Why Bark River Knives? | Knife Talk #2
2016 ж. 26 Қыр.
126 355 Рет қаралды
In this video we talk about one of our favourite knife brands and why we think a Bark River knife can't miss out in anyone's knife collection.
Hopefully we can help you guys and girls make a good choice with buying one!
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I am employed at bark river and work on the handle side. I will vouch that every handle I do can be different. Also, some of the softer woods cannot be machined so they must shaped by hand. Which is what I also do. All those are amazing, Bushcrafter LT in 3V is my go to knife and would also recommend the Bravo 1.25. Keep up the great videos.
Absolutely LOVE your work brother 👍👍
You should go check out survive knives at their factory and see how to do micarta and scales the right way.
Bushcrafter LT? Or ultra light? I have not seen a LT version! I would get one
Wow! 7 years ago! Not fiddling about, just informing knife users. Good job you two!
One of my fav Bark rivers is the Highlander Special, mine is in A2, an I use it as an EDC knife, as I am A handy man that is retired from Construction, this knife is a dream from bushcraft, work, an edc. Thank you gentlemen enjoy your channel so much!
I've had my gunny for 6 months, and I still frequently stare at it in awe.
Hahaha!
Dude me too it’s so cute
In your opinion, is cpm 3v or cpm 4v better and why. Thanks for the awesome content i enjoy watching!
I recently received my Bark River (in collaboration with Dark Timber) Grizzly knife! I like it very much! My father lives approximately 10 miles from the Bark River knife factory. Thank you for your time and work!
Awesome video like always! I'd love to see a video on the Mini Rogue A2.
I was into all the Scandinavian made knives for awhile but once I got my first Bark River I find it hard to spend my money on anything else.
Bark Rivers are things of beauty. IMO. I am forever picking mine up to pull it out and look at it and smell the leather for the sheath I bought for it. Good luck.
Try the Bark River Bravo 1.25 spear point. I absolutely love mine. Love your videos keep it DBK!
One of the most clever geometries is the JX6 Companion. Along with the Canadian Special, my two favorite geometries. The Gunny is a fantastic knife, and for good reason why you guys have so many. The Kalahari Bushman is a great extension to that blade. BTW Bark River Knives is in Escanaba Mi. which happens to be my hometown! Glad you're enjoying the knives!
I have a Bark River Aurora. I love it so much. Cool video - now I want more Bark River blades :)
The Aurora is my favourite! It's one of the most versatile blades I think.
Try the BRKT Gunny Sidekick. A new knife in CPM M4. Also the Kalahari Bushman II in CPM 3V and the Adventurer I Neck Knife in Elmax. Although I would not consider any of these a primary knife for bushcrafting, I think they would make excellent knives for food prep and feather-stick making and great backup knives for everything except batoning.
Very detailed! I myself am just beginning knife buying because I moved to a state that has much less knife laws than my previous state so these talks really help me to make a more informed decision, so thank you!
you are very welcome! thanks a lot!
Bought a Bark River Bravo 1.5 with the CPM 3V and Mil-Spec G10 handles. It's a beast of a knife.
GREAT video, you guys! Keep up the great reviews on Bark River knives. Thankfully, they have so many other models for you to review! Also, you might consider going to one of their "Grind-ins".
Yea.. That would be amazing! but sadly we live in the netherlands so a grind in is quite far away for us haha!
Good job describing the differences. Thanks for your time! 🇺🇸
I absolutely love my Bark River Tundra which has a Canadian 3V blade with an Aurorra handle !
Hi From Australia, Great video, both entertaining and very informative. I also like how you lay the knives out as it allows me to compare the size as I really want to get my third bark river knife but I want a specific size and with such a massive selection that they offer its time consuming to find a knife in the size you want.
thanks a lot! you are very welcome!
Love my Barkies. Could not debate one thing yall said. My go to is a Bravo 1.5 in 3V my favorite steel. Albeit Magnacut has become a close second. Carry on.
You guys! Your videos keep getting better, and better. Keep it up. Thanks!
thanks a lot mate!
what you think of S35VN steel in comparison to CPM3V? much appreciate
I'd love to see more on the Bark River Wilderness Explorer.
Can you review some larger Bark River Knives such as the Bravo Vortex, Bravo Survivor or Bravo 2or 3 as I do not know which to choose!
