Pics and firecraft with my modded BK2.....

j williams

j williams

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I woke up this morning to a nice breeze. Still humid, but not super hot. Its overcast and spittin rain from time to time. Its been brutal hot here lately. I have been wanting to get out with my Becker since I finished it up, so I decided to go out and prep a fire and see how I liked it while the weather was showing mercy.

For those of you that missed it, I aquired a first generation BK2 and did some work to it. Heres the thread with the pics etc... http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39125

I used some sycamore I had in the shop and took to a shady spot with my handy VW fire dish. I am pretty impressed with the way it worked for me. The convex edge I put on it stayed sharp, and the 1/4in thickness split wood very well. Im not very experianced with blades this thick, but I did notice that a definate change in tech from what im used to is needed to get good curls. Some of mine are still thick. However, it worked well, and feels a whole helluva lot better then the stock one. The scales are 3/16. Probably way thinner then most guys would want. I like em. Plus I wanted a bigger knife that carried flat, and would take a beating without costing me 300 bucks. It wouldnt be my go to choice for a field knife due to its thickness, and it not really being the most comfortable knife for bushcrafting.....but.... I bet I carry it from time to time. I got some great experiance doing the handles on it, and it was a fun project to beat the heat. Still gonna do leather for it soon as I finish an order and get caught up with some other stuff.

Forgive the lack of prep, I was just screwin around, im in town, and every real woodsman knows that only just enough prep is needed. Hahaha...Sorry.

:D Sarcasm guys....3x the prep is the ticket.:thumbup::thumbup:

Heres some pics.

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Thanks to all the guys who showed interest in my hack job....lol
 
Great pics, great job on the knife & sparky and there's no such thing as too much practice. Thanks for sharing.
 
Jake, excellent job on the BK-2. I think I would really like those scales. Even though I love the grips on my Machax, I don't like them on my BK-2.

Doc
 
I think I might try to get my hands on some G10 and do something like this.

Are those pins just held in place with the epoxy?
 
j williams said:
It wouldnt be my go to choice for a field knife due to its thickness, and it not really being the most comfortable knife for bushcrafting...
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I love the looks of your mods but you could address that comfort issue by installing factory grivory. :D

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Beckerhead #42
 
Thanks guys I appriciate it. I think it turned out pretty neat.

Pins and micarta are held on with devcon epoxy. Took some time with hand tools, but its not too hard of a project......
 
Gotta love the splitwood fire....I do one every time I get a new knife to get a feel for how it handles. Really gives a good idea. Especially if its seasoned hardwood...hahaha. This was seasoned 1/4 sawn sycamore. Part of the reason I skimped on the prep is while I split it down I got a really good chunk for a nice long handled spoon. Should look nice.
 
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