I've covered some ground today between projects. I have a good bit of detail sanding and shaping yet to do. I did make the blades pin holes larger to alighn and center the scale pins, but I think the blade kind of hydroplaned when I clamped it. Too bad.
At least they are in a straight line now, just running upwards to the rear.
I started going with the real Kephart handle shape, but I didn't like how it felt so I just made everything uniform mostly.
See below.

It doesn't look traditional either, so it's fine.
The final product will look more refined, and the colors should be more apparent.
At least this is the plan. Honestly, trying to get everything even with overlapping scales isn't easy. I just wanted to play around, and maybe next time I won't try to be so fancy.
Ill see if I can finish up before Monday.
More pics when I finish.

 

Well, it's good enough I suppose.
I'm going camping next month, maybe I'll try it out. I need to make or buy a sheath now.
I've got a pile of knives to use, and not enough free time put them all to work.
I do enjoy making stuff though.

If you are going to make something, why not make something useful....right?

Take care!

 

Appears to be a nice project knife sir - job well done !

 

I have a couple of Latin American knives made Condors. This Huron design is very handy in hand. Standard 1095 steel blades.

I mention Latin American because there is a similarly named Japanese Condor that is strongly associated with it parent name Lakota.

 

That is a good looking knife and sheath.
I've been looking at the Condor brand for years. They have so many good and unique options I never made up my mind. I look at this brand as a company that makes knives to be used before collected.
Lately I've been fixated on making stuff, and that Kephart blank made me finally buy a Condor. Ill probably buy other Condors in the future. Perhaps one of their machete offerings. I got a Tops Elchete over a year ago,and I've been afraid of putting the first scratch on it. It's fit and finish is flawless. Ill use it soon, but the Condor products just say "use me".

 

Their machetes are decent but their beauty makes me back off when I have the inexpensive (but useful) Gavilansm Imcasa and Tramontinas to work with. Those I'm happy to take out and use.

The Condor Golok is beautiful in my eyes.

Condors kukri machete appears very useful and comes with a nice sheath as well.

 

The Condor kukri is the one I've been watching mostly.

My most used machetes are in this order an OKC US surplus 18" that is 30 years old, OKC 12" I put micarta scales on lives in my truck, a village made item constructed from a rock cutting saw blade and pipe section from the Philippines I believe.
Followed by a 22" OKC that is really too long for my taste. The 12" is missing in the picture because I am too lazy to dig it out of my truck this morning. Haha!

So naturally you can see how I need a Kukri....right?
And how I've been able to get by so far without blemishing my Tops.

I hate to admit this because I really like Axes and Hatchets, but a Machete is a better tool for most tasks in my opinion.

 

Nice Kep! I always like your projects and work
Ive reprofiled a number of old blades, from abused hunters to kitchen 'butchers' to a vintage bone handled 'carving knife'.
The idea for me has often been to try out a popular old pattern before buying one; it has saved me several times from buying 'the wrong blade for me'. Sure have looked at the offerings from Condor as a basis though they tend to run thick.
My pref has been carbon steel, the one ss butcher I made into a Kep (a smidge bigger) was just Ok steel wise. I am not really a spear point knife guy, so I 'salvaged the project' by just making the spear point a clip, and thus it has stayed.
In this way Ive made my 'triad of classics', a Nesmuk, the Kep and my fav, a Deweese. But No Where Near the looks and quality of your work!