job. The sharpness is... well my arm is now shaved. I couldn't stop . The only thing that pisses me off: Where the f*ck am I meant to get the right hex key for the bolts? We don't have your crazy "358/761ths of an inch" stuff here 
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Congratulations on getting the BK-9!
maethor, if you have difficulty getting a hex key, shoot me a note, and I'll send one to Berlin.
The 9 is a great choice--my favorite Becker--and it'll make short work of those saplings.
I agree, however, if you had not gotten the 9, a good machete would have been the ticket.
Many of the South American brands are very reasonably priced and work as advertised.
Here in the States, you can get a very nice Tramontina for $6 US.
I just drug out all my machetes the other day and snapped a pic. Note the Becker on the right.
maethor, if you have difficulty getting a hex key, shoot me a note, and I'll send one to Berlin.
The 9 is a great choice--my favorite Becker--and it'll make short work of those saplings.
I agree, however, if you had not gotten the 9, a good machete would have been the ticket.
Many of the South American brands are very reasonably priced and work as advertised.
Here in the States, you can get a very nice Tramontina for $6 US.
I just drug out all my machetes the other day and snapped a pic. Note the Becker on the right.
Wow, Guyon, thanks for the great pic and the very kind and generous offer, but I found 5/32" to be just a tiny little bit less than 4mm. A 4mm hex key will also fit the bolts. But of course it would be pretty hard to find some nylocking nuts here... I might just use good ol' LocTite.
Ethan, thank you so much for using this particular size of bolts... you're a genious, man.
take care y'all!
maethor
Ethan, thank you so much for using this particular size of bolts... you're a genious, man.
take care y'all!
maethor