Ramon Chaves Generation 3 Redencion

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Now sure where exactly this should go I just wanted to show some of the differences / improvements made to the newest generation of Redencion's


I was fortunate enough to get in on Ramon's books back almost three years ago when the Redencion "craze" was taking hold of social media and whatnot. I have had a Generation II Redencion in the past and that was a very well put together knife. Ramon put making customs and his list on the back-burner in order to get his Mid-Tech company Chaves American Made Knives off the ground.

Fast forward to about a week ago and I get a call from Ramon asking me how I wanted my custom to finally be made, I had been thinking about it allot as this is my first "made to order" knife that I get some control over. I had Ramon go over all the improvements made to the Gen III knives and I must say I was impressed as his expertise and refinement as a custom knife maker had grown considerably. The knives now run on stainless steel bearings, the blades have a "Spanto" compound grind for increased durability, the edges are ground thinner for improved cutting performance, the "old" titanium back-spacer is now CPM-3V with a glass-breaker, and the handle to blade ratio had been improved packing a larger blade into an overall smaller package.

Needless to say I was impressed and was very excited to finally receive this knife. I had Ramon give the handles a nice bronze orange-peeled finish as I love how the color changes as you handle it. The blade was to be satin finished to show off the grind lines as I really liked that about my custom Emerson, and the custom titanium hardware was to be bronze anoed with a "blasted" finish to contrast the orange peeled frame slabs. Now the wait for the USPS to get the knife to me began.

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This is to show the difference in color the handle slabs can have, the top image is the "clean" look while the bottom image shows how it looks "dirty"

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The "infamous" chaves skull pocket clip and the new CPM-3V Backspacer/Glassbreaker

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Each custom is signed and numbered by Ramon as well

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Size comparison / knife porn that is a Custom Emerson Super Roadhouse to show just how large the Redencion is


When I got the knife I was blown away with how nicely it came together, as I was worried how the satin blade would look with the bronze handles. Needless to say when I opened the box all of my fears were alleviated. I love this knife and I look foreword to it staying in my collection for a very long time!

Thanks for looking, I just wanted to put out some pictures and descriptions as there is not much out there about the new Gen III's as of yet.
 
I absolutely LOVE that grind (though not typically a spanto guy). If/when it finds it's way into his midtechs, it'll probably break the last string holding me back. Beautiful blade. Congrats!
 
I cannot unsee a duck/human hybrid skull in that clip. It's like a duck-billed human . . .
 
That half-circle gap where the blade meets the handle bugs me. I feel like there should be more blade there.
 
That half-circle gap where the blade meets the handle bugs me. I feel like there should be more blade there.

It's not everyone's cup of tea but that choil allows you to move your grip a bit to help with more precise cutting tasks.
 
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