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I'll probably leave updates here as I get them. But I mean, you guys have to decide on the final details first.Im in! Aluminum is great! Manual flipper with elmax blade sounds good! Will we be notified?
I'll probably leave updates here as I get them. But I mean, you guys have to decide on the final details first.Im in! Aluminum is great! Manual flipper with elmax blade sounds good! Will we be notified?
I'm gonna let neuron take point on this, and then I'll forward the details for the finalized order to Darrel.
Let's hear some ideas, guys! :thumbup:
Awesome, thanks so much, Hark (and Darrel)! $310 is right around where I was hoping the price would land for the aluminum version, and should put it within reach of a lot of folks on the forum. ($600 for the Ti version is likely beyond what a lot of people are able to spend on any knife, even one as cool as a Gunhammer with Maxx Glide, Elmax, etc.)OK, so I just had time to talk with Darrel about this. Here are the details.
If this is to happen, there needs to be a minimum of 25 hours. The blades can only be bowie or torpedo (you can pick either or when you commit to buying). Blade steel is up to you guys. You guys will have to decide on a single anno color. The knives will be marked forum or whatever you decide. Price quote is 310 for non assisted, Maxx glide bearing pivot, HTM Gunhammers in anno color (that you guys will have to agree on) in either bowie or torpedo. 600 bucks for titanium handles. I don't think he'll do a mix and match run of say 10 aluminum versions and 15 titanium. So you guys will have to really think about this one.
EDIT: Non-assisted because most of you want the Maxx glide bearings. Bearings make an assist mechanism redundant. I don't think Darrel's ever put bearings and an assisted opening mechanism into a single knife. It's either or, so I assumed you guys would prefer the bearings, which is what I asked about when talking with the man.
I will, however, start threads to solicit input on other aspects of the knife, namely (1) anodizing color, (2) blade finish, and (3) what distinguishing markings, if any, to put on the blade (thanks for the pointer, Scurvy092 -- I didn't keep up with the thread on the Kershaw/ZT forum and didn't realize this was a big issue for some folks).
Yeah, I had assumed folks were okay with Elmax and edited my original post to reflect that, but obviously if people have other suggestions we can open that up too.Don't forget blade steel. I'm gonna be out of commission most likely until Bladeshow is over. Maybe I'll post after each day, but I'll probably be beat. Bladeshow starts in 7 hours for me...since I was asked to help set up.
Yeah, I had assumed folks were okay with Elmax and edited my original post to reflect that, but obviously if people have other suggestions we can open that up too.
What are the options on blade steel? I'm guessing M390, Elmax, S30V, S35VN, and 154CM are all on the table since they've made appearances on HTM Gunhammers (either the assisted/manual or auto versions) in the past. Are there others Darrel has around that that wouldn't cause issues in terms of availability, price, and so forth?
Yeah, I had edited my original reply to reflect that before you responded to the other post. Good to know XHP is an option -- I wasn't sure how things were in terms of availability with the Carpenter steels, but now that I know it's an option I'll definitely include it in the poll.I dunno about m390. m390 is pretty much a Knifecenter exclusive for HTM knives. I'm pretty sure Darrel will not agree to make an m390 run even if it's a sprint forum run. It would not be fair to knifecenter. m390 is available on custom knives, such as the one I have commissioned.
Haha, sure. Honestly, any of the steels we're talking about (including 154CM with Darrel's in-house HT) are going to offer great performance, so it's really just a matter of personal preference and/or wanting to try something new.Neuron, when you make the steel poll, if you could include an option to "defer to the expertise of others," I would appreciate it. I don't know much about either CTS-XHP or Elmax to make an informed decision. I'll have to do some research into the metallurgy. All the super steels kinda boggle the mind sometimes.
That's a good point and the only reservation I had about suggesting Elmax, especially now that support has coalesced around using the Maxx Glide pivot. We wouldn't want it to seem too similar to the ZT 056X series knives with Elmax blades and KVT pivots (of course, the Maxx Glide bearing system predates KVT by many years).I'm going to adjust my first post. I don't want another bearing powered flipper in ELMAX. Gimme that CTS-XHP at a high hardness, S110V, or even some D3(2.1% Carbon % 1%V, kinda like a super D2, but still fairly tough.)
DDR knives are all about uniqueness, lets mix it up.