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Reiff, TJ Swartz, and MKC if u want something of custom quality.

I have all the same issues plus grind marks in fullers in a squad leader 2 in 3v...waited 4 years for my pre order

The name point pleasant reminds me of the mothman in point pleasant West Virginia

Did they ever make your knife right

Got mine 1 week and processed 13 rabbits 1 raccoon

Nice video. I have two of their more expensive models, and both have plenty of dissapointing flaws. So, there is a question of consistency and qc with BR. I still love my BRs and the immense impact of their legendary blade and handle design on the bushcraft and survival knife industry is undeniable. They should step up their qc as well as general quality when you consider their competition. I have a comparative video you may find interesting: th-cam.com/video/SvCnl-GpylU/w-d-xo.htmlsi=VLzkTYcQHQnCGbUW

They’re going the route of a lot of other companies as well as knife companies. The problem is they used to have a good name and that’s what people are buying. They’re buying the old school bark river reputation which used to be amazing. Now their QC has slipped so much they don’t really care because people are still buying their 200, 300 and $400 knives.

Can't get it delivered to Switzerland or France. Help please!

My bravo 1 is the same. Will never buy another. Too much $$ for sub standard knife. Who the heck is making these?? Not knife people. Afraid to send back, will prob get worse knife.

Take some carbon sandpaper to the top of the ramp. I did that to my old one and it worked out beautifully. I actually completely rounded the top of it off and never regretted it and it still had the ramp.

Your complaint about the grind line toward the tip is completely justified. You should have sent this knife back to either DLT or KSF for a refund, or send it back yourself to Bark River for correction. It would have only cost you the expense to ship it to Escanaba, MI. Bark River is not a robotic factory and their quality control should have rejected it before it hit the store shelves. Despite the obvious flaws, this knife is still quite a serviceable tool if what you want is cutting/woodworking, et. al., working knife. It may not be a collectors choice, but it still works EXTREMELY well as a working knife. Thank you for pointing out the flaws, as I am a big fan of Bark River Knives, but humans, despite their best efforts, still F-up. At least give them a chance to make it right . . . Bark River WILL make it right because they are a GREAT knife maker that stands behind their product. Overall, GREAT video! Thank you for taking the time to get this info out. My only criticism is that you did not give Bark River the chance to make it right BEFORE you bashed them.

Right Right……. Never have I had a bad Barky, ever.

Great little working axe! 👍

That's beautiful & that laminate is something else:) Going to get one myself to replace a Benchmade Mountain Skinner that I gave to my son.

Is the purple gunny a different version, like the hunter? It looks identical to the Fox River EXT-1 I purchased a few years ago. Maybe I was sent a gunny?

Just ordered one an can't wait

Does that sheath work for horizontal or scout carry?

I wish they would make more knives in MagnaCut steel and Desert Iron Wood.

Just ordered one. Thanks

You will probably be best served by buying a mass produced Chinese knife rather than a hand made semi-custom knife with a no question asked return/replace policy. And I am not being snarky. I have over 400 knives, from a $ 5 knife to a $ 5,000 knife. Out of the 8 Bark River knives I have, probably half have evidence of being hand made/ground. For example; not showing attention to detail. But I still like BRK despite the shortcomings because I know that if I ever want them fixed I can send them back. The guy that spends his life saving to buy a C8 corvette should probably think twice if they want a perfect car. Yet someone who is a corvette enthusiast doesn't care because they already know that about corvettes. If you dont' like it, don't buy it. I used to see the same thing on Corvette forums. Chronic whiners.......................

What is the thickness of the knife handle at its widest point?

Well, just got my cherry popped! Just got a TERRIBLE BRK Cub! Absolute disgrace! No more BRK's for me! They have gone down hill FAST! Quantity over quality is their new business approach!

Beautiful knife.

