Unless you have been living under a rock, in which case you have an excuse, you should know by now the story of the fall of Bark River Knives. In this article and video, Larrin Thomas only covers the scandal at a high level, instead diving into the flaws of design (from an engineering point of view) present in Bark River’s knives.
From KnifeSteelNerds.com:
American company Bark River Knives is shutting down. There is a pretty good write-up of the situation in this Outdoor Life article. One thing the article doesn’t discuss is the large number of people coming out now who say that Bark River or Mike Stewart owes them money for past services or products. Since the company is going away, I thought this was a good opportunity to discuss the mistakes it made in design and manufacturing that others can learn from. This includes other knife manufacturers and custom knifemakers. And for knife buyers, you can look for signs that indicate issues with a knife before purchasing it.
As usual, there is a companion video to the piece:
Read the whole thing at KnifeSteelNerds.com