I just purchased a very strange item on eBay that caught my eye. It is (was) a Buck Strider 889 that has been upgraded with carbon fiber handles, anodized aluminum backspacers, and titanium liners.
Here's the auction if you want to look: http://www.ebay.com/itm/170999941463?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Looks excellent to me (I haven't handled it yet), but the one weak part is the blade (steel). Are there any knifemakers who could make a custom blade for this in a nicer blade steel like 154CM, 440C, S30V, etc? I'd like to go with the higher flat grind that Strider does.
If you can do this or know of somebody who would be interested in this please email xac *at* me *dot* com
Thanks!
Here's the auction if you want to look: http://www.ebay.com/itm/170999941463?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
Looks excellent to me (I haven't handled it yet), but the one weak part is the blade (steel). Are there any knifemakers who could make a custom blade for this in a nicer blade steel like 154CM, 440C, S30V, etc? I'd like to go with the higher flat grind that Strider does.
If you can do this or know of somebody who would be interested in this please email xac *at* me *dot* com
Thanks!
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