Sunday, February 27, 2011

New Knife Completion: Nuclear Meltdown Meyerco/Lambert Shockwave

The Meyerco Kirby Lambert collaboration provides and excellent springboard for folks like me who love to pimp out blades.  Not only is the knife affordable, it looks almost exactly like a custom Kirby Lambert, a knife that starts around 500$.  However, the Lambert Shockwave ban be had for around 48$ street price and features excellent quality for the money.  I decided to give the knife a minor facelift this evening by adding a set of MoonGlow scales and a backspacer made from MoonGlow as well as mirror polishing the bevels and swedge.





MoonGlow is an acrylic plastic material that has the unique property of glowing in the dark.  While it's not nearly as strong and heat resistant as G10, it adds an interesting and unique aesthetic to the knife that's not found on any production blade and very few customs.  MoonGlow holds a charge for about one or two hours after the lights are cut off, and this knife's handle gives off enough light to be a small lantern.  While these photos are a little blurry, they illustrate the concept well:




This prototype knife will be available for purchase for 120$.  Additionally, I'm considering doing a small batch of Lambert Shockwave's in Nuclear Meltdown mode, so if you're interested in getting one, please contact me at WillMoonCustomKnives@gmail.com.