Got myself a nice Bravo 1 LT, 3/16ths thick 3V. Arrived today, very happy. Sheath is a bit silly - should have been simpler!
I have just bought a Antique Ivory micarta Gunny. Beautiful knife.
which model would you guys choose if you could only have one for survival ? and thank you for you videos, you guys are amazing
I have the Bark River Bravo Necker in CPM 3 , awesome little knife!
I just bought a Gunny Scandi in CPM-3V for $215 on eBay. I’m so pumped. Lightly used, only ever stropped. I had to tell someone.
Awesome! Hope it'll serve you well..that knife is legendary
Are you supposed to oil bark river micarta handles ?
I would definitely like to see a vid on the bark River adventurer or the black jack 155 made by bark River. both are smaller EDC sized fixed blades. with neck carry options. 👍😎👍
Hey guys, do a review on the Bark River Bravo Survivor !!! I have one in cpm 3v and its awesome. Really badass big knife. It can do a lot of different tasks very well..
Keep on doing these highly entertaining videos - but - my question is : why are there so less videos about the Vidarr or Hauk? :)
I just met mike Stewart at the factory. He’s a good dude. Gave me a personal tour.
Hi guys I like your channel a lot... vintage bark river knives can be jewels for many reasons especially for the perfect grinds and heat treats...always look for them. Fox River and FR II are must haves especially the old non contoured short handle pinch grip Fox Rivers!!!! 😆
thanks a lot mate! The fox river is a very nice knife indeed!
I have been researching which bark river to get for a while. I just ordered a Gunny in A2, my thought is I'll practice sharpening and taking care of that then pass it to one of my son's and get an elmax or cruwear. I really like my Mora's because of how easy they are to sharpen, but I have an S30V that once I get it sharp I don't want to use it because it's such a pain to do. Thanks for sharing your insight.
haha i know how you feel. A2 is very easy to sharpen but just has a little too less edge retention for us compared to the little price you pay more for 3v
I would like to ask you guys... I kow you had the ramp removed on your Bravo 1 knives, but there's now a "Field" version with Jimpings, would you preffer that option than just have plane with no ramp and no jimpings?.. you have used this knife for looong time now.. so before i go buy me one i wanted to know wht you think.. thanks!
i was given the bark river mini fox river 3v. best knife iver ever had. much better than my spyderco s30v pocketknife i was using every day at work. i want a longer blade though. it just feels to small for my daily uses
Hi guys. Thanks for the comments about Bark River. One questions: Bravo 1, or 1/25 for all around camp, hunting, game prep? Which would you choose for ease of handling?
Thanks for the Video....always appreciated...... Gunny rampless with a slight drop point with with red C-tek..and white liners with hollow pins...Virtuovise has one in a video. it's a beautiful piece.
i am a faithful subscriber to virtuovice and I have seen it. it really is a beaty indeed. I would love to have it haha. the handle looks like it came from the future. -stay sharp
He is the Master you know.... :)......I did want to ask you about A2 steel....I have a gunny hunter in A2 with scarlet maple burl.....I did some light Bushcrafting last summer and I put a ding in the blade after one hour.....just working with black spruce. Do you think BRK get their heat treat right on A2 ? I really love the esthetics with their knives....but the heat treat is my biggest question....I'm starting to fancy "Cross" Knives too.
The only a2 i have experience with is from bark river and we also didn't really like a2. the edge retention seems to be crappy in my opinion. I know bark river sends their knife blades to another company for heat treating. That company does a lot of heat treading and is one bof the best in the industries. CPM-3v is sublime but I just think a2 isn't a very good steel. stay sharp mate
I have several BRK knives, you should check out the Bravo Survivor in CPM 3v, its and awesome blade.
Thanks for the video. I think I'm going to get a Bravo EDC in Desert Ironwood with Black Liners and Mosaic Pins
that's going to be one beauty!
I hope so it'll be here tomorrow!
BRK has, or had a model called Liten Bror, which is mini Aurora. It has a scandi convex grind. I wonder how Mikey would feel about this knife.
