Noah Mk-II with Abalone Inlays - M390

Product Description for Noah Mk-II with Abalone Inlays - M390

Maker: Dew (Ryuichi) Hara (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 106996
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 3.50 in.
Cutting edge length: 3.50 in.
Total length: 8.50 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.49 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.14 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.14 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.05 in.
Item weight: 7.60 oz.
Shipment weight: 9.4 oz.
Blade: DLC coated polished M390 stainless steel
Handle: DLC coated titanium with abalone inlays
Sheath: Japanese kimono cloth pouch and box
Style: Linerlock folder
Description: Dew (Ryuichi) Hara is the adult son of renowned knifemaker Koji Hara. Dew grew up in a knife family and naturally got involved with the knifemaking by helping his father and learning his techniques. Koji Hara is well known for creating art knives with tremendous precision and detailed inlays. After working in his father's workshop for over 20 years and completing an apprenticeship with Anthony Marfione, Dew decided to create his own knives.
The Noah Mk-II is an exceptional knife showing Dew's work at his best. The 3-1/2 compound ground blade is hand ground Bohler M390 stainless steel. M390 is a super-steel created by Bohler in Austria. It takes an incredibly sharp edge and holds onto it due to a high concentration of vanadium and chromium carbides. Its unique powder metallurgical process also promotes a uniform carbide distribution and clean steel properties, making M390 a popular steel used in surgical cutting instruments and in applications requiring a high finish. It offers excellent corrosion resistance due to its high concentration of chromium. The blade was brought to a mirror polish in the grinds and coated with black DLC. The blade can be deployed easily using the dual thumbstuds and has silky-smooth, drop shut action.
The handle is DLC coated titanium set on mirror polished 420 stainless steel liners. Six abalone shell inlays are perfectly inlaid into both sides of the knife. The liners surround a matching mirror polished, DLC coated titanium backbar. The 420 stainless steel pocket clip is mounted for right-side, tip-up carry.
Excellent work throughout!


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