Bps Knives HEPHAESTUS - Hand Forged Camp/Hunting knife -A Thing of Beauty.

[@Hondo79]

Happy birthday George from my sons and myself and many many more in the future

[@sammartinez8084]

Nice looking 👍👍👍👍👍

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Yes it is. Thanks for watching 👍

[@GregBrecker]

That thing is absolutely gorgeous! I’ve never seen anything so beautiful in real life, so to speak.Sold out! Ugh!

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Yep it's a beautiful for sure. I was lucky got mine when they first came out. Are they sod out or making more?. 🤔.

[@richardrudy2834]

Excellent blade and sheath. And bead.

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Yep its a pretty one for sure. Broke the budget getting that one...lol. ......worth it, just saying. Be safe out there

[@williambotts635]

Beautiful knife and another great video.

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Thank you. Its a nice knife for sure. Thanks for stopping by appreciate it.

[@tom_olofsson]

Beautiful blade. Happy birthday.

[@2ndchancegeorge]

LOL...thankyou. and appriciate the support.

[@JackBlack-gh5yf]

Absolutely stunning! I can't wait until they're back in production!

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Yep. They slowly working through this mess. They'll be back

[@DimitrosSJ]

​@@2ndchancegeorge they do work now! They help Ukraine's armed Forces alot. BPS production is working, but no exclusive options so far unfortunately.

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Yep. Happy they back

[@JackBlack-gh5yf]

@@2ndchancegeorge Thanks for the heads-up my friend, but they're sold out :(

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Argh......bummer.

[@terrybest8973]

That's how I been building knives and sheaths for over 40 years to

[@eduardol659]

Beautiful blade, indeed. Brought a smile to my face seeing you delight on it. Hope you enjoy that knife very much!

[@2ndchancegeorge]

I definately will thankyou

[@terrybest8973]

They make really good knives yes

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Yep. Liked this one

[@micekudson]

That is an awesome looking knife !!! Great review George!!

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Lol... its pretty

[@longrider42]

I used to know how to do that stitching, I was taught back in the day when I was in 4H. The material used is a flat leather lace. And its very well stitched. It is called an "Over Molded" full tang, like Buck knives uses on the 100 series of sheath knives. I suspect the lanyard hole goes through the tang. If you want to be sure, get a high powered magnet and check it out.

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Thank-you Iwill do that.stay safe

[@terrybest8973]

Cool blade George really good boy buy your self sumpins good old buddy you deserve it great guy

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Some times you gotta spoil yourself 😆

[@earlpitsch2149]

This guy is almost as interesting as watching grass grow!

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Sorry to dissapoint you. But thanks for watching. You be safe.

[@dorioneddy4650]

Hey George! That’s a gorgeous knife! The pattern on the blade is beautiful 😍

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Thankyou. Love it. Thanks for watching as always

[@phukhue289]

Thank you for your review. I was this close to buying it, but I don't buy knives than t aren't full tang. You saved me some money and buyers remorse

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Glad I could help. I am a fuff tang guy aswell...to be honest I bought it because I liked the look. I don't think I will use it . Appriciate the support.

[@kurtkrill5300]

thats a dandy George,bless n keep mate.

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Yes it sure I'd. Thanks for watching

[@71simonforrester]

Not something I'd go for myself - I'm more budget than that! It is stunningly beautiful though, and I think the fact it doesn't have a 90 degree spine shows good finish an comfort if you choke up which is likely as it's such a big blade. Most ferro rods come with a scraper anyway, and I start fires with a lighter, but take a ferro rod as a back up.

[@2ndchancegeorge]

I am with you there. I would not normally spend that money on a knife. My usual limit is 1/2 that. I use the b1 normally. And yes...lighter first then Ferro rod. Thanks for watching. Be safe out there

[@Ashysand]

I’m hooked on bps knives now. My woodlore arrived yesterday. I even did a vid on it if your interested. That’s a lovely looking blade. I’m not sure If I’d get one. I think it should be full tang being a heavy knife and all.

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Love them great knives.I will check the vid out thanks

[@alphadawg81]

I wouldn't worry about the rat tang. All of my Scandinavian knives have rat tangs and they take whatever task I throw at them....even batoning. Although they are normally made from 80CrV2.

