SOG Fatcat

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Anyone know when this knife will be available? 4.5" of VG10 blade has my name written on it! Says it will be a limited addition so where will be the best place to order this from? Man, the more I look at the picture the more I want it.....RIGHT NOW!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
After posting I went to SOG's website and saw this knife. I also saw the MSRP of $575.00 which took a little wind out of my sails! Zytel handles for this price? At the very least micarta or G-10.
 
Hey it's great to see SOG come out with some new knives!! I really like the look of that fatcat, but to me it's not worth it for that price. You could get a nice custom folder for that price. I might however opt for that MOP stingray; looks pretty sweet and it's only half the price of the fatcat. Plus it's a little bit smaller for carrying. Yes, definitely the stingray for me.
 
I did see the Fatboy listed at one of the online shops for $340.00. Of course that is a preorder and I guess it will be August as the site says before availability. I really like the larger folders and already have the Pentagon Elite II folder w/5.0" blade, and have a Spec Elite II with the clip point 5.0" blade on order. At least I have until August to come to a decision on it!
 
The Fatcat was not designed for everyone. We knew going into it that its price would make it inaccessible to everybody. The knife is huge and when i say huge i really mean huge. In case you couldn't tell from the spec information it is more the 10" in over all length. I have uploaded a picture in comparison to the Trident folder. This might help out with the size comparison.

Fatcat-Trident-Comp.jpg
 
The handles are not Zytel they are Kraton rubber. The photo may be confusng be cause it is of a prototype and we do not have a Kraton version yet.

As for part of the blade being black it is TiNi coated in the black areas.
 
Chris@SOG said:
The Fatcat was not designed for everyone. We knew going into it that its price would make it inaccessible to everybody. The knife is huge and when i say huge i really mean huge. In case you couldn't tell from the spec information it is more the 10" in over all length. I have uploaded a picture in comparison to the Trident folder. This might help out with the size comparison.

Fatcat-Trident-Comp.jpg
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The fact that it is so huge is more of a deterent for me anyways then even the price. My pockets just don't have enough extra room to hold that beast even though I really, really like the design. Any chance you will be doing another run of them in a smaller version? I've noticed that you have done that with quite a few of the other models.
 
It has titanium bolsters and liners...looks like a good bit of kit. Is it Japan made? I am guessing so cause of the VG10.
 
OH, okay kraton. That would be serious price gouging otherwise. Plus titanium nuts and bolts. I can understand now. I think it would be cool if you made the black bits out of a different steel, like a run the Kershaw did a while back. It was a JYD with a D2 edge, carbon fiber scales, and tangerine handles.
 
I thought I'd want one at first, but there are too many design features I can't agree with. The most conspicuous being the grip swells that to my eye, contain too main 'friction spots'. Also I can't stand recurve blade profiles- but that's just ,me. Oh well.
 
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