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#164755 - 09/20/17 09:27 AM Re: Bark River: Mini-Fox River [Re: rfcarlin]
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Bob,

Your Bark River looks like a RMK 5-4. Beautiful handle! How do you (and Mike) like the convex grind?
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#164801 - 09/21/17 09:16 AM Re: Bark River: Mini-Fox River [Re: TAH]
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Tom,

I hadn't really noticed it before, but you're right, the BR Nomad does look like a 5-4. If I had a 5-4 in the collection (which, unfortunately, I don't), I'd post a photo comparing the two knives.

While I'm usually more of a fan of drop point knives (your Mini Fox River looks like it will be a great multi-purpose user), I like the Nomad features. Compact, fairly light weight, yet it has a real solidity to it.

I've only used it once, and that was for general camping/hiking chores (light cutting; food prep; no real heavy duty work). It performed very well, stayed sharp, cleaned up nicely, and the Ironwood handle (which is an attractive chunk of wood) feels great in the hand. Overall, the knife performed well given the limited demands I made of it (so far, anyway), and it presents with excellent fit and finish. This is my only Bark River, but assuming that it is representative of their craftsmanship, they make a solid good looking knife which I have no hesitation in using.
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#164802 - 09/21/17 10:08 AM Re: Bark River: Mini-Fox River [Re: rfcarlin]
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Thanks for the information, Bob. This Mini Fox is the smallest fixed blade knife that I have ever owned. I'm expecting it to be handy for quick cuts on feed bags, baling twine, tack, etc.
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#167001 - 12/10/17 06:08 PM Re: Bark River: Mini-Fox River [Re: TAH]
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Last night, my wife and I watched (for probably the 5th time) King Solomon's Mines (1950) with Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr. It might just be the best safari adventure movie ever made. Anyway, it inspired me to pull some props out and take another photo of my Barkie since it has African Blackwood scales. Background is Thompson Gazelle hide with elephant hair and African brass bracelets.

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#167017 - 12/11/17 07:54 AM Re: Bark River: Mini-Fox River [Re: TAH]
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Nice photo.
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#167022 - 12/11/17 10:14 AM Re: Bark River: Mini-Fox River [Re: Byrdguy]
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Thanks Pat. Animal hides always make a nice back drop for knife photos.
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#167030 - 12/11/17 12:45 PM Re: Bark River: Mini-Fox River [Re: TAH]
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Great pic. Tom. I really like the African Blackwood too.
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#167032 - 12/11/17 01:32 PM Re: Bark River: Mini-Fox River [Re: Duke]
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Thanks Duke. This is my first piece of African Blackwood. It's actually a very dark brown. It is harvested in East Africa (Tanzania and Mozambique), is considered the "original" ebony, and is more dense than ebony. Gotta love the internet. smile
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#167033 - 12/11/17 06:40 PM Re: Bark River: Mini-Fox River [Re: TAH]
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Tom

I am a big fan of smaller fixed blades. Did you order/buy the knife with those scales? Did the knife come from Bark River or after market?

Great looking knife.
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#167040 - 12/12/17 08:56 AM Re: Bark River: Mini-Fox River [Re: rodbrown]
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Hi Rod,

There are two main dealers for Bark River knives: DLT Trading and Knives Ship Free. My knife came from KSF. Bark River's claim-to-fame is offering many different models with a wide variety of handle materials. Fit and finish on my knife is outstanding - not a single flaw. They are considered semi-production knives with a lot of hand work, so there will be very slight variations similar to RMKs. Bark River's standard blade material is A2. All blades have a full convex grind. They do offer other blade steels as well, including stainless.

At 6.65" OAL, my knife is the size of a folder, but doesn't need to be opened and closed. smile
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