Okay, I've had my BS1FTS knife for about two weeks now, and its not a bad little knife, except. First time I used it to cut a chicken leg off of a chicken thigh, the edge rolled. Not a huge problem, I have a Ken Onion Work Sharp. I think it was just over sharpened. Second, sheath was a bit tight, so I treated it with Boiled Linseed Oil, now the knife fits perfect. Lastly, I took the handle scales off yesterday, the 14th, you will need a metric Allan wrench. And I found Rust under the handle scales. I took a sanding sponge, and cleaned that up. So if you have any of the BPS knives, please, take the handle scales off, and check for rust.
Thanks for your comment! I never had the edge roll on either of the knives as of yet. Every time I use them I strop them on leather looking for a little convex style edge. This may help to reduce the rolling. I will take off the scales and check them out for rust, last thing we need is hidden problems like rust. Great heads up thanks.
@@RobertHicks007 Yeah, so I set up my Ken Onion Work sharp, with the belt grinder attachment, and fixed the problem. I honestly think it was over sharpened. I've now put a good 20 degree edge on it, and no more problems.
Good deal on 2-knives from BPS, Ukraine. Relaxing video, kinda getting addicted to watching these. No yelling and acting out. Just calm descriptions and analysis, step by step. Would have been fun to see the small knife in the larger sheath, just to see what the fit is like. I think I'd want a heavier leather. I believe you can get the sheaths for $20. Maybe.
Thanks for your comment, well appreciated. I do enjoy making videos, and hope that viewers enjoy watching them, so again thanks. BPS knives from Ukraine are not to bad for the cost, I now have three. I hope to see you drop by again. Take care.
Being hand made there's always going to be imperfections. I've been carrying my Adventurer for a few yrs and still my favorite fixed blade. Replaced my USMC KA-BAR with the Adventurer and never went back.
I can't agree with you more. I think that the Adventurer is a very good knife for sure. Both the Adventurer and the BS1FTS along with a Silky saw is a good match and will cover all your needs in the outdoors. Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment.
I have them both and the mora style on and the big brother of the bs1 .all great knives and can't beat the price .in my opinion people would pay the full price just for a sheath with same quality. Great review brother. God bless you and your family. Lee
I have two BPS knives also. Mine are the small kephert style from when they first appeared on the US scene. It did not have a finished spine, I had to do that. It also came with the better dangler sheath. The other is the new Mini Finn with a 3 inch blade and small serviceable sheath that I added a dangler to. The steel has held up well and is tough. I use it to baton and all I have to do is strop it. Thanks 🎸🔪
Obviously honest knives at a great price. Ordered the BS3 before I came here, and I regret it already... should have bought the BS3 PLUS The Adventurer 😁. The leather of the BS3 sheath seems to be a bit thicker than that of the BS1FTS, at least on pictures. Can't wait to hold it in my hands. Wonder if there will be rust under the handle though 🤔, as mentioned below. But then again, an easy fix if necessary. Great review, thanks a lot!
Really great knives. Probably about the same price as a mora but you get a leather sheath and a wooden handle instead of plastic. I got the small one a few months ago and just ordered the adventure today. Besides being a good knife I think we all want to do a little something to help Ukraine, very sad what's happening over there. I hear they are donating these knives to their military.
Yes, war any war is a tragedy, prayers to all involved. Yeah I think for the price and what you get - it's a good deal! Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment. Have yourself a good week.
I just received my first BPS knife. I bought the "Savage". I got it to use as a chef knife for camping and partly because of the bad ass name. I watched a lot of videos about this brand and everyone raved about the quality. Maybe mine was made on a monday, because it looks like a job a High Schooler would do in shop when the teacher is not looking. But for under 40 bucks delivered l will look at it as a kit and do the fine details myself. For 40 bucks l couldn't buy a blade blank, material for scales and leather for a sheath.
Yeah I hear what you are saying. My two knives were OK the scales were rough and dry so I soaked them in boiled Linseed Oil over night. I didn't mind the roughness. Both knives came nice and sharp. My ferro rod fell apart so I drilled out the hole and re glued it. But sometimes you have to look past that because like you said they are very inexpensive. I place both of my knives in the center console of my truck for emergencies. Every chance I get to use them I do and the edge seems to hold its edge good, but I strop it every time I'm done with them. Thanks for dropping by and leaving your comment for everyone to read.
