What is the "wow" factor with Becker knives?

bigghoss said:
With the Becker line not only are you getting great knives but there is a great community based around the fandom of Ka-Bar and Becker. Plus, the Bk9 is the best production knife ever. It's been scientifically proven and it's endorsed by Chuck Norris and the ghost of President Teddy Roosevelt.
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Here, here!
 
Made in America. Great quality quality. Full tang. Great steel. Great Company. Great people. All at a working mans wages. Chuck Norris also says "You just can't NOT own BK&T/KaBar products." :D
 
DerekH said:
They are no-nonsense knives that keep going long past the point you have given up. They take tremendous amounts of abuse and keep asking for more, and they do it with a price tag that doesn't put a hurt on your wallet or a wife at your throat. They're unassuming, sexy, sleek pieces of sharpened steel that scream to the neanderthal inside each of us that is drowning in a world of politically correct touchy-feely garbage and make you want to go out, hunt something, kill it, and cook it over a fire you made with your own two hands, demanding the gods notice you and proclaiming to any and all that you are not just male but A MAN. They are the epitome of tools in a package that caters to all needs and tastes. The wow is that once you get the first one in your hand, once you pull it out of that black and tan box and feel the edge and get a good grip on the handle and grin maniacally as you wave it first right, then left, the right, then left again, grin growing by the second, that wow factor is that once you get that Becker knife in hand, you don't own it...

It owns you.
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Man...that brought a tear to my eye because that's exactly how I felt when I got home and opened up the package containing my BK9.
 
I am new to this arena, recently received a BK2, and admire it greatly. Will probably purchase a BK9 soon, and - have said this before - Becker's remind me of the Glock. Appealing, solid, no-nonsense tool. With a touch of Germanic style (Becker is German for cup). Cool in the manner that is exhibited in the Porsche 911; the Focke-Wulf 190 fighter; and the Tiger tank.

I also must confess that I have been nosing around the Busse & Kin forum, (and ebay) and have a Ratmandu on the way. What glorious ways to spend one's money!...Cheers.
 
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strangegeek said:
Besides the price/performance/quality quantitative factors what is the one thing that keeps us coming back?
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What more do you want? :confused:

They're solid knives, and a lot of knife for the money. The designs actually make sense. I don't agree with every single feature on every single Becker knife, but I wouldn't be scared to take any of them into the field, workplace or kitchen.

Sincerely enjoying the community around them and especially the designer behind them really does push it over the top, though. In my line of work, I've had the pleasure of meeting with and picking the brains of some of the very best in the knife industry today, and Ethan Becker just might be the coolest cat of them all.
 
You can beat the living hell out of them and still shave hair. Comfortable. Cool. Highly customizable.

I've been building an army of potential new Beckerheads with my channel. I asked the question the other day on the channel FB page how many people have bought Beckers on my say so and was shocked. LOTS of new BK7s. Expect a rush of newbies in here as I just posted a link so they can come here and be schooled.
 
Hey James......

You did NOT have to say those nice things about me but, I sure do appreciate the hell out of the fact that you did !!!!....Looking forward to seeing you again........Thank You........

Ethan
 
C_Tanner said:
You can beat the living hell out of them and still shave hair. Comfortable. Cool. Highly customizable.

I've been building an army of potential new Beckerheads with my channel. I asked the question the other day on the channel FB page how many people have bought Beckers on my say so and was shocked. LOTS of new BK7s. Expect a rush of newbies in here as I just posted a link so they can come here and be schooled.
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Time for the Pic.
Haven't been around much, (stolen front BCUSA)

 
My wow factor comes from the fact that my beckers are just like my Glocks. Yes there a little plain but just like my Glocks they just plain work. Feel good in my hand and I can stake my life on the fact that this thing can be used and abused and just keep going. I'm a big bang for buck kind of guy and beckers are the best bang for buck I have found.
 
Ethan Becker said:
Hey James......
You did NOT have to say those nice things about me but, I sure do appreciate the hell out of the fact that you did !!!!....Looking forward to seeing you again........Thank You........
Ethan
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The pleasure and gratitude is all mine. I only said it because it's true. I sincerely look forward to visiting you again in a few weeks, and I apologize in advance for asking you a few hundred more questions you've probably heard a thousand times before. ;)
 
I honestly have the same wow factor from KA-BAR, Mora, Opinel or any other well made solidly built, quality affordable tool that you can sink good money into. I trust these companies as I've never been let down.

What sets Becker apart from my other knives? a full width tang.

Wheres the wow factor In Beckers? It's in the BK9 ;)
 
This pretty much says it all for me. A nice big thick piece of decent steel that could save my life out there.


 
You can still track them down pretty regularly as they were only discontinued in the last couple of years. Keep your eyes open and call some dealers and you should find one fairly quickly.
 
Do it all blades, durable, and for me personally, while any blade can be modified, Beckers just scream to be made into your own. Now that's not to say they aren't great to start. Ethan has designed a beautiful line of knives, I don't think there would be such a following if they weren't. He put a quality blade in the hands of the masses with a perfect price point. I would have been happy to pay twice what I did. The real wow is how he truly cares for those using his product. I could have bought a "big market" knife and been satisfied but when I can come to a forum and get a response from the creator himself I know I made the right decision. Now if he made a beckerhead folder I would never need to buy another blade from someone else. Beckerhead exclusive maybe? ;)
 
Much of this has already been mentioned.

Becker knives are well made, functional knives. They have probably the best handle ergonomics of any production knife. They are priced so that the average person can buy them and use them as is. For us knife people, they are infinitely customizable, and with a little work, we can each have our own unique blades. Having a knife that you have customized yourself greatly increses your pride of ownership. Finally, the community of people interested in these knives, from the newest convert to Ethan Becker himself, is a great group of people to be part of.
 
SaturatedShadow said:
Much of this has already been mentioned.

Becker knives are well made, functional knives. They have probably the best handle ergonomics of any production knife. They are priced so that the average person can buy them and use them as is. For us knife people, they are infinitely customizable, and with a little work, we can each have our own unique blades. Having a knife that you have customized yourself greatly increses your pride of ownership. Finally, the community of people interested in these knives, from the newest convert to Ethan Becker himself, is a great group of people to be part of.
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For me it is first and foremost about the handle ergonomics. There are plenty of excellent pieces of steel out there that are barely functional because the handles are so poorly designed; the handle is not just something you pin to a tang, or wrap in cord or fulfill with a length of pipe you bolt on. It is the part of the knife that actually interfaces with the user, and if it doesn't work right then the whole thing is a big fail.

n2s
 
Ethan is as cool as they come. And try gripping a BK-2 for the first time without imagining world domination. Just try it.
 
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