Ka-Bar BK-7 Wood Processing Test

On a recent picnicking trip to a nearby canyon with my sons, I used my Ka-Bar BK-7 knife to help process some wood for our fire. A table-top review of this knife will come eventually, but first I want to present a good amount of testing footage showing my experience with the knife.

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• fixed
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• canyon

[1BattleRattle]

Great video. Good to see dad and kids enjoying the outdoors. Good review of the BK-7. Would you agree with the opinion It handles the "Big Knife" jobs really, really well, and it handles the "Little Knife" jobs good also, albeit a bit of a compromise?

[TheLateBoyScout]

@1BattleRattle That's a good way to put it, and yes, I would agree - especially with the included BK-13. Thanks for watching.

[SnowLobo95]

It looks like a nice place to spend the afternoon. Testing is also fun times. I was impressed with your BK-7. I only processed a few logs with it but it was certainly up to the task. It seems to be holding up very well. A local shop has one for $99. That seems a bit high although I haven't really priced them out online.

[TheLateBoyScout]

@SnowLobo95 That is high considering you can get them for under $65 on Amazon.

[RedGladius]

BK7 or BK2 for an "Everything Wilderness Blade?"

[TheLateBoyScout]

@RedGladius I don't have any experience with the BK2, but based on Equip2Endure's rec of it, I'd say that's the one you want if you had to pick.

[geoheatpumps]

@TheJoeGrosso Do you have kids? Look man, it was a great way to get out and do something cool at a local campgrounds with his kids. I got to see a good video about a knife I just bought and he and his kids had a good time. Supermarket wood has its place and this was a good use of it.

[WichitaOutdoors]

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[WichitaOutdoors]

@thec4goescrazy I am 12 too and I got the bk 7 because it has more batoning capabilities and it comes with a bk 13 which is a litttlt knife for small stuff

[TheJoeGrosso]

Super market wood? Booo.. you can do better than that man..cmon

[whatnot987]

I recently purchased this knife and was just wondering what method you use to sharpen your BK7? Do you use a file since its 1095 Carbon steel? Thanks. -Robert

[whiteboypatrickkelly]

did you youse the knife to make them hotdogs?

[TheKato909]

great knife

[MrMapex2010]

BK-2 is a great knife

[CarniTHC]

oh shit hes gunna test on those kids!

[maethorize]

@RedGladius I'd go with the BK-2 too, it's thicker and will handle batoning and general abuse a lot better.

[ScoutsNOA]

A knife review out doors with the boys and hot-dogs, life is good. Good share brother.

[happysplodie]

I love my 9 for chopping and splitting tasks... But it doesn't do detail well. The 13 does my detail work, though I imagine the mora does much better. Easier to hold, larger blade. I havn't actually used one or done with the scandi grind so :-P It's a 9 and 13 for me. Though Becker is coming out with a camp knife here before too long.

[Cr0cket20]

@TheLateBoyScout Been thinking about that a lot lately. I always bring a folder with me. But with that fixed smaller blade in place of, it would offer a lot of added strength if needed.

[TheLateBoyScout]

@Cr0cket20 I think a 7+" fixed and a 3-4" fixed paired up could pretty much cover all the wilderness tasks you'd encounter. Could almost leave the folder in the car...

[Cr0cket20]

Ah cookin' hotdogs over a fire with the kids. Doesn't get any better than that. I really like that 7" knife size. I know we've discussed this before, but I'm diggin the size. I do like a 4" fixed blade I have too. Ah, so many cool knives and only so much weight I can take on a backpacking trip.

[TheLateBoyScout]

@verisharp Thanks for the tip, and you're probably right - however, in a survival situation, if I were losing daylight and had to get my fire going, I would not hunt all over the forest for the perfect baton. I would grab the first stick that looked like it would do the job and get to work. Some calories can be saved by striking with a heavier baton, but balance that against lost calories from lifting it and hunting around to find it, and what's the real benefit?

[verisharp]

Again, like the woodworking techniques. Btw when you batton use a bigger battoning stick, thicker around not longer, it will spit those logs in half the time... Great review though

[MrLoiti100]

Great video and I have to get a BK-7!