Great contributions to the knife industry for this decade

Kaizen1

Kaizen1

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Yo,

Name anything and everything that you think added to the benefit of the knife industry between 2000-2009. This can be anything from:

-mechanical innovations
-aesthetic originality and trends
-knife rights
-uber popular models
-knife makers/designers
-heat treating specialists
-knife companies
-steel innovators
-etc

Name anything or anyone at all that you feel benefited the general knife industry or community specifically in this decade. aaaaand Go!!!!

I'll start with Blade Forums as a source of knife-related knowledge and a means for the knife community to get together in a way not possible before.
 
Was the Kershaw/Onion AO born this decade? If so, I nominate that for most useful and innovative feature. :thumbup:
 
Cold Steel's Tri-Ad lock

Spyderco's Ball-Lock

Spyderco's ergonomics

Kershaw's composite blade

Kershaw's space age aesthetics

Molletta's relatively cheap one-piece titanium handle folder

Japan's ZDP-189

I'm done :)
 
i would have to say black starr knives.for making the rambo knives at prices people can afford.
 
AXIS lock comes close to that time frame.

Edit: When did Crucible start coming out with their CPM process?
 
Not sure when it 1st came out, but the IKBS pivot is the 1st thing that comes to mind.
 
I don't think axis-lock or any other single-company lock should qualify as a "contribution to the knife industry." They might be the most innovative invention, but I'm not sure if they affected the knife industry as a whole unless others were inspired by or simply copied it. Liner and Reeve-integral locks would fit (though I don't think they're recent enough) because everyone uses them. I don't think H1 or anything else that is fairly limited would also not work without that exact question.
 
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