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#206528 - 08/20/10 04:30 PM Re: Good Fixed Blade Knife [Re: KenK]
DesertFox Offline
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Registered: 01/04/07
Posts: 339
Loc: New York, NY
Look at the Bark River line. I carry the Fox River for general camping and survival. Not the cheapest though. $100 range.

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#206533 - 08/20/10 05:02 PM Re: Good Fixed Blade Knife [Re: KenK]
haertig Offline
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Registered: 03/13/05
Posts: 2322
Loc: Colorado
Originally Posted By: KenK
Traditionally it has only come in a kind of goofy green color (#2000)

I've never understood why you'd want a survival knife in camo/green color. Flourescent orange color sounds like a better way to keep from losing the thing.

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#206534 - 08/20/10 05:40 PM Re: Good Fixed Blade Knife [Re: haertig]
KenK Offline
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Registered: 06/26/04
Posts: 2208
Loc: NE Wisconsin
Originally Posted By: haertig
I've never understood why you'd want a survival knife in camo/green color. Flourescent orange color sounds like a better way to keep from losing the thing.


Agreed! That's why I'm still hoping Doug comes out with the orange handle slabs that were once talked about. Slick!

One of Mora's new Bushcraft knives comes with the black handle as the #2010, but the sheath at least is bright yellow. I myself would like orange better.

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#206543 - 08/21/10 01:37 AM Re: Good Fixed Blade Knife [Re: KenK]
Byrd_Huntr Offline
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Registered: 01/28/10
Posts: 1174
Loc: MN, Land O' Lakes & Rivers ...
Heres an older post about my Becker BK-2........

"I field tested a Becker BK-2 last winter back in the woods. It is a foot long knife with a very heavy 1/4" thick blade. Don't get me wrong, it's a great knife, and it worked well for lopping off small frozen branches and light chopping. You would be able to chop through ice and pry up rocks from the frozen ground with it. I thought the blade thickness made batoning through 4 inch branches to split them for kindling more difficult. I had to hit the knife so hard with a log to move it, that eventually my arms got tired and I bashed my thumb. I think a thinner blade would have cut through more easily"

It is a well made knife in a form-fitting Kydex type sheath (unlike the larger Beckers which have woven nylon). There is a lot of 'handle' on this foot long knife, and this makes the blade feel too short for it's weight and thickness. The handle scales do work loose, but I solved this by paracord-wrapping the sheath and sliding an allen wrench into the wrap. I could just apply epoxy, but I want the option of removing the scales to mount the blade on a pole to use as a spear.

Because of the fact that the handle is big and the blade is somewhat short, the balance is near the center. It is not particularly well suited for heavy chopping. The blade is 1/4 inch thick and it is difficult to wield for fine knife work. It's more of a breaching, light chopping, digging, and prying tool than an EDC knife for me, so I just keep it in my truck.

I would recommend either a longer blade and/or a thinner one than the Becker BK-2 has. If you are on a budget and want a big knife, look at the Buck 110 folders or the Buck Special fixed blade knife. If you buy it at Kmart, it is $10 more expensive than Walmart, but you will get a nice leather sheath instead of a nylon one.
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#206637 - 08/23/10 02:42 PM Re: Good Fixed Blade Knife [Re: Byrd_Huntr]
oldsoldier Offline
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Registered: 11/25/06
Posts: 742
Loc: MA
I have gone through many knives, most recently the Seal PUP, which is a great one. I always find myself going back to the USAF survival knife-its robust, simple, and, to be honest, I like the weathered look of the leather handle after a few years of use smile.
The one thing I have noticed with it, and this is from recent observation, is that if I use it to baton, the baton itself ends up getting pretty chewed up due to the agressive ridges on the spine. But, honestly, thats a relatively minor inconvenience for me. I dont use the leather sheath it originally came with; I actually use the kydex one that the seal pup was shipped in. I like it for its versatility, and simplicity. I dont see a need of field sharpening, and, if that was required, I usually carry a diamond honing stone in a pack.
The upside is that, you can find these knives literally anywhere, and they are usually pretty cheap.
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