Despite heatwaves and hurricanes, Alan got me the knives I ordered. They are blanks actually, heat treated and finished, and he gave them a mirror polish to boot, just because he was sorry for the delay in getting them to me.
These are a design that we designed at the '99 Atlanta Blade show. It was my original concept for a truck visor knife, but they became more of n all around utility knife. What I wanted was a basic drop point, but with an overall arc to the knife to give it the same cuting power of a recurve, but with out the sharpening hassles.
What I got was some pretty little knives. The smaller one is 8" OA with a 3.5" edge, and the larger one is 10" OA with a 4-1/4" cutting edge. Both are made from 3/16" L6 steel and are double tempered.
Alan put alot of time and effort into these blades. If he were to sell them he said his price would be $100 each, and even at that price that are well worth it. I am going to do my best to finish them and hopefully, with a little luck, the finished product will be worthy of the effort put into the blanks.
Design Features:
index groove and finger groove in choil for choking up
thumb ramp
flat ground/mirror polished
Alan did an excellent job on these and is willing to make more of them. The design name is "Angun" (Yupik for provider). Alan is currently working on a finished version for me. Alan is more than willing to make kits and complete knives from a customer's design. His knives are an excellent value and he will not let it go until he is happy with it, so one can be assured of the quality. he can be e-mailed at alanfolts@sprintmail.com . Buy a knife from him now before he gets famous and expensive.
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YeK
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My Mom carries three knives.
AKTI # A000348
These are a design that we designed at the '99 Atlanta Blade show. It was my original concept for a truck visor knife, but they became more of n all around utility knife. What I wanted was a basic drop point, but with an overall arc to the knife to give it the same cuting power of a recurve, but with out the sharpening hassles.
What I got was some pretty little knives. The smaller one is 8" OA with a 3.5" edge, and the larger one is 10" OA with a 4-1/4" cutting edge. Both are made from 3/16" L6 steel and are double tempered.
Alan put alot of time and effort into these blades. If he were to sell them he said his price would be $100 each, and even at that price that are well worth it. I am going to do my best to finish them and hopefully, with a little luck, the finished product will be worthy of the effort put into the blanks.
Design Features:
index groove and finger groove in choil for choking up
thumb ramp
flat ground/mirror polished
Alan did an excellent job on these and is willing to make more of them. The design name is "Angun" (Yupik for provider). Alan is currently working on a finished version for me. Alan is more than willing to make kits and complete knives from a customer's design. His knives are an excellent value and he will not let it go until he is happy with it, so one can be assured of the quality. he can be e-mailed at alanfolts@sprintmail.com . Buy a knife from him now before he gets famous and expensive.
YeK
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My Mom carries three knives.
AKTI # A000348
