Tak Fukuta TK-01

[JB in SC]

I owned one of these many years ago and was curious if others remembered the unique folder. It had a ceramic blade and magnesium handle, lockback. I don’t recall it coming in a box, but had a suede case. Only 500 were produced IIRC.

 

[Locutus D'Borg]

Do you mean the Japanese Maker Tak Fukuta?

 

[JB in SC]

Do you mean the Japanese Maker Tak Fukuta?

Yes, it was a Spydeco he designed. Sorry for the misspelling

 

[SpyderPhreak]

I recall seeing one at a local shop here in Denver in my youth. Buck later made a similar (though less rounded) one with Titanium handles. More info here:

Ceramic Blade Spyderco

Did Spyderco ever (like 20+ years ago) make a small ceramic blade folder?

www.bladeforums.com

The broken link in that thread went here: https://forum.spyderco.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=20529

 

[Locutus D'Borg]

Yes, it was a Spydeco he designed. Sorry for the misspelling

No Problem. I Have a Browning knife he made years ago and I spelled his name wrong at first and I studied Japanese.

 

[JB in SC]

I recall seeing one at a local shop here in Denver in my youth. Buck later made a similar (though less rounded) one with Titanium handles. More info here:

Ceramic Blade Spyderco

Did Spyderco ever (like 20+ years ago) make a small ceramic blade folder?

www.bladeforums.com

The broken link in that thread went here: https://forum.spyderco.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=20529

There was a Boker similar in size with flat titanium handles made about the same time period, they both cut flesh well (easy to slice a finger) but the ceramic was so slick it wouldn’t cut most materials. I bought quite a few unique knives over the years, I never heard anything about the Tak since then. I seldom kept any of them (my loss in some cases) for any length of time.

 

[SpyderPhreak]

There was a Boker similar in size with flat titanium handles made about the same time period, they both cut flesh well (easy to slice a finger) but the ceramic was so slick it wouldn’t cut most materials. I bought quite a few unique knives over the years, I never heard anything about the Tak since then. I seldom kept any of them (my loss in some cases) for any length of time.

I could be remembering incorrectly, maybe it was a Boker (I'll have to look when I get home tonight). They were also impossible to sharpen yourself back then when the edge chipped. I wonder if the 3M diamond film belts would do it now?

ETA - I found a pic I posted of it here. Sure enough, it is a Boker... Here's a crop of the original image:

 

[JB in SC]

I could be remembering incorrectly, maybe it was a Boker (I'll have to look when I get home tonight). They were also impossible to sharpen yourself back then when the edge chipped. I wonder if the 3M diamond film belts would do it now?

I recall reading using water cooled lapidary wheels to sharpen them.

 

[SpyderPhreak]

I recall reading using water cooled lapidary wheels to sharpen them.

Yeah, that's what I believe they were using back then. I know that the 3M diamond film sheets will polish gems, so I don't know why the belts wouldn't.