Hi all,
Since last Nov. when I made up a knife style for myself like old time camper and hunter Dall DeWeese. I have been wanting to make up some other old time camper and hunter style knives.
Well I finally made another one or should I say 2. I got a couple of Kepharts made up and have been using them.
Over at the Bushcraft USA, forum there was a fellow that posted a link to the real knife that Horace Kephart used. Here is the pic that I took with my camera from off the site.
After I seen that picture of Kepharts knife I was like man, I am going to make me one roughly like that. Well it turned out to be 2 One with a orange G-10 handle
and one with Elk antler for its handle
I Like using the knives I make for normal knife cutting chores. I like to eat. No surprize there most do lol. So using my knife for helping to prepare my food is just every day stuff. In the next several pics I am using the Orange handled one for cutting up some fruits and veggies while in the kitchen.
In these pics I used the Elk Antler Kephart for splitting a Birch tree branch and then made up some fuzz sticks and carved a notch in one of the sticks.
In this pic I did some more veggie cutting with the Elk antler handled one.
So far I am really pleased with the way these 2 knives have handled and with what cutting chores I have done. I did not get the pics, but I tell ya, these knives really do well at spreading the peanut butter on some crackers.
The blades lengths are 4.25" long. the handles are 4.25" long also.
the orange handled one is made out of 0-1 steel and is 3/32" thickness.
The Elk antlered one had a 1/8" thick blade and is 0-1 steel also.
I just finished the orange handled one on monday and the Elk handled one this morning, so I have not really gotten to use them much. But over the next few weeks I plan to use them alot for my cutting chores in the kitchen, out in the woods and around the farm.
Processing any game will not be till next fall and into winter, but untill that time for other cutting chores I think this one is a keeper.
Anyways, I can see why Horace liked this knife design, for his cutting chores from camp to kitchen it really does a great job.
Hope you joyed the pics and commentary.
Bryan
PS. Next Knife design to try out will be from another old time camper
E. Kreps. I have the design look alike down on paper, now to put it into steel and for the handles on that one. I am thinking It will look pretty cool
with elk antlers for the handles. Any thoughts ?
Since last Nov. when I made up a knife style for myself like old time camper and hunter Dall DeWeese. I have been wanting to make up some other old time camper and hunter style knives.
Well I finally made another one or should I say 2. I got a couple of Kepharts made up and have been using them.
Over at the Bushcraft USA, forum there was a fellow that posted a link to the real knife that Horace Kephart used. Here is the pic that I took with my camera from off the site.
After I seen that picture of Kepharts knife I was like man, I am going to make me one roughly like that. Well it turned out to be 2 One with a orange G-10 handle
and one with Elk antler for its handle
I Like using the knives I make for normal knife cutting chores. I like to eat. No surprize there most do lol. So using my knife for helping to prepare my food is just every day stuff. In the next several pics I am using the Orange handled one for cutting up some fruits and veggies while in the kitchen.
In these pics I used the Elk Antler Kephart for splitting a Birch tree branch and then made up some fuzz sticks and carved a notch in one of the sticks.
In this pic I did some more veggie cutting with the Elk antler handled one.
So far I am really pleased with the way these 2 knives have handled and with what cutting chores I have done. I did not get the pics, but I tell ya, these knives really do well at spreading the peanut butter on some crackers.
The blades lengths are 4.25" long. the handles are 4.25" long also.
the orange handled one is made out of 0-1 steel and is 3/32" thickness.
The Elk antlered one had a 1/8" thick blade and is 0-1 steel also.
I just finished the orange handled one on monday and the Elk handled one this morning, so I have not really gotten to use them much. But over the next few weeks I plan to use them alot for my cutting chores in the kitchen, out in the woods and around the farm.
Processing any game will not be till next fall and into winter, but untill that time for other cutting chores I think this one is a keeper.
Anyways, I can see why Horace liked this knife design, for his cutting chores from camp to kitchen it really does a great job.
Hope you joyed the pics and commentary.
Bryan
PS. Next Knife design to try out will be from another old time camper
E. Kreps. I have the design look alike down on paper, now to put it into steel and for the handles on that one. I am thinking It will look pretty cool
with elk antlers for the handles. Any thoughts ?
Your dimensions seem ideal for a GP bush knife.:thumbup:
