My Wilkins grips arrived! On my Ritter Griptilian...

I am a sucker for Kevin's titanium grips, I have 4 sets and still want more..... Repeat customer here!
 
I'm beginning work on a new run of Swimming Pool Green grips this week, will post them to my site as they are ready!
 
Large (BMG X2) will be first, Minis will follow. The large ones are on the machine being milled this week!
 
The first of the new WilkinsGRIP BMG X2 grips for all large Griptilians are ready to ship. I dont have them on my site yet, but they're ready to roll. Drop me a line if you'd like a set, price is €120 for non-EU buyers.
 
Hey Kevin, Do you have any plans to make grips for other Benchmades like the 707? Just curious.
 
None at all and would see no reason to do so. I will not be making any grips that are a copy of the factory grips in another material.

I do make grips for the Spyderco Delica and if I'm able to find a new location for my shop and continue in business next year, I will be bringing out grips for the Endura.
 
The WilkinsGrips really do transform the knife. They're expensive (relatively speaking), but I think they're worth it. I picked up a set of the BMG Mini and BMG X2 grips last summer, and they are fantastic.

Here's an older pic of mine... I've since put a Ritter blade in the large Grip.
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The grips do cost more than the knife but I've got to have a pair one day soon for my Mini-Grip Ritter which never, ever, ever, gets carried because the stock grips that Benchmade puts on them suck so bad. The worst part is that they chew up my pockets from sliding the clip in and out. The Ritter WilkinsGrips look so aesthetically pleasing to the eye and with so many people blown away by how well they feel in hand I am confident they will be worth the price. Right now at about $150 US shipped plus the $69 I have sunk into my Ritter Mini-Grip that sits in a drawer never seeing the light of day I'll be in a total of around $220 on the knife. If it is as ergonomically pleasing as everyone says, I think it will be well worth it. Heck, you pay that for a special edition Sprint run of the Manix and PM2 on secondary markets. It's mostly the steel that draws the increased price but I think the Ritter in S30V is plenty good enough. I don't think I should pay an exorbitant amount of extra money to gain the marginal, IMO, benefits of S90V over S30V. It really should be about the overall design of the knife when you're talking about an edc blade, and not just the steel, or the lock, or whatever else. I understand collectors, but us normal folk don't need to worry about the diminishing returns of the premium stuff that so many fuss over. My favorite blade ever, and probably forever is the small Sebenza in S35VN. If it's good enough for Reeve it's good enough for me. Hopefully I'll never become the pedantic git who says to himself when opening a letter or a package, or slicing some food, "darn-it if I shouldn't have gotten that S110V for a $150 more." That's where Kevin comes in with his WilkinsGrips, he improves the overall feel of the knife giving the user a tactile gain in utility and experience with their knife. Can't wait to get a set!
 
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Congratulations! Really transform the look of the knife. Currently out of my price range but love to drool over pics of them!
 
Thanks for everyone's support, I really appreciate it. I will be introducing the first run of BMG X2 WilkinsGRIPs machined from Alu with inlays as soon as the anodizer is done with them. These will be less expensive than than the inlayed Ti grips. I realize my grips are expensive for buyers paying with dollars because the dollar has lost so much ground against the euro. I wish I were in control of the currency exchange rates, cause I would sure do things differently! Wink wink nudge nudge. I am beginning to get back into production after spending a good two months moving my workshop. I hope to bring out more goodies in 2014!
 
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