I like how you removed the paint and I am in awe of you spending 7 hours convexing the edge. I bought a "worksharp" tool and convexed my BK-2 in about 5 minutes. You have inspired me to remove the paint and shine the blade up. That is a great looking knife!
@1joshjosh1
12 жыл бұрын
My buddy did up my Glock 78 with Jap water stones in a convex grind. I will never look back.Even after 5 days kicking the krap out of it camping all you do is honing rod ,a wipe wap on the leather and you are shaving arm hair agian.This Japanese dude is real smart,great video!!! Knife are cool!!!
@semco72057
5 жыл бұрын
I have a BK-2 knife and love what it can so and I am not crazy about the coating, but deal with it as I use the knife. That was the first KA-BAR knife I had owned and I enjoy it so much. I recently purchased one other KA-BAR knife and love it also.
@RuedasPeru
6 жыл бұрын
The tomato test is very interesting, it makes you realize quite clearly how the convex edge works. Thank you very much.
@bwhsamick
13 жыл бұрын
Nice video.Thanks a lot.I like that you started with tomato's because most of ppl think that knife for the bushcraft has to be one that you mainly cut the wood with,while you need to prepare food,skin animals,break stuff,even perform surgery and many more things as well. I wondered if BK2 is something for me but now I know it is not.I will go for smaller,thinner,lighter knife made from stainless steel.
@Mutleytech
12 жыл бұрын
Very nice craftsmanship on the BK-2. The coating removal is outstanding. On my knives I use micromesh system with compound. Very painstaking and takes days to complete. Learning sabre grind takes much practice and is the most difficult for me. Thank you for showing your knives. I will make a video of the nicromesh system perhaps in January.
@virtuovice
14 жыл бұрын
@traderjoes Thanks. I really tested the edge of BK2 after chopping wood apart. It cut a paper as well as before the job. I understand convexed RC5 or BK2 has an extremely tough edge as well as its sharpness. You can trust me. Bravo1 seems to have very less chopping power. Once you hold both Bravo1 and BK2, you will never think of chopping wood with Bravo1. Take care.
@mikekielczewski3500
9 жыл бұрын
Thank you. You made a very nice video. You are very talented. I appreciate your skill and your craft. You have great knives.
@virtuovice
13 жыл бұрын
@666DedGuy I am very happy to hear that you succeeded in full height convexing on your BK2. The convex edge is extremely sharp and very easy to restore. So I love it. Our convex BK2 will serve us much. Thank you!
@virtuovice
14 жыл бұрын
@LiFetommi Your convex must be much finer than mine. Honestly I am busy now for the money for hunting season. During 5 month hunting season I will waste much money. So what I do now is rough and in a hurry. Thank you for your comment. Take care.
@jgbelmont
12 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! I am a knife maker and i can appreciate your skill. Americans could learn volumes from you. Great job! Its becoming a lost art.
@VittorioE17
13 жыл бұрын
thanks VV. always good to see someone who sharpens with discipline and pride.
@jkulysses
12 жыл бұрын
I bought this knife from him and it looks even better in person!!! Very nice work and i will put it to good use this summer!! Thanks again for selling this to me Wako! I've gotten a lot of compliments on it from my fellow knife loving friends. :) Jake
@metanon2010
14 жыл бұрын
@virtuovice Thank you very much. I look forward to seeing it. I really appreciate your effort in making and posting all these clips. I'm learning how to convex knives and find your postings very useful. And I enjoy especially very much your hunting and outdoors clips. Thank you again.
@virtuovice
12 жыл бұрын
@campcomp00 No. We have blade length limitation by law. Which is 6 inch cutting edge at maximum. Thanks.
@Traderjoe
14 жыл бұрын
@virtuovice I really like the handle design of the Becker, as the butt area assists in the palms grip and swinging/chopping as you described in the first video. I do not own the Becker, but do have the Bravo, and cannot afford another knife at this time, so the Bravo will have to do. I hope once you find your perfect knife that you assemble this as a documentary of your odessy because you really are testing these at a scientific level of deductive reasoning.
@virtuovice
14 жыл бұрын
@SBPStudio I don't do bushcraft work much. But from my collection I will take Bark River Fiddleback Recluse or Fallkniven TK2. Both knives have slim and straight design. I love it. And they have sharp tips and their convex edges are extremely sharp and tough. Thank you.
@IR0NM1K3
13 жыл бұрын
BK2 looks great with the coating removed from bevel-blade. Cool/functional idea.
