Hey everyone David C Andersen here coming at you from the KnifeCenter and
today we're taking a look at the LT Wright Gen 5. Let's check it out. So the
brand new Gen 5 from LT Wright knives is a modern update of the classic Kephart
knife pattern. Much like the original Cole Klesser made Kephart knife had a
four inch and five-inch bladed version. This Gen 5 is a five-inch bladed version
of their original Genesis which helped launch the LT Wright knives and has a
blade just over 4 inches. Apart from that added blade length this is exactly the
same thing you know and love from that Genesis. It still has that fantastic
broomstick style handle that fills the hand very nicely and makes it very
comfortable to engage in long wood carving and whittling sessions. The blade
steel is A2 which is a great tough option for an outdoors field knife.
It'll initially be available in two different grinds both a Scandi grind
which is a bushcraft classic and the saber grind shown here that has a flat
primary bevel. I actually had a chance to use this knife on a recent outing and I
found that extra blade lengths to be very helpful when doing all kinds of
stuff around the camp. Even with that extra length the balance of this knife
is fantastic and it's very controllable. I was able to use it in a range of
different activities including some woodworking. At one point we were making
tri-sticks and we were able to demonstrate a bunch of the notches that
you might use in a bushcraft or survival situation. The handle made it very easy
to bear down when doing things like stop cuts or notching and the tip was still
close enough to the handle that I found it very easy to control when doing
things like a box or cylinder reduction. I was able to get my thumb right behind
the edge holding the stick in this hand and do some very fine and very
controlled motions quite easily and when I was doing things like this. That's
another area where this simple handle design comes in really handy because
there's no odd shape. it's very easy to hold this in just about any manner you
wish. We've got a nice smooth pommel which means it's easy to stick it in
your palm right here and you can do drilling tasks with this knife because
the point is right along the centerline. It makes it very easy and very efficient
and it also came in handy when I was doing that fine work with the tip these
handles are shaped by hand and you'd be hard-pressed to find any hot spots. For
one of the nicest features I like about this handle design are the addition of
the thumb scallops right here that gives you a nice pinch point on
knife whether you're using it for smaller tasks or reverse for using that
spine while you're scraping. Like all LT right knives this was also very useful
when we were trying to get a fire going for one thing it features a 90-degree
spine which makes it very usable for things like scraping including when you
want to scrape the fire steel or faracerium rod to throw sparks and get your
flames going it was also useful earlier in the situation when I was prepping
some tinder. I was able to use the blade to harvest some bark from a tree and I
was then able to use the backside with that crisp spine to run along the inside
of the bark and feather up the fibers so that I could get a nice good tinder
bundle. Let's say for instance the good tinder material wasn't available
and you had to get your fire going from a single piece of wood I'd have no
qualms actually using this knife to split that piece of wood because the
construction is top notch. In addition to using that tough A2 steel we've got
canvas micarta handles that are very secure on this tang. You can see these
love lists or fisheye style bolts right here but that's not all that's keeping
these attached. The LT right team also uses a heavy 2 ton marine grade epoxy to
hold these in place. Meaning the scales are secured both chemically and
mechanically but even if something were to happen these do have a lifetime
warranty. So after battoning your log down to kindling size you're gonna want to
make some feather sticks and because of that full grip it's very easy to bear
down and get some good pressure when you're going through that task but if
you want a little more control and you're the kind of person who likes to
choke up on your knife blade the front of the scales here forms sort of a shelf
which makes a very handy place for hooking your thumb over and getting
right up behind that blade for even finer control. Last but not least I want
to talk about the sheath real quick. You'll have to pardon the marks on this
one because this is a used example that I actually put through its paces but we
get a high quality leather sheath and it's made by JRE industries and just
like the knife itself it's made here in America.
The sheath does come with a loop here on the side for holding your ferro rod and
in terms of carry you've actually got a couple different options of how you're
gonna attach this to your belt. It does come equipped with the dangler
attachment which allows you to hook your belt through here and if you're wearing
a pack or a longer coat it's a great way to have this sticking out below so it's
easier to access. It's also handy when you're getting in and out of vehicles
because you've got a little bit of motion this way it's the
to sit down in the driver's seat without it poking you in the side however if
you're not too keen on the dangler carry system and prefer to carry it a little
bit higher you can simply fold this back and there's still plenty of length right
here to thread your belt through the top. So the Gen 5 is gonna make a fantastic
addition to the Genesis family of LT Wright knives and it's quickly becoming
one of our favourite bushcraft knives here at the KnifeCenter. If you want to get
your hands on one you can order now at KnifeCenter.com using the link below