Lanny's Clip Slipjoint with Silver Strike Carbon Fiber - M390

Product Description for Lanny's Clip Slipjoint with Silver Strike Carbon Fiber - M390

Maker: Willem Steenkamp (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 104886
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 2.90 in.
Cutting edge length: 2.50 in.
Total length: 6.50 in.
Blade height (at heel): 0.82 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.11 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.11 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.04 in.
Item weight: 3.20 oz.
Shipment weight: 4.6 oz.
Blade: Satin finished M390 stainless steel, hardened to 61 Hrc
Bolster: Satin finished, hand fluted 303 stainless steel
Handle: Silver strike carbon fiber with a stainless damascus shield inlay
Sheath: Zipper pouch
Style: Slipjoint folder
Description: This Willem Steenkamp custom Lanny's Clip slipjoint is a fantastic utility folder. The Lanny's Clip design was developed by renowned folder maker Tony Bose for his friend Lanny Shell from Tennessee. Lanny saw the knife and bought the first ten that Tony produced. Lanny's Clip is now an iconic design and a favorite in the slipjoint community. The clip point blade and ergonomic handle are perfectly designed and implemented.
Willem was accepted as a member of the Knifemakers’ Guild of Southern Africa (KGSA) in May of 2007. His attention to detail is clearly evident in his knives.
The 2.9 inch clip point blade is hand ground M390 stainless steel hardened to 61Hrc. The blade features a hand rubbed satin finish. 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. A hollow ground blade makes for an easy to maintain edge.
The blade is well centered with a firm half stop -- easily opened with the right handed thumb nick.
The gently rounded handle is silver strike carbon fiber. Wires move through the woven carbon fiber. A stainless damascus shield is inlaid into the left side of the handle. The handle scales have been nicely domed and polished to provide a secure grip. They meet perfectly with satin finished, hand fluted 303 stainless steel bolsters.
Exceptional work throughout!


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