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Alright guys, here is the final review for the 30 day EDC challenge. It ended up going way over 30 days due to me not being able to be very active in the past weeks. If you haven't already read it, I suggest going and reading the BK15 30 Day EDC Challenge thread before you read this.
Now if you've made it through all those pages on the other thread, and have managed to not fall asleep, and are still interested in reading more of my drivel, here you go.
This knife managed to do everything I wanted and needed it to in all the different uses. Carving? No problem. Batonning? It can do that too. Slicing up a juicy steak? Easy peasy. Before I go any farther, thank you Mr. Becker and Mr. Fisk for designing this. It's the perfect woods knife if you can only take one. It slices like a filet knife, but you can beat on it almost like a BK9.
Now I'll try to break everything down into a few categories to avoid having a word wall.
EDGE:
The edge geometry is absolutely perfect. It can slice, it can get beat up, it is easy to sharpen, it holds up through a lot of use. Obviously some of that is due to being made of 1095CV, but I think it also has a lot to do with the edge itself.
Of course it won't hold an edge as long as a similar knife made of a "better" steel, but it doesn't need to. It sharpens way easier than a knife of "better" steel, therefore it doesn't need to hold an edge super long. A 30 second honing is all it needs to stay sharp after moderate use.
HANDLES:
Not really a whole lot to say about Becker handles that hasn't been said before, but I'll say it again anyway. I have never held a knife more comfortable in hand than a BK&T. The full size handles are excellent, but I have to say the tweener handles may even have the full sized ones beat. As close to perfection as possible in a handle (especially on production knives) IMO. The choil helps with choking up on the blade too. Having the tweeners include an extra set of brown scales is cool too. :thumbup:
SIZE:
At first I though a knife this size would be a bit awkward to EDC, and I have to admit, sometimes it was. Not enough to bother me, but I knew it was there. Other than that (which wasn't really a complaint, more of an observation) it's perfect. Big enough for more heavy duty tasks, small enough for just about any type of fine work.
CONCLUSION:
I give the knife a big ol' 9/10. One of the best knives I own. You can't have it, JT.
Thanks for reading!
Now if you've made it through all those pages on the other thread, and have managed to not fall asleep, and are still interested in reading more of my drivel, here you go.
This knife managed to do everything I wanted and needed it to in all the different uses. Carving? No problem. Batonning? It can do that too. Slicing up a juicy steak? Easy peasy. Before I go any farther, thank you Mr. Becker and Mr. Fisk for designing this. It's the perfect woods knife if you can only take one. It slices like a filet knife, but you can beat on it almost like a BK9.
Now I'll try to break everything down into a few categories to avoid having a word wall.
EDGE:
The edge geometry is absolutely perfect. It can slice, it can get beat up, it is easy to sharpen, it holds up through a lot of use. Obviously some of that is due to being made of 1095CV, but I think it also has a lot to do with the edge itself.
Of course it won't hold an edge as long as a similar knife made of a "better" steel, but it doesn't need to. It sharpens way easier than a knife of "better" steel, therefore it doesn't need to hold an edge super long. A 30 second honing is all it needs to stay sharp after moderate use.
HANDLES:
Not really a whole lot to say about Becker handles that hasn't been said before, but I'll say it again anyway. I have never held a knife more comfortable in hand than a BK&T. The full size handles are excellent, but I have to say the tweener handles may even have the full sized ones beat. As close to perfection as possible in a handle (especially on production knives) IMO. The choil helps with choking up on the blade too. Having the tweeners include an extra set of brown scales is cool too. :thumbup:
SIZE:
At first I though a knife this size would be a bit awkward to EDC, and I have to admit, sometimes it was. Not enough to bother me, but I knew it was there. Other than that (which wasn't really a complaint, more of an observation) it's perfect. Big enough for more heavy duty tasks, small enough for just about any type of fine work.
CONCLUSION:
I give the knife a big ol' 9/10. One of the best knives I own. You can't have it, JT.
Thanks for reading!
) ....but I've been keeping one of mine in my work vehicle every day, at least. I would agree with you about the tweener handles....though I prefer a little more girth and have linered all 3 of my 15's....which is funny because my hands aren't that big. I'm starting to see how homeschooling has it's advantages - for you. MM started school and has just dropped off the face of the planet - and at homeschool, there are no carry restrictions (other than those imposed by your parents)! I also appreciate your advantage of, ah....lack of financial means, as it were; it's good to carry one blade and really get to know it. I think a lot of us are faced with too many choices when we are deciding what to carry for the day. Thanks again for the great thread and pics as well as your refreshing (i.e., not a crotchety old man yet) outlook 
. Rock on!
