Non-knife Customization: Kassa Fabrication Mass Effect Rifle Case

Hey all,

I wanted to post a non-knife related project up and show off some work I did customizing something a little different.  Those of you who know me personally probably know I'm a huge Mass Effect fan, likewise I'm also really into guns.  Recently I bought a couple of Pelican 1700's and me being me, couldn't not customize the cases and make them my own.  I laid out some custom Kassa Fabrication stencils using some painters tape (fans of the Mass Effect series will recognize the weapons manufacturer) and went to town with the airbrush and some enamel paints.  I used Sunburst Orange and Dark Metal Grey from Boyd and Model Masters respectively, and cut them with a quarter by volume laquer thinner for a matte finish.  The results speak for themselves, now this Pelican 1700 is ready for action.

-Will

Moon Framelock Update: Working Prototype!

Hey All,

I just wanted to update my blog regarding the framelock.  Progress has been start and stop due to our heavy breakage of tooling, however my father and I managed to finish a working prototype of the knife last night.  The knife is still extremely rough, and we're doing some redesigns from this rendition of the knife to make the finished version of the knife that much better.  This is just an iPhone video of the knife working, bear in mind the knife in this video doesn't have the framelock stop that the pivot secures to or washers, likewise the aluminum test blade hasn't been precision surfaced to smooth up the action.

Some of the things that will be redesigned will include the framelock locking bar, which while still being angled for increased surface area, we've found is a little more solid and totally void of play.  The curved locking surface I had initially come up with just didn't work out the way I had hoped.  Likewise we've made some small changes to the internals of the knife, for example adding thumb relief for the lockbar, an increased finger choil for grip, slightly altered thumb serrations, ect.

Next step is to go ahead and make another frame with the new locking interface and mill some blades out of steel.  In the mean time I've gone ahead and started to lay out my different grind patterns to visualize what everything's going to look like.

Stay tuned for more vidoes and pictures as we move into the final stages of prototyping and the beginning of production.  

-Will

Orions almost sold out! A BIG thank you to my customers!

Hey All,

  I just wanted to post a huge thank you to my customers; after reviewing my current inventory I found that I only have a few Orions left.  With the model nearly sold out, I'll be moving intoproducing framelocks full time.  You may still custom order an Orion until the model is sold out and I also have a few complete knives in stock, however after the last Orion leaves the door I will not be making any more balisongs and discontinuing the Orion model forever.
  If you're interested in ordering an Orion, please contact me at willmooncustomknives@gmail.com.  Thank you again!

 -Will