James Brand’s first release of 2024 is a limited edition drop of their Barnes integral folder. The model is a collaboration with Smile Plastics, a company dedicated to creating usable materials out of consumer waste products.
We’re in a sort of golden age for handle materials in the knife world. In addition to old standbys like G-10, FRN, and titanium, we’ve seen more exotic offerings like Ultem, custom carbon fibers, and Kirinite become more widespread. We are a far cry from the early days of the modern production knife scene, when it was pretty much black FRN or G-10 as far as the eye could see.
$649 for a Chicom import. Cue Hocky rant in 3…2…1…
Seriously though, they have made strides in onshoring at least a couple of models, but I can’t imagine that this one is going to be a top seller.
James Brand Features Upcycled Inlay on Limited Edition Barnes
While I am mentioning Hocky…thank you for pointing out that the embedded links weren’t always opening. I have added a manual link in the form of a hyperlinked “Read the Whole Thing” to most of the posts.