kephart knife to buy?

[Man of Tanith]

So i have had some time off work for several reasons and have been rereading mr kepharts works
this and the eternal search for the all rounder knife i fancy trying out one of his designs.
does anyone know a reasonably priced source of one?
thanks in advance

 

[Quill]

Condor Tool and Knife has one coming this year that will be inexpensive. Otherwise many custom makers make a form of it.

 

[Hoodoo]

Condor Tool and Knife has one coming this year that will be inexpensive. Otherwise many custom makers make a form of it.

Sweet! Hope they make the blade thin and the tip a bit pointy. Most of the Kepharts I see look like Snoopy's nose. The original was not so blunt.

 

[bushwacker bob]

Sweet! Hope they make the blade thin and the tip a bit pointy. Most of the Kepharts I see look like Snoopy's nose. The original was not so blunt.

Exactly my thought but I'm so pleased you beat me to an analogy as mine wasn't quite as pleasant as 'Snoopys nose'

 

[Pepperana]

I have a Blind horse Bushcrafter since a Month and like it allot.

I am also after a ML knives Kephart:

Bark River knives and Tools makes a Kephart to.

So I found my Blind Horse on Bladeforums.com. Great site but its a USA forum so all the knives being sold there are in the USA.
Sometimes a ML knife is for sale there also. But they also got there own sites:
ML knives:
http://www.mlknives.com/KephartKnivesMLKnives.html
Bark River:
www.the-knife-connection.com/br-kephartft-bcm.html
Blind Horse:
http://www.blindhorseknives.com/knives4sale.htm

Good luck with the Find. And If you find a ML kephart for sale let me know .

 

[jojo]

Well, I have been know to make them on occasions...

 

[Corso]

here's mine

made by joel/watervole1/jojo fantastic knife. Loved it so much I got him to make me a nessmuk too.

 

[Hoodoo]

here's mine

made by joel/watervole1 fantastic knife. Loved it so much I got him to make me a nessmuk too.

For the one on the right, the blade looks darn near perfect to me.

 

[Hoodoo]

Exactly my thought but I'm so pleased you beat me to an analogy as mine wasn't quite as pleasant as 'Snoopys nose'

I like Snoopy. Just want to keep his nose in the cartoons.

 

[Man of Tanith]

Seeing a post by you on BCUSA inflamed my need for one of these more!
lovely blades you have there

here's mine

made by joel/watervole1 fantastic knife. Loved it so much I got him to make me a nessmuk too.

 

[Corso]

Well, I do make them....

indeed you do

didn't realise you call yourself JoJo on here mate

 

[jojo]

This is the first one I made, together with the other Kephart's fishing knife. Both those knives had Ash handles.

I agree with Hoodoo though. This one was a bit blunt so I make them more pointy now but this first one still lives in my kitchen. The bladed was 2mm thick, although I mostly use 3/32" (about 2.4mm) or even 3mm, but I think 3mm is a bit too thick. I have made them with blades from 3" to 5" long blades. This is the first one I made.

I see them a very good working tool, which is why I departed slightly from the original handle shape and gave mine a more rounded confortable to use, handle. I prefer to use Teak for the handles because Teak is loaded with natural oils, does not absorb water and does not need any finishing, except for cosmetic reasons. Teak will develop a very nice patina, although you can lightly sand it and it's back to brand spanking new! Yep. I like Teak!

 

[redandshane]

I have a Kephart made by jojo and I only bought it to have an example of the type in my limited collection however it seems to have sneaked into my tool bag as my user replacing my Bushtool I honestly never thought that would happen.It hasn't seen the real hard use my Bushtool has but in time it will;so far its performed faultlessly

I think that's a recommendation Sam

 

[FGYT]

Any body use the pattern recommended by Kephart in his later edition of the book

http://kintlalake.blogspot.com/2009/07/addendum-kephart-kerfuffle.html

ATB

Duncan

 

[jojo]

This is the photo of H Kephart's knife, along a drawing of it, taken from the online Kephart museum

This was the photo I used to make my versions. Now, it is quite possible (probable) the knife on the photo started looking like the drawing, with the curved cutting edge and, after years of shrpening & service ended with the straight cutting edge. Or the drawing has a certain amount of "artistic license" applied to it...Who knows. Either way, Kephart still considered his knife servicable with the straight cutting edge, as he still had it and it was available to go into a "museum". There were different length available too, even then, the manufacturers tried to "cash in" on his notoriety.

It would be quite easy to make the knife with the curved blade and the sheath exactly the same as the original. It's hard to tell for sure, but the drawing appears to show a flat grind, so the section on the blade would be triangular, but the photo seem to tell a slightly different story. Either way the pointy bit is sharper on bo the the drawing and the photo than many reproductions are. I think I may well have a go at it, soon-ish. Mind you, inflation has worked it's magic, hasn't it!

Also, the museum is where I found the picture of his fishing knife, but I can't find it now...it's a bit of a rambling place! The other bit of kit I like is his folding candle lantern!

 

[Hoodoo]

FGYT, if you are referring to the Marbles Woodcraft, I have a few (second from bottom). Superb knife for butchering. I have cut up and deboned several deer with a Woodcraft. My favorite knife among the Marbles is the Expert (bottom knife) which was the field knife preferred by Calvin Rutstrum.

 

[Hoodoo]

Mind you, inflation has worked it's magic, hasn't it!

I'd pay 10 times as much!

 

[FGYT]

It would be quite easy to make the knife with the curved blade and the sheath exactly the same as the original. Either way the pointy bit is sharper on bo the the drawing and the photo than many reproductions are. I think I may well have a go at it, soon-ish. Mind you, inflation has worked it's magic, hasn't it!

defiantly gone up a bit for a outdoor knife ( tho not to bad is you consider a Mora)


the drawing is different in a number of ways than the copys ive seen

the blade swells to the tip and the tip is higher than center ( bit like an upside down Woodlore yes ive doen one and its a very good kitchen blade with the longer gentle curve as the edge)

gives a longer curved edge section than most with a center tip and stubby front

a small hump and you do have a Nessy ish blade and does give more the curve the later book shows on Horaces preferred Production blade

I think the drawing is probably accurate to what the company is selling it would have been easier to draw it parallel tho it may differ from Horaces own blade

ATB

Duncan

 

[steve a]

The lantern is a Stonebridge folding lantern, a few years ago I got one in a group buy, nice kit that works well.
http://www.leevalley.com/us/garden/page.aspx?c=&p=46786&cat=2,40731
Not sure if they are still made

 

[Squidders]

DAMN YOU AMOS!

There's enough nice gucci bits on that site to keep me poor for decades.