Which pattern knife: Little King Goods or KemovanCraft? REVIEW

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Жыл бұрын

Here are my thoughts on the patterns knives by Kemovancraft and Little King Goods (Little King Supply Co).
Which is best for you? Should you upgrade?
littlekingsupplyco.com/
kemovancraft.com/
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Fiebing's Pro Dye: bit.ly/3binI9h
Skiving knife: bit.ly/3ziSxTg
Cotton gloves: amzn.to/3eQnxzz
Alcohol burner: amzn.to/3OHZ9QX
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Welcome to Le French Crafter!
My name is James Berry and I make and restore leather products in my spare time, mostly bags, backpacks and small items like wallets and card-holders. I am still learning a ton every time I take on a new project and always appreciate feedback on my creations.
For the moment I don't take orders as I like to spend too many hours getting the finished product as good as I can : this means that if I were to sell these bags, the selling price would be way more than the bags are worth due to the hours of work involved.
As always, do let me know what you think of this video. If you have any tips or comments please let me know by dropping a comment below this video :)

Пікірлер: 37

@Corter Жыл бұрын

For context, they're the same knife made in the same factory. Anyone can spec out their own handle materials and make their own with their logo lasered or cnc'd into it. They've got very low minimums and cost is around $10-15 per unit depending on handle materials.

@JamesBerry Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the added information! I did not know this before posting the video and another commenter pointed out the same thing (I wish I had found this out in my research prior). Do you happen to have links I could look at? Clearly a lot of the cost of some tools is just for the brand (know-how, thought gone into materials and process, quality control, marketing etc.) and I'm always curious to see what different people from different brands will create using the same base idea.

@jakev1972 Жыл бұрын

Yea please share the links to the manufacturers

@jeffallen3382 Жыл бұрын

I had a feeling they were made in the same place. What a joke! $24 vs $65 for the Little Kings... I'll take the KEMOVANCRAFT designed one. Made in the same place... that's funny!

@actualartist3082 Жыл бұрын

@@jeffallen3382 the handles are different materials you braindead fuck

@jeffallen3382 Жыл бұрын

@@actualartist3082 say goodbye to your account!

@Ivan-cp1dm Жыл бұрын

For 65$ I'd rather go with Kevin Lee's version of L'indispensable with D2 steel blade, will save you a few $ and you'll end with a better tool for almost half the price! Haven't tried Little King's one but I'll bet Kevin Lee's will outperform it any day or night. Nice review tho, thanks!

@pejutahaspa 3 ай бұрын

I've been very happy with every tool I've purchased from Kevin!

@sean.chiarot Жыл бұрын

Little King Supply says that the blade is replaceable, but for some reason he won't sell replacements. I've messaged with him and while he says he has a couple of extra lying around, he won't provide a way to purchase them. Strange. Great video, anyway!

@JamesBerry Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the insight Sean, that's interesting to know. I would be curious to see if he makes some available in future especially as he seems to be expanding his tool offerings.

@jeffallen3382 Жыл бұрын

That's why I won't buy anything from Little King...

@iliyanlaskov4253 Жыл бұрын

Very informative. Thanks

@JamesBerry Жыл бұрын

Glad this helps :)

@markwatts7634 Жыл бұрын

I have seen a few reviews of the Kemovan knife on Facebook, where the handle has snapped at the dovetail joint. Which after watching this video, and your explanation of it being a lightweight tool, I can understand why they have snapped. Users applying more pressure to cut than they absolutely need, then blaming the quality of the tool for their own misdoings. I wonder how the blades would behave in each others handles, I assume they are similar in tang size and style?

@JamesBerry Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this. It's something I have wondered as I end up pressing down very hard for deeper cuts. I can't imagine that joint would be tremendously strong but top marks for a clean joint! As long as this is used for thin materials then I think it will hold up great. I was tempted to switch out blades at first but ended up loving the brass and D2 steel combo too much. I will need to check but I'm pretty sure the tips are the same down to the tang (or not so different that a quick file can't fix).

@ThePigeonagile 8 ай бұрын

Mine snapped, but it was my fault! Tried to cut something too thick and hard. My Kemovan blade is D2, probably an upgrade since this vidéo!

@TheShredder316 3 ай бұрын

starting to see that leather tools that are made by, with collaboration, or with "leather crafters" in mind are far better than big companies doing stuff, especially Chinese companies.

@TheGizmoGremlin Жыл бұрын

Another great video, thank you. Could you maybe make a video on where to buy acrylic templates in Europe or maybe somebody in the community knows a good source?

@teogabrielsson4717 Жыл бұрын

I am also wondering this! Did you find a solution @TheGizmoGremlin ?

@BK33REVIEWS 8 ай бұрын

Man i would love to get one of those 7 dollars if i could ever see one in stock

@zidnyknight3611 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@jakev1972 Жыл бұрын

Buy the knife for the job your doing. Kenmovan for delicate or intricate cuts. Ltk knife for harder thicker leathers. Both have a purpose.

@JamesBerry Жыл бұрын

That's very true, though I'm not sure I would recommend getting both as the use cases for them would overlap quite a bit.

@jakev1972 Жыл бұрын

I just got the lkg pattern knife and yea very solid and heavy. I don’t know who makes that for lkg but I do notice that most of lkg leather tools are made by same place that makes kenmovan craft. Hell with kenmovancraft prices maybe they make there own.