EVO
Line of Tactical Folders
I originally named this line EVO
(Evolution) because the central concepts of these designs are
evolutions of my original design concepts from several years ago when I
had a go at making tactical folding knives. People loved the
concepts but unfortunately I just wasn't good enough at making knives
of this sort and at the time could not afford the 'learning curve' to
get good enough. Years later one of those designs sparked a
collaboration with a knife manufacturer and over the course of
prototyping for that project I actually got rather good at building
Tactical Folders and now make them alongside my bread-and-butter pieces
(medieval knives and swords.)
More than merely an Evolution of my original concepts though, I believe
this line of knives represents an evolution of what a Tactical Folding
knife is and what it is for. When I began the design process I
started effectively with a handful of concepts and a blank slate and
designed the knives without reference to previous tactical folders by
other makers. I found that the process took me to many of the
same places others have gone before... but to some very different
places as well. While there genuinely is nothing new under the
sun when it comes to knives the EVO folders do have a unique look and a
combination of features not found elsewhere. You can read more
about these features here.
Features:
EVO line knives share a number of common features in their construction:
Blades of either High-Carbon Tool Steel or AEB-L stainless
Light-weight construction featuring textured G10 half-frames in either
Black, Desert Tan or OD Green and Titanium liners
Hardened steel stop/standoff pins
Ball-detents in the lock-face to limit unintentional opening
Pocket clips placed to aid in deploying the knife
Handle shapes designed to aid in retention of the knife in extreme
circumstances
Ergonomically designed for intuitive
point-location
Zero-ground chisel edges for a strong, exceptionally sharp cutting edge
Eccentric Chisel Point tips incorporating Besh Wedge(tm)
technology
Blade bases are designed to make it difficult to inadvertantly cut
yourself while disengaging the lock while distracted
Current Models (click the
pictures for more information)
EVO-BWTF
EVO-PTF
(Practical Tactical Folder)
EVO-PTC
(Practical Tactical Compact)
EVO-CQT
(Close-Quarters Tactical)
EVO-CQCF (Close-Quarters Combat Folder
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