HNKD : BPS / DBK Bushmate 2.0

[OrangeSport]

Arrived today. A collaboration between BPS and the guys at DBK:

1066 steel, with a Scandi grind and a full tang.

Screwed on walnut handle and a very nice and thick leather sheath, including a ferro rod.

The knife is well finished without being "fancy", with a comfortable hande. It's a nice solid weight and feels well balanced. The handles on both the knives and the ferro rod have lanyard holes and the sheath has two loops (one being a dangler).

The spine is square and sharp for use with the ferro rod.

The sheath benefitted from a quick treatment with some leather food. Both tools fit in snuggly and securely.

The (just shy of) 10cm blade is 3mm thick and came nice and sharp. This is straight out of the box, with no stropping:

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£50 from HH...

I'm pretty happy with this one..

 

[nrj]

I like the small sharpening choil,great value for money as well

 

[moodsy74]

I have 2 bps knives and I love them both and such good value. This new dbk collaboration 2.0 is a nice offering with the new improvements they made to the edge geometry and the handle bolts I like it..... good knife if you're starting your bushcraft hobbyone love Ali

 

[Bighit]

I remember seeing their video on it .

 

[OrangeSport]

I have 2 bps knives and I love them both and such good value. This new dbk collaboration 2.0 is a nice offering with the new improvements they made to the edge geometry and the handle bolts I like it..... good knife if you're starting your bushcraft hobbyone love Ali

Which ones do you have?

Looking at getting one for my son so interested in feedback

 

[trebor2020]

very nice, I have the 1.0 bps/dbk version and I'm very happy with it.

 

[Frappy]

Happy new knife day

 

[JonnieP]

Happy new knife day

 

[moodsy74]

Hi orangesport apologies I have been busy today just got home. I own The TBS Pocomaxa Bushcraft Knife and the BPS BS2FT Bushcraft Knife. I mostly use the bs2 knife and I find it so user friendly I use it all the time. The TBS knife is well balanced and suitable for all round bushcraft chores around camp but I prefer the bs2 for my small hands and its light so easy to carry. One love Ali

 

[OrangeSport]

Hi orangesport apologies I have been busy today just got home. I own The TBS Pocomaxa Bushcraft Knife and the BPS BS2FT Bushcraft Knife. I mostly use the bs2 knife and I find it so user friendly I use it all the time. The TBS knife is well balanced and suitable for all round bushcraft chores around camp but I prefer the bs2 for my small hands and its light so easy to carry. One love Ali
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Very nice - thanks

 

[OrangeSport]

Ended up getting him the B1. Partly because its available in stainless steel, which is a better option for a teenager....

It's slightly larger all round than the Bushmate 2.0, with a spearpoint scandi grind and a beautifully patterned sheath.

It also has removable walnut scales and came with a ferro rod.

We're booked in for bushcrafting course, so this should be ideal for him.

 

[OrangeSport]

Im really impressed with the BPS knives we have. I put the also gave the Adventurer, which is a little larger than the Bushmate 2.0:

It's had a little use today and seems to hold its edge very nicely after some chopping and carving.

The only criticism I have is very minor, but also really annoying. It applies to all 3 BPS knives we have. The handle screws were not tight on any of them. Really easy to remedy and I've used a little thread-lock too, but it's such a silly oversight on otherwise brilliant offerings.