You can't even measure the blade with a ruler on your mat.. It's 5 inches. Not 6. I do agree that the inconsistencies are annoying if you expect perfection. But I doubt they affect function. I've had some ugly bits on my Barkies too. But I just know what to expect from a semi custom production line. I either finished them up or laughed at the tiny mistakes. I know my time is worth money too, and it would cost me more to make my own. But it's kinda made me feel good about my abilities to see Mike's employees make a mistake here and there. And I'm inspired to make my own. Bottom line is time and precision are made out of money. Go check out a company who either makes fewer higher attention to detail blades, and pay more. Or one that uses CNC and cranks out tons of identical pieces, and pay less. None of which probably have the customer service Mike offers if your delicate sensibilities get scraped.

You’re a clown you’re complaining because of cosmetic defects. 😂 And you call DLT … DLC.

I wish they'd come out with some aluminum scales for the cogent.

The ramp works better on the full thickness bravo. Thicker steel for more flat surface on the ramp, i love the ramp, it works great.

Bought it and it's was trash. The gritty frame lock is a problem. Over extend the super thin frame lock due to the grittiness and the knife is ruined. Returned.

This is why I'm on the fence about getting a BRK Aurora they are expensive so you would think you would get a perfect knife but I feel like they are taking advantage of everyone its gm almost I guess it depends on what day it was made mid week your good Monday and Friday you get the wtfs lol

This is kinda surprising that they even sent you s knife like that dlt should have sent it back to bark river I've had that happen with ksf they have knives on there website occasionally that they won't sell due to what they deem as a quality issue I found ksfs customer service to be spectacular no run around or bs just the truth and very quick responses and even explained what was wrong with the knife, basically simular to your cosmetic issue. Now that being said bark river are my favorite knives I own and I own many of them in different models and love every single one I have bark river is also great at fixing the problem or just giving you a new knife if your not happy with it 😁😁 hope some one out there finds this helpful

I agree. For most people the Gunny is probably the best all around knife. The Bravo 1.25 LT is the best if you like a larger knife with a similar shape but the Gunny is more than enough knife for most people to carry and use.

I can see by the pouch Sheath you have a newer run. Unfortunately I found the same issues with mine. I have a few from the first production run and they are all amazing. Unfortunately the handles were too thin on the next run and the grinds were super wavy.

I ordered mine march 27th 2021, it should deliver April of 2023

nice axe!

that primary bevel differential is insane. I was actually thinking of a brk but now i'm hesitant.

Wow, that is unacceptable. To see that is disappointing. Everybody makes mistakes but that would have passed through several hands to make it out of the factory. Def a red flag. Would love to see a response from BRK

Just for everyone's information, I ordered mine on 10/17/21, and as of 3/22/23, I'm still waiting. So that's 17 months and counting. I email him every couple of months to see if he's still in business, and his response is always the same - Sorry for the delay, I'm almost done, I should have it by the end of this month or the beginning of the next. I've been through that dance at least six times. I can't get upset with him, since he doesn't have my money. You pay when it's shipped, I'm told.

It is no doubt a very beautiful knife and I would love to own one like it but I don't have the patience to wait over a year and a half for a knife. I will stick with my Bark River knives as they are the best knives I have owned and made from 3v steel they are also the best performance knives that I own

Very nice looking

They’ve been having quality issues for years now. I doubt they are going to improve at this point.

Stop whining like a girl and just send it back....

Can you make a video comparing the Brk to the dulo?

The blade is actually 5.25”

Bark River doesn't do a flat grind or any other grind except for the convex grind, the convex is the only grind you will get with Bark River which in my opinion is the best performance grind of them all

ordered my first one a little while ago. Guess i will see it in 2025...

It's easy to remove the ramp on your knife, i have done it myself on all of my bravos

Just got this knife after watching your review and couple others. Would like to see some fire prep

go spend $37 on a bps be happy the end

After a lot of disappointing knives (quality-wise) I finally got a good ground one (JX6 MagnaCut). The frustrating thing is that design-wise they have their place...but from a quality perspective...meehh

That’s a typical br quality