Nathan the Machinist
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Since this is the first sale, let's limit orders to one per post so it doesn't sell out too quick.
This is the 2024 version of the 3" EDC. I think this will be the final version.
The 3" EDC was designed as a collaboration with Lorien Arnold. It is a well made, no frills, high performance, small utility knife. The steel is Crucible CPM 3V at HRC 60.5 with a fully optimized heat treat with very good edge retention and edge stability. You'll be surprised how sharp this gets and how well it holds an edge. If you have never tried Delta 3V, it is gonna blow your mind.
It's a light weight hard working cutting tool, a tradesman's knife and small woods knife.
The handle is ergonomically designed for a standard forward, reverse, saber and pinch grips for an average to relatively large hand. Despite its compact size it fills the hand and allows extended hard work without hand fatigue. The tang is internally skeletonized. The scales are 3D sculpted CNC machined. The blade is made of .135" (~ 1/8") 3V with a heat treat that has been optimized to maximize edge stability in rough use (see video). Despite being very thin it is still pretty dang durable.
A side effect of this heat treat is a higher percentage of free chromium, so although it is not stainless, it is nearly so.
This is as about as thin and slicy as anything I make. We've done a number of variations of this pattern over the years, and there have been none thinner than this. If it is important to your self-esteem to have a completely unbreakable knife and it will cause you dread and existential angst to not have a completely unbreakable knife, look into one of our other more heavy duty offerings, this one is designed to cut like a laser and shrug off relatively rough use, still without taking damage.
Specs:
Delta 3V, 61-62 HRC, .135" thick at ricasso
Total length 7.6
Blade length 3.3
Weight 4.9 oz
Edge angle 20 DPS
.015" BTE
Grippy 3D machined scales in micarta or G10
18-8 stainless steel fasteners
Hidden lanyard hole
I don't actually have any video of this knife yet so here is a video of a much different completely unrelated pattern being absolutely wrecked by a lunatic on YouTube a few days ago that I'm going to put here as a place holder because it's bananas:
These are all field grade, as machined and stonewashed with tool and grind marks.
Comes with a really nice kydex sheath sporting a Ulti-clip and it has hole spacing to accommodate a Tek Lok etc
$290 in basic canvas micarta, natural or black ($305 shipped)
Other scales options:
Scales, substitute for basic micarta:
Black Linen micarta $10
Double Black canvas micarta $10
OD green micarta $10
Blue canvas "micarta" $20
Double Black Linen micarta $20
Double "Red" canvas micarta (maroon color) $20
Tri-Color Canvas micarta $20
Burlap micarta $20
Scarlet Linen micarta $30
Bright Blue micarta $30
Double Red and Black Linen micarta $30
Vintage micarta (International Paper) $30 (shown because it's so dope, I would get this one)
Crusty Vintage (International Paper) micarta $50
OD green or Orange or Black G10 $10
Shipping in the USA is $15. Additional do not accrue additional shipping.
To place an order stake your claim in this thread and Jo will contact you to finalize your order. If you don't hear from her by mid week next week, contact her at jocarothers at g mail dought com
^folks who are posting here to purchase a knife that don't have an email listed in their profile and also aren't set up to get PM's (because they don't have a gold membership), Jo can't contact you so you will need to send her an email
If sales tax is due (due to your location) your order will be discounted so the total is the same as everybody else.
Shipping is already built into the price (BF policy) but if you get more than one the additional shipping will be deducted from your total.
Since these are being built to order it can take a few weeks to get everybody shipped. The last few might take a month or more because fulfilling the pre-order takes precedence with the FK3.
Come back here in two weeks for more EDC
Thank you. Jo, Mark, Bo, Ben, Carl, Trevor, Tanto Quantavious and I appreciate you.
Rasmus Quantavious does not. Rasmus Quantavious does not care about you, or anyone else. He is a bad person.
BTW, we have a website that we post some old inventory on sometimes if anybody is interested. https://carothersknives.com/shop/
I'm starting to sell some of the high concentration diamond stropping shmoo that I use to strop every CPK and also the competition choppers with an unprecedented number of Blade sport wins including multiple championships. It's special, it works and I'm going to start selling it on our website. information here:
It's $50 if you want to add it to your order.
