Barry King Swivel Knife Blade

[cowboycolonel]

Hoffman,

 

I, too, have a BK swivel knife which I am not fond of.  But, you invested, so you are probably going to try to make it work for you.  Given that, all I can say is to sharpen the hell out of it, then sharpen it some more (jewelers' rouge), and then strop it every time it starts to drag.  I found a GREAT swivel knife from Henley, back in PA.  Of course it still needs an occasional stropping, but I can go a long way between sharpenings.  If you need the contact info and pricing, let me know and I'll go look up the paperwork.

[MADMAX22]

Well got my knives out and did a quick few cuts. These are the four knives I have and they all work pretty good. The tandy blade last the least amount of time before requiring stropping, the henley and BK are about the same, the noname old one I have rarely requires anything, I dont know what brand it is but its one of those ones that the blade is part of the knife. 

I just did a quick case on a piece of WC vegtan to show the different cuts and pics of the blade profiles. 

In the pic with the four blades from bottom going up tandy, bk, henley, unknown. 

 

 

BK vs Tandy profile 

 

Henley 

 

 

Unknown

Edited January 8, 2017 by MADMAX22

[MADMAX22]

Here are a few cuts with each, the order for all of them from left to right is Unknown, BK, Henley, Tandy

The last pic is beveled on the one side of the cut. I tried my best to use the same pressure for cutting and then beveling. 

 

Straight cut 

 

Little swivel cut and cut the top of the leather to show they can "cut" leather (the top cuts were random pressure, they all cut about the same but obviously arent made to "cut" pieces of leather out)

 

Same straight cuts from above beveled on the left side (BK beveler)

Edited January 8, 2017 by MADMAX22

[MADMAX22]

One thing I would like to point out is that the haft of the BK knives for the price is very nice like his other tools. Big Sioux is right about his stamping tools, very good. 

If your blade is not very good replace it with another manufacturers blade and you still have a very good package altogether. The swivel is nice and smooth IMHO and is a decent price compared to some other nice ones. If the blade is not to your liking then it is far cheaper to replace the blade with a better one then buy a whole knife. 

[Tugadude]

I think MadMax summed things up very nicely in the last post.  Just because a tool maker is good at one type of tool doesn't necessarily mean they excel at all things.  Personally, I would try sharpening the BK a little more or return the blade and ask the maker to Resharpen it.  I would reach out to BK first.  Maybe he can look at your picture and agree and just send out a new blade.  To me it is distinctly different than MM's blade, less pointy.  

And BTW, one of the best things about this forum is the lengths some will go to help.  MadMax22 deserves major kudos for the detailed photos and the effort!

[ContactCement]

Brand names or popularity contests for tools mean nothing to me. Quality does. The bevels when properly made should be flat not round. The consumer in an ideal world should never feel the need to flatten and hone a brand new product fresh out of the box. When an edge is razor sharp you will not see any light reflected from the sharpened edge. If the sharpened edge looks like a teeny, tiny, shiny metal wire it is still dull and pretty much useless until it is sharpened properly.

[Squilchuck]

Barry King has great customer service. My BK swivel knife and blade work great. Contact him w your problem and I'll bet he sends you a new blade.  --John

[TacticallySharp]

Just saw this. I have 8 BK SKs. 4 with custom yokes, and a fully custom one of a kind he made me which I sent to Sandi Sturgeon to custom engrave to my specs.

I never have had an issue with blades, or anything from is shop. Great products, nice staff, and fast delivery every time.

Hope you contacted him to resolve your issue!

Photo of my full custom...PicPlayPost_20171114_14_32_33.mp4

https://m.facebook.com/sandi.sturgeon.52

[Hoffman]

On 1/7/2017 at 10:39 PM, MADMAX22 said:

Here are a few cuts with each, the order for all of them from left to right is Unknown, BK, Henley, Tandy

The last pic is beveled on the one side of the cut. I tried my best to use the same pressure for cutting and then beveling. 

 

Straight cut 

 

Little swivel cut and cut the top of the leather to show they can "cut" leather (the top cuts were random pressure, they all cut about the same but obviously arent made to "cut" pieces of leather out)

 

Same straight cuts from above beveled on the left side (BK beveler)

I was looking back at this and notice I never thanked you. I ended up sharpening it and it works somewhat better. So thank you for all your input (belated as this may be) You were very helpful. I should have just sent the blade back but never did. Too late now...

[Hoffman]

Just wanted to give a quick update haha after so long. I ended up having to contact them with issues with my barrel on my knife. King tools replaced my entire barrel for free! They do have great service. Thanks all for everything!!!