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I was lucky enough to pick this one up from Phillip Doss in a trade a few months ago, and it has not left my pocket since. This is a carved Crux framelock, one of Lee's pieces that he sold at Blade Show 2006. Lee recently revamped all of his existing models to use a floating stop pin in them as well as update their looks, and if I'm not mistaken, the knives for Blade were the first batch to make it out into the public eye. Those of you who have owned or handled one of his Crux folders before may notice that the new profile is sleeker and has more of an appearance of "forward momentum" to it. The updated Crux model now comes in 4 sizes, too, if I'm not mistaken; this particular piece is the middle size, perfect for a regular EDC, with a 3 1/2" blade length and an 8" OAL.
As the pictures show, the handle of this particular Crux framelock is also hand carved by Lee. The low spots of the carving are colored black with Gunkote, which is much more durable than the engraver's ink commonly used to achieve the black coloring in carvings. Complementing the Comet carving is a meteorite backspacer.
I have to say that I am just really blown away by the quality of Lee's work in this one. Like all of his other knives, the workmanship and fit and finish are flawless. But this is the first of Lee's hand carved pieces that I've ever handled, and the carving is even more impressive in person than in the pictures. This is without a doubt one of my very favorite knives that I have ever had the pleasure of handling, and it will dominate the pocket time in my EDC rotation for the foreseeable future.
Special thanks to Phillip Doss for making the acquisition of this piece a possibility for me!
As the pictures show, the handle of this particular Crux framelock is also hand carved by Lee. The low spots of the carving are colored black with Gunkote, which is much more durable than the engraver's ink commonly used to achieve the black coloring in carvings. Complementing the Comet carving is a meteorite backspacer.
I have to say that I am just really blown away by the quality of Lee's work in this one. Like all of his other knives, the workmanship and fit and finish are flawless. But this is the first of Lee's hand carved pieces that I've ever handled, and the carving is even more impressive in person than in the pictures. This is without a doubt one of my very favorite knives that I have ever had the pleasure of handling, and it will dominate the pocket time in my EDC rotation for the foreseeable future.
Special thanks to Phillip Doss for making the acquisition of this piece a possibility for me!
