Gold Standard Flipper with Black/Blue Carbon Fiber and White Timascus (Double Row IKBS)

Product Description for Gold Standard Flipper with Black/Blue Carbon Fiber and White Timascus (Double Row IKBS)

Maker: JD van Deventer (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 99305
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 3.60 in.
Cutting edge length: 3.40 in.
Total length: 8.60 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.30 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.18 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.16 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.06 in.
Item weight: 5.40 oz.
Shipment weight: 6.4 oz.
Blade: Satin finished Bohler M390 stainless steel
Bolster: White Timascus pivot collar
Handle: Black carbon fiber inlaid with black/blue carbon fiber
Sheath: Zipper pouch
Style: liner lock folder with double row IKBS
Description: JD van Deventer creates unique knives of the highest degree of craftsmanship and performance. He took up knife making in 2005 and became a member of the Knifemaker’s Guild of Southern Africa by 2007. He works in a one man shop and even builds most of his machines himself! He is clearly a maker to keep an eye on!
The Gold Standard was designed by Jared Van Otterloo (JVO). It has quickly become JD's flagship knife. The blade is perfectly centered with silky smooth action -- easily opened with one hand using the discreet and ambidextrous flipper toggle. It uses the IKBS (Ikoma Korth Bearing System) pivot system. This mechanism, which was originally designed to fit balisong knives, uses ball bearings to create exceptional action with no blade play. This Gold Standard Flipper uses two tracks of ball bearings, rather than just one, producing unparalleled smooth action without play -- even more so than standard IKBS.
The raised clip point blade is formed from M390 stainless steel, a super-steel created by Bohler in Austria. It takes an incredibly sharp edge and holds onto 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 scales are formed from 3D contoured carbon fiber meticulously inlaid with a black and blue carbon fiber. An anodized White Timascus titanium damascus pivot ring is inlaid to add flash. Blue anodized titanium liners surround a G10 backbar and jimping along the liner lock makes the lock particularly easy to disengage. The Timascus pocket clip is mounted for right-handed, tip-up carry.
Excellent work throughout!


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