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Knives For Construction Sites: Smith’s EdgeWork-Site 2.7″ Hawkbill

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Knives For Construction Sites: Smith’s EdgeWork-Site 2.7″ Hawkbill

 

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Smith’s new EdgeWork-Site knives were designed for the toughest of conditions and applications, namely those found in and around the construction industry. Tools chosen for construction work must be close to indestructible, given the jobs they’re required to do, day-in and day-out.

Here’s one great example: Smith’s EdgeWork-Site 2.7″ Hawkbill knife (available here). This tough, dependable knife features a 400-series stainless-steel blade with black stonewash finish that provides extra protection while providing a rugged look.

The razor-sharp Hawkbill-style blade is made of precision heat treated stainless steel with a 1″ serrated section to utilize the full length of the blade.

Opening the EdgeWork-Site Hawkbill knife is made extremely easy with ambidextrous thumb studs. The front handle is made of rugged glass-filled textured nylon, and the back handle is constructed with 2Crl3 steel.

The EdgeWork-Site Hawkbill knife employs a sturdy frame lock design that secures the blade open during use, and it also includes a handy pocket clip for carrying ease and convenience.

What kind of jobs can the EdgeWork-Site Hawkbill knife handle? Cutting lines, cords, and rope up to 1” in diameter; opening or breaking down any cardboard box; and taking care of virtually any chore where an extremely tough, sharp blade is needed.

CLICK HERE TO ORDER

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Knifemakers: Level Up Your Handles with Raffir®

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Knifemakers: Level Up Your Handles with Raffir®

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Raffir Offers Incredible Wood, Fossils & Composites

Raffir, a knifemaking supplier, offers products in three main categories: Raffir Wood, Raffir Fossils and Raffir Composites.

Raffir Wood is stabilized fine-grained wood. The stabilization process is a specially developed high-pressure resin treatment. After this process the material is stronger, more durable and obtains deeper grain patterns.

Our Raffir Fossils are real Ice Age mammoth fossils that are preserved with a similar process. These rare and special materials are made useful with the stabilization process.

Finally, Raffir Composites are plant fibers or metals that are cast in a deep colored 3D resin matrix. The finished materials are hybrids with unique structures from the untreated material plus mechanical benefits from the durable resins.

Fossil

Using Raffir Materials

Raffir materials are most often used for fine handles. However, this is far from the only application.

They are also used for accessories, jewelry, inlays, musical instruments, pool cues, fishing rods and more. Actually, they work well in most small- and medium-sized quality products. Use them where you want that extra edge to your products.

Uranium Scales

About Raffir

Raffir is taking a new approach to material design. Every day we strive to take something traditional and practical and turn it into an art form.

Usually, our costumers already make very appealing quality products, both as fine crafts and industrial high-end goods. So at first we have to ask ourselves: How can Raffir materials help our customers make even better products? Surely, they have to stand out from all the rest. They have to be more special, more beautiful, have a better story – simply be more appealing to the customers, all the while still meeting the requirements for strength, durability, machinability and safety.

Composite

This leads us to a whole variety of new materials. Every time we start a new project we want to create something original. To help us do that we even create entirely new manufacturing methods.

Careful selection is another way of insuring a high quality. Therefore, we use a lot of efforts on product development. Actually, for every product we put on the market there are about 10 more on our R&D shelves. And every time we launch a new product we set the bar a little bit higher. Thereby we ensure better and better products for our customers.

The Classic Kershaw Leek Gets a New Look

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The Classic Kershaw Leek Gets a New Look

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The Kershaw Leek has been the standard in EDC knives for years. This new copper design adds another chapter to its storied history.

New Kershaw Leek

The popular Leek gets a next-level upgrade with CPM 154 blade steel and genuine copper handle scales. Denser than steel, this Leek’s copper handle gives it some comfortable weight. Over time the handles will patina so that each copper Leek has its own unique look.

The Leek has been called the ideal EDC. With its 3-inch blade, it’s a good-sized knife, but not too big. The slim design makes it easy to carry, and its razor-sharp blade of high-performance CPM 154 means it can take care of a world of cutting tasks.

  • A must-have addition to your Leek collection
  • Made in the USA
  • CPM 154 powdered metallurgy steel has uniform distribution of carbides to take and hold an excellent edge; good corrosion resistance, wear resistance, and toughness
  • Stonewashed finish helps hide use scratches
  • Genuine copper handles will patina over time for a unique finish
  • SpeedSafe® assisted opening with convenient flipper
  • Tip-Lock secures blade when closed

CLICK HERE TO GET IT AT KERSHAW.KAI-USA.COM

 

Knife Preview: The Hogue K320, A Knife Designed with a Pistol in Mind

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Knife Preview: The Hogue K320, A Knife Designed with a Pistol in Mind

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Note: As of this writing, the Hogue K320 is so new that the photos haven’t been released yet. However, BLADE is able to give you this preview of what is sure to be an outstanding knife. Learn more here.

