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There's always been rush of excitement for me when I get a new knife in the mail for as long as I have been collecting. However, once in a blue moon, when I open a Priority Mail box, I am in complete awe at the craftsmanship of the truly special work of art that I have just received. For me, this past Wednesday night was one of these moments.
The piece received was the Iceman, the newest flipper design available from Lee Williams. This particular one is a linerlock that is impeccably dressed up. It features an S30V recurve blade handrubbed to 400 grit, Damasteel bolsters, and presentation grade white mother-of-pearl handle scales. The titanium pocket clip is stippled on the outside and polished on the edges and inside.
The level of attention to detail in this one really is astounding. Fit and finish are absolutely dead perfect. So are the lock-up and blade centering.
Lee elected to go with a faint etch on the damasteel bolsters. This gives the bolsters a more subtle pattern than you normally see with damascus, which complements the white pearl and clean blade very well.
Lee also polished the edges of the bolsters to a fine mirror polish.
The anodizing is truly awe-inspiring on this piece. The insides of the backspacer and liners are high-polished and the edges of the liners and outside of the backspacer are stippled, but both finishes are anodized an incredible iridescent blue color that shows up as deep medium blue from certain angles and purple from others. These pictures really don't do justice to the richness of the colors in the anodizing; the knife really has to be seen to be believed. The first of the following pictures was taken by Lee himself.
As far as function goes, this Iceman excels as well. The Iceman is Lee's first flipper to feature a floating stop, and what it does is allow him to design a Rhino Flipper that you don't need to pull your finger away from for your follow-through in order to flip the knife open easily. The new flipper design also improves on the aesthetics of the knife, because the front of the handle no longer needs an obvious cutaway like the old Rhino Flipper design required.
As one would expect from Lee, this one flips wonderfully. I can consistently flip this thing open with zero wrist action from any position of rotation that the knife might be in, even vertically.
The ergonomics of the knife are noteworthy as well. The curves of the Iceman give it one of the most comfortable handle profiles to hold that I've experienced.
Also, in spite of its dressy appearance, this Iceman is one solidly built knife. With a 5/32" blade and .077 liners, it's as tough as any other tactical/utility liner lock that I have ever owned.
I would like to give special thanks to Lee for making this a truly amazing knife and for giving me the opportunity to own it. Lee was also kind enough to consult with me regarding his plans for the details of this knife at various points throughout its creation.
This one won't ever leave my collection.
The piece received was the Iceman, the newest flipper design available from Lee Williams. This particular one is a linerlock that is impeccably dressed up. It features an S30V recurve blade handrubbed to 400 grit, Damasteel bolsters, and presentation grade white mother-of-pearl handle scales. The titanium pocket clip is stippled on the outside and polished on the edges and inside.
The level of attention to detail in this one really is astounding. Fit and finish are absolutely dead perfect. So are the lock-up and blade centering.
Lee elected to go with a faint etch on the damasteel bolsters. This gives the bolsters a more subtle pattern than you normally see with damascus, which complements the white pearl and clean blade very well.
Lee also polished the edges of the bolsters to a fine mirror polish.
The anodizing is truly awe-inspiring on this piece. The insides of the backspacer and liners are high-polished and the edges of the liners and outside of the backspacer are stippled, but both finishes are anodized an incredible iridescent blue color that shows up as deep medium blue from certain angles and purple from others. These pictures really don't do justice to the richness of the colors in the anodizing; the knife really has to be seen to be believed. The first of the following pictures was taken by Lee himself.
As far as function goes, this Iceman excels as well. The Iceman is Lee's first flipper to feature a floating stop, and what it does is allow him to design a Rhino Flipper that you don't need to pull your finger away from for your follow-through in order to flip the knife open easily. The new flipper design also improves on the aesthetics of the knife, because the front of the handle no longer needs an obvious cutaway like the old Rhino Flipper design required.
As one would expect from Lee, this one flips wonderfully. I can consistently flip this thing open with zero wrist action from any position of rotation that the knife might be in, even vertically.
The ergonomics of the knife are noteworthy as well. The curves of the Iceman give it one of the most comfortable handle profiles to hold that I've experienced.
Also, in spite of its dressy appearance, this Iceman is one solidly built knife. With a 5/32" blade and .077 liners, it's as tough as any other tactical/utility liner lock that I have ever owned.
I would like to give special thanks to Lee for making this a truly amazing knife and for giving me the opportunity to own it. Lee was also kind enough to consult with me regarding his plans for the details of this knife at various points throughout its creation.
This one won't ever leave my collection.
