Playin in the woods Part 2: BK2's first outing

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So Arkanian was kind enough to send me a Bk2 and this morning i took it out to the woods and tested her out.

First things first my impressions.
-Its HEAVY, i gonna have to get used to it. Chopping with it definately made my forearm sore but as Derek tells me, thats because I am weak, i'll get used to it :D
-It does chop pretty good, not a good as the hachet i brought out with me (but that should be obvious) but a sure sight better than any other knife i currently own (including the ka-bar)
-i dont know why, but it definately left a sore spot/bruise on my pinky, not sure if its an ergonomic thing or just bad technique, more practice/outings required
-It wont replace my "system" (my system is a sak, a necker and a 12" ontario machete) but if I could only take ONE knife, this would be it, it doesnt do anything great but it can do everything good, an amazing single tool if you could only have one

remember though, those are impressions after just one short outing, it is subject to change with more experience.

anyways on to the pics. First a few pics to show where i was. This again was o the natchez trace, just north of jackson

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And here is a pic of my cheapy hatchet and the bk2

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Some branches i practiced on, testing the chopping

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Finally, i found a downed cedar tree, so i decided to see if i couldnt chop through and bring home a section

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will I be able to do it??

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although to be fair, i had to switch half-way through to the hatchet due to my hand hurting ....
 
So the wife and i did go out last week, i didnt post pics because it wasnt really a great outing. We tried driving south on the natchez trace and its more settled and more farmland and it just wasnt as many good spots

but we did get out and i did play around with the ka-bar that Moose sent me a little more. (and the wife really wanted me to post some pics) So, then here are the pics


Here's the sign where we parked at, i dunno maybe some of you guys will enjoy this

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and here is what the area looked like

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here is a pic i took for identification, wife swears its poison ivy, i'm not sure. I, like my father am pretty much immune to poison ivy so i never really payed attention. Maybe someone could confirm??
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and finally some action shots

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Smitty, it also helps if you loosen the grivory, get the knife so it fits your hand comfortably, then tighten the bolts into that position. I've found if I do that, the grip feels more natural, like it was specifically molded to my hand. Granted if anyone else used any of my fixed blades, they are going to complain to all hell that the grip is uncomfortable - like I care ;)
 
SaturatedShadow said:
Yep, that's poison ivy.
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ahh, well good thing i dont get bothered by the stuff :D

its funny, i gave up soda about 2 1/2 weeks ago (mt dew was my poison of choice)
also i stopped eating everything on my plate, just eat until i am full and stop

i have already lost between 10-15 lbs and i can see the difference when i look at these pics (the ones with me in them are over a week old now)
 
clichtenwalner1 said:
you look fantastic
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So BushOgre has his Battle Creek Knives bromance, and apparently Clich has announced his bromance with Smitty.

As for the poison ivy, your immunity wears down with age. I used to rub poison ivy on my hands as a kid (with all my friends) to see if we could get out of school. All of my friends ended up hospitalized from severe poison ivy reactions, I didn't even have so much as a single indication of allergy. Fast forward 30 years and I went mountain biking with my cousins, they all got mad poison ivy reactions, and I had small patches of reaction. I'm afraid of how it will be in another 30 years... Then again, in 30 more years, I better not be mountain biking cause I'd probably die of a coronary.
 
Arkanian said:
So BushOgre has his Battle Creek Knives bromance, and apparently Clich has announced his bromance with Smitty.
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Becker Knife and Tool and Blade Forums.....for soul mates

Immunity to poison ivy eh? I had a 250 pound man fall on me playing foot ball in high school which blew out both my knees, no big, a little physio and I'm back to sports. I got poison ivy once, ONCE, and I cried like a little girl for a week.
 
whereismyclock said:
Becker Knife and Tool and Blade Forums.....for soul mates

Immunity to poison ivy eh? I had a 250 pound man fall on me playing foot ball in high school which blew out both my knees, no big, a little physio and I'm back to sports. I got poison ivy once, ONCE, and I cried like a little girl for a week.
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Too easy, I'll let that one pass.
 
whereismyclock said:
Becker Knife and Tool and Blade Forums.....for soul mates

Immunity to poison ivy eh? I had a 250 pound man fall on me playing foot ball in high school which blew out both my knees, no big, a little physio and I'm back to sports. I got poison ivy once, ONCE, and I cried like a little girl for a week.
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No joke i got it under my watch and on hte top of my foot right at my ankle, both the worst spots possible since they move and rub so much. They boths swelled up so bad i couldnt walk or grip anything with my left hand. I would type where i got the steriod shot from the dr to cure it, but that would just give someone one hell of a quote to use against me :D
 
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clichtenwalner1 haha i am flattered ;)

Arkanian said:
So BushOgre has his Battle Creek Knives bromance, and apparently Clich has announced his bromance with Smitty.

As for the poison ivy, your immunity wears down with age. I used to rub poison ivy on my hands as a kid (with all my friends) to see if we could get out of school. All of my friends ended up hospitalized from severe poison ivy reactions, I didn't even have so much as a single indication of allergy. Fast forward 30 years and I went mountain biking with my cousins, they all got mad poison ivy reactions, and I had small patches of reaction. I'm afraid of how it will be in another 30 years... Then again, in 30 more years, I better not be mountain biking cause I'd probably die of a coronary.
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well ark, i was definately out in it and playing around in shorts and still no reaction. So it appears I am doing well. No poison ivy here
 
Some nice pics smith, looks like a good time and the area looks excellent.....
 
You just need to stop bitchin about the heat if you gonna out in it. You know the dog days of July sux ass in the south.
 
Looks like a good time Smitty, get out there and have fun. The hell with the heat and humidity. Beckerheads are tough. Aren't they? You do look fantastic, by the way.....
 
OK, i'm not even gonna go there ! But when i got poison ivy, it actually worked out well. We went to Disney in FL, & as soon as everone saw my arms with the calamine lotion, they just backed off. We never had to wait in any line, even for the buses ! LOL
 
Between the fingers is the worst. Every year I have a major battle with it. Just now healing up from it, that was caught back in June.
 
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