My new Bark River Shining Mountain Bowie

Very nice blade. If may ask. What are you going to use it for? I have a Blackjack 1-7 I bought last year and have failed to use it. :)

Rich K.
 
Mikael W said:
That happened on a BRK custom stacked leather, made from a Cold Steel Recon Scout blank.
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It was easy to sand & file to shape and refinish with some colorless shoepolish.
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Nice, what are those? Is that the antique stacked leather handle or is that the effect of colorless shoe polish?

Mikael W said:
If You chop into bones, the edgegeometry will need to be set for working with bone, or it will probably be at risk of chipping.
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I figured it may chip out but was hoping A2 and a convex grind would stop that problem. My D2 v grind tend to chip on bone.

rustyspike said:
Very nice blade. If may ask. What are you going to use it for? I have a Blackjack 1-7 I bought last year and have failed to use it. :)
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I may get a 1-7 in the future to collect but not decided yet.
This will probably go in a hammocking bag. Something to remove branches that are in the way. Build shelter if i get lost and to drive the local country women wild when they see it.
 
JamesofArc said:
Nice, what are those? Is that the antique stacked leather handle or is that the effect of colorless shoe polish?



I figured it may chip out but was hoping A2 and a convex grind would stop that problem. My D2 v grind tend to chip on bone.
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The small one is a Hess Tiburon and the BRK is one of 20 blanks that was leftover, when Camillus closed the doors. Mike and the crew made their version of the 7,5" CS Recon Scout. All 20 were with differrent handles, but two were made with stacked leather.
Handsweat and use will be enough to darken the leather. The colorless shoepolish will give it some extra shine.

BRK usually set the edges for cutting. That would make the very cutting edge too thin for use on bone. If You are going to use it on bone, I would recommend You to set the edge thicker. How thick it should be, can only be determined by You as You are the user. Some careful tests will show how far You have to go. You can also always get an advice from BRK. Compare the edge with an axe and see the difference.

Regards
Mikael
 
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rustyspike said:
Very nice blade. If may ask. What are you going to use it for? I have a Blackjack 1-7 I bought last year and have failed to use it. :)
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The 1-7 is a really nice knife. I consider it a fighting knife and they attract me a great deal as do the Randall's. But using them is another story and getting it and some of the Randall's has proven to be mostly because I like knives and not because I have a need for such. I know some people use the 1-7 in the woods, but I haven't mostly because I have quite a few choices. But it remains one of the largest knives I would consider for woods carry with its slim profile. The Blackjack 125 is a very functional knife. My only complaint is the handle is a bit too long. But I can live with it. The old Blackjack Trail Guide is smaller and essentially the same design. Like it! Blackjack has not had the Trail Guide made since the 90's as far as I know and I think it would be a good addition to their current classic line.
 
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I may get a 1-7 in the future to collect but not decided yet.
This will probably go in a hammocking bag. Something to remove branches that are in the way. Build shelter if i get lost and to drive the local country women wild when they see it.[/QUOTE]

If you are really going back country, the local women will be excited if you have a full set of teeth!! :D Just make sure to bring some pics of your tractor to really impress them.
 
Nice knife, OP! I have one like yours but it has orange micarta between the leather washers. It's a big ol' blade that enjoy wearing around the house, haven't really used it yet. had it for a few years.
 
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Mikael W said:
BRK usually set the edges for cutting. That would make the very cutting edge too thin for use on bone. If You are going to use it on bone, I would recommend You to set the edge thicker. How thick it should be, can only be determined by You as You are the user. Some careful tests will show how far You have to go. You can also always get an advice from BRK. Compare the edge with an axe and see the difference
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Excellent advice. We had one guy that really went off the rails when his new Bowie had edge damage from chopping frozen wood up in Canada when the temp was in the teens during the day. He wouldn't take any explanations about adjusting the edge according to needs and insisted both the steel and the custom knife was junk. I'd bet if he had received the knife with an edge set up for his needs it wouldn't have shaved hair and sliced toilet paper and he would have declared it junk anyways.
 
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