Kershaw Chill, is there a high-end custom version?

[manowar669]

I picked up a Chill. Nice knife for about $17. Light, fast, great blade shape. I'm wondering if there is a high-end version, or a mid-tech, or custom RJ Martin knife that's pretty much identical in shape and size. Is it the Havoc?

Also, is the Volt II the same blade as the Chill?

 

[neuron]

There are RJ customs that are similar in shape, but not in size: the Chill is significantly smaller/thinner than his customs, including the Havoc. The Groove is much closer to being a production version of the Havoc than is the Chill.

The Volt II blade is thicker and wider (spine to edge) than that of the Chill.

 

[thedmasterr]

The Volt II blade, while very similar, is different from the Chill. The Volt II blade is slightly thicker towards the back and top of the blade. You may notice on the Chill there is a very high convex grind. The Volt II's grind only covers 2/3 of the blade, meaning a thicker back of the blade.

I know RJ Martin has made a Kershaw Volt composite knife, with D2. It is not exactly the same as the Volt II blade and seems to be more similar to the Chill. They run about 10X as much as the regular Chill though haha. The Havoc is very similar as well, but runs a lot more than the composite Volt.

Volt composite.