{"product_id":"damascus-folding-knife-green-micarta-clip","title":"Damascus Folding Knife, Green Micarta with Pocket Clip","description":"\u003cp\u003eClipped inside a pocket it lies flat on the seam and stays put. Rain does not bother it, nor sweat, nor a bench left wet after a job. The scales are green canvas micarta, cloth and resin pressed solid, and the blade is 3.25 inches of Damascus over a high carbon core. Wood photographs better. This one is easier to live with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.25 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClosed length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.75 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDamascus, high carbon core\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEtched raindrop pattern\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade shape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpear point\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLiner lock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpening\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRound thumb stud\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGreen canvas micarta over steel liners, brass pins, pocket clip\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePouch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStamped basket weave leather slip pouch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEngraving\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 dollars per blade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForged and finished by hand in High Point, North Carolina.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLifetime warranty against defects, free sharpening for life.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe blade\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDamascus over a high carbon core, etched so the raindrop rings come up dark against bright. Dimples are punched into the billet and it is forged level again, so the layers ripple around each mark. Decoration only. The core under it takes the edge. The shape is a spear point, edge and spine curving up to meet near the middle, so the tip sits on the centre line and pierces a box lid as easily as it runs along tape. Carbon steel greys with work and spots if you fold it away wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe lock and the opening\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA liner lock. One steel liner inside the handle is cut so it springs inward, and when the blade comes fully over that leg slides across and stands behind the tang. To close it, put a thumb on the exposed end of the liner, push it across, and fold the blade past it. Keep the pivot clean and free of grit. Opening is a round thumb stud, so the blade comes out with the hand that took it off the clip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCanvas micarta is woven cloth soaked in resin and cured hard. Water has nowhere to go in it, so damp, sweat and salt air mean nothing to it, and nothing here shrinks in a dry winter. The weave shows as a faint green grid that goes matt and toothy with handling. The scales sit over steel liners with brass pins through the lot, and a pocket clip is fitted. Closed it is 4.5 inches and rides on the seam rather than rolling about with the coins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe leather pouch\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVegetable tanned leather, stitched by hand, with basket weave beaten into damp hide. It is a flat sleeve, closed on two sides and open at the end, and the shut knife drops straight in. Nothing folds over the top and there is nothing to hang it from, so it is a pouch and not a sheath. If the clip does the carrying, keep it for a bag or a drawer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe handle is why you take this over the bone version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone with wet or dirty hands all day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoat owners, gardeners and workshop people\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyers who want the etch without a delicate scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople who carry one knife hard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe green micarta folder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stamped basket weave slip pouch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA care card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree sharpening for life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEvery piece is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaindrop rings sit where the punch landed and the acid opens them at its own speed, so the scatter never repeats. Micarta is sanded by hand and the weave breaks through in its own places on every pair of scales. The green shifts a little between rolls of canvas too. Yours goes its own way on the detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMicarta wants nothing. Wipe it, or run it under a tap if it has been in mud. The steel is the part with a memory. Dry it when it gets wet and keep a thin film of oil on the etch, since rust shows more on a pattern. Grit in the joint rinses out. Dry it, then one drop of oil on the pivot. The \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-care-sharpening\"\u003ecare and sharpening page\u003c\/a\u003e goes further.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePut a name on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaser engraving is 20 dollars per blade, added here before checkout. Around 30 characters fit, a name or initials and a year. Letters go on the flat by the thumb stud, where the pattern is quiet. A proof image comes first and nothing is cut until you approve it, adding 3 to 5 business days. Free at 10 blades and over. See the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/engraving\"\u003eengraving page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes micarta mind water?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. Cloth in cured resin. Nothing soaks in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it slippery when wet?\u003c\/strong\u003e Less than polished wood. Sanded canvas has a tooth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I shut a liner lock?\u003c\/strong\u003e Thumb on the liner, push it across, fold the blade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it rust?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, if you let it. Dry it, oil the etch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat about carrying it?\u003c\/strong\u003e Laws differ by state, city and country, so check your local rules, and we cannot advise on that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow quickly does it ship?\u003c\/strong\u003e Most US orders arrive in 5 to 7 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe same lock under bone is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/damascus-liner-lock-folding-knife-camel-bone\"\u003eDamascus liner lock folder on camel bone\u003c\/a\u003e. Plainer, wooden and unpatterned, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/sodbuster-folding-knife-black-ebony\"\u003esodbuster in black ebony\u003c\/a\u003e. It sits in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/folding-knives\"\u003efolding knives\u003c\/a\u003e, under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/damascus-steel\"\u003eDamascus steel\u003c\/a\u003e, and among \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/edc-knives\"\u003eeveryday carry knives\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Viper Edge USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44146085134454,"sku":"VEF-FLD-DAM-2206","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2427\/9670\/files\/folding-15-damascus-green-micarta_647ef669-3736-4a09-8392-64283d2f0436.jpg?v=1788859711","url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/products\/damascus-folding-knife-green-micarta-clip","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}