Hi guys! Been watching and enjoying your videos for a while now. Thanks for the great info and laughs too. I was wondering your opinion on something. I really like Bark River too. For my next knife I'm thinking regular Aurora, in CPM 3V of course, or Bravo 1LT. I have a few larger "survival" type knives so this would be for a strict bushcraft/firecraft knife. If it matters I have pretty large hands, size XL in gloves. Thanks!
I personally like the Aurora best. it is slightly longer than the bravo 1 making it more suitable for small batonning jobs. I also have a lot of handle left with my hands so it should be good for yours as well. I would suggest picking a handle with liners though. I also find the Aurora to be a bit more versatile and nimble. The bravo 1 is a better looker in my opinion though.
Dutch Bushcraft Knives Thank you so much for the reply. The Aurora it shall be then. Now I just have to decide on green or black micarta handles :)
With red liners
I'm a big barkie fan. I own 12 of them. Cpm3v is my favorite steel. It works for me. When it comes to knives and steel,just find one that works for you. Everyone is different and live in areas with different environments.
Another great video. I have recently purchased my first bark river. I opted for the Trail Buddy. I think a Great blade geometry for hunting! So far Love it and looking forward to opening day.
congrats mate! I hope it will serve you a life time! -stay sharp
Please do a full review on the Canadian!
Great video guys picked up a Aurora in A2 and it absolutely perfect !
Lloyd Jacobson do you like the steel I can't decide between a bravo in cpm 3v or a2 or a gunny in cpm 3v or a2
Nickers 18 the A2 is super tough and way easier to sharpen I prefer it over 3v
Ok thanks
I love the quality of the knives but what I don't like is the lack of choice regarding the sheath which is strange given the massive variations available for the knives itself. I currently have the bravo necker knife first run which has a nice sheath except it has no way to attach it to a belt at all and the other I have is the Bravo 1 and the sheath it came with is very high quality but I don't want a dangling sheath style I want one that can be supported where the weight of the knife is, kind of the middle back section not the top dangle down. Otherwise I love these knives which is why I am going to buy another.
Big fan of DBK here, I love their videos and their reviews of Bark River Knives plus Mike Stewart's videos inspired me to get a Bark River. I bought my first bark river, a Bravo, one month ago for USD $270 on dlttrading and it came with a few defects that were not negligible by any means. The grind was visibly uneven, the edge near the guard was ground down because the maker's hand slipped on the belt, the pins had scratches, the tip was slightly uneven, a corner on the micarta scale on one side had frayed micarta, and the belt loop on the leather sheath was not measured properly because it was not long enough to button to itself even without a belt slotted through the loop. I thought what the hell: this was probably a fluke and since they have such a good reputation on the internet and their prices are exorbitant they must be a good company. It is a good knife, with the kind of edge retention I anticipate it's steel to have, but I expected it to be perfect for that price and the brand's renowned craftsmanship. This was my opinion of the company until I did more digging on the internet. If you look wide enough on the internet you will find many many dirty ugly things about BRK products which people don't talk about but are definitely existent across the years. I was horrified to learn so many shady things about the company on bladeforums, bushcraftusa, and reddit. There is a significant amount of evidence that BRK is not the upstanding company with honest business practices that knife KZhead channels and Mike Stewart (the founder and owner of BRK who has a few youtube videos) make it out to be. Do some research and you will find out for yourself.This is a quote from 5 years ago I found on reddit which in my experience as a customer is quite accurate, even after having contacted their spokesperson on facebook about my knife. "As a knife maker here, you don't tend to see a lot of our kind posting our opinions about manufacturers and other makers. But here we go. Bark River, from what I've seen, is an immoral company. They have a forum where they were encouraged to bash people that didn't like their products, and where they blatantly censor people that try to have civil and open conversation, or offer polite criticism. Disingenuous in testing, unprofessional heat treating and Grinding (kzhead.info/sun/Z8efc72aZHmXoJ8/bejne.html&ab_channel=kenneths123). From that video you can see a ton of mistakes. A man holds a knife by the spine, while he grinds the blade, such that the he won't notice the heat build up nearly as much, and really bears down on the knife. It's cheaper to bear down on a knife with worn belts instead of changing to a fresh one. And when he quenches, you