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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Want Badger Attack- E
- Thread starter JK Knives
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there's one for sale on ebay! might want to hurry though. Also, there's a nice Old School BM.
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Badgers are being shipped to fill my backorders this coming week. Feel free to check with the shop on production status, as they are close to completing a big run.
Andy Prisco
Sharper Instinct, LLC
877-557-5200
www.sharperinstinct.com
Andy Prisco
Sharper Instinct, LLC
877-557-5200
www.sharperinstinct.com
Stomper,
You'll love the BA-E! I found the edge geometry is too obtuse for a knife of this size but that's easily fixed. The exposed tang is smaller relative to the other E knives. At first I didn't see any reason, but using it uncovered either a bit of genius or a bit luck in Jerry's design. The smaller butt 'hook' slipped naturally between my pinkey and ring finger when I tried a bit of light chopping. This gives the knife about an inch and a half increase in effective length. In fact, it's a hell of a chopper for its size simply because of this. Gripping the handle as I would the larger E knives makes chopping almost impossible. I've never used a NO so I can't make any comparison.
As a slicer the knife is great, once I reground the edge. It's at about 22 degrees included with a 90 degree micro bevel. Chopping dry oak pieces does not damage or dull this edge. It has a nice point and a big belly. An improvement, overall, compared to the straight handled BA for field work, if you like E handles that is. They fit my hand like they were custom made. The straight handled BA's handle is a bit too small for me, but it's still a great knife.
Rich
You'll love the BA-E! I found the edge geometry is too obtuse for a knife of this size but that's easily fixed. The exposed tang is smaller relative to the other E knives. At first I didn't see any reason, but using it uncovered either a bit of genius or a bit luck in Jerry's design. The smaller butt 'hook' slipped naturally between my pinkey and ring finger when I tried a bit of light chopping. This gives the knife about an inch and a half increase in effective length. In fact, it's a hell of a chopper for its size simply because of this. Gripping the handle as I would the larger E knives makes chopping almost impossible. I've never used a NO so I can't make any comparison.
As a slicer the knife is great, once I reground the edge. It's at about 22 degrees included with a 90 degree micro bevel. Chopping dry oak pieces does not damage or dull this edge. It has a nice point and a big belly. An improvement, overall, compared to the straight handled BA for field work, if you like E handles that is. They fit my hand like they were custom made. The straight handled BA's handle is a bit too small for me, but it's still a great knife.
Rich