Show me your Kephart blades !

[JK Knives]

That lacewood Pocket Kephart is the first one I did in that size. I also believe it was the first knife you got from me

 

[C_Kyle]

Those mini Keps are sweet!

 

[C Bryant]

That lacewood Pocket Kephart is the first one I did in that size. I also believe it was the first knife you got from me

Indeed it was! Getting close to a year ago now, maybe few more months?

 

[silenthunterstudios]

I have this Kephart by Matt Lesniewski:



I love the Keppie's simple, honest design. It peforms really well too.

How'd you get mine ?

 

[bindlestitch]

I love these classic knives.
One I did recently.

They have just such a great feel for bushcraft.
Later,
Iz

 

[Carolina River Rat]

I love these classic knives.
One I did recently.

They have just such a great feel for bushcraft.
Later,
Iz

Good stuff.

 

[riddleofsteel]

Mine is a Bark River Osage orange Kephart

factory sheath is not the best in the world but the knife is top drawer.

 

[Ossa1970]

Let's try and resurrect this thread with a few new pics of Keppies

 

[IUKE12]

Almost three years old but I'll play since you are obviously a serious Kephart fan.
Here's my one and only by Bark River. A2 steel with ebony . Very sharp and very nice.

 

[Gossman Knives]

Almost three years old but I'll play since you are obviously a serious Kephart fan.
Here's my one and only by Bark River. A2 steel with ebony . Very sharp and very nice.

I remember back in 2006 seeing/handling one of the first BRKT Kepharts before they hit the market. I think the change in how they attached the handle scales was a big improvement.

Seems to be a comeback of interest in the Kephart knife recently.
Scott

 

[silenthunterstudios]

I went on a Kephart kick a few years ago. I had JK, Gossman, ML, Neilson, Laconico. A couple others I can't remember. Now, I'm down to only three. One full size, one mini (4" blade) and one micro (approx 3" blade). All Gossman Knives. All A2 and cocobolo. All great users (the others weren't too shabby, but I can't afford to keep knives on the shelf).

 

[Diomedes Industries]

ML Kephart - extended handle.

ML Straight Back Kephart - Extended handle

ML Patch Knife - My version of the Kephart Companion - extended handle.

My Brothers AND Fathers ML Kephart - with my Kephart Companion - eventually sold...

BRKT Kephart and Companion.

(Early leather of mine - embarrassing really - need to redo them...)

 

[hiwa]

Cool. The first time I've been necro-threaded ,Lol.
Since I made this post almost 3 years ago , I did actually find my "Kephart" knife. The BHK Bushcrafter. I actually bought 3 of them I like them so much !!

 

[Hesparus]

Glad to see this thread resurrected — I actually just started on a couple of kepharts!

- Chris

 

[GODSPEED TACTICAL]

"Necro-Threaded"....lol.

That JK "Stomper" is awesome!


I don't own a Kephart syle blade yet but I when I do (real soon) it's going to be a Corehart (Core Knife Co.). I'll have my second one in the shop for a sheath this week and I was really impressed with the first one I got to work on. Especially with the handle.... it's got some "swell" along the spine so it really fills your hand.... kinda reminds me of a "Nessmuk" handle.


Not mine but here's some pics I took before sending it back out to Sharp Edge.

The second one I have coming in has Jade G10 scales and he wants the same setup with a taco sheath. Gonna be a pretty sic looking setup. Hopefully soon I'll post pictures of one that actually belongs to me real soon.


Eli

 

[Big Chris]

Here is the first knife I made which was a Kephart and the latest knife I just finished today which also fits this subject. I really like Kepharts, I think they are about the most utilitarian blade style. That first one I made about two years ago from .125 O1 I got from the machine shop I worked at. Used a Oxy-Acetelene torch for heat treat and quenched in some oil we had laying around (it got hard). I carried that one for more than a year every day to work. It traveled all over the US with me doing service calls on forestry equipment. The other is ground from CPM 10V and heat treated to 64. Very excited to start using this one, if no one buys it (wife said I had to try to sell it first). Black and green canvas Micarta for the original and Black and Toxic Green G10 for the new one.

Anyway here is a pic:

Thanks for looking
Chris

 

[BarneyJoe]

Here's a Kephart repro made for the Smoky Mt Assoc.

 

[BarneyJoe]

That a walnut show case that came with the knife. The knife is a limit edition.

 

[readyme]

The ML straight back is on my short list thanks to Talfuchre's review. The Corehart (Core Knife Co) is also another nice looking option.

 

[Hawkeye5]

Breeden kephart.

This is the one Bryan made for me last year . Still love it
Jeff