Mad Max should be in production!

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I really love the look of the Mad Max and the positive reviews just make my mouth water more. Unfortunately it is out of my maximum price range by a factor of at least three.
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Is there any chance that some smart knife company will license the design and produce a more affordable (say, under $200) version?

--Bob Q
 
I think I could see CRK&T taking this knife and doing a well made version of it. Some things may have to change, i.e. aluminum handles vs. titanium Darrel uses. Blade steel should be a premium steel. Just saw it. Aluminum would not work as an integral lock! Well titanium may not be out of range. Might even look good as a liner lock with steel likers and G-10 overlays. Of course it would not be as strong a lock-up as the integral lock, and believe me this is one more LOCK, but might work. Just my observations. Others may differ!

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It would be nice for a company like Benchmade, Spyderco or REKAT to make a production version. I think the materials would be of a higher quality than CRKT's. How about an Axis-lock version? Mmmm...
 
Folks relax, you're talking about Darrel Ralph a maker with more knives going into production than you can imagine. This guy can't pass wind without some manufacturer wanting to reproduce it. In fact you'd have a pretty nice collection if you just bought DDR collaborations.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by PhilL:
Folks relax, you're talking about Darrel Ralph a maker with more knives going into production than you can imagine. This guy can't pass wind without some manufacturer wanting to reproduce it. In fact you'd have a pretty nice collection if you just bought DDR collaborations.
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I think I have all of them so far...but I want more!
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Someday I will be able to afford a few of his customs. For now I am really enjoying the production versions. His design work is consistantly beautiful as well as functional.

I really would love to see a production Mad Max. I hope one (or more) of the manufacturers are hounding him about it!

I'll admit that I would rather not see CRKT do it. I own several of their knives and I respect their work, but I prefer higher-end materials than CRKT is currently using.

Is there some way we can persuade Benchmade to produce the Mad Max? Or Spyderco? Or REKAT?

--Bob Q
 
I think it's Darrel you'd have to persuade. The collaborations are more work and hassle than they might seem - a handmade knife doesn't necessarily lend itself easily to affordable production, and Darrel wouldn't want his name on a substandard product. There are also already a variety of DDR integral lock production folders in the pipe, with at least one flipper on the way.
 
Gosh, where can I get a Darrell Ralph Fighting And Resistance Tool (F.A.R.T)?
 
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LMAO. As long as it's a knife, we're all OK
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I think Benchmade would be the best bet, since they already make a fairly heavy-duty integral lock knife, so they are already set up with suppliers for thick Ti, and they know somethign about machining it (Ti is very tricky).

--JB

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Lest you forget, CRKT has been making the S-2 with the same grade titanium everyone else uses for years.

I do agree that if they were to get involved in such a project that I'd like to see them extend themselves farther than ATS-34 steel-wise. Hey, maybe they can get some of that PREMIUM AUS8A stuff Cold Steel uses!

Unless Mr. Ewing shares and tells us the expectd price point of the Delta Z is substantially higher, you have to remember that all of Mr. Ralph's collaborations have come in around or under the $50 mark. ( I have 2 of them on their way in the mail and am going crazy waiting.)

I'm gonna hang in there and hope for "my" CRKT.




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