Dustin Turpin
Well-Known Member
I know I have been pretty quiet these past few months and there is good reason. Late last year and this year has been very crazy for me. I never expected to receive so much notoriety so quickly and I just wasn't ready for it. So I decided to take a step back and focus more on my product rather than just pump knives out like crazy.
Since Blade this year I have spent countless hours revamping my current lineup and also planning new models for next year. I decided to discontinue my Lil' and Big Chief models since the demand just wasn't high enough for them. I could go on and on about what I have planned and what is in the works, but that is for other posts. Lets get to the topic at hand.
This is the final version of my Repentance. I wanted it to make more of an impression than its predecessor. Plus there was some design issues that needed to be fixed. It now has more of a medieval look to it which was always my intention. It is now slightly larger overall and is much more safe to handle.
OAL: 9 3/32"
Blade: 4"
Cutting Edge: 3.25" (to give room for breaking the knife down)
Steel: CPM S35VN
Scales: Black Site CF (excellent stuff.. no voids at all.)
Bolsters: Ti
Frame: .080 Ti with IKBS bearing system
Here are some pics of the first out of the batch. Framelock is also in the works.
I designed the bolster area to resemble a tombstone to compliment the classic coffin handle. The levers are also inspired by old crosses with the nice serif curves. Whey the knife was named Repentance.
Some quick pics to get a better look at the profile of the knife.
thanks for looking
Since Blade this year I have spent countless hours revamping my current lineup and also planning new models for next year. I decided to discontinue my Lil' and Big Chief models since the demand just wasn't high enough for them. I could go on and on about what I have planned and what is in the works, but that is for other posts. Lets get to the topic at hand.
This is the final version of my Repentance. I wanted it to make more of an impression than its predecessor. Plus there was some design issues that needed to be fixed. It now has more of a medieval look to it which was always my intention. It is now slightly larger overall and is much more safe to handle.
OAL: 9 3/32"
Blade: 4"
Cutting Edge: 3.25" (to give room for breaking the knife down)
Steel: CPM S35VN
Scales: Black Site CF (excellent stuff.. no voids at all.)
Bolsters: Ti
Frame: .080 Ti with IKBS bearing system
Here are some pics of the first out of the batch. Framelock is also in the works.
I designed the bolster area to resemble a tombstone to compliment the classic coffin handle. The levers are also inspired by old crosses with the nice serif curves. Whey the knife was named Repentance.
Some quick pics to get a better look at the profile of the knife.
thanks for looking
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. Will be continuing this project once I have my new shop going. Thank you for the comments.