should absolutely not see a plume of steam coming from the blade, nor should you dunk it for a split second, all you are doing is creating micro fractures in the edge and ruining the heat treatment of the edge and not really adequately cooling the blade. It sounds silly in a way, knives are tools. But you know, this is metallurgical science, and people are paying for premium. They offered on some models, sub par sheaths that everyone and their grandmother had problems with, but it's okay because for a 'X' dollars you can buy another, better one made for the same model. Hell, the same company that made the sheaths if I'm not mistaken, basically did a rename. I could be wrong about that, but the 'new' manufacturer had almost 100% identical styles. And all of that, and they won't take responsibility for the numerous damaged knives that have been proven damaged through empiricism time and time again, by the good ol' folks on youtube, Cliff Stamp, Ckc knives and Virtuovice have done tons of testing and have some pretty good evidence to suggest inferior hear treatments that they simply won't be held accountable for. It sucks because they're huge players in the knife game, and they legitimately make high performance stuff sometimes that really kicks ass and looks great (Mostly their A2 stuff from what I've seen), but other times they have issues they won't address or won't take responsibility for, and that's wrong. If a customer had an issue with a knife I made, I wouldn't ridicule them, I'd work to rectify my mistakes because that's the right thing to do, and make sure I don't make them on the next knife. I'd also like to say, I've never done business with them nor been wronged by them, but the evidence is there, they do generally walk around with this air of superiority that prevents them from doing a better job. They make some great stuff, and then some not so great stuff."
Agreed. I have a couple of bakies aswell; not a single of them was finished well enough for the price. Two of them had heat-treatment issues (1x slightly burned edge and 1x very badly burned edge), others have some horrible grind mistakes. The finish on the handles was ok, some unpolished spots here and there but nothing major. Dont get me started on the sheaths tho....the only good one i have is from 2012...the rest, especially the "new designs" are trash for the price. When buying a bark river you most likely wont get a perfect knife by any means. Its something you have to put some work in. (treating the leather, reprofiling the grind, polishing the handle etc.) But if you do that they are among the greatest factory knives out there. I actually just bought another gunny, and i kinda regret it already lol
@@nils-ph3zs I agree with you about all that stuff. The company is running on reputation marketing these years because if they were a new company and this is the quality they sell, they would close down from lack of customers. What steel are your barkies in and how is the heat treat/steel performance? (mine is in Cru-wear)
@@Jerry-uc1pn i have 3v, A2 and cpm154. The heat treatment itself is good, but they burn the steel while grinding...The A2 knife needed alot of sharpening in order to perform (the burned portion around the edge had to be removed). Before that i got rolls all over the place; the tip just came of (just a little piece tho). I dont know how the 3v would have performed unsharpened, since the geometry of the bevel was so horrible that i reprofiled it straight away. The cpm154 had just a little burned edge. After good reprofiling the steels perform good tho. Really good
Yup. Everything you say is true. I have quite a few of their knives, and almost all of them came with fit and finish issues that are unacceptable considering the price. It’s a shame because I really like many of their designs, but I can’t bring myself to spend any more money on their knives; for the same price, I can buy an LT Wright with the confidence that it will arrive flawless. I can’t justify paying $200+ for a knife only to have to spend hours fixing quality control issues that should have been taken care of at the factory. And Mike Stewart claims that each knife is checked for issues every time the knife is passed to a new worker. If that were true, the knife would never leave the factory with such issues. Either his entire staff are incompetent, or Mike is lying. My guess is the latter
@@1mataleo1 Why did you keep buying their knives then?
I just got my first last week. An early Fathers Day present.an UP Bravo in A-2 Amboynia burl. Nice. I use knives like this to break down large pieces of pork, like whole shoulders.
Love those 2 guys!!!!!!!!! They are absolute legends!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I am definitely getting a bark river knife!!!!!!!!! Keep up the great work guys, huge fan 👍👍👍👍👍😃😃😃😃😃😃👍👍👍👍👍
Great!! You’ll be happy with it mate!
Outstanding video.
Guys how good is the bark river survibor and cruzader whats the differences bettween those two knives
hey man, how do you make that lanyard thats on the gunny ?