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Hogue Knives has partnered together with SIG SAUER® to deliver a full line of quality SIG® branded knives. A highlight knife from the partnership is the K320. It’s designed to pair with the SIG SAUER P320 as a full duty, tactical knife. The P320 stands as a leader in SIG’s premier pistol line, and the K320 duly embodies the same precision manufacturing standards, prevailing as the pistol’s trustworthy companion.

The knife boasts a robust blade of CPM S30V premium steel, chosen for its excellent edge retention and leading corrosion resistant properties. Each blade is finished from the same exact vendor as SIG SAUER firearms in Black or Coyote PVD. The blade provides a high grind profile and keen edge.

A Nylon 12 polymer frame matches the same composition and color concentrations as the P320 pistol. The blade gently falls into the frame with precision clearance and minimal leak points for debris. The K320’s frame isn’t cored out, resulting in increased overall strength as well as a uniform balance between the blade and frame.

This knife is geared towards the tactical user. A triangular window is utilized for low profile deployment allowing the thumb to glide across the blade surface for ease of action, as well as matching the aesthetic of the triangular magazine release on the P320 pistol.

Manual models house an ABLE Lock™ mechanism, slightly recessed into the polymer surface for minimal interference and swift action. Automatics offer immediate deployment via button lock spring mechanism. The knife is finished with an ambidextrous pocket clip with machined louvres that can be positioned in a tip up or down, right or left hand configuration.

The K320 is made in the USA and is available in a wide range of variations to match specific models from the SIG P320 line, including the P320 Nitron, P320 X5 LEGION, and the P320 M17. The MSRP ranges from $149.95 – $179.95.

Specs

MSRP
• MSRP Manual ABLE Lock Models: $149.95 – $159.95
• MSRP Automatic Models: $169.95 – $179.95

SIZE
• Blade Length: 3.5”
• Closed Length: 4.5”
• Overall Length: 8.0”
• Weight: 4.18 oz

BLADE
• Styles: Drop Point or Tanto with Tactile Deployment Window
• Thickness: 0.125”
• Material: CPM S30V Stainless Steel
• Hardness: 58-61 HRC
• Treatment: Cryogenically Heat Treated
• Finish: Black or Coyote PVD
• High Grind Profile – Hand Honed Edge (M17 variations include partial serrations)

FEATURES
• SIG SAUER® Firearm Match: P320, P320 Nitron, P320 M17, P320 X5 LEGION
• Locking Mechanisms: Push Button Lock (Automatic) or ABLE Lock™ (Manual)
• Frame: Nylon 12 Polymer with P320 texture (same exact polymer and texture as SIG P320 pistol frame)
• Pocket Clip: Stainless Steel Ambidextrous – Right or Left Handed, Tip Up or Down Carry; Includes machined louvres to assist with quick retrieval
• Triangular Lanyard Hole

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A Closer Look: CRKT Linchpin, featuring the Deadbolt® Lock

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A Closer Look: CRKT Linchpin, featuring the Deadbolt® Lock

CRKT Flipper Deadbolt

CRKT Linchpin folder CRKT Deadbolt knife

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Hot on the heels of the Seismic™, knife designer Flavio Ikoma is at it again with a solid, no-nonsense everyday carry folding knife called the Linchpin™, built on utility without compromising on aesthetics.

The Linchpin‘s defining feature is the Deadbolt® lock. It’s simple to use and provides incredible strength. That means you can put the knife through the big jobs—digging into a pork loin or carving a wooden stake—and it won’t flinch. 

That doesn’t come at the expense of a smooth opening, though. The IKBS™ Ball Bearing Pivot System deploys the blade smooth and fast.

Plus, the durable, glass-reinforced nylon handle is lightweight with an excellent grip.

Specs

  • Blade Length: 3.73″ (94.84 mm)
  • Blade Edge: Plain
  • Blade Steel: 1.4116
  • Blade Finish: Satin
  • Blade Thickness: 0.15″ (3.84 mm)
  • Overall Length: 8.88″ (225.43 mm)
  • Closed Length: 5.26″ (133.63 mm)
  • Weight: 6.20 oz. (175.77g)
  • Handle: Glass Reinforced Nylon
  • Style: Folding Knife w/Deadbolt® Lock
  • MSRP: $135.00
  • Sale Price as of this Writing: $99.99
  • Where to Get It: CRKT.com

About the Deadbolt Lock

CRKT Deadbolt lock
An exploded view showing the Deadbolt lock.

From a bird’s eye view, even an amateur can pick out true innovation from a sea of white-noise gimmicks. The dead giveaway: simplicity. In a world where “more” has somehow become synonymous with “better,” the true master uses subtlety to make his mark.