I have the Savage and the blade does not have the high polish of the smaller blades, which I would prefer as it fends off corrosion better, otherwise I really like it. Great design and love the bog oak han dle. I wonder if the variation in fit and finish is related to not being as fully jigged up for newer blade shapes. And also, some of their best men might be fighting on the front lines. Kharkiv Forge that makes high end axes, lost at least one of their people in action.
@@ianbruce6515 Yeah I'm sure that the men that works for them are probably on the front lines and their staff is so overwhelmed that the quality control is being impacted. I believe they are trying to do their best in their situation.
Thanks for a good review of these two nice good value knives Daniel. Just one tip with the ferrocerium rod, angle the back of the knife blade closes to 90 degrees against the rod so it bites into the rod better. Best wishes from BC, Canada
Hey thanks for dropping by and leaving me a comment. I had to do a little work on the spine with some sandpaper, now it showers sparks like crazy. Have yourself a good week my friend.
Great job actually show casing these knives i was skeptical about the wood scales so i left my knife stuck in a tree for a month the scales held up even after being rained on
Thanks. I do think these knives from BPS are good quality made knives. I now have three and neither one has let me down yet. I've soaked the handles {scales} in linseed oil and they turned out nice but they did darken a bit.
Nice job testing those knives. They’re pretty good knives. I have one I got from Karl Ruedger and I like it quite a bit. I did put a nasty bend/roll in the edge close to the handle but that’s probably my fault for using it a little rough. They’re really sharp and the edge was probably a bit thin for hard use,but it’s fine. Thanks for sharing with us. 👍👍
Thanks Don, good to note about the edge. I may give the two that I have a scandivex edge one day. Should help in reducing the possibility of the edge rolling. Thanks for dropping by. You and Kat have yourselves a good weekend.
The spine on that Adventurer might be a bit off 90 degrees which is why it doesn't create sparks all that well. I have one on order. Can't wait for it to arrive.
Yes I believe your right. I'll be using some sandpaper to touch up the edge, it wont take much I'm sure. I do like these two knives. Together with a saw or Axe will be a great combo. Let me know about your ferro rod and the spine of your knife when you get it. Thanks for dropping by my friend.
The handles are usually walnut--which is a pretty boring wood before it colors up with age. I have three bps knives--one highly polished, one matt, one with fine grinding marks (probably because it is the one with the full flat grind).
The handles on these two knives were dry, so after this video I soaked the over night in linseed oil, why over night, well because I forgot about them LOL. They turned out nice after they dried. I know that BPS knives are making knives for their military so I'm sure that's why the quality control department is not at the top of their game I guess. But , with a little TLC on are behalf these knives will perform nicely. Thanks for dropping by Ian and leaving your comment.
Fatwood, yes you gotta score some. LOL I like these two knives, plain yet does the job. I use them a fair bit and they still have the same factory edge, all I've done was strop them. Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment Richard. Have yourself a good week.
As for these two, the Adventurer and the BS1FTS the scales and design of the handle fits my hands well. I use these a far bit and never had them rolling, twisting in my hands.
Great review. Both look like good knives. Can we force a patina on the blade with gun blue, or vinegar? I live on Lake Champlain and the humidity plays hell even on my stainless steel knives. I try to keep them well oiled with mineral oil but the high carbon steels don't give AF & bloom rust spots anyway. 😣 I'm thinking the scales are perfect for mods like a colored stain or woodburning a tribal design. Easy to remove while you work on them or make your own scales.
First off thanks for dropping in and leaving a comment. I've watched many videos on giving blades a nice patina, {lots of different techniques} and they do turn out beautiful. I put out a video of me making Hot Fridge Pickles. I started off with a vintage Mora never used and when I was done it had its own patina, and it still looks the same {natural} almost like it was put in a fire LOL. As for the scales, yeah you can do so much with them when your able to remove them. For me I just soaked them in boiled linseed oil. Not one of the below comments stated that they had some rust under their scales, so it would be a good thing to remove them just to take a look. Take care.
