I bought these direct from Ben as a set. As new, never used, kept in a glass case. Ben can vouch for me. I bought a new piece from him and I'm making room.
Asking what I paid USD $5000 + S&H for the set. (Will consider selling individually.)
ApexUltra, Large blade is 11in (16in overall) - see pics.
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From Ben:
Some people know that I try to take inspiration, approaches, materials or techniques from other craftsmen, and implement them into my work. This time the legend @terzuolatactical fell victim to that obsession of mine. I've seen one of his tactical folders with ultem scales and this kind of filework and I immediately thought that it might work great with my knives.To keep it on brand with tactical and technical, I used blackened titanium end caps, and with @apexultrasteel, a high tech steel.To really cement the theme I chose a random orbital blacked out finish for the blades, as it looks somewhat like a stone washed finish which is often used by folder makers, and make the end caps concave sunburst ground for some visual depth.The semi translucent ultem will show the internals of the handle, which gives those knives a whole new dimension compared to a handle made of wood for example.Also note that I implemented a new choil design, which I'II simply call short neck. The thinking behind it was to have a wa handle, with a western feel to it. That practically means that the tang outside of the handle is shorter and higher and the choil closer to the handle. The fingerrest of my normal choil Design is gone in this one, making your middle finger wrap around the handle instead of the choil in pinch grip. It will essentially feel like an integral with a bolster, or a full tang knife, in hand, as both of those designs normally have their handles start way closer to the choil than Japanese wa handled knives do.The stand is made from black paper micarta and ultem.Last but not least, let me tell you what great of a guy Bob Terzuola is. When I approached him with the idea of me taking some aspects of his designs for my knives, not only was he ok with me doing so, but he also went ahead and gave me tips on how to finish the ultem best so it's not slippery and still has a nice look to it. Which is why it's bead blasted. A true legend, not only because of his achievements in his work, but also because of his character!
Asking what I paid USD $5000 + S&H for the set. (Will consider selling individually.)
ApexUltra, Large blade is 11in (16in overall) - see pics.
View attachment IMG_7256.jpeg
View attachment IMG_7255.jpeg
From Ben:
Some people know that I try to take inspiration, approaches, materials or techniques from other craftsmen, and implement them into my work. This time the legend @terzuolatactical fell victim to that obsession of mine. I've seen one of his tactical folders with ultem scales and this kind of filework and I immediately thought that it might work great with my knives.To keep it on brand with tactical and technical, I used blackened titanium end caps, and with @apexultrasteel, a high tech steel.To really cement the theme I chose a random orbital blacked out finish for the blades, as it looks somewhat like a stone washed finish which is often used by folder makers, and make the end caps concave sunburst ground for some visual depth.The semi translucent ultem will show the internals of the handle, which gives those knives a whole new dimension compared to a handle made of wood for example.Also note that I implemented a new choil design, which I'II simply call short neck. The thinking behind it was to have a wa handle, with a western feel to it. That practically means that the tang outside of the handle is shorter and higher and the choil closer to the handle. The fingerrest of my normal choil Design is gone in this one, making your middle finger wrap around the handle instead of the choil in pinch grip. It will essentially feel like an integral with a bolster, or a full tang knife, in hand, as both of those designs normally have their handles start way closer to the choil than Japanese wa handled knives do.The stand is made from black paper micarta and ultem.Last but not least, let me tell you what great of a guy Bob Terzuola is. When I approached him with the idea of me taking some aspects of his designs for my knives, not only was he ok with me doing so, but he also went ahead and gave me tips on how to finish the ultem best so it's not slippery and still has a nice look to it. Which is why it's bead blasted. A true legend, not only because of his achievements in his work, but also because of his character!
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