Reinhardt Becker Kukri Passaround

[Murphnuge]

No sweat. I'm good to go.

Maybe I'm getting old, but that's exactly what I meant. Ft. Knox?

 

[tradewater]

Maybe I'm getting old, but that's exactly what I meant. Ft. Knox?

That's pretty good Murph. Yes, my son was stationed there for a while. That's outside the Patton museum.

 

[clich]

Trade do you have it?

 

[L4NE4]

I have it. I am playin with it today after work, cleanin it up and then shippin it out first thing monday morning! I will be playin with the BK9 and Reinhardt today, there is a christmas tree that someone threw away in the woods that needs a proper slaying. Who just leaves it there to suffer????

 

[L4NE4]

RBK has left my domain :-(

Trade ill get your DC number soon and my pictures and review will be up tonight or tomorrow

 

[tradewater]

RBK in Barlow. Scary thought isn't it?

Clich, when do I need to get it heading to Oregon? Do I have time to take it to the swamp this weekend?

 

[Kuke]

I need one!

 

[clich]

RBK in Barlow. Scary thought isn't it?

Clich, when do I need to get it heading to Oregon? Do I have time to take it to the swamp this weekend?

By the 18th so I'd say ship no later than the 15th. You have time.

 

[clich]

RBK has left my domain :-(

Trade ill get your DC number soon and my pictures and review will be up tonight or tomorrow

Wheres you review slacker? Im holding the frankenbecker as hostage.

I need one!

There is one for sale in the exchange. But it will take major coinage. Ultra rare. The white unicorn of beckers, only surpassed by the figment of imagination the bk8.

 

[tradewater]

I frankly think this looks better on my load out than it does yours. Yep. Heading out, saving this spot for pictures and thoughts. Sure appreciate the chance to get my hands on one of these for some actual use. Thanks a ton clich.

 

[Murphnuge]

I frankly think this looks better on my load out than it does yours. Yep. Heading out, saving this spot for pictures and thoughts. Sure appreciate the chance to get my hands on one of these for some actual use. Thanks a ton clich.

Ooh that does arouse the...uh hmm, gear fondness.

 

[tradewater]

Here is a quick comparison I did as far as chopping goes. I'm having to do this in installments as I find time.


I like hard use big knives..

I chose three that I carry often for a comparison to the RBK in a "twenty-five" chop test. This was a five inch hard maple branch that came down last fall, so it was softer than normal.

The contenders and a look at the thickness of each. Left to right: Ontario 12", RBK, Tram Golok, Fiddleback 12".

The results...

The winner was the Tram (no surprise here). I had to stop at 21 or chop the log in half. To be fair, this was a fresh mod on the Tram golok and it had a shaving sharp convex edge on it, but I've yet to see anything that can outchop it. The RBK could use a little touch up, but came in second despite being the least sharp of the bunch. Close behind was the Ontario with the Fiddleback finishing a distant third.

As far as comfort goes, the Fiddleback handles fit my hand the best followed by the RBK.

I'll post some more shots tomorrow.

 

[FAL'ER]

Nice, can't wait to get my hands on it.

 

[Widerstand]

I cant wait to handle this at the gathering.

 

[clich]

wow, that maple is beautifully spalted. perhaps some scales are in order

 

[The Warrior]

Is that a Condor Hudson Bay next to the king? If so, how do you like it? I thought about getting one of those. Like the way it looks.

 

[tradewater]

Dubz, it is a Hudson Bay and I like it. It's a good all around camp knife and can usually be found somewhere around the cooking fire.

Clich, after seeing the spalting in that branch when I started chopping on it, I almost quit. I'm going to split it and save some. Also, thanks again, I've enjoyed it. I love this thing. So much so that I'm thinking some Aldo's 5160 is heading to Barlow for my next project....

 

[clich]

No problem trade thanks for trying it out. Btw feel free to sharpen it I don't care. No sense beating on timber with a big butter knife

 

[The Warrior]

Dubz, it is a Hudson Bay and I like it. It's a good all around camp knife and can usually be found somewhere around the cooking fire.

I thought it was. They're relatively cheap too. I like that forged look as well. They say the sheath is really well made too.

 

[The Warrior]

wow, that maple is beautifully spalted. perhaps some scales are in order

I dug/cut out a stump today in my back yard. It was a bitch to get out. Anyways, I cut a slab off, and was admiring the grain in the heart wood. It's black walnut: