Kephart Micarta Handles

[disduster]

and there you have it. Just need to make some new pants now.
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image by Ian Hockensmith, on Flickr

 

[GeofS]

and there you have it. Just need to make some new pants now.
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Very nicely done!

 

[FAL'ER]

and there you have it. Just need to make some new pants now.
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Blasphemy, you have ruined it!

Is that, Gasp, Reflective paracord?

The Horace Kephart society has revoked your lifetime membership.

Nate

 

[Xr6x]

and there you have it. Just need to make some new pants now.
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image by Ian Hockensmith, on Flickr

Nice Job

 

[daizee]

I went with red liners.

That leather sheath will stretch right out to accommodate the increased girth... but it won't exactly snap back if you decide to ditch the liners.

 

[craytab]

Got mine in the mail yesterday. I am really impressed. These make the knife much better for me. The tang sits a little proud at the butt end. However, it was the same with the wood scales and the rest of the tang matches far better with the micarta. Also, good on KA-BAR for quick shipping and a fair price! Now to decide on what color to dye them. I'm thinking brown on one set...

 

[Aikiguy]

and there you have it. Just need to make some new pants now.
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image by Ian Hockensmith, on Flickr

Nicely done sir.

 

[daizee]

Yep, I LIKE the steel a bit proud. Do the same on mine on purpose. Much better to err that direction than the other. And if you knock on something, you're not bashing the scales and the bolts.

Waiting for dye pix!

 

[Crag the Brewer]

Yep, I LIKE the steel a bit proud. Do the same on mine on purpose. Much better to err that direction than the other. And if you knock on something, you're not bashing the scales and the bolts.

Waiting for dye pix!

I kinda wish Both styles were Proud of the tang.... easier to sand them Flush, than grinding the tang itself.

 

[daizee]

I kinda wish Both styles were Proud of the tang.... easier to sand them Flush, than grinding the tang itself.

With bolt-on handles there's always gonna be movement anyway. Perfect mating is for epoxy.

 

[Mass1632]

and there you have it. Just need to make some new pants now.
image by Ian Hockensmith, on Flickr
image by Ian Hockensmith, on Flickr

I was liking these micarta scales dyed darker colors but after seeing this picture i dont know what i prefer. Those blue liners with tan scales really make the whole knife look so clean and sharp. Well done.

 

[SALTY]

Very cool jewelry for the BK62 here; ... just a question, was Micarta even invented when Horace roamed the woods?

Not saying I'm not going to do it - just asking.

 

[1066vik]

westinghouse was using phenolic resin based laminates in 1910, maybe earlier, so yes.

 

[Mass1632]

He probably would have opted for asbestos scales. I recall him being a fan, as most people were back then. But we know now that asbestos was “too good to be true”.

 

[Eero]

He probably would have opted for asbestos scales. I recall him being a fan, as most people were back then. But we know now that asbestos was “too good to be true”.

The hardcore fan would have asbestos scales

 

[daizee]

Bakelite would be just fine!

 

[Mass1632]

The hardcore fan would have asbestos scales

Hey, its safe as long as its not friable.

Bakelite would be just fine!

Bakelite sure would give it a nice vintage look and feel.(not like the wood doesnt achieve this either)

 

[craytab]

Yep, I LIKE the steel a bit proud. Do the same on mine on purpose. Much better to err that direction than the other. And if you knock on something, you're not bashing the scales and the bolts.

Waiting for dye pix!

Took me a while to get around to it but here are the dyed handles. I'm really pleased with how they came out. One was diluted brown and the other was the same with some black thrown in. I also forced a white vinegar patina on one blade.I know people like to let a patina form from use, but with my slight OCD it wasn't happening as uniformly as I liked so I did the whole thing. It is still forming it's own patina on the parts that get contact with stuff so it will have it's own character, but the rest of it is protected from rust. It will mostly be a utility knife around the kitchen.

 

[GeofS]

Nicely done, craytab !

Here are my two dyed...

 

[22-rimfire]

I sort of like to have my cake and eat it too....have both. Like the natural look of walnut, especially in a lighter grainy shade. But micarta is nice too. So, this means that for you Becker Kephart fans who only have one BK-62, you need another.