Any CRK News Coming at Blade Show 2014?

Boggs said:
Lion Steel took the award..........
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I thought Lion Steel was known for not making the best and having production problems....??? They are made in Italy right...?

They must have come out with something impressive to beat CRK out....!
 
nyefmaker said:
I thought Lion Steel was known for not making the best and having production problems....??? They are made in Italy right...?

They must have come out with something impressive to beat CRK out....!
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Yeah I agree.... And the other question is, how do they determine this award?
 
kwazyjuice said:
Yeah I agree.... And the other question is, how do they determine this award?
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How do they determine the winner? How much would you like to spend in Blade mag in the next 12 months sir? Wow that much! Winner Winner! Just guessing. =)
 
kwazyjuice said:
And the other question is, how do they determine this award?
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"Designed as a way to get the rank-and-file of knife enthusiasts everywhere involved in the selection of one of the industry’s most coveted factory knife honors, the People’s Choice Award will be determined by a vote of knife enthusiasts via the BLADE website, www.blademag.com.

Only factory knife and factory knife accessory companies with booths at the BLADE Show are eligible to enter the competition for the BLADE Magazine Knife-Of-The-Year Awards.

The 13 other awards are voted on by BLADE Show booth exhibitors, with the exception of the Publisher’s Award and the Industry Achievement Award, which are named by the staff of BLADE® Magazine."

Source: http://www.blademag.com/blade-show/blade-show-announces-new-knife-year-award
 
The Chris Reeve booth had some of the friendliest people I met at Blade this year. Great experience!
 
Thomas Carey said:
Wow 3V! =)
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Chris Reeve did a run of the Nkonka with 3V steel years ago when the One Piece Knives were going strong. My Nkonka has A2, though looking into the future, the 3V would have been a good one to grab also. So CRK does have some experience with the 3V steel. its just been awhile is all.
 
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marthinus said:
It is voted for by other makers exhibiting to my knowledge.
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I thought it was voted for by all of the exhibitors, and not just the makers. I'm not positive though.
Lion Steel makes knives for several companies that had a booth, and I assume that helped them win.
They make a good product, but no way are they made as consistent as a CRK, nor do they have the tolerances of a CRK.
 
Ken44 said:
I thought it was voted for by all of the exhibitors, and not just the makers. I'm not positive though.
Lion Steel makes knives for several companies that had a booth, and I assume that helped them win.
They make a good product, but no way are they made as consistent as a CRK, nor do they have the tolerances of a CRK.
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Ken--this is a very keen observation. Hard to beat an "insider's game!"

I don't own any LionSteel products and while they do have some "sexy" designs, I find it hard to believe that, as Ken said, they are as consistent or have equivalent tolerances. That's just my conjecture though as I have no real evidence of such.
 
It will definitely be tough going forward...I don't think it's so much about insider's as the industry itself.......for it remain interesting to each person change has to occur and what we've seen the past couple of years is knives becoming more like pocket jewelry and models changing ever eight months.......companies like Kershaw/ZT and now Lion Steel are doing just that......CRK would need to bring out more break out products like the TLock...it seems the utility timeless design of the Sebenza and Umnumzaan that we can rely not to fail lack that pocket jewelry interest.
 
I think we have to give Lionsteel some credit for how they are pushing the boundaries of manufacturing, and respect the decision of the Blade panel. This is the same process that chose CRK so many times after all. For all we know Chris voted Lionsteel himself. The Lionsteel one piece machined handles on their folders are an achievement for any manufacturer, and is the same concept that makes Scott Cook fans drool. I would argue the tolerances required to machine a decent one-piece handle are likely as precise as making a slab and post knife like most CRKs. I have not held a SR1, or SR2, but to be fair they look pretty amazing, and have much of the utilitarian (non-combat) style that appeals to me about a Sebenza. I don't know if anyone can comment on the fit and finish? If they have the F&F of close to CRK, then they should be proud of what they've done. I'm not jumping ship on CRK, but I gotta admit the blade show win sure has me curious about these blades, which is the whole point of the contest, I suppose.
 
kidcongo said:
I think we have to give Lionsteel some credit for how they are pushing the boundaries of manufacturing, and respect the decision of the Blade panel. This is the same process that chose CRK so many times after all. For all we know Chris voted Lionsteel himself. The Lionsteel one piece machined handles on their folders are an achievement for any manufacturer, and is the same concept that makes Scott Cook fans drool. I would argue the tolerances required to machine a decent one-piece handle are likely as precise as making a slab and post knife like most CRKs. I have not held a SR1, or SR2, but to be fair they look pretty amazing, and have much of the utilitarian (non-combat) style that appeals to me about a Sebenza. I don't know if anyone can comment on the fit and finish? If they have the F&F of close to CRK, then they should be proud of what they've done. I'm not jumping ship on CRK, but I gotta admit the blade show win sure has me curious about these blades, which is the whole point of the contest, I suppose.
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Good point. They have me curious as well!

okbohn said:
For the record, I saw Chris picking the brain of the LionSteel guy at SHOT....
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Interesting. . .

Boggs said:
It will definitely be tough going forward...I don't think it's so much about insider's as the industry itself.......for it remain interesting to each person change has to occur and what we've seen the past couple of years is knives becoming more like pocket jewelry and models changing ever eight months.......companies like Kershaw/ZT and now Lion Steel are doing just that......CRK would need to bring out more break out products like the TLock...it seems the utility timeless design of the Sebenza and Umnumzaan that we can rely not to fail lack that pocket jewelry interest.
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True. I would have loved to see a new model come out or at least a small model of the newest model!
 
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