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I picked up a Gossman PSK. After Jk named him one of his favorite knife makers I had to check him out and he had a special going. Anyway once I finished I decided the JK EDC was a good comparison and an excuse to post more pictures
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First off the designs are different and the purpose so it's not a great comparison but they are roughly the same size, same steel stock (1/8") etc. I have a Rosewood on the Jk and a black walnut on the PSK.
And remember I put the handles on both of them so don't hold it against them
(sheaths as well - these ones now work as temp holders while I try to find the time and energy to make better ones after getting a lot of good advice about sheaths here on the forum recently-thanks guys!)
What I saw, not going to offer reasons for the differences, we all know that different edges and such have different pros and cons:
I would say I wasn't drawn to the square handle of the PSK at first but after handling it and getting to know it (it's interesting how even in similar styles there is a definite difference int he designs-i think KYturkey re-sized the kephart if I remember into the EDC). But it grew on me and it's pretty cool the way you have a small knife with a full sized knife feeling grip. kind like the Riverwoods companion or the JK Toby's Knife Version 2.0.
the JK Kephart EDC has a smaller handle, not quite a full grip but you don't feel wanting and I have large if skinny hands which doesn't help. It also provides much more blade though.
The Gossman has an 01stamp on the opposite side of the blade (small difference i know) and the makers mark on the other
I thought it was kind cool how they have there makers mark on the opposite sides as each other
I also think Jk favors a thicker grind (unless agreed to do otherwise with the customer where he's all custom) the Gossman, at least on this knife, tends towards the thinner taper. It was hard to get a picture of what I'm talking about:
Remember they are both 01 steel and 1/8" thick. Both are sharp as 'eck 9that's heck with the "h" sliced off...because it's so sharp...it's late okay?)
I don't know, i kinda like the thinner grind but as I was reminded recently while having to pry a door open with the JK EDC, sometimes it's best to have more around, rather then less
Anyway, thanks for looking.
I picked up a Gossman PSK. After Jk named him one of his favorite knife makers I had to check him out and he had a special going. Anyway once I finished I decided the JK EDC was a good comparison and an excuse to post more pictures
.First off the designs are different and the purpose so it's not a great comparison but they are roughly the same size, same steel stock (1/8") etc. I have a Rosewood on the Jk and a black walnut on the PSK.
And remember I put the handles on both of them so don't hold it against them
(sheaths as well - these ones now work as temp holders while I try to find the time and energy to make better ones after getting a lot of good advice about sheaths here on the forum recently-thanks guys!)What I saw, not going to offer reasons for the differences, we all know that different edges and such have different pros and cons:
I would say I wasn't drawn to the square handle of the PSK at first but after handling it and getting to know it (it's interesting how even in similar styles there is a definite difference int he designs-i think KYturkey re-sized the kephart if I remember into the EDC). But it grew on me and it's pretty cool the way you have a small knife with a full sized knife feeling grip. kind like the Riverwoods companion or the JK Toby's Knife Version 2.0.
the JK Kephart EDC has a smaller handle, not quite a full grip but you don't feel wanting and I have large if skinny hands which doesn't help. It also provides much more blade though.
The Gossman has an 01stamp on the opposite side of the blade (small difference i know) and the makers mark on the other
I thought it was kind cool how they have there makers mark on the opposite sides as each other
I also think Jk favors a thicker grind (unless agreed to do otherwise with the customer where he's all custom
) the Gossman, at least on this knife, tends towards the thinner taper. It was hard to get a picture of what I'm talking about:
Remember they are both 01 steel and 1/8" thick. Both are sharp as 'eck 9that's heck with the "h" sliced off...because it's so sharp...it's late okay?)
I don't know, i kinda like the thinner grind but as I was reminded recently while having to pry a door open with the JK EDC, sometimes it's best to have more around, rather then less
Anyway, thanks for looking.
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