I think people are going to be pretty shocked at the price Andy is going to be charging. I thought the starting price would have been at least twice what he was saying.
I asked him about the handle construction and this is the reply...
Tech spec on that one is 440C 57-58RC 4.5inch blade. Scales and liners are G10 epoxied and then screwed. Inside of handle is bored out flush after allowing a couple days to dry so nothing sticks out on the inside. Milled from 14mm - 16mm thick flat stock. One piece and full tang hollow handle.
The design is very versatile and allows a lot of flexibilty. You can make the hollow part as big or small as you like (within reason of course), and you don't have to have a firesteel in there. The butt doesn't have to be flat (like my next one), and handle can be any shape, size, material etc etc. Also I have a patent pending on the design. There really are not many compromises with this design of hollow handle, so why not have it there...?
Firesteel in the handle keeps everything water and air tight and protects it. It also doesn't get loose or rattles as it wears down and is very easy to get to even if you leave the knife in the sheath and just want use the steel. Quick release screw makes it pretty simple and quick
So in short, the butt can be shaped, flat, handle hollow or not. And the whole thing is machined from a solid billet. I keep a ferro rod on my person when out and about, but like he says, I can't see the harm in having another as back-up with the knife just in case. I'll be using this knife as part of my rainforest kit which is the one place I don't take my own knife as knives really do get messed up over there. But there are still more tests to be done and final conclusions to be had. The fun is in the playing
I asked him about the handle construction and this is the reply...
Tech spec on that one is 440C 57-58RC 4.5inch blade. Scales and liners are G10 epoxied and then screwed. Inside of handle is bored out flush after allowing a couple days to dry so nothing sticks out on the inside. Milled from 14mm - 16mm thick flat stock. One piece and full tang hollow handle.
The design is very versatile and allows a lot of flexibilty. You can make the hollow part as big or small as you like (within reason of course), and you don't have to have a firesteel in there. The butt doesn't have to be flat (like my next one), and handle can be any shape, size, material etc etc. Also I have a patent pending on the design. There really are not many compromises with this design of hollow handle, so why not have it there...?
Firesteel in the handle keeps everything water and air tight and protects it. It also doesn't get loose or rattles as it wears down and is very easy to get to even if you leave the knife in the sheath and just want use the steel. Quick release screw makes it pretty simple and quick
So in short, the butt can be shaped, flat, handle hollow or not. And the whole thing is machined from a solid billet. I keep a ferro rod on my person when out and about, but like he says, I can't see the harm in having another as back-up with the knife just in case. I'll be using this knife as part of my rainforest kit which is the one place I don't take my own knife as knives really do get messed up over there. But there are still more tests to be done and final conclusions to be had. The fun is in the playing
