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Sharpened? How? Like a double edged knife? How do you see the usefulness of your knife increasing by doing so? Not agreeing or disagreeing, just curious on your thought process on this.
 
Aikiguy said:
Sharpened? How? Like a double edged knife? How do you see the usefulness of your knife increasing by doing so? Not agreeing or disagreeing, just curious on your thought process on this.
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Double edged yes. Mostly because it would be cool and remind me of a jambiya. It would definitely cut down its usefulness quite a bit for everything besides martial arts.
 
Gotcha. Had to look up jambiya. I can see the resemblance now.

It’d be a cool project for sure, and it’d definitely make it a one of a kind. My one and only concern would be how effective it would really be as a martial weapon. Is the handle design conducive to the multiple grips necessary? How would the balance be affected from the grinding? Would Jerry Fisk show up unannounced one day and give you trouble? Would it be a weapon, or just a weapon shaped object?

A smaller point would be that, since this is a discontinued knife, a drastic grind job on it might not be the best idea. Not that big of a deal for me personally, but something to think about.

In the end, it’s your knife, and I’m sure
you don’t need any keyboard warriors telling you what to do. I gotta admit, as much as I’m not a big fan of “limited usefulness” knives, I’d be interested in seeing on how it’d turn out. Make sure to take lots of pics!
 
I know everyone sees a blade they love in other blades and do mods to bring them out ... I respect that and some are really great ... and even those that aren't in my tastes I see many well done mods ...

just my personal reaction on this ... (being as the 5 is one of my favorite Beckers) ... I think my soul may have cried just a lil at the thought ...
 
Aikiguy said:
Gotcha. Had to look up jambiya. I can see the resemblance now.

It’d be a cool project for sure, and it’d definitely make it a one of a kind. My one and only concern would be how effective it would really be as a martial weapon. Is the handle design conducive to the multiple grips necessary? How would the balance be affected from the grinding? Would Jerry Fisk show up unannounced one day and give you trouble? Would it be a weapon, or just a weapon shaped object?

A smaller point would be that, since this is a discontinued knife, a drastic grind job on it might not be the best idea. Not that big of a deal for me personally, but something to think about.

In the end, it’s your knife, and I’m sure
you don’t need any keyboard warriors telling you what to do. I gotta admit, as much as I’m not a big fan of “limited usefulness” knives, I’d be interested in seeing on how it’d turn out. Make sure to take lots of pics!
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Very true about limited uses. The 5 is such a useful knife, i think i will keep it as is. A backup in case something happens to my other one. It would be a very cool project and the idea of a modern jambiya with all the attributes of a good becker is appealing but... ever since it has become hard to find the 5 i havent used it as hard as i should. Always in the back of my mind i think “what if i break it!” Kind of lame, but true. As far as how useful a weapon it would be, hopefully i would never need to find out! My guess is it would shift the balance a little more towards the handle, other than that, i really cant say it would improve much besides being able to cut from both sides.
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Besides martial arts and your chance of some cool stitches :D
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Thats what they say!
 
If I was caught with a double edged knife in mass I would be spending the night in jail and calling my lawyer when and if my wife bailed me out but man that knife would look cool :cool:. If you go threw with it please post some pics:thumbsup:
 
it's been done before (to a 15 as well) -- go for it.
don't forget to post pictures!
 
Lapedog said:
You can always count on me to encourage you to do something stupid....sharpen that beeyotch!

Will you sharpen the whole spine or just like the front 1/4 or 1/3?
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Night Rider said:
If I was caught with a double edged knife in mass I would be spending the night in jail and calling my lawyer when and if my wife bailed me out but man that knife would look cool :cool:. If you go threw with it please post some pics:thumbsup:
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1066vik said:
it's been done before (to a 15 as well) -- go for it.
don't forget to post pictures!
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Persuasive arguments... I’ll see if I can find a 3rd at a reasonable price...
 
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Well, not really good for 'martial arts' - good for actual knife-fighting with humans, maybe. If you got the skillz. But do you have any expectation of ever actually knife-fighting with humans? Maybe you shouldn't tell us. Because for training it sounds like a terrible idea to have one live edge, let alone two. Or for pig-sticking. Not many people actually do that, but maybe you do?
 
daizee said:
Well, not really good for 'martial arts' - good for actual knife-fighting with humans, maybe. If you got the skillz. But do you have any expectation of ever actually knife-fighting with humans? Maybe you shouldn't tell us. Because for training it sounds like a terrible idea to have one live edge, let alone two. Or for pig-sticking. Not many people actually do that, but maybe you do?
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No knife fights for me!
 
The 5 is My first Becker, and when I first opened the box one of my first thoughts were.... Yup, I'm going to have to sharpen That edge.
.... So I hear where you are coming from. My dream Becker would be a 2-footer BK5. haha!

I have battoned the Crap out of that knife, until I got another Becker more suitable for That..... So now My 5 sees less use :(

I have No problems with a double edge knife. My state believes in many freedoms. My edc knife when I am out and about is a BRK model 1-7. I conceal carry it just fine! The BK5 is too bulky, and without a guard it's not the safest stabber IMO.

my next mods will prob be that knife, so maybe I will sharpen that edge, who knows? :D
*again, if you do..... Please show us!
 
Double edged was once thought of as very utilitarian. Stretches out the time you can go without sharpening and allows one edge to stay razor sharp while the other is used for rough stuff.

Some knives have very different angles on the two edges for different purposes.

Lots of options.
 
Take pics when you're done. I would love to see you use this... as long as stabbin' people isn't the intended use. I'm not much into double edged knives, but I had a double edged machete once and it was fabulous. Roughly a hawkbill on the backside and a latin machete on the main edge. I could see the BK5 being similar; maybe more like a wharncliffe back edge and slicer on the front.

I say do it. If you hate it, blunt it back up. You still have a Bk5 when you're done; maybe it's a little lighter but still a BK5.
 
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