A6 Premium Flipper with Damascus and Mokuti (Ceramic IKBS)

Product Description for A6 Premium Flipper with Damascus and Mokuti (Ceramic IKBS)

Maker: Van Heerden & Thorburn (collaboration) (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 101827
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 3.60 in.
Cutting edge length: 3.60 in.
Total length: 8.25 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.33 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.15 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.14 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.06 in.
Item weight: 6.40 oz.
Shipment weight: 8.2 oz.
Blade: Stainless damascus forged by Damasteel
Bolster: Heat colored Mokuti
Handle: Stainless damascus forged by Damasteel
Sheath: Padded pouch
Style: Folding liner lock with ceramic IKBS bearing pivot
Description: South African knifemakers André Thorburn and André van Heerden create exceptional folders at a tremendously high skill level. When they collaborate, they create A2 knives. Very few A2 Premium knives are made each year.
The blade is perfectly centered and the action is as smooth as it gets -- easily opened with one hand using the discreet and ambidextrous flipper toggle. It uses IKBS (Ikoma Korth Bearing System). This mechanism, which was originally designed to fit balisong knives, uses ball bearings to create exceptional action with no blade play. Thorburn and van Heerden created this special A6 Premium Flipper with ceramic ball bearings. Generally IKBS bearings are made either from tool steel or from stainless steel. Stainless steel can wear away, resulting in uneven action over time. Tool steel bearings can oxidize making the action rough. Ceramic bearings are the best of all worlds. Extremely hard and wear resistant, they are also inert and will not oxidize.
The blade is made from Draupner pattern stainless damascus forged in Sweden by Damasteel. The high contrast pattern immediately grabs attention. The broad leaf-shaped blade provides a particularly dramatic canvas and shows Thorburn's grinding skills at their best. The flats are polished, nearly hiding the pattern.
The scales are made from ladder pattern damascus forged by Damasteel. The scales are fit perfectly to Boomerang pattern Mokuti titanium damascus bolsters. The pivot, collars, backspacer, and pocket clip are all made from Damasteel as well. Titanium liners are anodized a bright blue. The 3D machined pocket clip is mounted for right-handed, tip-up carry.
Excellent work throughout!
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