Just ordered a BRKT Ringtail in CPM154 steel with the exotic Bocote wood handle scales a few days ago. Got it for just $102 shipped after a 20% off coupon sale. :) My only other experience with BRKT is the uber tiny EPK (even smaller than the PSK!) so I'm really looking forward to handling something from them that fills the hand better. I have a feeling my future holds a collection resembling yours when funds allow it. You have some amazing blades! 👍🏼😀
+allemander thanks a lot mate and congratulations on the great purchase!
do a review on the Canadian!
Bark River uses CPM Cruwear and CPM D2 steel as well
Got my first BRK today an love it, got the Highland special. Was a little concerned with handle size as I have large hands but was quite pleased as I have used it in multiple positions with zero problems an wanted it as an edc knife. Very happy with my choice. So thanks you guys an Chris from Prepared minds 101.
What do you guys think about the buck s30v blade ?
Hey guys :) After watching a lot of your videos, you have me considering a bark river for the first time. Just wondering if you two worry about rust under the scales? Considering the scales are bolted on and you cannot take them off to clean under?
+Christian you can't take them off. We have e never experienced rust on the 3v yet so we don't really worry about it.
05:44 'no focus? Nee oke duidelijk' hahaha. Zo leuk maarten heel serieus en mikkie steeds serieus en dan weer een gek gezicht trekken hahaha mooi. Mikkie je had zo een wit puntje op je linker schouder echt mn aandacht ging steeds naar dat puntje whahhah maar ja hij ging niet weg! Groetjes! Duimpie!
I want all knives
hahaha we take that as a compliment.
Markus Messer me too. Everyone ever made ever
Markus Messer I swear to god if that’s your real last name I’m so jealous.
@@0rang.utan.bananaman199 i know, right?
In recent lookings around on the web ive come across the bravo vortex. I really like the idea of the horizontal sheath. I figure you guys have discovered it too. Any chance of seeing it on your channel in the future?
We have so many knives to test but who knows. No knife can hide in the shelves from us for ever. i'm kinda waiting for bark river to try some new steels before I buy another one. -stay sharp mate!
Kunnen jullie een video maken van alle Bark River bushcrafter messen? De bushcrafter, bushcrafter 2, mini bushcrafter en de ultra-lite bushcrafter.
Are you supposed to oil bark river micarta handles?
Have you tried the Fox River? Apparently it’s the best hunting knife that Bark River makes(i think, not sure)
Great video!! Not as much joking around. It’s better ! 👍🏻
Love your videos. Do they still make the gunny scandi? Can't find it on Amazon.
No. It seems one cannot get a gunny in scandivex grind
Enjoy your videos, thanks! Check out the Bark River Bumblebee. I just bought a beautiful one with black and gold elder burl handle. Talk about handle ergonomics! Wow! Feels like a much bigger knife in hand and the bladed thickness means it slices nicely too.
thats an awesome looking edc knife! congrats on your great purchase! Bark river knows his stuff with handle geometry!
Thanks! I'd love to hear your thoughts on it functionally and see it put through some tests as I'm a little precious with mine! It comes with a beautiful leather sheath with built in magnet for extra retention, but the bulk of the sheath cancels out it's EDC-ability. I'll be making a minimalist kydex sheath for mine in the near future, maybe a neck carry style. Would make a cool video I think.
Please take a look at the First Edge 5050 which was developed with input from the US Navy Special Warfare Group supporting the SEAL Team Cold Weather Survival School. It's 0.25" thick, heavy and Elmax with G10 scales. It's also expensive at US$315.
It looks like a very usable knife! most army knives look a bit fancy in my opinion but this one looks very practical. It is indeed expensive. Elmax is becoming more and more available on much lower priced quality knives.. Thanks for sharing mate!
Informative video on some of my favorite knives (BRK). Too bad Lignum Vitae has become an endangered species.
How about Bravo 1.25 LT in 3v and the Bravo 1.5 in 3v?
Greetings from Spain, we are followers of your videos. We have a request to make, we would like very much, that when you can do a video test to a knife, specifically the EXTREME RATIO DOBERMAN 4, we will wait impatiently the video test, as some followers think it is as good or more than the FALLKNIVEN A1 PRO. Keep up the great videos, thank you.
Have you guys played with an aurora 2 at all?
Do you like the a2 steel?
Will you please do a review on a Bark River in 154cm?
I plan on driving up there to check out their operations soon. Its like a 4 hour drive from my place.
