Two Lorien Designs by RyanW Available **All SOLD**

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Most people know I have played with some of Lorien Arnold's designs over the years. I have two available, I had these at BLADE but did not offer them up for sale since I did not have a table.


#1 Lorien PIF: $410 - SOLD (Shipped and Insured within the US)
Steel: 3/16" Aldo's 1095 (with Hamon)
OAL: 11.25"
Blade: 6" to Ricasso
Handle: Stabilized Buckeye Burl (Burl Source)
Misc: Tapered Tang, Mosaic Pin, G10 Liner
Sheath: Stevenson Premium Shark Skin
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#2 Lorien H.U.K. (Hunter Utility Knife): $350 - SOLD PENDING FUNDS (Shipped and Insured within the US)
Steel: 1/8" Aldo's 1095 (with Hamon)
OAL: 9.25"
Blade: 4.5"
Handle: Blue and Black G10 with White Spacer
Misc: Tapered Tang, Jimping, G10 Liner, Aluminum Pins
Sheath: Dabling Kydex with Lg. TekLok
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If you are interested Post "I'll Take #1, #2, or Both:D" followed up with a Private Message or an Email to me for payment info. I prefer PayPal but will accept a Money Order. Thanks for looking comments welcome!
Ryan Weeks (Ryan W. Knives)
 
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please tell me more about the pif design and intended purpose - great looking knife
 
Thanks Everyone for the comments!

Brendan, As stated I am not the one that designed the PIF. Having said that I will give my $.02... It is one of my favorite knives to handle, the large choil allows you to choke up for delicate work. The balance of this particular blade allows very quick transitions from different grips. The edge is thin which would IMO put it in the slicer category, but it will perform well at many tasks I have no doubt.

Hopefully Lorien will swing by and give you his input since he is the one that put pencil to paper.

If you are up for a read here is the original PIF 2011 Thread: CLICK ME
 
here is a little video of the PiF, (Pay it Forward) patterned knife;
[video=youtube;5itxzTgF2Yk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5itxzTgF2Yk[/video]

PiF- Pay it Forward- is intended to be a useful belt knife for the outdoorsman.

The attitude of the edge in relation to the handle is such that there is some mechanical advantage for chopping at things, coupled with a continuous curvature which also provides good performance in shearing cuts.

A kick at the handle provides a platform for arresting forward motion with good control, while the palm swell and butt of the handle are contoured for a hand filling grip when used regularly or if gripped by the butt for added inertia for chopping. A slightly raised spine forward of the handle gives leverage for cutting the point of the knife into things while using the forward choil, ie; carving, cutting cartilage/joints

While the pattern was inspired by hunting knives, and it would probably function well enough at that, that is not the primary intended use of this design. The blade is a little long, the point a little too low and not a very maneuverable handle for fine work. It does not excel at fine work and is definitely not a bushcraft knife, (so get one of those too). But it is an outdoor knife, handy for cutting at stuff growing over the trail and big enough to be effective should an unpleasant encounter with a predator occur. Any kind of predator.

I'll get back here some time tomorrow to tell you about the HUK.
 
Thanks Lorien. Brendan I hope that answers your question! Lorien that video still makes me cringe :eek:
 
So, the HUK, (Hiker's Utility Knife) is purely designed for utility. With that being said, I've sold one of these to a hunter for hunting, and another to a fellow looking for a defensive blade.

Although the blade is relatively long for a multi purpose knife, it has a very fine edge and the butt of the handle is shaped and oriented in such a way as to provide lots of point control by applying controllable leverage via the heel of one's hand. It is very easy to change grips on this knife as there isn't a ton of contouring and shaping that gets in the way.

It's not necessarily a bushcraft knife, but is capable of many outdoorsy things such as building traps, skinning, food prep and carving/whittling.

The knife is very light and you'll only notice that you have it with you when you go to use it.

Although the exposed portion of tang at the butt of the handle looks like it might interfere, for the majority of people it is totally out of the way. If you have huge hands, it might be felt from time to time. I have a braided lanyard thingy on mine which gives a little extra grip when pulling the knife from the sheath. The jimping there is helpful when used to shape a firebow axle or when something needs to be abraded while the knife is sheathed. Obviously, that portion of the handle would serve well as a magnesium sliver shaver and ferrocerium scraper.

I designed a little guard as well, just for a bit of safety, but not too big as to be inconvenient. It does get a bit in the way when you really want to choke up on the knife, but I felt it was a worthy trade off, especially if you're tired. It's not good to cut yourself when you're trying to stay alive in the backcountry.

I've always felt that the best survival knife is the one that you have on you when your survival is put to the test and to that end, this knife was designed to be inconspicuous, light and easy to have by your side at any time.
 
I'll take the black and blue one! Been thinking about it ever since you posted and since no-one else has grabbed it... !!!

Sending PM now.
 
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