Bark River Knives

[Shark Bait]

They have blades from petite to super beefy. They have a few with blades exceeding .25 inches thick. I have a Dakkar and it is one heck of a chopper. If you plan to use your knife heavily, I suggest sticking to tougher handle materials like micarta.

 

[KalamazooKid]

Pretty much all of the more well-known makers from Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Bark River, Rapid River, Hess, etc., make good quality knives. Most of the guys up there worked at Marble's in Gladstone at one time or another and are well-familiar with producing quality classic Scagel (influenced by Webster Marble and who influenced Bo Randall)-type knives. You really can't go wrong with any of them.

Couldn't have said it better! Being from Michigan and having relatives in Escanaba, I get up there quite a bit. And the collection of all of these has been reproducing for decades now (starting with Marble of course). You simply can't go wrong at the price point. Just don't Google Marble Knives because you'll only see the cheap Chinese ****.

 

[Shark Bait]

Just ordered a Magnum Fox River. Needed another, dang it.

 

[shouldazagged]

Hmmmmmmm... I did not see a model named Shouldazagged?

I think I am getting dangerously close to buying one of these Bark River knives

Nope, he used my real last name to describe the guard only, which he used on several models. I wasn't Shouldazagged on the knife forum anyway. I have printouts of entries on the forum in which he discussed the guard.

I thought it was a really nice gesture on Mike's part. It was years ago. I have no idea if he still uses the design feature, or if he uses my name on it if he does. I doubt it. I haven't been on that forum for years. He probably thinks I've croaked.

 

[TazTJ]

I see non metal bolstered barkies show up from time to time; people can pre order stuff like that, too on upcoming models and Jim Stewart is running their custom shop there with different options.

 

[Narragansett]

I am kind of liking Bark River Bravo 1 with either the black micarta or the black with green thunderbolt handles

 

[TazTJ]

Few of my blue handled Barkies

 

[Narragansett]

Few of my blue handled Barkies

What model is the big one?

 

[Shark Bait]

What model is the big one?

Looks like a Bravo Survivor.

 

[jeffrefrig]

Few of my blue handled Barkies

That blue pattern on the top knife really grabbed my attention; seems like a really cool pattern to have another pair of grips made for my 92S. Gonna have to check out that DS again, see how if there's a close option. That large knife IS a badd-looking tool!

 

[TazTJ]

Corrects its a Bravo Survivor! Classic drop point hunter is the small one and wilderness explorer is the medium one. They are blue burlap for the cdph and denim micarta for the wilderness explorer.

 

[Rosco Shooter]

You might also want to check out Rapid River Knife Works. Rapid River is about 50 miles east of Bark River (give or take.) They have a really nice plant and show room on U.S. 2 east of Rapid River. When I know I'm going to be in the area, I always take my knives in (I have 3) to have factory edges applied free of charge. Check out their website. (rapidriverknifeworks.us)

Its amazing that the U.P. has so many custom knife makers.