Necronaut

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wickettedge

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Anyone else getting excited about the Necronaut?

It is coming from a new company, Arcane Design Co., and is being sold as a knife that can survive space. It has a not too serious approach and leans into the futuristic appeal of the knife. I have been following the progress on the knife since it was a failed Kickstarter and now being successfully relaunched.

One thing I really appreciate about the design is the pivot color. If you like red, then you are in luck, however if you want to swap they are selling Ti pivot colors you can anodize to whatever color you want.


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Interesting, although I'm not planning to go into space any time soon. Looks like the chisel grind is better for lefties, though. I'd prefer it on the other side.
 
The marketing is just selling the sci-fi aesthetic of the brand and knife, I’m sure it’s meant to be tongue in cheek.
 
That handle looks really uncomfortable. And I don't like the blade shape either. And what knife can't survive space? It's not like they need oxygen...
 
soc_monki said:
And what knife can't survive space? It's not like they need oxygen...
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"... can survive space ...". So? What's the big deal about that? What difference does that make? Who among us is going into space in the foreseeable future?

Besides, during the Apollo missions to the moon, they used a standard production Hasselblad manual camera body, backs, and view finders for still shots (the lenses may have had extra anti-UV coatings, I don't remember for sure, and the shutter button and winding knob were modified for use while wearing those bulky gloves.) I'm sorry, but I do not remember at all what movie cameras they took along. I do remember they used standard plastic film storage containers for the movie film and the 120/220 roll film. None of the film was fogged by solar radiation, before, during, or after exposure, by the way.
If memory serves, they took (and used on the Lunar surface) standard production 1095 steel fixed blades. I don't remember if they were Case, Western, Ka-Bar, Marbles, or Schrade, or a combination of these, nor what model(s) they were.
The hammers, picks, wrenches, and other tools taken to and used on the moon (and/or used in the shuttle flights and on International Space Station since) were/are not exotic materials.

It don't take a special material to "survive" in space.
I doubt wood would last for a shorter period of time floating around in space than it does laying on the ground on earth. The wood might well last considerably longer in space, since there would not be any bugs and bacteria eating it.

That claim is naught but advertising hype used mostly when they can't come up with anything practical or relevant to set them apart from the competition - at least not something that can easily be disproved.

Such a claim is a humongous "RED FLAG" to me, and guarantees I'll spend my hard earned money elsewhere.
 
afishhunter said:
"... can survive space ...". So? What's the big deal about that? What difference does that make? Who among us is going into space in the foreseeable future?

Besides, during the Apollo missions to the moon, they used a standard production Hasselblad manual camera body, backs, and view finders for still shots (the lenses may have had extra anti-UV coatings, I don't remember for sure, and the shutter button and winding knob were modified for use while wearing those bulky gloves.) I'm sorry, but I do not remember at all what movie cameras they took along. I do remember they used standard plastic film storage containers for the movie film and the 120/220 roll film. None of the film was fogged by solar radiation, before, during, or after exposure, by the way.
If memory serves, they took (and used on the Lunar surface) standard production 1095 steel fixed blades. I don't remember if they were Case, Western, Ka-Bar, Marbles, or Schrade, or a combination of these, nor what model(s) they were.
The hammers, picks, wrenches, and other tools taken to and used on the moon (and/or used in the shuttle flights and on International Space Station since) were/are not exotic materials.

It don't take a special material to "survive" in space.
I doubt wood would last for a shorter period of time floating around in space than it does laying on the ground on earth. The wood might well last considerably longer in space, since there would not be any bugs and bacteria eating it.

That claim is naught but advertising hype used mostly when they can't come up with anything practical or relevant to set them apart from the competition - at least not something that can easily be disproved.

Such a claim is a humongous "RED FLAG" to me, and guarantees I'll spend my hard earned money elsewhere.
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You're missing the point: in space, no one can hear you scream
 
I can see I shouldn’t have mentioned the survive space bit because it has triggered some people.

afishhunter afishhunter the point is that it is a futuristic, sci-fi forward design. For me the design is quirky, fun, futuristic and is obviously not taking life too seriously. Or at least life on this planet too seriously. Plus I dig the aesthetic.
 
I opted for the sharp by design evo harpoon instead. It was a tough decision, especially considering I already own the Japanese tanto version, and the bowie looks slick, but the harpoon was different enough to warrant a buy imo.
I will probably get in on an arcane design/something obscene antimatter and/or the clip point/bowie arcane teased in an Instagram post. This offering just didn’t do it for me.
 
Alberta Ed said:
Looks like the chisel grind is better for lefties, though. I'd prefer it on the other side.
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I looked at the website and it's ground on both sides so you're good.

This jammer runs from 289 to 309 plus 9 in shipping, and it looks like a Twosun x LEGO collab. Pass
 
R rxavage I too went for the SBD offering. Ended up going the bowie route though. Really debated that harpoon.

Also the arcane design and something obscene collab looks good too.
 
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