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I made this for Blade but you don't get a lot of folder traffic when you're sitting in the middle of a bunch of ABS Mastersmiths (all amazing makers and great guys!!). I was going to hold onto it to reduce my workload for ICCE but, I haven't offered anything here in a while and thought I should.
This is my Freelance XL. It sports a 3-1/2" Mike Norris ladder pattern stainless Damascus blade. Overall length is 8" and closed length is 4-1/2". Bolsters and backspacer are satin finished, heat colored Zirconium. Scales are Mammoth Tooth epoxied to a black G10 liner. The Titanium liners are fileworked, jeweled and anodized. Thumbstud is also Zirconium with a Mammoth tooth insert.
A quick word on Mammoth tooth. The material is crazy difficult to work with. Cracks are just part of the deal, it's a 50,000 year old tooth. This mammoth tooth has been stabilized and filled. There are visible cracks in the material and they are all completely filled. The tooth is affixed to a G10 liner to stabilize it and prevent it from cracking in the future.
Mechanically, this knife is fantastic! It fires open with a flick of the thumbstud. Lockup is early but full, detent is firm and the blade is centered. You will not be disappointed! The knife includes a lifetime warranty against any defects in workmanship.
This knife is offered at $1300. Price includes insured shipping to U.S. I prefer paypal but will take a check.
PM or email me at ohlemannr@hotmail.com
Thanks, Bob
K07514-Ohlemann Robert-LowRes-191 by Bob, on Flickr
This is my Freelance XL. It sports a 3-1/2" Mike Norris ladder pattern stainless Damascus blade. Overall length is 8" and closed length is 4-1/2". Bolsters and backspacer are satin finished, heat colored Zirconium. Scales are Mammoth Tooth epoxied to a black G10 liner. The Titanium liners are fileworked, jeweled and anodized. Thumbstud is also Zirconium with a Mammoth tooth insert.
A quick word on Mammoth tooth. The material is crazy difficult to work with. Cracks are just part of the deal, it's a 50,000 year old tooth. This mammoth tooth has been stabilized and filled. There are visible cracks in the material and they are all completely filled. The tooth is affixed to a G10 liner to stabilize it and prevent it from cracking in the future.
Mechanically, this knife is fantastic! It fires open with a flick of the thumbstud. Lockup is early but full, detent is firm and the blade is centered. You will not be disappointed! The knife includes a lifetime warranty against any defects in workmanship.
This knife is offered at $1300. Price includes insured shipping to U.S. I prefer paypal but will take a check.
PM or email me at ohlemannr@hotmail.com
Thanks, Bob
K07514-Ohlemann Robert-LowRes-191 by Bob, on Flickr
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