Flavio Ikoma creates at the intersection of simplicity and usability. When it comes to Deadbolt, you get that at a glance. But in hand is where it shines. Intuitive is an understatement, firing up and locking into place—one that’s proven to be outrageously strong—and a disengagement method that makes a slip joint look like it needs a manual.

About Flavio Ikoma

Some kids dream of being a ballplayer. Flavio Ikoma, of Presidente Prudente, Brazil, wanted to be a knifemaker.

In his adolescence, he worked on knives of the Japanese sword variety in his father’s shop. He has gone on to learn metallurgy, work with Ken Onion and become a force for innovation. Not only has Flavio brought to market the revolutionary IKBS™ ball bearing pivot system (with Rick Lala), but he also showed the world that there’s impressive strength in simplicity with his game-changing Deadbolt® innovation.

Two Outdoors Knives for When You’re “Out in the Bush”

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Two Outdoors Knives for When You’re “Out in the Bush”

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3 Key Outfitters™ is a veteran-owned small business located in Marietta, Georgia. It specializes in handcrafted tools and wax-based products for when you are out in the bush. 3 Key Outfitters believes in keeping it simple and tough, the common denominators for two of its standout blades.

3 Key Outfitters SP5

The SP5 is an all-purpose field knife designed to perform a variety of tasks while out in the bush. It utilizes a spear-point design combined with a 90-degree edge spine that’s ideal for scraping and shaving.

The long, cord-wrapped handle provides great leverage and a full grip while maintaining a slim, controllable profile.

  • MSRP: $215 Blade + $40 Leather Sheath (Made by JRE Industries)
  • Steel: 80CRV2
  • Blade Shape: Spearpoint Convex
  • Overall Length: 10.75”
  • Thickness: .25”
  • Cutting Edge: 5”
  • Handle: Cord wrap sealed in bio-resin
  • Where to Get It: 3keyoutfitters.com

3 Key Outfitters Marine Rigging Spike

Outdoors marlinspike
All of 3 Key Outfitters’s marlinspikes are made by hand one at a time.

The Marine Rigging Spike, aka “the Missus,” is 3 Key Outfitters‘s take on the classic marlinspike. Made of 80CRV2 and coming in at roughly HRC 60, these spikes get full heat-treating and tempering, just like 3 Key Outfitters‘s knives.

As a nice touch, there is a handle wrap for texture on the non-business end and a bio-resin seal under the wrap to help prevent rusting.

The MRS is the perfect tool for ropes and knots. It works as a universal awl, carpenter scribe, a knife hone and a hanger nail. Plus, all spikes come with a custom cap to protect the point.

  • MSRP: $30
  • Steel: 80CRV2
  • Overall Length: 6” or 8”
  • Thickness: .25”
  • Grip: Cord wrap sealed in bio-resin
  • Where to Get It: 3keyoutfitters.com

Newly-Made Blade May Also Be World’s Oldest

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Newly-Made Blade May Also Be World’s Oldest
Meteorite dagger
According to Tristan Dare, the meteorite from which he forged the blade of his push dagger crashed into earth nearly a million years ago. The first fragments were found 87 miles from the Arctic Circle in 1906. He indicated the blade pattern is 100 percent natural and mathematical.
“Due to cooling over billions of years in space,” he writes, “the crystalline structure has relaxed from millions of sides to only eight sides,” thus leaving a definitive pattern between the nickel and the iron. (Caleb Royer edited image)
  • Model: Small push dagger
  • Maker: Tristan Dare
  • Blade Material: Forged octahedrite meteorite of nickel and iron inlaid with 24k gold
  • Handle Material: Stabilized mammoth tooth

Seventeen-year-old Tristan Dare’s meteorite push dagger is not only a visual stunner, it is forged from what may be the oldest meteorite ever.

The meteorite is what Tristan says is of the oldest octahedrite variety ever discovered, and, quite possibly, the oldest meteorite ever found on Earth. What’s more, he was able to get the meteorite to retain its pattern after heating, what he says is a rare achievement in and of itself.

“Meteorite is quite often referred to as a ‘magical’ steel, not only because it’s from space but because when it’s heated [over 900°F], the pattern disappears. Forever. But few have experimented to try and keep the pattern—and that’s exactly what I did,” he wrote to BLADE. “After a little help I was able to successfully forge the meteorite, heat treat it, temper it and still keep the pattern. Very few blades have achieved this outcome, and I’m very proud to be the maker of this piece.”

What is Meteorite?

“Meteorite,” “meteor,” “asteroid” and “comet” get thrown around quite a bit, and are often used interchangeably. “Meteorite,” however, refers to something specific.

From New Scientist:

It’s all about location and size. Roughly speaking, an asteroid is a relatively small body (that isn’t a comet), usually rocky or metallic, composed of dirt and ice. Small asteroids are also called meteoroids. When an asteroid or meteoroid enters the atmosphere and streaks through the sky, it then becomes known as a meteor. Anything that survives the impact is a meteorite.

 

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