This is the 2024 version of the 3" EDC. I think this will be the final version.
The 3" EDC was designed as a collaboration with Lorien Arnold. It is a well made, no frills, high performance, small utility knife. The steel is Crucible CPM 3V at HRC 60.5 with a fully optimized heat treat with very good edge retention and edge stability. You'll be surprised how sharp this gets and how well it holds an edge. If you have never tried Delta 3V, it is gonna blow your mind.
It's a light weight hard working cutting tool, a tradesman's knife and small woods knife.
The handle is ergonomically designed for a standard forward, reverse, saber and pinch grips for an average to relatively large hand. Despite its compact size it fills the hand and allows extended hard work without hand fatigue. The tang is internally skeletonized. The scales are 3D sculpted CNC machined. The blade is made of .135" (~ 1/8") 3V with a heat treat that has been optimized to maximize edge stability in rough use (see video). Despite being very thin it is still pretty dang durable.
A side effect of this heat treat is a higher percentage of free chromium, so although it is not stainless, it is nearly so.
This is as about as thin and slicy as anything I make. We've done a number of variations of this pattern over the years, and there have been none thinner than this. If it is important to your self-esteem to have a completely unbreakable knife and it will cause you dread and existential angst to not have a completely unbreakable knife, look into one of our other more heavy duty offerings, this one is designed to cut like a laser and shrug off relatively rough use, still without taking damage.
Specs:
Delta 3V, 61-62 HRC, .135" thick at ricasso
Total length 7.6
Blade length 3.3
Weight 4.9 oz
Edge angle 20 DPS
.015" BTE
Grippy 3D machined scales in micarta or G10
18-8 stainless steel fasteners
Hidden lanyard hole
I don't actually have any video of this knife yet so here is a video of a much different completely unrelated pattern being absolutely wrecked by a lunatic on YouTube a few days ago that I'm going to put here as a place holder because it's bananas:
These are all field grade, as machined and stonewashed with tool and grind marks.
Comes with a really nice kydex sheath sporting a Ulti-clip and it has hole spacing to accommodate a Tek Lok etc
$290 in basic canvas micarta, natural or black ($305 shipped)
Other scales options:
Scales, substitute for basic micarta:
Black Linen micarta $10
Double Black canvas micarta $10
OD green micarta $10
Blue canvas "micarta" $20
Double Black Linen micarta $20
Double "Red" canvas micarta (maroon color) $20
Tri-Color Canvas micarta $20
Burlap micarta $20
Scarlet Linen micarta $30
Bright Blue micarta $30
Double Red and Black Linen micarta $30
Vintage micarta (International Paper) $30 (shown because it's so dope, I would get this one)
Crusty Vintage (International Paper) micarta $50
OD green or Orange or Black G10 $10
Shipping in the USA is $15. Additional do not accrue additional shipping.
To place an order stake your claim in this thread and Jo will contact you to finalize your order. If you don't hear from her by mid week next week, contact her at jocarothers at g mail dought com
^folks who are posting here to purchase a knife that don't have an email listed in their profile and also aren't set up to get PM's (because they don't have a gold membership), Jo can't contact you so you will need to send her an email
If sales tax is due (due to your location) your order will be discounted so the total is the same as everybody else.
Shipping is already built into the price (BF policy) but if you get more than one the additional shipping will be deducted from your total.
Since these are being built to order it can take a few weeks to get everybody shipped. The last few might take a month or more because fulfilling the pre-order takes precedence with the FK3.
Come back here in two weeks for more EDC
Thank you. Jo, Mark, Bo, Ben, Carl, Trevor, Tanto Quantavious and I appreciate you.
Rasmus Quantavious does not. Rasmus Quantavious does not care about you, or anyone else. He is a bad person.
BTW, we have a website that we post some old inventory on sometimes if anybody is interested. https://carothersknives.com/shop/
I'm starting to sell some of the high concentration diamond stropping shmoo that I use to strop every CPK and also the competition choppers with an unprecedented number of Blade sport wins including multiple championships. It's special, it works and I'm going to start selling it on our website. information here:
It's $50 if you want to add it to your order.
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