+rosie roseberry that's awesome. Tell them to make a knife in cooperation with us hhaha
Just Subscribed , enjoying your video's , cheers from Canada
thanks a lot scot!
Hey Brochacho's!!! Hope yall are well, I purchased a bravo 1 vortex, it's A2, I just ordered a gunny in elmax, do you guys like the elmax?
Hey jack, Congrats on your great purchases! Hell yeah we love Elmax!. It's one of my favourite steels out there.
do you edc a fixed blade? i carry an izula but am thinking about changing to the gunny or edc. would love a vid on a fixed blade edc
not in the city as it is illegal. So I actually don't carry a fixed edc all together. If I would I would take the patriot Manly in CPM154 I guess.
hey guys I ask myself how much knives you each own? awesome collection! Its also worth alot of money, crazy ☺👍 best regards from germany
haha I honestly don't know how many we have but this channel just makes a great excuse of buying more and more hahah. thanks a lot mate! Freundliche gruss!
Hey guys! Great video! I got myself a bark river Wilderness Explorer in cpm cruwear, i think this could be a great competitive option for maybe your S1 or any slightly larger blade really! And it would give you a new steel to check out an test! Regards from germany, Conrad
Very interesting steel! I'm going to do some research!
Dutch Bushcraft Knives if you want to, as it is quite expensive for you just to buy it for testing, i could probably even send mine to you, to test it out.... ;)
wow man, that's an amazing gesture! we highly appreciate it but I wouldn't dare to accept. the sending itself is a risk and I wouldn't want to be responsible for putting any damage or wear on your knife. A 1000 thanks to you. the gesture and trust means a lot to us. Sooner or later we have to have all steels hahaha so eventually we have to get one. -stay sharp mate!
Dutch Bushcraft Knives as bark river knives, as you two of course know, are covered by a very generous lifetime warranty, i would definately not worry about breaking it. But i do get your point ;) in case you change your mind, just let me know. Keep doing what you do, i really enjoy ur vids!! All the best!! Conrad
Richard Head to be hones Richard i absolutely love it! Perfect bigger size knife, the bob loveless style is simply mindblowing well balanced. The cruwear seems to be very tough, keeps an edge i would say even a bit longer than 3v, though probabaly sacrificing some toughness compared to 3v. It takes a very keen edge, similar to elmax and i didnt stain at all so far, wirh its 7,5% of chromium i would think it has similar "stainless" properties as 3v. Overall a stunning knife 😃 Go and get yourself one 👍🏼
Not sure if this will help you guys but try Bushcraft Canada. Located in Kelowna B.C.
I really want a bark river knive but I acn't afford ine and they don't sell it here in the philippines. 😞
lignum v wood is what they use to make carpenter`s mallet`s, very hard wood. Nice one lads.
Hey Guys, thanks for a great video. Can I ask you please, what handle is on your Bushcrafter (you didn't mention it on your video)? Btw, how do you like Bushcrafter compared to your other BR knives? Thank you guys!
+Petr Kaleta its rosewood burl. It looks great
+Petr Kaleta the bushcrafter is one of our most favourite knives from bark river
Rosewood is very good looking and it works!
Hi there, i am interested in buying a Gunny CPM 3V as an complement to my lionsteel m5. What do you guys think of that ? Keep up with the great work with your channel :) Thanks
thanks a lot! The gunny would be an excellent choice!
Thanks for the answer :) The Gunny is on it's way now in the mail from the store, so i should have it in a day or two. Thanks
Love the knives, sometimes I don’t like the sheath for esthetic reasons. They are well made enough. I just prefer other styles.
Bark River of Fallkniven? Such a hard call, may as well own both!
get both!
Make your own knives friend, you will be millionaires!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm in the same boat. Fallkniven F1 Pro... or a Bark River. And if I choose Bark River... then I will still need to choose between the many technically and aesthetically pleasing knives.
Bark River has a better warranty. Also Fallkniven has raised their prices through the roof.
+1 to that. Even if you do find a Fallkniven at a better price (but still expensive) online, they may not provide any warranty. I recently inquired about Fallkniven's warranty if I were to purchase through a certain vendor, the response was... "DLT is for sure an excellent internet dealer but when they offer 30% discount, they won't be able to assist you if any problems should occur. So, buying from DLT will void our life-time warranty, see this link fallkniven.com/en/product-information/warranty/ -" Coupled with the fact that it is only for the original owner, that's a rather crappy warranty.
