BK62 ???

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So are there any advantages the BK62 offers over other Beckers?

Does the BK62 do anything better than other Beckers?

Or does the BK62 really just honor Kephart?

I almost pulled the order trigger over the weekend, then asked myself these questions.

So BK62 owners/users please chime in!

Thanks!
 
It's thinner. It's light. It drills really well, and other bushcraft applications. It's closest to the BK-16, I'd say.
It's an excellent knife.
 
It's handle is WAY more comfortable than the "tweeners"

It is by far the Best of the smaller Beckers. And can do everything under a BK9.
It's really almost the perfect knife.
 
Yeah, it's real good.
It doesn't fit neatly in the lineup like the other more Beckery models, but that wasn't the point.
It's the best accessible production Kephart available right know, AFAICT.
 
It’s a nice thin easy to pack plain Jane knife. Has the look of an old bait knife . Don’t let the looks fool you . It feels Great and works like a knife should :thumbsup: is it the only knife you will ever need ? NO:p
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It sure is a keeper
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The BK-62 is very much a tribute to the late Horace Kephart and like what daizee daizee said, you won't find a better production level Kephart reproduction on the market.

Is it better than a BK-16? That is a matter of opinion. Ethan stated that the BK-16 was his answer to the quintessential belt knife (I'm heavily paraphrasing) and up until he had the opportunity to handle an original Colclesser, he was pretty dismissive of the original Kephart design.

In my opinion, the 62 retains a lot of the subtleties that makes the Kephart design ingenious, albeit simple. Ethan and Ka-Bar did an amazing job at recreating an original and I vastly prefer it to a 16. The 16 is a very fine knife but the handle design is restrictive to those of us with large hands and when doing woodcraft, you lose a lot of efficiency when your hand is locked into a specific grip. I like a knife, particularly one that will be doing fine work, that doesn't lock one's hand in only a few grip styles - it is why I am a huge fan of the Puukko knife and Kepharts alike.

Kephart knives can look pretty boring and simple - hence why most knifemakers either get the design completely wrong or they take a lot of artistic license with it. If one looks at Horace's design philosophy, however, everything kind of clicks.
 
I'd really love to see a 4" BK62 as that extra length of blade is more than I need and just gets in the way.

On the other hand I can live happily with the BK16 as my large knife. There may be other designs as good but I can't find anything better.
I think the BK16 is under appreciated in the knife community.

I've never met Kephart but I once met the wonderful Ethan Becker and it puts a smile on my face to look at and use his "favorite child."
 
StrayRound said:
I'd really love to see a 4" BK62 as that extra length of blade is more than I need and just gets in the way.

On the other hand I can live happily with the BK16 as my large knife. There may be other designs as good but I can't find anything better.
I think the BK16 is under appreciated in the knife community.

I've never met Kephart but I once met the wonderful Ethan Becker and it puts a smile on my face to look at and use his "favorite child."
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Thank you for the comparison! I was wondering how they compared as it seemed like the closest rival in the Becker line.
 
azwelke said:
It speads peanut butter the best.
I love mine.
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