This guy doesn't like beckers.....

Wow that guy really doesn't like the bk2. I like mine and for batonning wood, there's no better knife. I love one around the camp. And would love to have it accompany me in a survival situation.
 
"In fact, as kit for a combat pilot, the LMF-2 might not be a bad tool at all."

Wow. Gerber shoulda thought of that! :rolleyes:
 
Well, the BK 2 is a pretty big lump of steel. I'm sure it has its uses, but I'm equally sure that not many people need it. I'd love one of the smaller Beckers, and plan to own one some day, but not the BK 2, it's way too much knife for me. Would it be cool to own one? Sure, but I have better things to do with my money. As usual, one of the most important principles in life is: YMMV.
 
To be fair, Beckers are an acquired taste....it took me a while to warm up to the BK-11, and once the 24 came out, I was in. For me, it was the blade shape.
 
While I do like the BK16 (a good bit in fact) and the 12 I will 100 percent agree with him in that I find the BK2 to be completely useless.
 
and this is why we have choices people...

author of article doesn't seem to realize the BK2 is a 25ish year old design.

'I’m convinced the designer of the Becker had an LMF-2 for comparison, and simply decided that whatever it had, the BK-2 was going to have more. So the Gerber weighs 12 ounces? This knife is going to weigh a pound. The Gerber’s blade is a fifth of an inch thick? Ha!—we’ll make ours a quarter of an inch thick. And then add a bit."

The result is one of the most cartoonishly overbuilt and comically awkward knives I’ve ever owned.'

from wiki: "In May 2005, Gerber Legendary Blades introduced its own ASEK compliant knife (available commercially under the name LMF II) to the military for evaluation. The Gerber ASEK met all requirements, and outperformed the Ontario model in the area of electrical insulation. The Gerber ASEK has been approved for purchase, and Gerber released an additional version with a foliage green handle to match the Army Combat Uniform. The knife also comes with a parachute cutter that has a separate sheath which can be attached to a MOLLE vest."

lol

at least he shows a Puma's Hunter's Friend, which has been an inspiration for Ethan.

i'll just leave this here: circa 1991

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I could wear a different knife, everyday, and wouldn't have to wear the same one twice for nearly two years.

I love knives, big or small.

This guy obviously likes his Helle Tamagami. I like mine too. Not more than my Campanion, though.

Different strokes, differnt folks. It's not the first time someone has had an issue with the overbuilt nature of BKT's, won't be the last, either.

I haven't met a knife I didn't like, and there in lies the problem with being a knifenut. I haven't found a knife that I have as much confidence in as my BK2's, thats the problem with being a Beckerhead. I keep trying.

Moose
 
Opinions are like belly-buttons. Everybody has one, and most of them are full of lint.

Gee, I guess my prejudice is showing already.
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That's really all you need to know about that article ;)

He's comparing apples and oranges, so how seriously can one take him? I wouldn't choose to clean a trout with a BK-9, and I wouldn't choose to build a shelter with a filet knife. That doesn't mean either one is "bad"... they're just completely different.
 
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It's true the author mostly singles out the 2 as a useless knife, but he does talk about other large knives... Other than the small tweeners, no Bkt blade is as small as this author would like.



Frankly, I love and EDC my 2 every day and get a chuckle when someone looks on in disbelief as I pry open doors, hack at limbs and spread peanut butter with the same blade! It's the perfect knife for my purposes.
 
I was happy to find how well the Becker handle fit my hand. It's it is big enough that some might not be able to say that. But to mock a knife that serious woodsmen have been enjoying for years is not right. Say you like to work with different tools, that's all.
 
I agree that it's all based on preference and that "Gee, I guess my prejudice is showing already." was probably the most powerful statement made in the article.

My philosophy in tools has always been to own one item that can cover the tasks you need it to do with absolute confidence in it's durability and reliability. I must also emphasize that I am not a collector but a user. My grandfather used to tell me "fear the man with only one gun, cause you can bet he knows how to use it." I believe that to be true. I bought the BK2 because I felt I could be confident in its durability and reliability. As you have seen in my other posts, I recently used it for a week straight for every knife task needed and I feel very secure in my choice of knife. You will never catch me carrying 3 different knives, 2 saws, a hatchet, an axe, etc. If I'm out in the woods moving about, I'm going to bring the one item I feel can cover all those bases well and not break on me in the process. BK2 was my choice for the reasons stated above. Period.

Frankly, that article amazes me in the fact that he felt it was overbuilt. What a compliment. Being overbuilt and too durable can never be an insult for a tool that you intend on using hard. I never want to wonder if I'm pushing equipment to the limit.
 
I'm a two-knife guy, but if I can only have one, I agree with Cryptyc... it should be pretty dang sturdy. I'll gladly sacrifice a little cutting performance for more durability in that case :)
 
The BK2 was based off of a MOD 4, which was designed for soldiers to use for everything, up to and including dig with. It had to be overbuilt. It was being used by people for everything they could possibly use it for, as a tool first, cutting tool second, and by people with little to no experience on using a knife in the outdoors. The BK2, being so heavily based on that knife, carries with it the same focus and intent of use. However, skill and use doesn't match up to the guy that wrote that article, so he is holding that knife to his standards when they are the wrong standards that a 25 year old knife based off a MOD 4 should be held to. For what it does, and it's intent, there are few knives better than a BK2. It can be used by a novice and not break, not chip, not bend, yet still cut, or pry, or dig. You can't get that from a Skookum Bushtool or a Mora. That being said, once the skill levels increase, most, if not all, gravitate towards a smaller knife. Look how nuts we went over the tweeners when they came out. Look how many choose that knife now as their go to knife after years of experience. Not to say that if I had to choose one knife I wouldn't choose my BK2, depends on the situation, but in most situations I feel more than properly covered by my BK16 (saber of course ;) ).
 
Apparently, this guy has never been in a situation that called for having an overbuilt knife, that can flat out take abuse. Us BK&T people know this well.
 
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