hey everyone David C Andersen here coming at you from the KnifeCenter and
today we're going to be looking at some stuff from custom knife factory now that
name may sound like an oxymoron but these are production made knives
that truly approach custom levels of fit and finish I've pulled a few of their
items over here for us to take a look let's check them out
first up we're gonna start with one of their most unusual designs and that's
the krokar this knife is definitely a sight to behold with an m390 Hawk bill
blade that's almost 5 inches long it's also got really eye-catching handle
materials it's available in a milled titanium with a bronze anodized finish
as well as a version with marbled carbon fiber scales so this may be a style
piece but it truly could get a lot of cutting done that Hawk bill blade is
great for hooking into material and that m390 steel is going to provide a ton of
edge retention the party piece of this knife however is the locking mechanism
it's technically a lock back but it operates differently from any other lock
back out there to disengage the blade you push on this section of the tab
right here and that actually actuates the rest of the rocker arm to disengage
the lock it's a rather unusual way of closing it but it works very well once
you get the hang of it so we're gonna move from one of their more unusual
designs to one of their more useful and this is the sukhoi 3 dominance this is a
much more conventional looking blade with a frame lock for security a flipper
for opening and a drop-point blade of m390 steel it's just about 4 inches long
well the previous model had either a marbled carbon fiber or a milled
titanium handle option this model actually combines both of those elements
you've got a milled titanium frame that's anodized bronze as well as a
marbled carbon fiber inlay we've also got a very attractive back spacer design
as well as a hidden lanyard attachment point incorporated into the back spacer
thanks to its materials even though this is a larger knife it carries very light
this is a style piece that would carry very easily in the pocket and it has
great action to boot it's got a few nice details you don't always see in lesser
knives including a pivot collar ring that's anodized a different color for a
little pop as well as some very subtle jimping and
a champherd spine making it very comfortable to use next up is a
collaboration with custom knife maker Jake Hoback and it's a signature design
the Kwaiback it features his well-known upswept tanto shaped blade profile with
a stonewashed finished and m390 steel rendered in a very thick blade stock
meaning this is a very stout knife backed up of course by the titanium
frame lock which is stonewashed bronze that contains also some very nice carbon
fiber inlays that sit nice and flush and look great while this knife doesn't use
the ho back roller detent it does use custom knife factories to row ceramic
bearing system providing action that's just as good and maybe even better than
the original next up we're gonna look at something a little smaller and that's
the aich with a sheepsfoot blade profile that's just over three inches long as
you can probably guess by now this is made from m390 steel and we get a nice
two-tone finish on the blade with a black and stone wash on the bevels and
satin rubbed flats the frame on this knife sets itself apart with some really
nice details it is a titanium frame lock as many of these knives have been and it
also comes with a really nice carbon fiber inlay here on the back side we've
got sort of an angular treatment of the frame in the way it interacts with the
carbon fiber and the section here as well as the lock bar on the back have
some really interesting milled out patterns and you see that pattern echoed
in the cutouts in the pocket clip this knife also has a really nice back spacer
design with that integrated lanyard attachment point and overall this is
just a very useful size while still maintaining a robust build quality and
beefy blade so these last two knives are a few of my favorites the custom knife
factory offers and the first is the awesome like the previous knife this is
a titanium frame lock with a two-tone blade finish from m390 steel however it
opens with this thumb plate as opposed to a flipper we also get some nice g10
overlays this version happens to have the white coloration but my favorite
part about this knife is the blade profile the edge drops a little bit from
the axis and you get a nice continuous curve along the blade which means this
is gonna slice very well there's also no flipper tab to get in the way which
means if you wanted to use this knife for a little bit of food
it's gonna have very good cutting board manners and overall it's just a great
size with about a three and a half inch blade very easy to carry and lightweight
and if I were to EDC any of these this would probably be it finally is what I
think is one of the most interesting models that custom knife factory offers
and this is the mikoshi this knife is sort of a blend of classic slip-joint
patterns as well as the Belka or Squirrel knife which was a common
peasants knife pattern in Russia but despite the plebeian roots this knife is
all class the squirrel knives got their name from the animal illustration that
was printed onto the handle but instead of a squirrel on this knife we actually
have a fox pattern that's been milled into this carbon fiber inlay as you can
see the blade opening here is achieved with a nail Nick but this is not a slip
joint this actually is a titanium frame lock and it uses that same two row
bearing system which means that the opening action is smooth as can be and I
don't know about you but that blade shape speaks to me it's equal parts
classic and modern and you guessed it it's m390 steel when it comes right down
to it if you crave custom quality but can't afford it custom knife factory
truly is a great option to satisfy your needs if you like what you see here and
want to get your hands on one of these knives or you want to see what else
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