Imagine making these two knives and selling them for just $68.00 with shipping from across the ocean 😳. I wonder how much it would cost for two US comprable made knives🤔. I know of a few US knife companies that sell one little decorative lanyard bead for $68.00 without even supplying the 550 paracord for the knife bead🤷. I love my 100% mirror-polished 9.25 inch BPS B-1 1066 Bushcraft spearpoint fixed-blade hardened to 59-60 HRC👍. On paper 1066 shouldn't have nearly as good of edge retention as 1095, however with one wicked bad-ass BPS heat treatment it's constantly outperforming my 1095 from Esee, Ka-Bar, and Ontario Knife company🤷. I guess when you do small batch heat treatments like BPS, instead of a massive in-house conveyor belt heat treat system that's what happens🤷 👍. A hand made small batch heat-treat full Tang knife ground to a true 0° scandi grind for $34.99😳? Ummm let me think 🤔🙄Yes Please, I will take two 👍👍👍.
You got it right! Yes I use my BPSB1 a lot. Never rolled or chip the edge as of yet. I think your right about their heat treatment, on par. As far as the scales being a little dry was no big deal I soaked the handle in linseed oil a few times and now the scales will last. I think BPS is onto something good I hope that their company does good on the market. I enjoyed reading your comment, thanks.
@@danielcharbonneau222 Thanks for the video👍. I'm not sure if you like full flat grind knives, but if so the BPS Savage looks like a winner, and it's on my radar screen saying come and get me😂✌️.
Good afternoon. Can you please watch the last video that I put out {making a sheath} and let me know how the volume is at your end. I made some changes on my video software. Thanks for letting me know.
@@erickv993Thanks. I did get myself a new Samsung 22 Ultra phone. I hope this makes a big improvement. I'm also looking at maybe using a different software for editing my videos. Thanks for letting me know.
I ain't caring about Ukraine and their war,but I do like BPS knives,sharp AF ,nice sheath,sharp spine for ferro rod...I have 4 or 5 different models and I am happy with them... I am not a knife expert but I am wallet expert 😂 and these knives didn't break my wallet..Peace You All...
Hahahaha Wallet expert, loved it! Yeah, no, I agree I only have these two BPS knives and I like them and use them a lot. For me it's about the tool. Take care and thanks for your comment.
Read my correction that I posted on the day of this videos release, Oct 13, 2022. OK, I'll copy and paste it here for you. Just in case you are unable to find where it's written right below the date. CORRECTION - The Adventurer is a 10" knife 5 1/4" blade and a 4 3/4" handle. The BS1FTS is a 7 7/8" knife 3 3/4" blade and a 4 1/8" handle. The paperwork that came with the knife set was wrong.
Very informative, aesthetically pleasing, overall well made video, thank you for effort.
Thank you and your very welcome. Please drop in again.
Excellent content sir, this video deserves an academy award.🔪
Wow, I thank you very much for this comment. Have yourself a great weekend.
Okay, I've had my BS1FTS knife for about two weeks now, and its not a bad little knife, except. First time I used it to cut a chicken leg off of a chicken thigh, the edge rolled. Not a huge problem, I have a Ken Onion Work Sharp. I think it was just over sharpened. Second, sheath was a bit tight, so I treated it with Boiled Linseed Oil, now the knife fits perfect. Lastly, I took the handle scales off yesterday, the 14th, you will need a metric Allan wrench. And I found Rust under the handle scales. I took a sanding sponge, and cleaned that up. So if you have any of the BPS knives, please, take the handle scales off, and check for rust.
Thanks for your comment! I never had the edge roll on either of the knives as of yet. Every time I use them I strop them on leather looking for a little convex style edge. This may help to reduce the rolling. I will take off the scales and check them out for rust, last thing we need is hidden problems like rust. Great heads up thanks.
Meh not bad hell you can get a Bark river and the edge will roll just looking at it and pay way more lol .
@@RobertHicks007 Yeah, so I set up my Ken Onion Work sharp, with the belt grinder attachment, and fixed the problem. I honestly think it was over sharpened. I've now put a good 20 degree edge on it, and no more problems.
@@longrider42 Right on glad it all worked out.