What about the highland special with g10
Bushcrafter II. Review ?
I originally had purchased a Bark River Bravo 1 and was disappointed. It was dull as a butter knife. It had sharp edges sticking out all around where the handle material met the steel and the rivets were also sticking out, not flush with the handle material and sharp too. The knife had 2 dark rust pits too. One on the back of the handle and a smaller one on the spine of the blade. Not to mention the stiff, very cheap feeling and ugly looking leather sheath. This was not an anomaly, because I also purchased the Bravo 1.5 which had IDENTICAL issues, INCLUDING pitting in the steel. BOTH were returned. I ended up purchasing the TRC South Pole and Apocalypse from and just recently got a TRC This Is Freedom. ALL 3 knives are like fine jewelry. Unparalleled attention to detail and all 3 knives were shaving hairs out of the box. NOT to mention their sheaths, two Kydex and one leather. MIND-BLOWING, I almost couldn't believe how nice they were. TRC clearly care about what they are doing and the respect for their customers is obvious. NO comparison really. TRC is just several levels above I think.
you guys should take a look at the BRK mini-aurora ... fantastic knife, i will be getting one soon!
I really want one but I'm waiting for bark river to come with a new exotic steel to test out.
:) i will take one in 3v because all my bark rivers atm are cpm s35vn.
can I ask you a question since you've actually held and used these knives? I'm a big guy with big hands, and I prefer a 4inch blade. I'm trying to decide between a gunny and a bravo 1. The only batoning I do is to get pencil size pieces to fuel a fire. I do want to use this as my main carry. Would you suggest the gunny or bravo 1?
The Gunny has a pretty thin handle. I would suggest the Bravo 1 for bigger hands. it's does feel a lot bigger than a gunny but it's still nimble enough. If you rreally want nimble and versatility the Aurora would also be a great choice.
Thank you brother, I really appreciate it. Thank you for the videos
I bought the Aurora off your recommendation, thank you I love it. This is my first knife that cost over $25..lol
@@Devil0983 SWEET! Nothing wrong with just one real good knife. Guard it well. Two is one, one is none when you're in the outdoors
@DBK Never hear you guys talk about BRK CPM 154, any thoughts? is it chippy or rolls easy?
Yes sir, CPM 154 is one of the toughest stainless steels out their. I like it a lot! It doesn't chip or roll easily. It would roll before chip in my experience
@@DutchBushcraftKnives ok thanks,goto a snackbar and get a broodje bakpao!
At the end of the day what really makes a difference in knife blades is heat treating and blade geometry. Most of the rest such as steel composition and names are mostly hype that is used to drive up the cost.
But!!!! If you have great design, thermal cycles, steel alloy and geometry, you've begun to be able to expect a better tool! So I can not ignore the things that are hyped. I got torqued bec I heard of a company that would use super steel alloy, but not even try to reach it's potential, so why use it??? Market hype. Underhardening a knife to save headaches later sucks!!!!
How do you guys sharpen a convex edge on the bark rivers ?
water stones! We have a few videos on the channel that show how. basically as long as you keep your wrists loosened up you'll get the convex
What do you think about the bark river Kalahari? I hunt and need an all around knife. Skinning ect.
E had one in A2 but modified it because we didn’t really like it. The handle is great though!
Great Vid ..Great /Creazy Channel !!!
barkriver bushcrafter 2 review plz
I am heading to Escanaba Michigan today which is home to knifeshipfree and Bark River knifes. I grew up there and a very good friend of mine used to own Marble Arms before they went to hell. I will try to get a picture of the places while I'm back home. You guys would be in heaven there!
I would love to check out KSF! Isn't Bark River itself located in Michigan? I would love to compete in a Grind-in there and make my own barkie.
Dutch Bushcraft Knives Bark River Knifes is actually located in Escanaba also. About 2 miles from KSF. They moved the plant to Escanaba when they outgrew the plant in Bark River, about 10 miles from Escanaba
cool! if this channel will grow enough we might be ably to buy ourself some tickets and fly over for a grind-in ! thhat would be amazing haha!