@357mrplayer
11 жыл бұрын
bad ass, your the best knife guy on the net. people would pay to have you to convex their knives. keep it up.
@knivesandstuff
14 жыл бұрын
Finally someone else except me cuts tomatoes. :) Your Perseverance brings you good results. The knives look great.
@mz9393mz
14 жыл бұрын
Can tell a definite improvement in cutting performance after your convex job. Great work and thanks for posting these informative videos. You have inspired me to convex the saber grind on an Ahti Finman knife that I haven't been using b/c I do not like the blade geometry.
@heiheit
14 жыл бұрын
Hah, the sound of satisfaction you made when you sliced the second tomato was priceless! I'm glad you're satisfied with your blades.
@LiFetommi
14 жыл бұрын
great results once again. I must say you are quick in convexing a knife. It takes me 3 or sometimes 4 days of 3 hour sessions before i'm satisfied with my results. I always work in a circular motion when getting closer to the edge, i find it helps to convex it more.
@virtuovice
14 жыл бұрын
@sebenzalover Yes, I have. But I gave up before the purchase. It is because I am very affirmative for convex sharpening and their narrow bevels don't seem to make sharp edges on my leather strop. I think I love full ground or saber ground knives. I know many bushcraft people love Scandi, but... Thank you.
@virtuovice
14 жыл бұрын
@killkill120 I recently know the easiness of water stone sharpening. Even my 800 grit stone can remove the secondary edge and make a completely new edge. If you get a 400 grit stone, it seems easier. In my experience 15 degrees is the good sharpening angle. The most important thing to make the knife razor sharp is to strop the edge with a green compounded leather strop after stone sharpening I believe. The polished edge is amazingly keen I assure you. Thank you.
@Traderjoe
14 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! Now we know that the coating on the blade was not a factor in the slathering around of the tomato, and the lack of convex was. Next question: The Bravo 1 seemed to cut the tomato very well also. How would you rate the Bravo 1's chopping performance against this knife. Last question: After the chopping was done, which blade remained razor sharp? Id like to see the tomato slicing both before and after the chopping to establish which knife retains the best edge.
@thomassmyth65
14 жыл бұрын
great video, great results on that blade, it turned out to be a great chopper, u made quick work of the lumber
@N5ETA1
11 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your videos. I have a Becker BK2 an I am planning to remove the coating on it. Your video will help me. I am looking forward to watching all of your videos. Carl S
@virtuovice
14 жыл бұрын
@siypic You are right. In my opinion the Bravo1 satisfies both necessities, toughness and sharpness. When I mus carry a single knife in survival situation, I will carry my own convexed RC5 or BK2 or Bravo1 or 2. Take care.
@virtuovice
12 жыл бұрын
I removed the coating with sandpapers on a flat backing. It was ridiculous and made little sense. When I made a video "BK2 vs. Convex RC5", I took one criticism that the difference in the tomato cutting could not be from the geometry of the convexed RC5 but from the coating of the BK2 which might stick the cut piece of the tomato. So at that moment I needed to cut a tomato with just a coating removed BK2. It was a silly demonstration viewed from now. Thanks.
@paulie4x1
11 жыл бұрын
I truly like your videos, I learn a lot, and keep them up.
@bigboss1990
14 жыл бұрын
@virtuovice I too am very interested in this. I watched you convex your Fallkni F1 a while ago and i decided to risk convexing my first knife, BK2. I was new to it, but I took a risk. I did not grind the paint off, and I only convexed the edge, Bit the bevel is still hollow grind, I would like to do it like yours but would learn best if you uploaded the entire video. Thank you so much! You really got me interested in this whole edge stuff.
@doogal1234
11 жыл бұрын
Nicest BK-2 I have ever seen. And it appears to be quite sharp! (as if you would own a knife that wasn't sharp!) Thank you for this very interesting video -
@bwhsamick
13 жыл бұрын
@virtuovice My intention is to somehow assemble my own knife.That's why i look for advantages and disadvantages of commercial knives in order to make semi custom or custom knife.Enzo Trapper SS came closest to what I'm looking for,therefore you video post are really useful and helped me great deal.Thank you for advice too.
@paulie4x1
11 жыл бұрын
Hi, When Mr. Becker had his original knives made they were in the 0170-6C steel by Camillus, which Cold Steel called their proprietary name CarbonV which is similar to 1095, when Camillus went belly up, C.S. stopped making their knives in CarbonV, my opinion is the 1095 CroVan is very, very similar to to the 0107-6C. Which is a excellent steel for a knife blade.
