This question recently came up again and I figured it warrants a thread Kephart Basic line 5-in field knife Basic line Super Duty Field Knife ^ Steel is here, we are decking material on these now. View attachment 1447191 In the works collaborations include Lorien Arnold Kukri Keffeler tanto Keffeler trench sword DEK2 Also in the works: Possible kitchen knife Micro EDC Folding all steel field knife Integral Shiv Axe Utility Fighter 2 In process: DEK1 4" Dagger K18 sword Kephart 5" basic line Filed Knife Currently available: Field Knife 2 12" Behemother
Up coming sales for the next month or three will probably include Dek1 in D3V and AEBL Hard Thin Field Knife 2 12" Behemother K18 blem Mark's folders Kephart (starting with AEBL) The 5" Basic Field Knife will start milling chips in about three weeks We're finishing up beveling the AEBL Kepharts today. We'll start beveling 3V tomorrow We're continuing to ship Dek1 and K18 for the pre-orders
Thanks Nathan! This is helpful info. I don't see the UF2 or the signature line SDFK on the list. Are they still upcoming and will there be pre-orders for these? (take my money...please)
Really looking forward to the kitchen knife and micro edc. Those will get everyday use. The axe will be badass. Thanks for making this a sticky!
We're going to continue our signature series production here on Blade Forums, but we're also adding some more affordable simplified offerings for distribution on Amazon to gain some exposure to normal people. It's an experiment. I get a lot of complaints from folks about our confusing and frustrating business model, so it's an attempt to address some short comings for people who don't forum good.
Thanks for the update, now I just have to decide what I’d like next. With CPK I know those crates have knife material in them. If that picture came from Survive those would be random pictures of empty crates. I waited for my DEK1 having full confidence that you would get to me sooner rather than later. Exactly what happened and I’m looking forward to ordering another CPK. And besides, I know your mom is keeping an eye on you.
Solid lineup: Remainder of the DEK1 (standard and swedged, Delta 3V and AEBL) Remaining K18 swords (10-20 of them this summer) Kephart (on machines now) 5" Utility Field Knife (bare bones value priced utility knife for Amazon distribution experiment. Material is here and being decked now) 7" Super Duty Field Knife (utility grade for Amazon distribution experiment. Material is here and will be decked next, to 1/4". This will be a "Busse level" unbreakable knife) There will be some kind of new Utility Fighter for a new customer. The details are fuzzy but will firm up by summer. Other projects on the white board that don't have material made yet and/or aren't solid on a schedule: Lorien's Kukri (90% chance) Lorien's next DEK project (90% chance) Some kind of weapon from the twisted mind of Dr. Keffeler (50% chance) Ninja Swords! (25%) Axe head (25%) folder (CPK Folding Field Knife) (90%) folder (Mark's new folder, Delta 3V, in process now) Integral Shiv (75%) Three finger micro EDC (75%) AEBL Kitchen knife (25%) Some kind of little dagger made from the Kukri drops (10%) Knives that are out of production that may return at some point: HDFK EDC2-EDC3 10" Chopper I'm sure I've missed something, but these are the things we're currently moving on. Also, we're hiring, if anybody is looking....
Will there still be a "signature series" fancier SDFK offered on BF (hopefully through pre-order)? I don't see that listed anywhere. If I am blind, please let me know and make fun of me! Also, is the UF2 you speak of the same as the "5" Utility Field Knife (bare bones value priced utility knife for Amazon distribution experiment. Material is here and being decked now)"?? Or will there be a BF Signature Series UF2 as well as the Amazon bare bones version?
Ewwww. *sigh* I guess if we have to we will make do. Just make sure they take off their shoes and take a bath once a week....this place will fill up with riff raff and ne'er do wells in no time...
CPK nomenclature can be a little confusing for those newer to CPK. FK/FK2/UFK = Field Knife UF = Utility Fighter (a single edged knife designed for fighting, that also has field utility capabilities. The original design is out of production, as they retooled for the DEF. DEF = Double Edged Fighter The UF2 will be a newly designed Utility Fighter.
So much WANT in this list. The Like button is beyond insufficient. Aside from the In Process and Currently Available, there’s 13 of them that I really want.
Next on the CPK agenda ought to be a nice well deserved vacation BUT only after I receive my much coveted DEK1 preorders which ought to be a real doozy
No kidding. When the last K18 pre-order ships I'm taking a week off. We're all stretched a little thin here right now.