I had to wipe off the drool… what a STUNNING knife! I’m afraid to ask how much… and so I peeked and yeah, I was right to be afraid. Over $500, too rich for my blood. 
How do you like the ergonomics? Isn’t the handle too narrow?
How do you like the ergonomics? Isn’t the handle too narrow?
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It is on the narrow side , but still fits in my hand comfortably. The super smooth action and beautiful blade make it worthwhile. It’s one of my favorites to sit and fidget with.
xevious, I hear you. I was expecting a windfall that came but at a lot lower amount. I charged the Slim Flipper based on what I was told and it took 4 months to get made. The windfall barely paid car insurance and they really don’t do cancellations… $150 charge to cancel an order!
It came in without the black blade finish, wrong color. On bearings but VERY difficult to close. I put ceramic bearings in it, cut about a 3/4” long concave groove in the scales at the top of the handle to relieve the area where the finger lands when flipping the blade. Also cut about 5/16” out of the presentation side scale to expose the frame lock making it easier access to release the lock. AND I cut the lock retension groove from .061” to .050” as the lock bar was very strong. Also radiused the inner edge of the lock bar to ease how it would bite the thumb. Then I made the little black diamond shaped plug for the lanyard groove from linen micarta as a stop for my thumb to help grab it out of my pocket.
I cut a rectangular piece of titanium off a bar and made the pocket clip. Quite a chore without a mill but I am stubborn.
Flat sanded the blade and polished it with a leather strop. Also flat sanded the scales then anodized at around 112V to green. They actually color shift between a dusky blue and bright green. Anodized the clip to match.
Awful lot of work on a pricey knife to get it where I expected it to be…won’t do that again!
Look how much the lock bar is visible in that curved finger notch, wasn’t like that out of the box. Both sides were the same. It’s a pretty thin knife, 1/8” blade with each scale also 1/8”, so it was difficult to get a thumb on the lock bar to close the blade.
All the little details can made a knife a joy to use, lack of these same details can make it truly a painful experience!
Wow ! That was a lot of work . You did a real nice job on it though 
All that, and it sits in the safe. I like the little Giant Mouse Sonoma better at half the price. So fluidly smooth, great little knife, all details present and accounted for.
Alongside the Dawson Pathfinder with its Arizona Copper 3V blade my EDC is pretty well rounded.
Texas! Gotta love it!
Think I’ll carry the little Kershaw I won from Smoky Mountain , a couple years ago .
Sweet! Looks like a nice comfy EDC. Great price too (free is nothing to laugh at!)
QSP HAWK
Thank you! I got tempted by the all black version. 
This seems like a good pic for today 
Boker Burnley
I know how you feel about to make a clip without a mill.
I’ve lost the awkward clip on my Chinese TiLock so I had to make my own one. No pictures after anodizing it but I’m quite satisfied.
Working on carbon fiber was somewhat easier:
You guys all do nice custom work .
Haven’t carried either one yet , but I just got these during the Olight sale .
Ah, I hear you. The sought after pricey knife when you expected to be flush with funds. That’s pretty upsetting that so much wasn’t right out of the box! But kudos to you for having the confidence to make changes that resulted in success. Especially the titanium clip. Looks wonderful—beautiful job, DBC!
My semi-grail was to get an uncommon Spyderco in used condition for $100 or less. Timing fell in my lap, when the Vrango showed up. Pretty much unused other than a slight blemish that deemed it a “seconds” by Spyderco, so it has a very tiny notch in the blade to signify it. $99 shipped. OK by me—this knife is a beaut. Such smooth action. Frame lock snaps into 100% position. Funky curved tanto-style blade. It’s a little jewel to me. Whenever I get fixated on buying another knife, I take out the Vrango and 3 others… then clear my cart. Knife collecting is the only one I’ve been good about resisting, otherwise I’d probably have several dozen!
Going back to an older knife model (CRKT Ryan) today.
I wish it was a flipper but the thumb stud is good.
Really like this Oknife Splint . Comfortable to hold , really easy smooth action. N690 blade steel has been holding a great edge . I think Kizer manufactures their knives .
Last few days my EDc knife is Benchmade Puukko in a Kydex sheath I made. Love the design and 3V is by far my favourite knife steel. Easy to sharpen and can take a beating.
I usually carry it on a kit bag. The one in the picture is my own design