@virtuovice
12 жыл бұрын
I can walk without a stick now. I got older to know my limit. Thank you!
@virtuovice
14 жыл бұрын
@gangst1978 It was very easy. I just sanded with 120 to 1200 grit papers on a wood board. If you do it on something soft, the bevel will go convex. Depending on the extent of the softness, the extent of the convex will change.
@virtuovice
14 жыл бұрын
@fredde90210 We have 2 birds in a cage. One is called "Blue", another is "Yellow" from their coloration. Very simple. Thanks.
@virtuovice
14 жыл бұрын
@mz9393mz I think the Finman is a good candidate for convexing. Please input yourself that it'll take you much time to get a good result. I experienced a very tough job. Take care.
@virtuovice
14 жыл бұрын
@bigboss1990 Many thanks. But I didn't take the whole process in video. It's easy. Anyhow the BK2 has saber-flat bevels I believe. Take care.
@virtuovice
14 жыл бұрын
@pelahale Thank you. It's a very interesting thing, which has a variety of size and grit.
@27dcx
14 жыл бұрын
looks like the chopping performance is greatly improved from the last video. good job.
@kag5394
10 жыл бұрын
Hi Mr wako.thanks for sharing.ading a lanyard to your bk2 will improve your chopping abilities.
@Airik1111bibles
7 жыл бұрын
I know this this might seem weird but I think you should try the Gerber Strongarm out. I just gave mine a convex and I kid you not its cutting better than my scandi knives, its a very comfortable knife and has lots of steel to work with. I think it would make an excellent hunting bushcraft knife, the handle works good for skinning cuts.
@TruthSeekerAi
11 жыл бұрын
wow great job thank u for sharing with us my my patient brother, i would love to do this with mine
@deanban
9 жыл бұрын
Very nice. I'm gonna go with saber-vex on my TOPS BOB now.
@virtuovice
11 жыл бұрын
I always sharpen my convex edges with stones by changing honing angle subtly. But generally speaking A2 or 3V made Bark River knives will not need sharpening outdoors because they keep a better edge than which is done by a diamond rod. Thanks.
@virtuovice
14 жыл бұрын
@SWAT487 Hello, I am fine thank you. I love my BK2 very much. I took the painting off with sandpaper work. Just sanding off the painting and polishing it should be very easy from 240 to 1500 grit paper. The bench stones won't do it. I have ever seen a total mirror polished BK2 on KZitem. I guess that knife was made up with the help of Acetone method.
@metanon2010
14 жыл бұрын
@virtuovice Got it. Thank you very much. I didn't know I had a inbox on youtube. Watched it already. Very interesting. Thank you again.
@11ste999
11 жыл бұрын
COOL KNIFE Convex edge is the way to go
@LordHermanPRiehl
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah Buddy! Razor Sharp! 👍😃
@tuffthumbz
14 жыл бұрын
wow thats a sexy RC5. Love your videos man. Off topic, Do you have any time with a BRKT hudson bay? Interested in your opinion. thanks!
@virtuovice
14 жыл бұрын
@revolverrodger I have a Fehrrman Peace Maker from their utility series. But I don't have the one from their Survival series or from Busse. The Fehrmans are made of CPM-3V which seems to have good edge retention and relatively good rust resistance. I don't know about the Busse. Both seem to be too expensive for me to use roughly. Thank you.
@virtuovice
14 жыл бұрын
@tuffthumbz Thanks. The Hudson Bay is a very big knife. I meet it first time.
@Fritziecola
9 жыл бұрын
That ceramic blunt, my japanese kitchen knives cut tomatoe with weight of the blade.
@heiheit
14 жыл бұрын
The sound of satisfaction you made on that second tomato was priceless! You certainly have dedication and I admire that as I know the feeling. I'm glad you're satisfied with your results; they are impressive to say the least.
@virtuovice
11 жыл бұрын
No. DLT thin leather strop with Bark River white compound makes any edges twice as sharp. It has to be DLT leather and Bark River white. Thanks.
@metanon2010
14 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I always enjoy your videos. Please explaing something. If you lay the blade flat on the sandpaper, are you not just flatgrinding it for a zero edge? How do you achieve the convex? Do you lift the blade up at any point? Or does the soft leather backing help you get the convex? Can you show the convex on your RC-5 and BK2 the way you did with your Bravo-1 and the Fallkni F1 by holding them against the flat spine in one of your other videos please? Thank you very much.
