New Customized Knives, Nov. 16th, 2011

I thought I'd take a quick moment and show off some highlights of my customized knives from the past couple months.  I'm not going to go into super great detail about what they are, but this is just a quick smattering for y'all to check out.

Kershaw Dress Tremor

Tye-Dye(R) Boker Epicenter

Fancy Les George VECP

Benchmade Dress 750 Pinnacle

Tye-Dye(R) 790 Subrosa and Helena style 630 Skirmish

21 Tomorrow, Nov. 17th 2011

So this is just an informal post, but a lot of guys are surprised to hear how young I am considering what I do.  I will be 21 years old tomorrow, Nov. 17th 2011.  Finally, I'll be able to buy handguns and booze.  Kidding.  I'll likely spend the day pouring over books in preparation for exams, and it's looking like it'll be a cold, rainy, miserable day.  Still, I have a sneaking suspicion I'll be eating some kind of cheesecake and spending the evening with my girlfriend, Leslie.  There may also be some Skyrim or Modern Warefare 3 involved.  Hey, I'm a human being too, given a little free time I like to cut loose, I'm not all business.

In celebration I'll be doing a give away on my Youtube Channel, PRSPl4yer.  It will only be open to subscribers, so if you're not subscribed, please do so.  It'll be a handmade knife I haven't revealed yet ;)

And we're BACK! Updates and Announcements, Nov. 16th 2011

I have to say, I've been doing a pretty sheisty job at keeping my Blog updated, I'm sorry for that.  School work has taken its toll on my free time, and I've been spending almost every free minute working on furthering my education or pimping out knives.  That said, we're winding down in the Semester and I have a little free time to update y'all on what I've been up to over the past 6 months.

I've made huge leaps and bounds, introducing my first Balisong to the market, the Luna-Song, introducing two more fixed blade designs, the Rectifier and the Celestion, making strides towards a tactical folder and another Balisong model, customizing knives at the same time as maintaining a high standard of academic excellence.  It's tough, but fun.  Here are some shots of the new knives:

Rectifier

4.5 inch S110V Lum Tanto grind, convexed zero ground tip, full crowned handle

Mosaic Tube Fixtures, Translucent G11 scales, Kydex Sheath

MSRP 275$ in S110V 

Celestion

3.5 inch ATS-34 Deep V Hollow ground blade, full crowned spine and handle

Mosaic Tube Fixtures with OD green G10 scales, Kydex Sheath

 MSRP 175$ in 154CM, 225$ in S110V

Luna-Song

4 inch S110V or 154CM blade, Compound ground with crowned spine

Jeweled titanium liners with G10 scales

 MSRP 375$ in 154CM, 475$ in S110V

My knives are 100% handmade in Apex NC, sole authorship except for the heat treat which is done by a local machine shop.  You will be able to order any of these models come Christmas of 2011.  They mark a dramatic shift in the way I'll be doing business from now on.  That leads me to my second large annoucement.

As of Nov. 2011 I am discontinueing customization services until the spring, instead focusing on getting my custom knives perfected.  The customizing job has made me extremely unhappy, stressed out, irritable and frankly I'm just tired of it and it's no longer fun for me.  It's extremely difficult to keep any kind of reasonable schedule while I'm in school, and I don't like keeping customers waiting.  Being a one man army has its downsides, I just don't have the time to do custom knives and pimp jobs, and I'd rather focus on creating the best custom knives that I can.  From time to time I may release a customized knife from my personal stash, but as of right now I just don't have the time to keep up with so many things at once.  

I will also be keeping my Youtube Channel a little more up to date.  If you are not subscribed to my Youtube Channel, PRSPl4yer, please do so.  I do give aways and contests for subscribers as well as offer discounts for Channel regulars.  In addition to showcase videos, I also have reviews and creative videos.  Here's a taste of what I've been up to lately: