Charlieridge knves

j williams

j williams

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A few months back I had the pleasure of meeting Mark Wohlwend maker of Charlieridge Knives. Over lunch got a chance to talk about knives, among other things. I also had a chance to handle several of his great blades. Among them he had a small skinner that I loved. Well you guys know what came next. I placed an order with him for one, and a kephart(:p) a short while later. I recieve these bad boys today, and had a chance to put em through a little work.

They are both water quenched 1095 w/ convex edges, and matching teak scales and brass hardware.

Kephart-- 4in blade length, 1/8 thick, 8 1/4 OAL. The pin combo is gorgeous, and the teak scales are flawless and have great depth. The blade finish is beautifull as well. Convex edge is sharp as a razor, easily shaving hair.:thumbup:

Small skinner--2 5/8 blade length, 1/8 thick, 5 1/2 OAL. Brass pin, with hollow lanyard tube, and flawless teak scales. Again convex edge was sharp as a razor and blade finish was excellant.:thumbup:

Mark is a great guy, I am happy to have him as a friend. He makes some killer blades, at very good prices. His stuff seems to fly under the radar a bit round here, but I strongly urge you to check him out. You will not be dissapointed.


Here are the blades.
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The skinner blades sheath was made by Mark, and the Kephart sheath was made by one of marks friends, James Williams. Leather was top notch, both are really well made and retention was great.
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in hand shots
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Fuzz sticks were no problem
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the carbon steel had no problem creating a shower of sparks
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HD-brand bonus points for the in-hand shots! Seriously, looks like a good field blade. Seems like the handle on both are thick enough to be comfy.
 
Very nice take on the Kephart pattern. The pin/tube configuration and scales are beautiful!

Jeff
 
J-- nice scores there man.. those look great... :eek: mark does some great work..
i really like the looks of that kephart.. and that skinner is just too cool...:thumbup: looks handy for sure..


what a coincidence, i also recieved 2 packages in the mail today, from mark...:D i was just about to take some pics...


OT::::: jake email me your address.....:cool:
 
Dude they are very comfy. I havent had a chance to do long term work, but I think there will be no hot spots.
 
Mike we both are rockin fresh charlieridge knives?!? Sweet. Feel free to post a review in this thread if ya want bro.

He does awesome work. When I get around to makin a quiver, that skinner is gonna be the blade that goes on it.:cool:

You got mail brotha.... I need your addy too.
 
Hey JW, thanks for the review and pics, glad you like them...

Mike, is that smile in your post a good thing???
 
JW you have been busy opening knives lately ha.

Thats always a good kind of busy. Those two are great looking, love the teak!

Mike I can't wait to see yours bro!
 
Yeah, you dont see much teak. I wonder why. Its awesome looking stuff.:confused:

Been a little busy, opened a HI khuk today too. My first one:o
 
Oh yeah I will! I will be the only dude with a pile of firewood bigger than my garage, and no fireplace!!

Where do you think that slab of oak came from?:p
 
Im gonna get one of those nessies from him one of these days. I really like the looks of them:thumbup:
 
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