Good deal on 2-knives from BPS, Ukraine. Relaxing video, kinda getting addicted to watching these. No yelling and acting out. Just calm descriptions and analysis, step by step. Would have been fun to see the small knife in the larger sheath, just to see what the fit is like. I think I'd want a heavier leather. I believe you can get the sheaths for $20. Maybe.
Thanks for your comment, well appreciated. I do enjoy making videos, and hope that viewers enjoy watching them, so again thanks. BPS knives from Ukraine are not to bad for the cost, I now have three. I hope to see you drop by again. Take care.
Being hand made there's always going to be imperfections. I've been carrying my Adventurer for a few yrs and still my favorite fixed blade. Replaced my USMC KA-BAR with the Adventurer and never went back.
I can't agree with you more. I think that the Adventurer is a very good knife for sure. Both the Adventurer and the BS1FTS along with a Silky saw is a good match and will cover all your needs in the outdoors. Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment.
I have them both and the mora style on and the big brother of the bs1 .all great knives and can't beat the price .in my opinion people would pay the full price just for a sheath with same quality. Great review brother. God bless you and your family. Lee
Thank you Lee. I totally agree. Blessing to you and your family as well.
I have two BPS knives also. Mine are the small kephert style from when they first appeared on the US scene. It did not have a finished spine, I had to do that. It also came with the better dangler sheath. The other is the new Mini Finn with a 3 inch blade and small serviceable sheath that I added a dangler to. The steel has held up well and is tough. I use it to baton and all I have to do is strop it. Thanks 🎸🔪
Obviously honest knives at a great price. Ordered the BS3 before I came here, and I regret it already... should have bought the BS3 PLUS The Adventurer 😁. The leather of the BS3 sheath seems to be a bit thicker than that of the BS1FTS, at least on pictures. Can't wait to hold it in my hands. Wonder if there will be rust under the handle though 🤔, as mentioned below. But then again, an easy fix if necessary. Great review, thanks a lot!
Really great knives. Probably about the same price as a mora but you get a leather sheath and a wooden handle instead of plastic. I got the small one a few months ago and just ordered the adventure today. Besides being a good knife I think we all want to do a little something to help Ukraine, very sad what's happening over there. I hear they are donating these knives to their military.
Yes, war any war is a tragedy, prayers to all involved. Yeah I think for the price and what you get - it's a good deal! Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment. Have yourself a good week.
I just received my first BPS knife. I bought the "Savage". I got it to use as a chef knife for camping and partly because of the bad ass name.
I watched a lot of videos about this brand and everyone raved about the quality. Maybe mine was made on a monday, because it looks like a job a High Schooler would do in shop when the teacher is not looking.
But for under 40 bucks delivered l will look at it as a kit and do the fine details myself.
For 40 bucks l couldn't buy a blade blank, material for scales and leather for a sheath.
Yeah I hear what you are saying. My two knives were OK the scales were rough and dry so I soaked them in boiled Linseed Oil over night. I didn't mind the roughness. Both knives came nice and sharp. My ferro rod fell apart so I drilled out the hole and re glued it. But sometimes you have to look past that because like you said they are very inexpensive. I place both of my knives in the center console of my truck for emergencies. Every chance I get to use them I do and the edge seems to hold its edge good, but I strop it every time I'm done with them. Thanks for dropping by and leaving your comment for everyone to read.
I have the Savage and the blade does not have the high polish of the smaller blades, which I would prefer as it fends off corrosion better, otherwise I really like it. Great design and love the bog oak han dle. I wonder if the variation in fit and finish is related to not being as fully jigged up for newer blade shapes. And also, some of their best men might be fighting on the front lines. Kharkiv Forge that makes high end axes, lost at least one of their people in action.
@@ianbruce6515 Yeah I'm sure that the men that works for them are probably on the front lines and their staff is so overwhelmed that the quality control is being impacted. I believe they are trying to do their best in their situation.
@@ianbruce6515 it looks to me like the blade is 100% hand ground. Don't think they use a jig or fixture to hold it.
The ferro rod "line" was because it is the end that is suppose to be inserted into the wooden end. It's likely a coat of the old glue 😁
Yes I believe your totally right.
Walnut grip. great vid!
