New BK14/Eskabar is bent, as is the replacement

C_Tanner said:
I'm curious as to what on earth would make people think their Becker is counterfeit??
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i don't know what's going on in this case (yet); but there has been at least one instance of a counterfeit attempt on BK6s, and hopefully, that is squashed.
 
C_Tanner said:
I'm curious as to what on earth would make people think their Becker is counterfeit??
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Honestly, just forget about it. You'll see it when it happens. Nothing special really.

Moose
 
okay,

just went to check my 14 that I got from amazon late last year.. no bend..

wonder if its possible they sent you back the same knife??
 
moosez45 said:
No, that's not normal. Contact Kabar, and prepare to send it in.

There is a reason why some of the blades are bent. I know why, and I also know that steps are being taken right now, as we speak to eliminate, and I do mean eliminate issues like this.

No, I'm not at liberty to say what is being done, or why things like this happen, at the moment. Once the new changes take effect, I expect to see alot of "I think my BKT is a counterfeit" posts, so, we'll cross that bridge when we get there.

Moose
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Sounds like the stamps will be changing. Do I win a prize if I guessed correctly?:D
 
My BK-14 is straight. It wasn't from Amazon, it's never been to the Amazon either.
 
Moose do tell.........I'll be getting an Esky soon & would want the new batch if they planning a new release......:D

BTW how is the Esky made? I wouldnt think it's a half half job. Half 11 half Izula.
 
I held my BK-14 up to the light and couldn't see the security strip......counterfeit?
 
EseeDownUnder said:
Moose do tell.........I'll be getting an Esky soon & would want the new batch if they planning a new release......:D

BTW how is the Esky made? I wouldnt think it's a half half job. Half 11 half Izula.
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No reason to wait, go ahead and get you one.

How's it made? Lasercut blanks, ground, roll marked, heat treated, painted, sharpened, boxed and shipped. Nothing out of the ordinary.

Like I said, just forget about it, guys, its not ground breaking new or anything.

Moose
 
I'm a big Becker fan also. The first 14 I bought was warped also. Not from amazon. Contacted kabar and they replaced it. The replacements primary grind was deeper on one side than the other , which made it seem warped. After looking at it I just decided to use the dang thing.
 
Well, i just bought 2 from the man himself. I had to check & sure enough the BK14 has a slight right hand bend to it & the BK11 has a slight left hand bend to it. It will not hinder performance in any way, so, no biggie to me. I will NOT be bending mine back. Character i say, they each have thier own character ! LOL
 
Read this thread the other night and had an "oh sheet" moment since I had one on order from Amazon. The BK14 arrived today and mine is bent too. I appreciate the OP posting this thread and also appreciate the feedback from the Becker/Ka-Bar folks. I chose to not accept a defect like this, so back it goes.
 
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I will say this, guys, if any of you are unhappy with your BKT knife, contact Kabar, and I assure you, you will be make happy with your purchase.

Moose
 
Thanks for the continued feedback guys. I'm still not sure what I'm going to do. I might try the flattening/2x4 trick Moosez45 mentioned previously, or I might send it back to Kabar. Or I might just live with it, once I paracord wrapped the knife I can't even really notice it much, and it does give my knife some personality.

Still mulling this one over.....
 
Edit: In retrospect the way I fixed my blade seems to have been a bad idea. I do not want to see anyone hurt by replicating it. See the message below for a better way to deal with the bend.
 
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it's a lot easier, and safer to use a vice, or some clamps for that kind of operation...

almost what you were doing with the magazines... two boards or metal plates, put knife between (with padding if need be, and shims to keep straight), and then take three rods, or 1x1 boards, and put two on the side ends of the knife in the direction you want the center to go (the concave side), and the third at the side of the bend, and cinch that all up. then apply pressure slowly, carefully but squishing the outer two boards... eventually you'll figure out the sweet spot. the third piece is the bit that's doing the pushing. if you have more than 1 inch of flex, get different boards.

unlike stomping, or bending in a vice, this will let you squash out any arbitrary bend at any given point along the length, without violent or random application of pressure, leading to accidents, snapping, blades flying around and going into your leg or brain :) wear safety equipment. have a witness with a video camera ;)
 
Bladite glad you mentioned that and I agree 100%. It actually crossed my mind as I was improvising. I think your description of how to do it would be a heck of a lot better for all the reasons mentioned. :thumbup:
 
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