Lon Humphrey Kephart - recommended?

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Been checking out this one from Lon. I am reading Kephart's little book and its inspired me to get out there and do some camping and of course, its a good excuse to buy a new knife. :D

Anyone had experience with Lon's version? Quite lot of scale on the flats on this one. Looks cool but does it affect use at all?



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I've only heard great things about Lon's work lately on the forums, as for the knife itself, it is scandi ground opposed to his usual almost FFG with some scale at the top but it's easy to sharpen same as a Mora. Just don't let it get too dull with use. I considered one of Lon's Kephart models myself until I realised...I live in the suburbs for now aha. Looks like a great knife though, love the green micarta.

Hope someone here who has had more experience with this particular knife might chime in~
 
Thanks, yeah the green canvas is always a winner .... I havent tried a scandi grind knife before either so its all new to me.
 
Kephart is a functional masterpiece imho.
no point in me going in to a lot of polaver. try the Kephart for yourself and you will see what is so cool about the design.

buzz
 
The scale won't effect use in the woods. I have a Dan Koster Nessmuk with a scandi-edge and scale on the flats and it works just fine. Looks like a nice Kephart interpretation. What are the measurements & steel on it?
 
Halfneck said:
The scale won't effect use in the woods. I have a Dan Koster Nessmuk with a scandi-edge and scale on the flats and it works just fine. Looks like a nice Kephart interpretation. What are the measurements & steel on it?
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Overall length Approx 9"
Blade Length Approx 4""
1095 Carbonl Steel at 57-58 HRC
Green Canvas Micarta Handles
Scandi Ground
Thickness 3/16"
 
Thanks for the input guys, I'm gonna bump this one more time. I was hoping someone out there who actually owns one like it might chime in.
 
The Kephart pattern is my favorite out there, and most useful belt knife in my opinion. 4" and 5" blade versions.

Mike Stewart recommended one of Lon's Kepharts to me on Facebook. I'd say that's a pretty good endorsement.
 
Rough finish is mainly a matter of taste, i think. Many of the top-end custom-made Finnish puukkos have the rough-forging marks left on the flat of the blade.

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This is personal, I suppose, but I can see why some would appreciate the contrast. The blade is sharp and smooth where these are desirable qualities, and it's left rough in finish on the flat, which says "hand-made, hand-forged."

That Lon Humphrey Kephart is right in the tradition, and a fine example of the pattern.

Source for the eye-candy: https://nordiskaknivar.wordpress.com/2014/12/13/christmas-photo-gallery-2014/
 
i have the Bark River version. my all time favorite fixed blade.
i also made a Kephart from old Sawmill blade.. one heck of a knife.
Kephart was an amazing man. good luck

buzz
 
I recently purchased a Humphrey scandi Kephart. This is my second Humphrey knife, I love it. Only thing I would caution you on is the blade thickness. Mine is about .2", I know some people prefer a thinner blade and this is not one of them. Has an absolute razor edge. I also went with the dark curly maple scales.
 
I was just about bring up blade thickness but noticed the post above already has.

Another to check out is JK's new Kephart. They haven't been made yet, but the specs look great. The price is also hard to beat and his work has been proven by others as something worthy of carrying and using. If I was in the market I would grab either his or a BRK in 3v. The BRK 3v would be harder to field sharpen though imo.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1332148-New-Kephart-Introductory-Special-Offer!
 
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