Whiskey Bent Knives
Whiskey Bent Knives
If anyone has more accurate or up to date information on these please post it here. This is all I could find out at this time.
Here they are the Whiskey Bent Knives. They are made by Hank Gevedon at Reptile Toolworks in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky (according to Blade Magazine) and are a part of Whiskey Bent Hat Co. of Brownsboro, TX. It appears they started making these knives around 2017 or later.
I purchased the 4 in. Trapper and the 3 ½ in. Canoe with the Burlap Acrylic Handle. The blades are 440 SS with a half-stop on the Canoe but not on the Trapper. With the exception of one blade on the Trapper they are well centered. The blades are tight opening/closing with an excellent snap. The factory edge is very good.
The scales are 1/8 in. Acrylic with the Burlap design under the Acrylic. Each knife can be ordered with various patterns or designs. I do have reservations with these handles due to the material. I believe they will scratch very easily and with daily use or impact you could start to see cracks near the pins. I can’t imagine any moisture being good that gets under the Acrylic. Just about any other material would make these excellent EDC knives. They have nickel/silver bolsters with brass pins. Both knives feel comfortable in my hand and have a solid heavy weight feel to them.
As they are I would put these knives just below the quality of the Rough Ryder knives and they will make very good collectable series knives for display. Change the scale material and you could have a very fine EDC knife at an affordable price. $31.99 to $55.00 retail.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it....
Here they are the Whiskey Bent Knives. They are made by Hank Gevedon at Reptile Toolworks in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky (according to Blade Magazine) and are a part of Whiskey Bent Hat Co. of Brownsboro, TX. It appears they started making these knives around 2017 or later.
I purchased the 4 in. Trapper and the 3 ½ in. Canoe with the Burlap Acrylic Handle. The blades are 440 SS with a half-stop on the Canoe but not on the Trapper. With the exception of one blade on the Trapper they are well centered. The blades are tight opening/closing with an excellent snap. The factory edge is very good.
The scales are 1/8 in. Acrylic with the Burlap design under the Acrylic. Each knife can be ordered with various patterns or designs. I do have reservations with these handles due to the material. I believe they will scratch very easily and with daily use or impact you could start to see cracks near the pins. I can’t imagine any moisture being good that gets under the Acrylic. Just about any other material would make these excellent EDC knives. They have nickel/silver bolsters with brass pins. Both knives feel comfortable in my hand and have a solid heavy weight feel to them.
As they are I would put these knives just below the quality of the Rough Ryder knives and they will make very good collectable series knives for display. Change the scale material and you could have a very fine EDC knife at an affordable price. $31.99 to $55.00 retail.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it....
David L Roberts
U.S. Navy and D/FW International Airport Retired
U.S. Navy and D/FW International Airport Retired
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Some of mine aapear bent when Ive had too much whiskey!
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They look like great knives. David I understand your concern regarding
the handles.
Bob
the handles.
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Nice looking knives. At those prices, I'm assuming that they are made in China.
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The article in Blade Magazine said they are made in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky but I've sent in a message asking thatknifeaholic wrote: ↑Tue Aug 23, 2022 1:11 pm Nice looking knives. At those prices, I'm assuming that they are made in China.
question. I'll post their response.
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According to this website, their full description listing states the origin of these knives is china.
https://houseofblades.com/shop/whiskey- ... ne-handle/
https://houseofblades.com/shop/whiskey- ... ne-handle/
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Yes sir LJ I saw that, so hopeful I'll get an answer soon that will help.KLJ77 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 23, 2022 3:31 pm According to this website, their full description listing states the origin of these knives is china.
https://houseofblades.com/shop/whiskey- ... ne-handle/
David L Roberts
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Also, David, if you haven't seen this 'test' video by Hank, it's pretty impressive.
https://blademag.com/knifemaking/bent-s ... p-chopping
https://blademag.com/knifemaking/bent-s ... p-chopping
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'dlr110 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 23, 2022 2:37 pmThe article in Blade Magazine said they are made in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky but I've sent in a message asking thatknifeaholic wrote: ↑Tue Aug 23, 2022 1:11 pm Nice looking knives. At those prices, I'm assuming that they are made in China.
question. I'll post their response.
David, Mt. Vernon, Ky. is only about 25 miles from me. I'm not aware of any knife production facilities in this area. I suspect these are imported. I might just take a drive down there sometime and check it out. The website gives the location and business hours.
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That would be great Phil, I'm still waiting for someone there to respond to my email. I may have to call.philco wrote: ↑Tue Aug 23, 2022 6:48 pm'dlr110 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 23, 2022 2:37 pmThe article in Blade Magazine said they are made in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky but I've sent in a message asking thatknifeaholic wrote: ↑Tue Aug 23, 2022 1:11 pm Nice looking knives. At those prices, I'm assuming that they are made in China.
question. I'll post their response.
David, Mt. Vernon, Ky. is only about 25 miles from me. I'm not aware of any knife production facilities in this area. I suspect these are imported. I might just take a drive down there sometime and check it out. The website gives the location and business hours.
David L Roberts
U.S. Navy and D/FW International Airport Retired
U.S. Navy and D/FW International Airport Retired
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I wondered about that as well. They do have some nice looking knives, especially the bone-handled versions. I kept trying to find out more from their website, but there is not really an "about us" section there. I didn't check any other retailers, but it looks like Bladehouse listed the country of origin.
Thanks for bringing them to our attention!
Thanks for bringing them to our attention!
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Gentlemen I stand corrected. It appears that it is the fixed blade knives in the video that are made by Hank Gevedon in his Kentucky shop and the folding knives with the Whiskey Bent brand are made in China. My apologies to everyone.
David L Roberts
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I bought one of the large trappers with bone handle for around 40 dollars and I love that thing. Had a good edge but was a little thick behind the edge but that problem was easily solved. Would Def get another