@tigerseye094
14 жыл бұрын
This guy is a boss
@virtuovice
14 жыл бұрын
@metanon2010 Okay. I,ll give you the personal video for your request soon. Anyhow I totally depend on the softness of the leather backing to make a convex bevel. I never change the sanding angle throughout the work. So it took me 6 hours. Thanks.
@GargamelThinks
12 жыл бұрын
Is there an advantage to not lubricating your sandpaper when you grind out the edge? Do you up the grit to get that polish? Just beautiful work.
@Anson120
14 жыл бұрын
You are a convex nut! You should try aa spyderco military! They are nice!!!! I love your videos!!!!
@virtuovice
13 жыл бұрын
@bwhsamick As a knife the BK2 is too large and heavy. And as a chopper it is not very strong. It is a compromise between the two. If you need a knife, Scandi zero grind or Convex zero grind knife is much better in wood jobs than V edge knives. In full tang knives Bark River rampless Gunny SS or Enzo Trapper SS is good. If you don't care about the tang construction, some Mora or some Helle will be good in my experience. I personally don't like Fallkniven's bevel geometry very much. Thanks!
@mooseyou2
13 жыл бұрын
thank you very helpful video -boyce
@bcknives4297
11 жыл бұрын
Have you ever used the BK-15 for food preparation? I have used it a lot for food prep, and LOVE it! Great video
@OliRancidTen
14 жыл бұрын
@stripymccatpuss belt sanders generate lots of friction, and so, heat. tempered steel does not respond well to this heat.
@pelahale
14 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work, but so labor-intensive with sandpaper! Why do you dislike DMT diasharp diamond stones? You could still convex the tip using your BarkRiver Boron carbide & CrO2 compounds on leatherstrops.
@lvbuckeye
11 жыл бұрын
Beautiful results. :)
@alduin69
12 жыл бұрын
Ah, I see. I just thought because it looked like it was. Thanks!
@thunderousfire
13 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure you said you sand your blade for 5 hours? Much respect to you my friend.
@virtuovice
13 жыл бұрын
@HighSpeedNoDrag I don't know the species surely, but they are a pair of small parrots. Thanks!
@virtuovice
11 жыл бұрын
I always like a convex edge on any kinds of primary bevels. Thanks.
@ryanwinston5066
3 жыл бұрын
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@colsonmark1136
3 жыл бұрын
@Ryan Winston instablaster =)
@ryanwinston5066
3 жыл бұрын
@Colson Mark thanks for your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process atm. Takes a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@ryanwinston5066
3 жыл бұрын
@Colson Mark It worked and I now got access to my account again. I'm so happy! Thank you so much you saved my ass :D
@colsonmark1136
3 жыл бұрын
@Ryan Winston you are welcome xD
@LordHermanPRiehl
6 жыл бұрын
I Too Have A Ka-Bar BK2 Coming In The Mail Real Soon., ☺ Ka-Bars Are Good Knives., They Do Come Handy.,
@shaneintegra
6 жыл бұрын
Herman P Riehl How do you like it? I have one coming in the mail (Bk22)
@Tremulousnut
5 жыл бұрын
The BK2 is a hobby horse. The stock fittings aren't great. The handle is slippery (you pay extra for the nice micarta handles), the factory scabbard dulls the knife (you pay extra for better scabbard). By the end you end up paying roughly the same price as an ESEE5, the knife in the same category (sharpened crowbar survival knife). That being said, the BK2 has a slightly better steel.
@siypic
14 жыл бұрын
The ceramic knife is very thin......... and cuts the tomato well............ I think in one of other videos on deer dressing you say the ckc ( NZ ) performs well because it has a thin blade compared to your other knives..... thicker blades perform better in survival/camping situations it seems....... stating the obvious I suppose. Everytime I watch your videos it reminds me I must purchase a Bravo 1...hell of a knife
@torquefactory
14 жыл бұрын
Nice test ! I love you man! MIke
@virtuovice
12 жыл бұрын
I have never tried applying a lubricant onto the sandpaper. My finishing paper is 1,500 grit. Thanks.
@IFORBIDANYDATACOLLECTIONTOALL
6 жыл бұрын
if I'm not mistaken those are Studio Ghibli plates, specifically Kiki's Delivery Service it looks like to me. Correct me if I'm wrong
@virtuovice
14 жыл бұрын
@tigerseye094 No, I am not a boss. Kyley Harris aka knivesandstuff is my boss. Thank you.