Thank you.
Thanks for a good review of these two nice good value knives Daniel. Just one tip with the ferrocerium rod, angle the back of the knife blade closes to 90 degrees against the rod so it bites into the rod better. Best wishes from BC, Canada
Hey thanks for dropping by and leaving me a comment. I had to do a little work on the spine with some sandpaper, now it showers sparks like crazy. Have yourself a good week my friend.
Great job actually show casing these knives i was skeptical about the wood scales so i left my knife stuck in a tree for a month the scales held up even after being rained on
Thanks. I do think these knives from BPS are good quality made knives. I now have three and neither one has let me down yet. I've soaked the handles {scales} in linseed oil and they turned out nice but they did darken a bit.
Nice job testing those knives. They’re pretty good knives. I have one I got from Karl Ruedger and I like it quite a bit. I did put a nasty bend/roll in the edge close to the handle but that’s probably my fault for using it a little rough. They’re really sharp and the edge was probably a bit thin for hard use,but it’s fine. Thanks for sharing with us. 👍👍
Thanks Don, good to note about the edge. I may give the two that I have a scandivex edge one day. Should help in reducing the possibility of the edge rolling. Thanks for dropping by. You and Kat have yourselves a good weekend.
The spine on that Adventurer might be a bit off 90 degrees which is why it doesn't create sparks all that well. I have one on order. Can't wait for it to arrive.
Yes I believe your right. I'll be using some sandpaper to touch up the edge, it wont take much I'm sure. I do like these two knives. Together with a saw or Axe will be a great combo. Let me know about your ferro rod and the spine of your knife when you get it. Thanks for dropping by my friend.
I have the Adventurer - best knife I’ve ever owned. The handle is made from walnut.
Walnut thank you. yes actually both knives are not to bad at performing tasks. I use the BS1FTS almost as much as my Mora blades.
Hey great video man
Thank You.
I just got mine yesterday too. Mine is the BPS B1 HRC 59 to 60.
Yours I think are 56 to 57. Handle is ash wood.
✌️🦁
Thanks Leo. I was reading off of the paperwork that came with these knives, with a few mistakes. Thanks for dropping by.
Very good value for money.
Both are nice knives.
Thanks Nathan. Yeah also the price was right.
The handles are usually walnut--which is a pretty boring wood before it colors up with age.
I have three bps knives--one highly polished, one matt, one with fine grinding marks (probably because it is the one with the full flat grind).
The handles on these two knives were dry, so after this video I soaked the over night in linseed oil, why over night, well because I forgot about them LOL. They turned out nice after they dried. I know that BPS knives are making knives for their military so I'm sure that's why the quality control department is not at the top of their game I guess. But , with a little TLC on are behalf these knives will perform nicely. Thanks for dropping by Ian and leaving your comment.
The adventurer is very much a balanced knife and you can throw it into a Target. Walnut handle....
The adventurer is a good knife for sure.
Great knives that compare to knives costing 3x as much.Thanks for the review .p s. Love me some Fatwood
Fatwood, yes you gotta score some. LOL I like these two knives, plain yet does the job. I use them a fair bit and they still have the same factory edge, all I've done was strop them. Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment Richard. Have yourself a good week.
I'm curious about the BP1 handle, seems smalling and more rounded off. Any risk of rolling in the hand?
As for these two, the Adventurer and the BS1FTS the scales and design of the handle fits my hands well. I use these a far bit and never had them rolling, twisting in my hands.
Did u buy it from their site or amazon?
I purchased them off of their web site.
Great review. Both look like good knives. Can we force a patina on the blade with gun blue, or vinegar? I live on Lake Champlain and the humidity plays hell even on my stainless steel knives. I try to keep them well oiled with mineral oil but the high carbon steels don't give AF & bloom rust spots anyway. 😣 I'm thinking the scales are perfect for mods like a colored stain or woodburning a tribal design. Easy to remove while you work on them or make your own scales.
