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Gough Custom – Making a Custom Knife for the Antarctic Research Mission

Friday, February 13th, 2015

Custom knife maker Aaron Gough crated this special version of the 5″ Resolute for an EMS Lieutenant, and will shortly be who was headed to Antarctica to work as a Communications Tech for the research base. Aaron documented the process which is a boon for those of us intereted in design and manufacturing. About 11 hours of footage was was shot during the creation of the knife, and then that was condensed down to the video. It took them almost four days to edit the footage. The knife itself took Gough Custom about 14 hours to finish.

Specs:
Model name – 5″ Resolute
Blade steel – A2 tool steel @ 62.5HRC
Handle – Black and Toxic Green laminated G10
Sheath – Black Kydex
Overall length – 9.6″ (243mm)
Blade length – 5″ (127mm)

for full details on the materials and tools used in the build visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQUxFFON5Lo.

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Hakim Isler’s Tengu Ono Axe

Friday, February 13th, 2015

Former Army PSYOPS NCO Hakim Isler was featured in the show “Naked and Afraid” and now teaches martial arts and fitness at Elevo Dynamics in Fayetteville, NC. During the show he used a tool of his own design called the Tengu Ono (Forest Spirit) Axe.

RMJ Tactical is now doing a production run of these for Hakim and they should be available soon. An outdoor tool, it incorporates a blade for sawing, an edge for skinny and the ability to chop.

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Pinkerton Knives – Ditch Dart

Friday, January 30th, 2015

The Ditch Dart is a small, general purpose utility knife made by Pinkerton Knives in collaboration with retired US Army MSG Grady Burrell. This particular model is made from D2 tool steel, with an OAL of 4.6″, a 2.5″ primary edge, and a 2.25″ secondary edge. Serrations are optional. The handle features grooves, which would allow for the addition of a parcord wrap, and a lanyard hole. After extensive testing, it was determined that the knife’s thickness of .125″ is the best thickness for strength, weight, and edge geometry relative to its size.

Models made of 154CM steel have also been made, and are marked accordingly.

www.dirkpinkerton.com

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SHOT Show – HK Knives

Wednesday, January 28th, 2015

Hk Knives are manufactured by Benchmade.

The fixed blade Feint is made from 440C stainless steel with a black santoprene handle. It features a 9.5″ blade with an overall length of 14.5″ and a thickness of 1.25″.

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Prometheus Design Werks – The Griffin

Wednesday, January 28th, 2015

Prometheus Design Werks has just come out with their first in-house knife, The Griffin. Precision machined from Bohler M390, a premium Austrian blade steel, The Griffin is a skeletonized fixed blade design. The blade is 4″ long, and the spine of the blade features PDW’s proprietary Strikeback feature, a CNCed multi-bevel and arch, function-specific design which is intended to effectively strike ferrocerium rods.

The skeletonized handle features dual lashing points, as well as a combination pry tip/cat’s paw nail puller, which has use with opening cans, breaking glass, reusing nails for emergency shelters, and more. Full length jimping insures a solid grip even with a wet hand, and full chamfering around all the perpendicular edges adds comfort and ease in the hand.

The Griffin comes complete with a Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok mounting hardware.

Available in four finishes: FDE, Matte Black, Milspec OD Green, and Stonewash. The Griffin is made in the USA.

prometheusdesignwerx.com/products/the-griffin

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SHOT Show – Winkler Knives Push Dagger

Monday, January 26th, 2015

Winkler Knives had several new items including this push dagger design created for an element of a national LE agency.

www.winklerknives.com

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SHOT Show – Benchmade

Monday, January 26th, 2015

Designed for brush clearing and similar tasks, the Jungle Bolo and Clip-Point knives are made of 1095 Spring Steel. The handles are orange textured Santoprene, and both blades come with a leather sheath with belt loop.

www.benchmade.com

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SHOT Show – Winkler Knives

Friday, January 23rd, 2015

The Ranger and Ranger Breaching axes share a very distinctive feature. The shape of the axe head is based on an original hatchet used by a member of Roger’s Rangers in the early 1700s. It was found Fort Wentworth in New Hampshire.

The steel is 80CRV2 and they are available in any of Winkler’s finishes such as the Tan Micarta on the Breaching or the rubber on the Ranger. Naturally, the Breaching element of the breaching model is a distinct element.

www.winklerknives.com

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