Stripping First Becker

Bobby3326 said:
I didn't care about the transition between the 2 as I plan on going full height convex .. However I have found that by smoothing that transition out since it greatly improved it's slicing capabilities. Material doesn't get hung up on it anymore.
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Yeah, BK2 needs every bit of help it can get. It's almost as thick as it is long LOL. Post the pics when you get started. Would love to see what and how you'll do it.



Bobby3326 said:
You can see the difference between stock and modified in this pic
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Nice pair. BK2 with rounded transition actually looks better to me.
 
bghorn said:
Yeah, BK2 needs every bit of help it can get. It's almost as thick as it is long LOL. Post the pics when you get started. Would love to see what and how you'll do it.





Nice pair. BK2 with rounded transition actually looks better to me.
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I plan on recruiting the assistance of a belt sander to do the full convex...

Yea I like it better too, when making feathersticks I can feel a noticeable difference between the two. The regular 2 will kinda snag at that transition, but the rounded one feels really smooth.
 
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All of this has been super helpful! I definitely agree with you guys regarding a becker being meant for hard work and not a safe queen. At the same time I feel like those machine marks could really hold dirt and food and what not in them as was previously stated. I think I will sand it down a little more until it is relatively smooth. going to base it on feel more than look since I already like the look. I want to square up the spine and make it a sharp 90 degree angle so I may take that to a belt sander. My uncle has a sharpening business and has multiple systems and belts. He also has a felt belt...dunno if that would expedite the process or just put a shine on the knife. Lots of good thoughts, will post more pics when finished.
 
OutdoorBuck said:
All of this has been super helpful! I definitely agree with you guys regarding a becker being meant for hard work and not a safe queen. At the same time I feel like those machine marks could really hold dirt and food and what not in them as was previously stated. I think I will sand it down a little more until it is relatively smooth. going to base it on feel more than look since I already like the look. I want to square up the spine and make it a sharp 90 degree angle so I may take that to a belt sander. My uncle has a sharpening business and has multiple systems and belts. He also has a felt belt...dunno if that would expedite the process or just put a shine on the knife. Lots of good thoughts, will post more pics when finished.
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if you have access to a belt sander or belt grinder I'd use that to remove the grind marks. That would save you a lot of hand sanding and quickly remove all the tooling marks
 
Bobby3326 said:
Looking back on all the work I put into my bk2 it really wasn't worth it. Yea it was pretty when I finished but that was soon gone the first time I used it...Beckers aren't safe queens, there hard use and abuse and keep on going knives.

IMO If I were you I'd call it good and go out and enjoy your beast.
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Now when you say it was gone after you first used it, you mean the mirror polish correct? obviously the machine marks will be gone for good once they have been sanded down i assume
 
OutdoorBuck said:
Now when you say it was gone after you first used it, you mean the mirror polish correct? obviously the machine marks will be gone for good once they have been sanded down i assume
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Yea the grind marks are gone for good once you spend the time sanding em out...My high mirror polish was scuffed up pretty good the first time I batoned it afterwards. It basically resembled a very dirty mirror, that I'd have to constantly re polish after every use. Just wasn't worth it for me.
 
OutdoorBuck said:
Now when you say it was gone after you first used it, you mean the mirror polish correct? obviously the machine marks will be gone for good once they have been sanded down i assume
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Yes that's what he meant. It will stain and it will get scratched, etc, but performance and easy of maintenance will remain. It's up to you to decide how far you will go and whether it is worth the effort.
 
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