{"product_id":"damascus-liner-lock-folding-knife-camel-bone","title":"Damascus Liner Lock Folding Knife, Camel Bone Handle","description":"\u003cp\u003eA clip changes how a folder lives. It rides against the seam of a front pocket with an inch of camel bone showing, so it comes up the same way every time. That blade is 3.25 inches, Damascus wrapped over a high carbon core. Of everything we fold, this is the one that behaves most like a knife made this century.\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 ladder pattern\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade shape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDrop 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\u003eCamel bone 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\u003eLadder comes from cutting grooves across the billet and forging it flat again, so the layers step across the blade in bars rather than swirls. Acid lifts them dark against light. Look close and the bars run parallel. The pattern is what you look at. The carbon core under it is what holds an edge. The shape is a drop point, the spine curving down until the tip sits low, where fine work gets done. Carbon darkens as you use it, and it will spot if it is left wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe lock and the opening\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the steel liners inside the handle is cut so a strip of it can flex sideways. Open the blade and that strip springs behind the tang, in the way of the closed position. To fold it you press the exposed end of that liner back across and swing the blade down. Opening is a round thumb stud, so the knife goes from shut to open on one hand. That is the mechanism. We make no promises past it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCamel bone is dense and pale, and it takes a dye without losing the grain running through it. The scales sit over full steel liners, which is where the frame gets its stiffness and where the pivot is carried, with brass pins running through the lot. The clip is at the tail on the show side. Closed the knife is 4.5 inches, so clipped in it takes the top inch of a pocket and leaves the rest to your phone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe leather pouch\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pouch is vegetable tanned leather with a basket weave stamped into damp hide, sewn by hand along both long edges. One end stays open and the closed knife slides in. There is no belt loop and no fastening on it, which is why we call it a pouch rather than a sheath. With a clip on the knife, the pouch mostly comes out when it travels in a bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the buyer who wants old materials and newer hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who wants the knife in one place daily\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople who open a folder one handed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyers moving from a modern folder to bone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwners who dislike a knife rattling loose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Damascus liner lock folder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe basket weave slip pouch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA printed care card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharpening free for life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEvery piece is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo two etches land alike. The bars of a ladder shift with how the billet moved under the hammer, so yours reads wider in places than the photograph. Camel bone came off an animal, so colour and figure change from scale to scale. Expect this model and your own version of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRinse the pivot if lint packs into it, dry the knife, then run one drop of oil into the joint. Keep a light film of oil on the steel. The etch stays readable under a patina, so a darkening blade is nothing to fix. Bone wants no treatment beyond staying out of long soaks. Sharpen on a stone and finish on a strop. Our \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. Around 30 characters fits. A ladder pattern is busy ground, so the line sits on the flat near the tang. You get a proof image before the laser runs, and it puts 3 to 5 business days on the build. Orders of 10 or more carry no charge. More on 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\u003eHow does the liner lock release?\u003c\/strong\u003e Push the liner sideways off the tang, then fold the blade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy a clip when it ships with a pouch?\u003c\/strong\u003e So it sits in the same pocket spot daily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the pattern skin deep?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. The layers run through the bar. The etch shows their edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it rust?\u003c\/strong\u003e It can. There is carbon steel under the pattern. Dry it, oil it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I carry this day to day?\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\u003eWhen will it arrive?\u003c\/strong\u003e Most US orders arrive in 5 to 7 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe same lock and clip on a handle that ignores weather is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/damascus-folding-knife-green-micarta-clip\"\u003eDamascus folder in green micarta\u003c\/a\u003e. For a spine lock and wood, take the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/damascus-lock-back-folding-knife-rosewood\"\u003erosewood lock back\u003c\/a\u003e. They sit in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/folding-knives\"\u003efolding knives\u003c\/a\u003e, pattern welded blades in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/damascus-steel\"\u003eDamascus steel\u003c\/a\u003e, daily ones in \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":44146079826038,"sku":"VEF-FLD-DAM-2202","price":159.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2427\/9670\/files\/folding-11-damascus-camel-bone_c2070493-6261-454a-8b34-512b874322ae.jpg?v=1788859534","url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/products\/damascus-liner-lock-folding-knife-camel-bone","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}