I wanted to post some info on the Mark 12's. After 11 months of designing, building revising and building again, I think I have a design refined enough to compete with the best custom knives out there. The goal was to build something that was aethetically pleasing and provided excellent utility. To that end, the final design is feature centric. The knives weigh 6.3 ounces with the drop point and lum grinds, and 5.7 ounces with the multigrinds (some variation will be natural due to various frame designs and custom grinds). Each knife is equiped with a captive bearing system that's inset into the blade on either side for increadibly easy assembly/disassembly. Since the handle is one solid piece of titanium, the only screws in the knife are the pivot and stop pin as well as the two screws in the pocket clip. The knife features a biller titanium pocket clip and custom titanium overtravel stop. Additionally the knife has a dual detent for an exceptional flipping action on the blade. The blades are .1875 inch thick steel and will initially come in CPM154 and S30V. Each has a hand crowned spine. The handles taper for user comfort, weight and for better pocket carry. Every frame and blade is CNC machined and then hand finished, the blades are hand ground. Heat treating on the blades is done professionally. by East Carolina Metal Treating in Raleigh NC.
I'm very proud of this design. Despite haters, hardships in production and constant revisions, the Mark 12 Integral is now a reality. I will have some pieces available by the end of the week on a page dedicated to the knives.
-Will