@jstorer1980
11 жыл бұрын
I really like what you did to your BK-9, it looks alot better now. Do you think it is worth the time and effort to convex it? Would you do it again if you bought another one?
@minimalistsurvival
13 жыл бұрын
well done friend! now i just need you to do this to my BK9! :) -dilla
@shippen2010
12 жыл бұрын
great review
@revolverrodger
14 жыл бұрын
Hello Virtuovice, I wonder if you ever tried Busse or Fehrman knives. I hear good things from these knives. thanks
@alduin69
12 жыл бұрын
He knows, he is just testing cutting power against Mr. T
@virtuovice
12 жыл бұрын
@ryanrrx In my honest opinion the saber convex grind is enough for the BK2. If you do it, you must be the most convex addicted person in the world. Take care!
@Prometheus1111
12 жыл бұрын
if you don't mind my asking where do you live with the law restricting blade length?
@johnnytang2961
9 жыл бұрын
BK2 skin very cool
@albertosavoia1080
9 жыл бұрын
I am very impressive for your mods. Very good job. Try tomatoes slicing using Mora knives...
@sebenzalover
14 жыл бұрын
You got it down to a science :) You should offer a degree in edged tools and knives and cutting :) Thanks
@virtuovice
12 жыл бұрын
It's illegal for us to OWN a knife of which blade length is over 6 inches. It's illegal for us to carry any knives without actual purposes. I carry 4 inch blades for a hunting purpose and it is legal. If you carry a 3 inch folder for your self defense, you must be arrested for sure. Self defense is not a knife purpose at all in Japan. Real trappers can carry 10 inch blades to kill animals in the trap. Martial art players and Japanese traditional sword admirers can own swords after registration.
@stonybrokebushcraf
13 жыл бұрын
is it me or does it look better
@DivxRipPimp
9 жыл бұрын
You are awesome
@Anson120
14 жыл бұрын
i have had major problems with my becker bk-9! It has the factory edge. I find it hard sharpen. The edge is so small and i dont know the angle! The metal seems like it is hard and difficult to remove!
@briw8929
9 жыл бұрын
love that bk2. mind if I ask how you removed the paint. you said grind in the video, was in sandpaper on the leather strop way. did you use paint remover to start it. many thanks in advance
@virtuovice
9 жыл бұрын
Bri w The paint of KaBar is thin and easy to remove with sandpapers. But if you need a total shiny blade, you should soak the knife in acetone in a sealed package for a couple of hours, or use the specific paint remover. Thanks.
@briw8929
9 жыл бұрын
many thanks for the advice. I used a paint remover on the flat grind after protecting the paint I wanted to keep. the flat grind was badly grove with many marks of the grinding belt or disc they used to shape the blade. u didn't like that so I used wet and dry sand paper of various grades until it was smooth. I removed all the scratches eventually and am left with a mirror smooth flat grind bk2 like yours. it cuts much much better now and looks much better too. many thanks to you for inspiring me to do this mod
@briw8929
9 жыл бұрын
Bri w I will now also buy a bk10 as I love the look of the shiny blade and love my bk2 feel. the more drop point of the bk10 will be very helpful to me I think too
@tecnicoken
11 жыл бұрын
Se eu ficar apenas 05 minutos amolando estas duas últimas facas, somente o peso delas fariam o corte do tomate, tente utilizar uma chaira de cerâmica para polir o fio delas. Abraços.
@bobtaylor9959
9 жыл бұрын
Lovely blade edge
@virtuovice
11 жыл бұрын
It's short for efficient chopping, and it's heavy to carry around. Its glass reinforced nylon sheath dulls the edge very badly. I like my BK-17 much better.
@Prometheus1111
12 жыл бұрын
is it that it is illegal to carry longer than 6 inch blade? or to own one?
@user-no5yc2sp8e
5 жыл бұрын
Hello Deer hunter BK2 Cool
@Fcyhcfyc
6 жыл бұрын
Hello, Knife God. I have a 5 mm thick, 30x30mm flat stock of 1.2519 steel. It is similar to Blue paper. I want to make a hunting knife. Please, advise if this steel is appropriate for the task, w/out being layered with other. Not sure if scandi at 63-65 will go well with bones, as suggested grind. Please, help with the best geometry in your opinion. Thanks!
@wigglos
13 жыл бұрын
I don't like those kind of plastic cutting boards. I find they dull my knives very quickly. I prefer wooden boards..
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