The "Ask Nathan a Question" Thread

bluemax_1 said:
In a nutshell; this is the answer.

The FK1 and FK2 were full blown CPK models.

The BFK was a simplified model, originally intended to be sold on Amazon, so regular folks could get a taste of CPK’s offerings, and as such, the design omitted some of CPK’s standard features, so the BFK could be offered at a more modest price point.

After further consideration, Nate decided not to go the Amazon route, and just began offering the BFKs here.

The BFK and Kephart are in CPK’s Basic line, and are differentiated by a standard Carothers mark, vs the Carothers signature.

As numerous people asked if there would be a Signature version of the BFK, with all the other design elements included, Nate began offering those as the Signature BFK, aka the FK3.
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Isn't that what I said? 🤣
 
SweetPete said:
Ok, dumb question here. If the first Field Knife was a FK1, and the second one was a FK2, then why isn't the Basic 5" Field Knife called the "FK3" and the skeletonized/jimped/swedged version called a "Signature FK3"?

While, I'm kind of expecting a reply of "Because...", my OCD is hoping for a more meaningful answer. Thanks in advance. 😁
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The Basic Field Knife came into existence as part of a plan Nathan had at one point to sell some models without “signature” features such as jimping on Amazon (same as the SDFK).

He ended up just selling them to us at a lower price than the “fancy” ones would have been and then did a preorder due to high demand and added the option to pay for a more refined/finish intensive option called the “signature” option.

Lol never mind I apparently didn’t refresh the page before writing this up.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
The FK3 is better than the FK1. In every way.

I will fight and die on this hill.
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Good lord man.

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