Custom Bark River Bravo 3 (my first BR Blade) pics up!!

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bigjake83

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Here she is boys tell me what you think...

Custom Bark River Bravo 3
Overall length 12.45"
Blade Length 7.125"
Cutting edge 6.5"
CPM 3V Tool Steel at 58-60 HRC
Thickness .275"
Weight 18 ounces
Desert Ironwood #1







 
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I love my BRK Bravo Necker 2.

However... Are you sure this is a Bravo 3?

It looks like a Bravo 2 to me....
 
Or maybe a Bravo Survivor...?

I dunno, but I'm pretty sure you don't have a Bravo 3 there.

Here's a Bravo 2, Bravo 1 and Gunny for comparison.

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I really think you're looking at a Bravo Survivor there. Unless you got a custom swedge on yours
Bravo Survivor looks like a sweet blade to me. Been wanting to check one out.

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Nice knife! That looks like the Bravo Survivor to me. If it came dull this would be unusual for BRKT. Not saying it can't happen, but their convex edges can be deceptively sharp.
 
kycolonel said:
Nice knife! That looks like the Bravo Survivor to me. If it came dull this would be unusual for BRKT. Not saying it can't happen, but their convex edges can be deceptively sharp.
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I sent a knife to them to reprofile, came back dull. Was a little aggrevated after paying them. Notified Mike about it, He apologized and said send it back. Did not want to go through all that again, said I would learn how to sharpen a convex grind on my own. One thing led to another, and I am now learning how to make my own knives. Took some lemons and made some lemonade I guess. :thumbup:
 
bigjake83 said:
Thanks...

The only real problem I have with it is, it was sent to me Dull!!
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I think BR might have increased the thickness of the edge because of customers like me, who have wished for more metal behind the edge.
This gives the user more options to set the edge after the materials being cut.
Chopping into hardwood or knots, takes more metal in the edge, compared to using the knife as a slicer.
Several of my BR's have been set as supersharp slicers from the factory and I have needed to increase the edgebevel for my kind of use.
This means loss of bladeheight.

Also another thing regarding the 3V steel.
3V requires more abrasives than regular carbonsteel and this makes the knives way more expensive, if finished to the same level as their A2 steel.
So I think the 3V models are left with a little rougher surface and thicker edges.
I always set my own edge on a new knife, so for me this is a positve thing.

This means You need to sharpen the last step to fully sharp Yourself.
IMO this is the best option if You want to use the knife also for tougher work.


Regards
Mikael
 
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In my opinion this knife did start life as a Bravo 3. The Bravo Survivor was never made in 3V so it looks like the 3V Bravo 3 got turned into a Survivor. Not a bad idea if you really want a 3V Survivor because I'm fairly certain the conversion is free and you just pay postage.
 
911alertme said:
In my opinion this knife did start life as a Bravo 3. The Bravo Survivor was never made in 3V so it looks like the 3V Bravo 3 got turned into a Survivor. Not a bad idea if you really want a 3V Survivor because I'm fairly certain the conversion is free and you just pay postage.
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Makes sense. I was trying to make heads or tails of this thing :p
 
You guys should have read my other threads..then you would have known that I wanted a bravo survivor but it doesn't come in 3V ...So I had BR cut down a Bravo3 to the same length as survivor.
 
911alertme said:
In my opinion this knife did start life as a Bravo 3. The Bravo Survivor was never made in 3V so it looks like the 3V Bravo 3 got turned into a Survivor. Not a bad idea if you really want a 3V Survivor because I'm fairly certain the conversion is free and you just pay postage.
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911alertme: hit the nail on the Head, thanks for paying attention to detail.
 
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