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Yes I agree. I dontbabyse my knives so the chance of breaking the tang us slim.

[@f804.de.ruyter]

I wish bps made a different version of the adventurer but with this blade design, atleast this thickness and grind i think high scandi

[@2ndchancegeorge]

That woyld be nice. But uts just price. Thanks for watching

[@micekudson]

That is an awesome knife. It looks awesome and it seems like it would last if you actually used it but it looks too nice to strike a ferro rod. Lol. I think you pronounced the name right. Lol Great review George

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Thankyou big guy. Much appriciated as usual

[@kevinschmith9379]

Nice hat

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Lol thanks for watching. Appreciate it

[@davidglazener7921]

I have 2 BPS knives. Excellent! They do have a 90° spine which I really like. Maybe you could use a strong magnet to check how far the tang goes. Great review!

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Thanks for the support. May just try the magnet idea. Thankyou.

[@ralphwatten2426]

Beautiful knife! Now lets start smashing it with a log to see how it batons. Lord I hope not. Should be great around the camp. Take care of it!

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Lol...I get nervous when doing that....its my budget on the line....lol. thanks for watching and vommenting

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Ummmm. That was meant to say commenting.....lol. auto correct...the horror

[@user-kw1no4ht2r]

I feel you must have been really loving your new knife. And I also want to have that knife but have a question and concern about the Tang. It's not a full tang but a rat tail tang, so does it have any pros and cons for that tang type? i think the blade is very thick and heavy, so rat tail will be good enough, but I wonder it should be full tang for the more strongness or not? Do you have any opinion on that?

[@2ndchancegeorge]

I prefere full tang. It's just stronger. But I don't think it's a rats tail, but maybe a 1/2 Tang. I think it will be just fine. Thankyou for watching

[@richardrudy2834]

You know the old saying lol buy once cry once.

[@2ndchancegeorge]

I'm still crying...my budget is still recovering...lol

[@jamesmcneil3354]

Where can I get a SPAM hat?

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Google spam museum mn. The website has a store. They have a couple different ones. Thanks again for watching

[@yankee23a]

Hey George, just discovered your channel around a month ago.....which part of SA are you originally from ? By the accent Im going to guess KZN ?

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Lol....nope born in (Rhodesia) Zimbabwe. But my Parents came from Pretoria.they moved up before I was born to small mining town. ....Asbestos of all things. Glad to have you along. The support is appriciated.

[@yankee23a]

@@2ndchancegeorge Ah.....Rhodesia was my 2nd choice on the list. All good, im checking some of the older videos out too, very well done .

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Thankyou

[@shawnpepin7890]

i almost boght it, but then realized it was 6mm thick with a partial tang in D2.. these bps partial tangs have a bad reputation of breaking at the handle ( i have 12 of thier full tangs, but the only one that broke was the rat tail carbon blade that is very similar to that) i just dont really think a relatively brittle steel like d2 is a good match for a 6mm blade that people are going to think is strong enough to thwack on and pry ... its a very contradictive blade

[@2ndchancegeorge]

I agree. But to be honest I cannot see me using it for buttoning etc. For me it's just a thing of Beauty. The non full tang is an issue I am well aware of. But hey, it's pretty cool looking you gotta admit. Lol.....thanks for watching. And of course the very true comment.

[@BackyardGrowersPH]

nice knife. if you have old knife can you share it to me 😂🗡️🔪

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Lol.....I have lots.....I would send you one, but I don't think I can send to Phillipines.

[@rtoguidver3651]

That's not hand forged, it's hand faked. It's not a full tang, it's D2 steel which is OK, but not a good High Carbon steel.. It cost $102.80 and only has $10 worth of steel & $5 worth of leather, & $5 worth of wood. Get a 1095 High Carbon steel or s30v and make your own for a third of the price and twice the quality...

[@2ndchancegeorge]

You are probably right. But I like the look and personally I dont have the skill to make one. Appriciate the comment and support thank you

[@user-ue7tn2lj4p]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇦💪

[@2ndchancegeorge]

Yep. Very good for sure. Be safe