FSB -- Becker/Ka Bar BK62 Kephart: Super Fine Modern Tool Knife

“For God so loved the world,i that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”
John 3:16-21
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[@Canoe571]

Old guys who appreciate history! That's me. Mine came razor, shaving sharp out of the box. Makes an excellent knife for the kitchen, whether indoors or at the camp site where it serves many purposes. When you hold a good Kephart replica, you have a bit of history in your hand. This is a very good review of the details of this knife.

[@leloup-garou443]

Once again another great knife from Becker☝️💯‼️

[@adrianotero7963]

I think of all the replicas....this one may be the most true to the original......I think I will be getting one.for Christmas.....

[@D45VR]

Classic & functional design. I like it.

[@kaizen5023]

Balance is rarely ever mentioned in knife reviews unfortunately, but good job here and for covering the distal taper of blade and tang. Most modern knives use a full thickness tang which throws off the balance and was generally not done historically.

[@hbrhodes1s]

I love the way you talk about the knife. It's a love for your profession. Becker allegedly found the only remaining Kephart knife from the early 1900s and reproduced it. The only variation is supposed to be the allen screws and nuts.

[@adrianotero7963]

The original also had a convex edge.....those are the main differences......

[@chrisgeoss2543]

I heard the same thing. He copied his knife off the original. But the sheath doesn't look the same

[@mundoanimado8772]

Nossa que legal vc poem tradução no seus vídeos gostei continue assim sou do Brasil 👍

[@jamescooper2618]

When it comes to blade length, I'll take a little longer over a little shorter any day of the week. I think the BK62 is the perfect bushcraft/hunting knife.

[@domcabal3793]

I own an OKC SK5 Blackbird which is a Kephart design.

[@BillRalens]

nobody cares

[@timbo4374]

I've been thinking of buying one of these mostly for the collection, although I'm sure I'd put some use on it like all my knives. I love the history behind it, and it's as close to the original as you'll ever find. The originals could be bought in either 4" or 5" versions. I wishEthan he had done the 4" one instead, but whatever, it's still a damn good tribute to the great one.I'm glad they didn't put that God awful black powder coat they seem so fond of on it.

[@kevinmorrice]

this is modelled off an actual knife made specifically for horace, which horace never used simply because he preferred the smaller size blade

[@kenangitomer892]

Great video!!

[@guylewis7418]

It reminds me of the Green River Dadley blade.

[@Nazguloid]

Hi Good sir, I have a big favor to ask. Could you give me the dimensions of the knife? I have a custom maker order for a Kephart knife, and the BK62 is the best reference. Blade and handle height on the low and high spots, handle thickness on the thinnest and widest point (you said 5/8 is that the widest?)/

[@fishingunboxingsandreveiws7226]

Is 70 old?

[@1joshjosh1]

I did give it a gander. This is $320 in Canada. Auch. A bit much.

[@paulmacduff6215]

I think Ethan Becker pretty closely copied a knife made by Colclesser Bros. back in the good old days. They made two blade lengths one 4" and one 5". I think Becker has the longer one.

[@adrianotero7963]

Seeying the acceptance of this knife......maybe they will make a copy of the one Kephart actually carried........a 4 inch....with rivets and a convex blade......

[@stephenstruman7235]

To be fair people are taller than they were 100 years ago. I think we can let the 1/4” slide.

[@TheApostleP]

Southpaw Truman Heresy!!!

[@stephenstruman7235]

I do find it funny that the original design was so accurately described in the book of camping and woodcraft and still there are so many Kemphart designs that didn’t even bother to follow the instructions.

[@rockets4kids]

@@stephenstruman7235 So true. There was one thing missing, though, which is that Kephart's actual knife was closer to 3/32" in thickness. This is something which must be inferred from the 4 oz weight limit, as the only way to stay under that limit is with 3/32" stock.

[@Mekhanic1]

Good video! You show the knife--that sounds weird but I've watched a few "reviews" where they never show the knife and just blab. =)

[@dalecarpenter8828]

at leased they didn't put one of those cartoon handles on it ! and they did a decent sheath instead of the crappiest sheath on the market ( well almost ) ! $130.00 I would expect a tapered tang and a 6" blade ! I like the stock thickness ! pretty good knife ! I like improvements on tried and true designs ! and giving credit ti the origins ! not bad and not to outrageous of a price !

[@josephtousignant7318]

Some problems I see right away, and why I'd think Mr. Kephart would never have accepted this knife "as built" for his personal use! Firstly, there is NO need to have the handle attachment method using screws and bolts that leave deeply recessed areas that WILL collect all sorts of nastiness when cleaning fish and game, and then go on to prep dinner and veggies with! It's just too hard to clean out and will contribute to cross-contamination and illness at some point; just a horrible choice for an outdoor knife. Simple scale pins would also be lighter, and flush with the handle scales would make cleaning simple. Another issue is he designed his version with a much more tapered tang, to save weight where he could. It's more labor-intensive to do it that way, which is why they didn't do it as fully as could have been done here. A more pronounced taper would have removed unnecessary weight where you don't need it without sacrificing strength, and make for better balance "in hand" on most every knife I've handled that used a stronger tapered tang. And remember it's been said that "...the original Kephart knife design is “everything you need, nothing you don’t”. One detail, if building his knife today given the modern convenience and reliability of ferrocerium fire starting rods, is I'd think Horace would have chosen a 90-degree flat spine grind to use as the "scrapper" for sparking a Ferro rod. Back then, he chose a spine with lightly beveled edges from what I've seen, to ease the blade through cleaning and game skinning chores. Ease of fire starting would have trumped the slight benefit of a dull rounded spine in the cleaning of game, as well as bark scraping and making feather sticks with a 90-degree sharpened spine design. BTW, I prefer my bushcraft knives with a wide spearpoint blade shape like this one, for at times bringing suitable foods directly to the mouth in camp, but have had one made in thinner 3/32 inch O Tool Steel stock so that no tang taper was even necessary to keep weight down. In this thickness with a flat grind, it's also super easy to sharpen and keep sharp! (90 Degree spine, of course 🙂)

[@davidtate166]

I like it 😎 all business blade .mm no 90deg spine .??some dont need it.i

[@adrianotero7963]

Kephart didn't need a ferro rod......he carried wooden matches......

[@desertfoxxx98]

Because ferro rods didn't exist back then.

[@alicnar3517]

le couteau est moche

[@slipnpitch1894]

In your 'opinion '

[@margaretadler6162]

It wasn't made to be pretty. It was made to be practical!

[@user-zt1cb6lj5r]

Bomba