Spring is here! Out with the BK2 and BK9

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It's a beautiful day today, so I went on a little walk with my Beckers. Here is my campsite, I built the shelter a year ago primarily with the BK9.

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...my favorite hatchet, a Norlund.

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It was much easier and enjoyable to use the BK2 to baton through the logs than the BK9. That could be due to the reprofiling and lack of coating on the BK2.

I decided to do a little chop-off. I did 40 chops with each knife. The BK9 is on the left:

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No surprise, the BK9 is a much better chopper. Now lets see how the hatchet compares. The Norlund is on the left and the BK9 in the middle:

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a look from other side of log:

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again no surprise, the hatchet is made to chop

I tried to make some curls with the Beckers, the wood I chose was not ideal, but the BK2 proved much more capable for this task.

BK9:
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BK2:
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group shot
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My hiking companion
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Here are some more pics since Spring is here and everything is really green.

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Anyone else been able to enjoy the nice weather yet?
 
THe 2nd pic is the shelter correct?

btw, nice looking BK2.
Why not take the paint off on the BK9's grid just like the BK2?
 
Lookin' good man. Where abouts in VA ? We're in Goode. Just West of Lynchburg.

Started my campsite here. (we move in Nov.) Did a thread on it coupled days about ("A Good Day")

Nice to back out and enjoying it.
 
Good stuff. I wish the damn weather would clear up here. The rain is getting old, but, it is that time of year.
 
Cobra281 said:
Lookin' good man. Where abouts in VA ? We're in Goode. Just West of Lynchburg.

Started my campsite here. (we move in Nov.) Did a thread on it coupled days about ("A Good Day")

Nice to back out and enjoying it.
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Thanks man. I'm up in Clarke Co, basically straight up I-81 from lynchburg. I just checked out your thread, I like your campsite a lot. I wish we had more wooded areas like that, most of our land is open pasture/crop fields.

maximus0723 said:
THe 2nd pic is the shelter correct?

btw, nice looking BK2.
Why not take the paint off on the BK9's grid just like the BK2?
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The first 2 pics are both of my shelter. There's a bunch of dead brush on it so it's kind of hard to make out. I probably will strip my BK9 at some point, I'm just too lazy to do it right now :D.
 
I sure am glad to see that BK2 enjoying retirement. I was afraid you said it might just hang on the wall. As long as that old blade just touches hard wood it will think its having an easy life. You know you will end up snapping that blade opening a bag of sunflower seeds or slicing a tomato. Just like any anything that survives the extreme they usually die of something unexpected.

Sure do enjoy seeing that BK2, hope to have one of my own in the next month or two,
Thanks Ross,
 
redmech said:
I sure am glad to see that BK2 enjoying retirement. I was afraid you said it might just hang on the wall. As long as that old blade just touches hard wood it will think its having an easy life. You know you will end up snapping that blade opening a bag of sunflower seeds or slicing a tomato. Just like any anything that survives the extreme they usually die of something unexpected.

Sure do enjoy seeing that BK2, hope to have one of my own in the next month or two,
Thanks Ross,
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Thanks man. The ironic thing is that I am going to use it more from now on than I did before all those tests. I'm really liking the BK2 right now!

Lol, If it breaks while slicing a tomato I'm not sure if I would laugh or cry... probably both... :D
 
Your pooch a Burmese mountain dog? And did you convex the 2?

Great pics out in spring. I'm obligated to warn you, though, that winter is coming (let us see who rises to the nerd bait).
 
I googled burmese mountain dog and they look very similar, they have the same colors, but I think they are a larger breed than what she is. I'm pretty sure she is either an English Shepherd or an Australian shepherd. She's a great farm dog.

Yes the edge is convex. I also smoothed out the sabre grind where the primary bevel starts under the stamping. It seemed to make a difference when I was battoning with the 2.

Thanks
 
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