The Les George Knives Thread

Late to the party with my Hyrax. TL;DR I’m an idiot, Les is amazing, check with him on crazy knife provenance before buying.

Word was Les and Chad each made a prototype of the Hyrax. This was supposedly the one that Les made. Previously owner bought it from AZCK with this description (https://www.arizonacustomknives.com/products/421941/). I bought it and contacted Les for some more details on the history. Turns out they didn’t prototype the Hyrax. So while I thought I was getting the one and only prototype from Les, it was all a lie.

On a positive note, this one does appear to be out of the first batch. Mike Irie ground the blade and Les put it through an 18 hour burnishing cycle to get the near mirror finish.

It’s an amazing knife and I’m happy to have it. I want to believe it’s this one that Les is showing off:
probably not but I can dream.


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vt_jimmay said:
Late to the party with my Hyrax. TL;DR I’m an idiot, Les is amazing, check with him on crazy knife provenance before buying.

Word was Les and Chad each made a prototype of the Hyrax. This was supposedly the one that Les made. Previously owner bought it from AZCK with this description (https://www.arizonacustomknives.com/products/421941/). I bought it and contacted Les for some more details on the history. Turns out they didn’t prototype the Hyrax. So while I thought I was getting the one and only prototype from Les, it was all a lie.

On a positive note, this one does appear to be out of the first batch. Mike Irie ground the blade and Les put it through an 18 hour burnishing cycle to get the near mirror finish.

It’s an amazing knife and I’m happy to have it. I want to believe it’s this one that Les is showing off:
probably not but I can dream.


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That is stunning!
 
Thank you all for the kind words. It makes me feel a bit better. Honestly it would likely only affect the price I paid. Given the previous owner was operating off info he had, I can’t place any blame and may have never gotten the opportunity to buy it under different circumstances.
 
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vt_jimmay said:
Late to the party with my Hyrax. TL;DR I’m an idiot, Les is amazing, check with him on crazy knife provenance before buying.

Word was Les and Chad each made a prototype of the Hyrax. This was supposedly the one that Les made. Previously owner bought it from AZCK with this description (https://www.arizonacustomknives.com/products/421941/). I bought it and contacted Les for some more details on the history. Turns out they didn’t prototype the Hyrax. So while I thought I was getting the one and only prototype from Les, it was all a lie.

On a positive note, this one does appear to be out of the first batch. Mike Irie ground the blade and Les put it through an 18 hour burnishing cycle to get the near mirror finish.

It’s an amazing knife and I’m happy to have it. I want to believe it’s this one that Les is showing off:
probably not but I can dream.


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I’m feeling the need to put the hyrax on my list! Beautiful!!
 
Tossed a stonewashed dagger logo clip onto the MEFP MK3 this weekend.

Think it cleans up the look and the stonewash clip is way easier in and out of pocket than the DLC clip.

… Les’ logo clips are just generally badass 😂 Hope it’s a great week yall!

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Day 8: Morph Monday

Special shout out to ccsmith449 ccsmith449 for allowing me to put this VECP flipper in my collection (and for being able to meet his lovely family). It's still the only Les piece I've ever bought in person, but I'd love to be able to add to that list at Blade Atlanta this year!

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ccsmith449 said:
Tossed a stonewashed dagger logo clip onto the MEFP MK3 this weekend.

Think it cleans up the look and the stonewash clip is way easier in and out of pocket than the DLC clip.

… Les’ logo clips are just generally badass 😂 Hope it’s a great week yall!
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It looks great! I mean, if you've got a dagger clip and you're not putting it on your MK3, what are you doing? 😂
 
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Necroanax said:
Day 8: Morph Monday

Special shout out to ccsmith449 ccsmith449 for allowing me to put this VECP flipper in my collection (and for being able to meet his lovely family). It's still the only Les piece I've ever bought in person, but I'd love to be able to add to that list at Blade Atlanta this year!

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That's a beauty right there!!

Whitty said there is a 75% chance that Les is going to come to the USA Made Blade grand reopening on 4/20. Fingers crossed that percentage continues to increase!!
 
ccsmith449 ccsmith449 did I sell you that morph vecp? If so nice to see Necroanax Necroanax got it. I sold it when I got my tanto vecp. Then upgraded my tanto with a sweep tanto from Necro to complete the circle. Lol
 
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Is that a virtual event or physical ?
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It is a physical event!

They are doing an open house and official grand reopening of their store front in Salisbury, NC.

So far the only maker that is 100% confirmed to be in attendance is Hinderer. I’m sure Nic Nichols and Neely Knife & Tool will attend.

Les & McNees are actively trying to come from what Whitty said on last Thursday’s Instagram live show. Koenig might come as well.

The last open house in 2022 was a blast so I’m definitely going this year. Would be extremely cool if Les makes it and brings some knives!!
 
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mitchnola said:
ccsmith449 ccsmith449 did I sell you that morph vecp? If so nice to see Necroanax Necroanax got it. I sold it when I got my tanto vecp. Then upgraded my tanto with a sweep tanto from Necro to complete the circle. Lol
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The one Derek posted today is a flipper, which I got from Aaron Sorkin (you connected me with him!) - I did buy a standard Morph VECP from you at one point last year!
 
ccsmith449 said:
The one Derek posted today is a flipper, which I got from Aaron Sorkin (you connected me with him!) - I did buy a standard Morph VECP from you at one point last year!
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I thought I sold you a morph vecp. I should keep a log of all my brokerage deals! 😂
 
ccsmith449 said:
It is a physical event!

They are doing an open house and official grand reopening of their store front in Salisbury, NC.

So far the only maker that is 100% confirmed to be in attendance is Hinderer. I’m sure Nic Nichols and Neely Knife & Tool will attend.

Les & McNees are actively trying to come from what Whitty said on last Thursday’s Instagram live show. Koenig might come as well.

The last open house in 2022 was a blast so I’m definitely going this year. Would be extremely cool if Les makes it and brings some knives!!
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I'm going to do my best to get out there as well. Just googled it and it's 464 miles from my house to his shop 7 hrs 33 minutes. Sounds like a road trip to me! I may drag my 20 year old son with me, hopefully get a bit of father and son time in 😀. Not sure how the font has changed lol but last open house I went to REC anniversary last August I was able to score my Hinderer BFPU Bowie. Hopefully I will be able to score another grail. It would be awesome to meet Les as well.
 
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