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@@mattmorrison9379 I have mixed feelings on the handle. It really depends on what I’m doing with it. It’s a good knife and functional design though.

@@cuttheknot4781 that’s the truth!

@@cuttheknot4781 that’s the truth!

@@wadehamlin I’ll be on crutches for a while yet. I’m hoping to be able to start physio and protected weight bearing on it this week if my surgeon says the x-rays look good. It’s pretty rough having it down for much more than 30 minutes right now though.

@@gravytrainoutdoors Does it get hard when you are crutching around for a long time?

@@wadehamlin not too bad. Had 6 months of experience on them after a major knee injury. I have one of those knee scooters but I can use it because my knee has a partially torn acl and I can’t kneel on it. I didn’t really it was that bad until tried. Hopefully I’ll be off the crutches completely in several weeks. I don’t really have good idea what to expect. The surgeon is very careful not to give me any false impressions about how I’ll progress. Yeah the swelling is a huge problem right now. I’m going to have a compression sock prescribed after I see the surgeon this week.

@@wadehamlin I am only able to be up on it for 15 minutes or so at a time. The blood pump gets really bad if I go any longer than that

@@gravytrainoutdoors Can you show how you crutch around?

Thank you!

@@kelvinwilliams6999 I did mine on my bike as well. I had my surgery on the 3rd. How did you make out? Are you back to normal now?

@gravytrainoutdoors Mine happened 20 years ago. Back to normal, but I feel it in cold weather.

@@kelvinwilliams6999 yeah I bet the cold weather will be hard. I have 4 plates and about 30 screws in my foot now. I bet that will make the cold a lot worse to deal with now. Glad it’s back to normal otherwise.

@@michaelcohen9740 I would agree! I have the modern Bowie as well. The San Mai vg-1 cold steel blades are made at the same factory in Japan as the Fallkniven modern Bowie and NL series knives. I don’t think the added price of the modern Bowie is worth it either. I do like the handle better and the lam cos steel is very good though.

@@michaelcohen9740 thank you for your comment and subscription. Life has been pretty hectic and im getting over a major foot surgery right now but plan to do a bunch of hard use videos as soon as I can.

@@machaf haha they sure are!

@@az-chris1136 I don’t have a lot experience with kukri’s. I know they take a bit of practice to use effectively. I’m personally not a fan of them. The JX5 is a stellar knife. The Retribution is definitely my favorite though. Lon makes a mean knife!

@@johnglover3251 that sucks. Unfortunately, any knife can have the tip snap off doing that. Sometimes they do break way too easy and another of the same knife will not break doing the same. I would think that the tip of these knives would be vulnerable to breakage because the laminated steel doesn’t extend right to the tip

@@StashaLintzell I did in a previous video. It wasn’t a huge improvement but was still worth the effort imo

@@stephenbell1914 thank you! I’ve been drooling over that Akonua! Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll be in the position to buy any new knives for quite some time. I hope I’ll be able to get one before they stop offering them though.

@@BrewCityRider thank you! No that’s not a bad price at all. They are a great knife. I think you’ll like it.

Thank you! I love my Barkies as well!

The trailer is just under 10,000lbs and yes I have a cdl and proper insurance. I can assure you the load was legal. I would have never been allowed to leave the gravel pit. Yes there are too many fly by nights on the road. It’s a huge issue.

I scraped it off with another knife. They used a DLC coating on these which is way harder than cerakote so you don’t have to worry about scratching the coating off like you would with cerakote. It’s a great knife. Buck does an excellent job with the heat treat on their S30V. I use it every once in a while. Not as much in the last several months though. I carry and test out new knives for several months at a time so I will typically use this knife while hunting as a backup knife I keep in my bag.

@@gravytrainoutdoors Thank you for the quick reply its greatly appreciated. looks like im gonna pick one up lol

Yeah the LT is a 1.25. The hunter versions have a more significant drop point and no thumb ramp or jumping. I have a bravo 1 field version which has a drop point and no thumb ramp but it does have jumping. You can turn any bravo knife into a Hunter version by taking that ramp off and dropping the point

@@gravytrainoutdoors thank you so much for responding. I've always wondered the terminology, because on some sites I would see a ramp less bravo 1 with a drop point, for example, but sometimes I would just see the word "hunter" but they wouldn't use those other key words. Thanks for clearing this up. My goal is to get a bravo 1 Lt hunter with a PSK as it's companion knife. I don't plan on collecting so I just wanted to keep my purchase to two knives. I hunt and do even more bushcraft backpacking trips. I like the LT because it's a little thinner for say camp task and cooking/food prep and such. But do you think it's thick enough to baton and make an okay survival knife? Thick enough to bet your life on In survival situations? Or should I go with the stock thickness bravo 1 and just use the PSK for all the smaller stuff? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Oh and thanks again I love your channel! You and virtuovice are my top watched content!

