Pros: Material, Style
Cons: None
Cheap blade
Added scales to this. Won't feel bad to lose it or destroy it. Sharpens to razor pretty easily too.
Reviews and Ratings for Condor Tool & Knife CB247-4.5HC 4.5" Kephart Carbon Steel Blade Blank for Knife Makers
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Customer Reviews
Steve
Oxford, maJun 19, 2015
Keith
Manchester, CTAug 14, 2015
Pros: Size, Material, Style
Cons: None
Excellent Kephart knife
The arrived with an excellent finish, clean grind line and shaving sharp. It is a faithful copy of the original Kephart design. I handled it with a set bocotta wood that l get darker with age. I recommend that the taper the handle from a 1/2 inch thick at the hilt up to 3/4 inch thick at the pummel like the original design. I also sheathed it in a deep sheath that goes almost to the top of the handle for secure. I have been building knives for 6 years and found this to be an easy project that I could recommend for someone who wants to start making knives. I am looking forward tp receiving the bushlore blade which is currently on backorder.
Jim ? L
va. Beach, VANov 30, 2015
Pros: Material
Cons: Style
condor Kephart vs Taditional Kepthart
I purchased this product because I am making traditional Kephart style knives. When it arrived I lay the two side by side. The Condor is 7/8" wide compared to the traditional Kephart at 1" wide. The Spear point.on the Condor kephart is very pointed, where as the traditional kephart has a rounded pear point. ,he only thing I did not.like on the Condor was the laser engraved "El Salvador" on one side and "Condor" on the other. There is no room.for a makers mark. I can not make a traditional for the price of the Condor blank. I will add this to my inventory as a Stylized Kephart, to offer a less expensive knife to clients.
Dave D
California Apr 05, 2018
Pros: Material
Cons: Size
A basic knife
Just a basic blade nothing fancy. It will cut and so far sharpens and holds a edge nicely. To me the finish is rough and the laser logo was sloppy! The El Salvador was double etched. The whole blade needs wet some serious wet sanding! I had to go through several grits to get a satisfactory final finish... The blade has more of a speer point than the traditional drop. It is thin and narrow so it has more of a feel and look of a green river trade knife than a kephart.