BK2 ABUSE FOR 5 MONTHS

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I Have 3 BK2's and carry one concealed every day. In May this year I decided to take one and test it non stop to see what this thing can take. I took the edge right down to between 15-16dps before testing started. I have about 15 videos on youtube and another 2 hours of footage but still this is a drop in the ocean compared to how much this knife worked.





 
I cringed when I watched you use a hammer on the 2. Never beat metal with metal. That's a good way to throw a metal sliver into your eyeball. Use a piece of wood. :thumbsup:

That aside, the BK2 is a beast of a knife.
 
Not gringed, cringed, haha. :D
 
I baby my Beckers, I only use Steel on Wood or wood on steel when Batactitoning Tyrannical Botanicals, some call it Froeing away on the wood. ;)
 
The Warrior said:
Never beat metal with metal.
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With all due respect thatโ€™s just not true. Never say never.

There are lots of appropriate times to hit metal with metal. Hammer on a nail, hammer on a cold chisel, forging metal with a hammer, etc.

The only rule Iโ€™ve ever heard is to never strike two hammers together.

I agree that when batoning using a piece of wood is the definite smart choice.

The use of safety glasses is also a wise choice.
 
eveled said:
With all due respect thatโ€™s just not true. Never say never.

There are lots of appropriate times to hit metal with metal. Hammer on a nail, hammer on a cold chisel, forging metal with a hammer, etc.

The only rule Iโ€™ve ever heard is to never strike two hammers together.

I agree that when batoning using a piece of wood is the definite smart choice.

The use of safety glasses is also a wise choice.
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Good point. Ok, then normally, don't hit metal on metal, haha. One of the few times I've seen someone break a BK2, and reported it here, they used a hammer to baton with.

I went to coal mining school years ago. I remember reading in one of the text books, to not use metal to strike metal with. Anywhos, welding was part of the classes. A student was using a hammer to strike metal with. I can't remember why he did, but a piece of metal flew off, and struck him right above the eye. Left a nasty gash. Half an inch lower, and he would have got it in the eyeball. So, you can see why that sticks in my mind.
 
The Warrior said:
Good point. Ok, then normally, don't hit metal on metal, haha. One of the few times I've seen someone break a BK2, and reported it here, they used a hammer to baton with.

I went to coal mining school years ago. I remember reading in one of the text books, to not use metal to strike metal with. Anywhos, welding was part of the classes. A student was using a hammer to strike metal with. I can't remember why he did, but a piece of metal flew off, and struck him right above the eye. Left a nasty gash. Half an inch lower, and he would have got it in the eyeball. So, you can see why that sticks in my mind.
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It stuck in His mind.....haha.... Well, his head anyhow :p
 
eveled said:
There are lots of appropriate times to hit metal with metal. Hammer on a nail, hammer on a cold chisel, forging metal with a hammer, etc.
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But in those cases hardened steel is striking unhardened steel; any time two hardened steels are impacting is generally a bad time.

That's why you don't strike two hammers together, or strike a knife with a hammer, or a metal wedge with a hardened axe poll.
 
Yeah, that's what it was, hardened steel on hardened steel. I knew I wasn't crazy, well..

Thanks for clearing that up.
 
i think a hammer violates the warranty anyway...

i'm honestly surprised how many of y'all don't have actual froes...

purpose designed to rive wood, with a stout hickory club. thicker than any BK and tempered for the job

i keep one of various types near the woodstove.

they makes them in straight (like a BK10), and socketed for a handle that makes a good lever
 
i'm also reminded of the series of posts from "some time ago" here on the BK forum, "some guy" took his lawn mower apart with a BK2 - hammer might have been involved :D
 
Bladite said:
i think a hammer violates the warranty anyway...

i'm honestly surprised how many of y'all don't have actual froes...

purpose designed to rive wood, with a stout hickory club. thicker than any BK and tempered for the job

i keep one of various types near the woodstove.

they makes them in straight (like a BK10), and socketed for a handle that makes a good lever
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Where did you get yours? if Becker made a froe Iโ€™d buy one. Buck makes one, but it has a handle like a knife. I want one with a socket for a round perpendicular handle.
 
I started using one of these and love it.
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Thanks A Aikiguy , every time I start to buy one, I think I can make one of those. Then I realize I NEED to make one. Or better yet several of them. Then I never get around to it. Someday Iโ€™ll get to it.
 
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