The Basic 5" Field Knife - Thoughts and Impressions

XtianAus said:
Thank you yoko yoko carnifex knifeworks carnifex knifeworks kod kod @Burke !

I do have a BFK on order but I guess I am just not sure if 10oz is too weighty for its size and so shoot for a Fk3...or if the extra weight will make it useful in some regards
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To be honest, I don't think the weight difference will really matter. In my opinion, the BFK isn't much of a chopper; it doesn't have the length for leverage or the weight for momentum.

Can you use it to chop? Yes. Can you use a screw driver to pound in a nail? Yes. But why would you?

To me the weight differences between the bfk and fk3 variants would be more applicable to carrying the knife on your belt. If you're looking to shave every possible ounce because you're traversing a high altitude mountain for several weeks, it might matter. If you're going on a regular hunting/camping/offroading trip for a week, I don't think the weight difference will matter.

If you find that jimping on your knife significantly adds or detracts to/from the usefulness of a knife, then that might be a feature that strongly separates the two, but I think the weight aspect is pretty negligible. (Unless I'm confused and the fk3 doesn't have jimping)
 
Kulainn said:
I'd like to them side by side without scales too!
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Here you go. It was timely too, looks like I need to take some oil and steel wool to my BFK.

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Kulainn said:
Sweet, thanks for sharing! Now what did you do to cause the rust?
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I'm sure it's just a matter of lots of use in a relatively wet climate. PNW isn't known for being all that dry. I usually try to remove the scales and clean/oil accordingly during my regular maintenance but I've clearly neglected this one.

Edit: I would also like to add that I don't view this as any kind of knock with regards to its performance. I don't buy D3V with the expectation that it is stainless and there is no guarantee that it even is. I expect rust on my blades here if I don't maintain them accordingly. This will clean right up and it will be good as new.
 
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Richard338 said:
Without getting into all the underlying philosophy and measurement theory, the rust doesn't exist unless you remove the scales.
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Ahh, the old Schrodinger's Tang thought experiment. Wise words.
Pàdruig said:
I'm sure it's just a matter of lots of use in a relatively wet climate. PNW isn't known for being all that dry. I usually try to remove the scales and clean/oil accordingly during my regular maintenance but I've clearly neglected this one.
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I'm just outside Vancouver myself, I know exactly what you mean. 🤙
 
bluemax_1 said:
The handles of the FK2 and BFK are larger and more rounded
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The BFK handle is less contoured than the UF2, at least on the axis shown in my shot above. Not trying to "well ackshually", just pointing it out in case someone was surprised once they got the knife in hand and it's flatter than expected. Subjectively the BFK doesn't feel like it has as much of a palm swell compared to something like a Garberg, although it clearly has a bigger butt. I expect that's intentional to make it less likely to rotate in use.
 
carnifex knifeworks said:
To be honest, I don't think the weight difference will really matter. In my opinion, the BFK isn't much of a chopper; it doesn't have the length for leverage or the weight for momentum.

Can you use it to chop? Yes. Can you use a screw driver to pound in a nail? Yes. But why would you?

To me the weight differences between the bfk and fk3 variants would be more applicable to carrying the knife on your belt. If you're looking to shave every possible ounce because you're traversing a high altitude mountain for several weeks, it might matter. If you're going on a regular hunting/camping/offroading trip for a week, I don't think the weight difference will matter.

If you find that jimping on your knife significantly adds or detracts to/from the usefulness of a knife, then that might be a feature that strongly separates the two, but I think the weight aspect is pretty negligible. (Unless I'm confused and the fk3 doesn't have jimping)
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Thank you, this is a super helpful point
 
carnifex knifeworks said:
To be honest, I don't think the weight difference will really matter. In my opinion, the BFK isn't much of a chopper; it doesn't have the length for leverage or the weight for momentum.

Can you use it to chop? Yes. Can you use a screw driver to pound in a nail? Yes. But why would you?

To me the weight differences between the bfk and fk3 variants would be more applicable to carrying the knife on your belt. If you're looking to shave every possible ounce because you're traversing a high altitude mountain for several weeks, it might matter. If you're going on a regular hunting/camping/offroading trip for a week, I don't think the weight difference will matter.

If you find that jimping on your knife significantly adds or detracts to/from the usefulness of a knife, then that might be a feature that strongly separates the two, but I think the weight aspect is pretty negligible. (Unless I'm confused and the fk3 doesn't have jimping)
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You and I are usually on the same page on most stuff but my personal opinion differs a little bit from you here.

I think the difference in weight on your belt is negligible but in the hand it is meaningful.

Also, for certain bush crafting tasks, these knives ability to chop a little bit is actually pretty useful and the three finger chop on them works pretty well for a lot of small stuff.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
You and I are usually on the same page on most stuff but my personal opinion differs a little bit from you here.

I think the difference in weight on your belt is negligible but in the hand it is meaningful.

Also, for certain bush crafting tasks, these knives ability to chop a little bit is actually pretty useful and the three finger chop on them works pretty well for a lot of small stuff.
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I mean, it probably does make a huge difference if you have dainty Machinist wrists and hands. I wasn't taking that into account.

All joking aside, I would listen to Nathan the Machinist Nathan the Machinist over most people on this forum including myself.......unless it's advice about what truck to buy 😆
 
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