Opinions & perspective on hard use of the BK20 and BK29

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All,

I need some opinions and perspective here. While I don't like "safe queens" in guns or knives, I am reluctant to "hard use" my BK29. Part of it is its relative worth, but I think the big thing with me is the irreplaceable aspect. Regardless of if it is warranted should I break it, what happens if there are no more to be had?

Those of you with BK20s and BK29s, without backups, what are your thoughts about hard use such as chopping and batoning?

Thanks in advance for any replies,
Gun Doc
 
Most Becker people are going to say use it. We buy beckers because they don't break the bank, so it makes sense to use them. They can also take sole serious hard use.

I wouldn't worry too much about the irreplaceable part. They will have a few set aside and they will have something else fun to beat on to replace it.

Now I'm a little hypocritical. I've not used either of my 20 or 29 yet (or most of my beckers). But as soon as I get a day, I will.
 
Deleted - my opinion and experiences have no place in this thread, because I bought more than one BK20
 
My one and only BK20’s current state, which should pretty much indicate my stance on the matter.

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I beat on my 20 harder than I ever beat on my 9, not chopping or batoning with it seems almost criminal; it just cries out to be used and abused.
 
It was made to be used. I only own one 20 and it gets beat on. I don't try to break it but I don't baby it either. If it does break there are other choppers out there. Oh well.

I have purchased a few backups in the past for other knives and my experience has been that it is a waste of funds that could be spent elsewhere. I have yet to need one. There is no point in worrying about things that are unlikely to happen.
 
I was going to chime in but it looks like everyone else has said it for me. Use it.
 
why buy it if you're not gonna use it? These are not investment knives they are made for FUN
 
it's going to outlive you, so, unless you have funds to burn... why worry?
 
fishface5 said:
why buy it if you're not gonna use it? These are not investment knives they are made for FUN
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I agree with this! Say it only breaks after 15 years of hard use (yes I expect them to last much longer as I have chopped and split countless trees with my BK9 over an 8 year period). You will have had a tremendous run with a knife designed to be used and should feel proud that you had an opportunity to use a fantastic American-made product designed by the best and manufactured by an incredible knife company.

It’s not Apple stock—not an investment. I am sure Ethan is not done designing big choppers... certainly hope not anyway!! You will have more chances at buying destroyers. :)
 
Because I like the BK-20 so much, I disqualified myself from commenting in this thread by purchasing two. However, that alone would not stop me from chiming in. ;)

91bravo said:
I've owned only one 20 and it got beat like a red-headed step knife. Funny thing was, it looked at me and kept saying, "That didn't hurt"! So kept beating on it.

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91bravo, wood must run scared just at the sign of that trio!

DerekH said:
I was going to chime in but it looks like everyone else has said it for me. Use it.
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Yup, same here.

Bladite said:
it's going to outlive you, so, unless you have funds to burn... why worry?
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Indeed.
 
Gun Doc said:
All,

I need some opinions and perspective here. While I don't like "safe queens" in guns or knives, I am reluctant to "hard use" my BK29. Part of it is its relative worth, but I think the big thing with me is the irreplaceable aspect. Regardless of if it is warranted should I break it, what happens if there are no more to be had?

Those of you with BK20s and BK29s, without backups, what are your thoughts about hard use such as chopping and batoning?

Thanks in advance for any replies,
Gun Doc
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I went back and reread this. The part I bolded and underlined stuck out to me. Relative worth. Now, this is something a great many of us need to consider.

Depending on the relative, they may not be worth much. Hahahahahaha.

Jokes aside, consider how much it is worth to you. As I stated in another thread, you paid your money for that knife. It is gone. There may currently be a bit of a secondary market for the BK29 or the 20, but ultimately, that knife is what you have in place of whatever you paid for it.

So, now, what would make that knife worth more to you? What increases it's value for you? Being able to look at it all pretty on the shelf? Unmarred and untouched? Instagram and Facebook show us all these continual pics of beautiful gear setups with perfectly painted guns and knives and who knows what, all pristine and gorgeous. But those things are unused. They have no soul.

No one will ever look back and say, "that picture I took of my brand new knife with coffee mug and cerokoted glock was one of my best memories ever."

Those that get off the beaten path, those that do, will share those stories, sitting around the fire with friends and family, saying "this one time I had that knife there bent damn near forty-five degrees in a piece of oak I was splitting" or "that chunk of coating came off when I hit a pine knot cutting through a pole as thick as my wrist".

Memories are not made on a shelf, and those memories, for me at least, come from use. And that is where true worth is found.
 
My uneducated guess by looking at how the BK-9 has performed all over the place pretty goodly well. It probably will hold up, but the relief edge on the spine made me pass on it, and go with some BK-9s I got for light to medium duty. For me medium duty is what most call "Hard Use." But I use them as Steel on Wood mostly. I had a few idiots who tried to baton a rock and another one a rail road spike with my KABAR in D2 because they heard it was "TOUGH!", (Guess who I never borrow any thing to any more) I wouldn't expect an axe to stand up to those forms of abuse.
 
Gun Doc as many have stated use the Blade as I have only 1 of the BK29's as far as the Bk20's have a few extra if by chance yours fails got a Backup for you give me a ring in a decade should that Beast of a Becker ever Fail, stay away from batoning through pine and cedar it has caused a few failures. Not sure if by Luck but none of my Beckers have failed, I do start them all with the taste of Blood then some wood or flesh depends on the Day U are gonna like swinging that BK20

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nutoknives said:
Gun Doc as many have stated use the Blade as I have only 1 of the BK29's as far as the Bk20's have a few extra if by chance yours fails got a Backup for you give me a ring in a decade should that Beast of a Becker ever Fail, stay away from batoning through pine and cedar it has caused a few failures. Not sure if by Luck but none of my Beckers have failed, I do start them all with the taste of Blood then some wood or flesh depends on the Day U are gonna like swinging that BK20
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Double plus on the cedar nutoknives and may I add cured applewood. Wow!!! That stuff fights back. But in the end all wood falls to my Beckers
 
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