ST1 Flipper with Carbon Fiber and Timascus (IKBS)

Product Description for ST1 Flipper with Carbon Fiber and Timascus (IKBS)

Maker: Neill Schutte (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 98339
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 3.75 in.
Cutting edge length: 3.60 in.
Total length: 8.50 in.
Blade height (at heel): 0.96 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.17 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.14 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.05 in.
Item weight: 4.20 oz.
Shipment weight: 7.2 oz.
Blade: Differentially finished premium Bohler M390 stainless steel
Bolster: Timascus
Handle: Carbon fiber
Sheath: Zipper pouch
Style: IKBS flipper with locking liner
Description: Neill Schutte is a spectacular knifemaker.
He is perhaps best known for his Loveless style knives and only recently started making flippers -- yet his flippers have already reached a world class level with some of the best fit and finish as well as action to be found anywhere. He has won a stunning set of awards including Best Fighter at the 2014 and 2015 Blade Shows in Atlanta, Best Hunting Knife at the 2014 and 2016 Knifemakers Guild Show of Southern Africa, Best Boot Knife at the 2013 Knifemakers Guild Show of Southern Africa, and Best Fancy Fixed Blade, Best Knife of Show, and Best Working Fixed Blade at the 2013 Bloemfontein Knifemakers Show.
This flipper features an M390 stainless steel blade. It is meticulously satin finished with a long swedge and polished flats. It takes an incredibly sharp edge and holds on to it due to its 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 is hollow ground for an easy to maintain edge. The action is truly as good as a folder gets. It effortlessly flicks out with silky-smooth motion and falls closed once the lock is disengaged.
Carbon fiber scales are set on blue anodized titanium liners. A Timascus titanium damascus bolster is perfectly fit to the scales. A carbon fiber backbar keeps the knife strong, yet extremely light. A Timascus pocket clip is exceptionally elegant and easy to use.
Absolutely tremendous!


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