@@darken8649 I appreciate your feedback! I would lean towards the LT version. You can safely baton with a thin knife if you use proper technique. Food prep is much easier with the LT version and it still splits wood well. If the extra length of the 1.25 vs the 1 is not a big deal for you then I would strongly recommend looking at the 1.25. It’s just right for me and it seems like most people are finding the 1.25 to be the sweet spot for blade length.

@@gravytrainoutdoors Thank you! I have indeed been thinking about the 1.25! I am used to a knife the size of a Fallkniven F1, so that's why I was thinking about the bravo 1 but since it will have a piggyback or companion knife with it (the PSK) I think going a tad bigger would cover more bases. I really love the survival aspect of the full thickness because after all when it comes down to it in a survival situation I want a knife you can definitely depend your life on, so I always figured I'd need a much thicker blade than the LT for survival applications. But virtuovice seems to think the LT bravos make a better survival knife than even the standard stock thick bravo 1. Do you share this opinion? Also have you ever had to sharpen any of your bravos in the field? I carry a Fallkniven dc 4 do you think that would work on the BRK knives?

@@darken8649 my overall preference is towards the LT version. I’ve only ever used a strop in the field but I have used my dc4 on convex blades and it works well.

The pathfinder is definitely on my short list. The only reason I chose the Brahma over the pathfinder was that it seemed to be harder to get

@@gravytrainoutdoors yes : it was back order for some time. Now that I have both of them, my Brahma is for sale. I'LL keep the 105.

I haven’t heard of anyone having issues with the guards rattling loose yet. I think it’s press fit and glued in place.

​@@gravytrainoutdoors Thanks.

It’s definitely a heck of a knife! No real complaints for me either.

I love renaissance wax. It’s a good cleaner as well.

Stress risers are the sharp corners that aren’t rounded to diffuse the stress. I can’t remember in which context I was talking about crack point propagation but it refers to fracture mechanics after a crack starts. The stress riser is the point in which the tensile stress bottles up and a fracture of the steel is most likely to occur at.

Thanks for the clarification . ... I added an edit about ravens to the above comment. ... Love your videos Gravy, MM

I have the pm2 in Cruwear that has the natural canvas micarta scales. I quite like them. At first they are a bit rough but soon smooth out and start to take a nice patina. It adds a layer of character you don’t get with the g10 scales. I’ve been carrying this 15v daily since I bought it. Normally I’ll carry a knife until it’s ready to sharpen and then I’ll switch it up but this 15v is insane. It’s finally starting to dull a bit and I’ve done so much cutting with it that it boggles my mind. I’ll be swapping back to the Cruwear version for the next bit I think. I’d really like to get my hands on a stretch 2 XL soon. Thanks for taking the time to comment!

Wow, that is an awesome start to have. I would have loved to had to opportunity to meet him like that. I’ve done work for a few famous people with my company but they weren’t anyone I would have been excited about meeting haha

That was 86kph or 53mph haha. 86mph is as fast as this truck will go though 😆

Still the same old sheath they are famous for. The knife also fits perfectly in a Bark River sheath that comes with the Teddy 2 if you like a leather sheath.

I have no complaints with this one. I won’t truly know until I sharpen it but so far it’s holding an edge as well as any other 3v blade I have. I’ve used it a fair bit doing woodwork and fooling around chopping with it and it’s performed as expected.

I’ve used brasso lots, works great as well. The ultrasonic cleaner works really well for getting all the grit and grime out from deep inside the handle and pivot. Have you ever used neverdull polishing wool? It works really well also.

That would be awesome to see! Don’t shy away from away from A2 though. I prefer it to 3v in some ways. It’s very easy to maintain the edge and is plenty tough enough

Haha yup!