First off thanks for dropping in and leaving a comment. I've watched many videos on giving blades a nice patina, {lots of different techniques} and they do turn out beautiful. I put out a video of me making Hot Fridge Pickles. I started off with a vintage Mora never used and when I was done it had its own patina, and it still looks the same {natural} almost like it was put in a fire LOL. As for the scales, yeah you can do so much with them when your able to remove them. For me I just soaked them in boiled linseed oil. Not one of the below comments stated that they had some rust under their scales, so it would be a good thing to remove them just to take a look. Take care.
Nice knives for the price
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Imagine making these two knives and selling them for just $68.00 with shipping from across the ocean 😳.
I wonder how much it would cost for two US comprable made knives🤔.
I know of a few US knife companies that sell one little decorative lanyard bead for $68.00 without even supplying the 550 paracord for the knife bead🤷.
I love my 100% mirror-polished 9.25 inch BPS B-1 1066 Bushcraft spearpoint fixed-blade hardened to 59-60 HRC👍.
On paper 1066 shouldn't have nearly as good of edge retention as 1095, however with one wicked bad-ass BPS heat treatment it's constantly outperforming my 1095 from Esee, Ka-Bar, and Ontario Knife company🤷.
I guess when you do small batch heat treatments like BPS, instead of a massive in-house conveyor belt heat treat system that's what happens🤷 👍.
A hand made small batch heat-treat full Tang knife ground to a true 0° scandi grind for $34.99😳?
Ummm let me think 🤔🙄Yes Please, I will take two 👍👍👍.
You got it right! Yes I use my BPSB1 a lot. Never rolled or chip the edge as of yet. I think your right about their heat treatment, on par. As far as the scales being a little dry was no big deal I soaked the handle in linseed oil a few times and now the scales will last. I think BPS is onto something good I hope that their company does good on the market. I enjoyed reading your comment, thanks.
@@danielcharbonneau222 Thanks for the video👍.
I'm not sure if you like full flat grind knives, but if so the BPS Savage looks like a winner, and it's on my radar screen saying come and get me😂✌️.
@@flipflat4814 🤣
You turned that ferro rod around after you pulled it out of the handle. That's why the coating looked like it only went partway up
😂 That ferro rod was probably only worth a $1, not very well made but, its fixed now.
@Daniel Charbonneau I appreciated the video. I ordered the B1 off of Amazon. Supposed to be here this week
@@jeffhanson2621 I think it's a great buy. I use mine often and had no problems yet.
If you can..........please turn the volume up on your end. Thanks
Good afternoon. Can you please watch the last video that I put out {making a sheath} and let me know how the volume is at your end. I made some changes on my video software. Thanks for letting me know.
Yes, the sound is very low at my end too. All the volume up and still can’t hear the video properly at times, nonetheless great review 👍🏻
@@erickv993Thanks. I did get myself a new Samsung 22 Ultra phone. I hope this makes a big improvement. I'm also looking at maybe using a different software for editing my videos. Thanks for letting me know.
@@danielcharbonneau222 yes, I have watched some of your more recently videos and the sound quality is much better now, thanks for replying.
The adventure knife handle is walnut
Thanks
Both walnut handles
Thanks
I ain't caring about Ukraine and their war,but I do like BPS knives,sharp AF ,nice sheath,sharp spine for ferro rod...I have 4 or 5 different models and I am happy with them...
I am not a knife expert but I am wallet expert 😂 and these knives didn't break my wallet..Peace You All...
Hahahaha Wallet expert, loved it! Yeah, no, I agree I only have these two BPS knives and I like them and use them a lot. For me it's about the tool. Take care and thanks for your comment.
all handles of bps knives are in walnuts!!
Yes, thank you. Also thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment, well appreciated.
He put the ferro rod in backwards
Probably did. It's been repaired.
@@danielcharbonneau222 just bought this knife it's coming in Tuesday, great video can't wait to get mine
@@dayz1824 I think you'll like it. I've had no problems with mine so far.
6+5=11 not 9 1/2
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Read my correction that I posted on the day of this videos release, Oct 13, 2022. OK, I'll copy and paste it here for you. Just in case you are unable to find where it's written right below the date. CORRECTION - The Adventurer is a 10" knife 5 1/4" blade and a 4 3/4" handle. The BS1FTS is a 7 7/8" knife 3 3/4" blade and a 4 1/8" handle. The paperwork that came with the knife set was wrong.
My bad 😬