Rumors, Questions, New Beckers... anyone?

Roguer said:
Longer thicker BK4, longer BK2 and saber ground BK16!
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I’d buy a longer, thicker BK-4! Megachax!

Give me a knife just in between the BK-15 and BK-5. That would be a badboy!
I love the BK-5, but it’s just a tad big sometimes. The 15 just feels like a little guy that wants to be a 5. A knife in between the two would be pretty sweet I think.
 
I could get on board with a 5/15 offspring. Those are my most used Beckers and I think a blade somewhere between the two would see lots of use.
 
JJ_Colt45 said:
I could get on board with a 5/15 offspring. Those are my most used Beckers and I think a blade somewhere between the two would see lots of use.
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For sure! For some reason the 15 just doesn’t do it for me. I was the most excited for that one when the tweeners came out. I love the look and feel of it, but there are a ton of knives in that size that I would grab first.
 
Jonny1280 said:
For sure! For some reason the 15 just doesn’t do it for me. I was the most excited for that one when the tweeners came out. I love the look and feel of it, but there are a ton of knives in that size that I would grab first.
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Agreed.... I was not as thrilled as Id hope I would of been. It took me awhile to get it too.
It feels too big, and too small at the same time.
I almost sold it last month.... :/

What I'd really like is a 5 without the swedge, and no choil....
That's why I'm making one! haha
 
An intermediately sized Becker chef/kitchen knife - a piece that hits that quality / value sweet spot that draws in the uninitiated....The sort of "very solid and functional" kitchen knife/knives that Becker-appreciating Uncles (or aunts) get for their nieces/nephews as a college graduation present. ;)
 
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OFFICIAL_KA-BAR said:
We can't keep up with just the demand for even BK2's right now. The global supply chain crunch is very real and if you have plans on getting anything, whether it is a knife, refrigerator, toys for your kids, etc. you should do it sooner rather than later. The unfortunate part of this is that it is hard to produce new products when you have an overwhelming backlog of orders for existing items and lead times for raw materials have tripled and quadrupled.
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I agree, i work at a window manufacturer. Lead times a year ago were 10 days. Today they are 70.
 
If it makes y'all feel any better (different), I'm producing knives just as slowly as I ever was. 😆

Wasty said:
Oh, a BK11/14 sized Kephart would just hit the sweet spot in my pocket...
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It's interesting... When I had a 3.5" Kephart for sale, nobody wanted one. As soon as I raffled it off, there's interest and I have 3 explicit requests in my 'hood from folks who actually held it before it went off to @Padruig. Of course price point is critical thing here. There's definitely a market for smaller Kepharts, but I don't know if it's big enough for Kabar to commit to it in the volumes required to make it worth their while in setup/overhead etc. When you scale them down exactly by percentage, the handle gets small in a hurry. Getting the proportions right for both ergonomics and aesthetics can be a tricky intersection to navigate.
 
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