KA Custom Sculpted Junior Palmer

In Dave's words...

"I've seen more and more demand for small EDC fixed blades over the last couple of years, which have been fun to make... and personally interesting to me as I've always felt you can get a lot done with a small blade, especially if it's easy to carry. I don't think that observation has been unique to me, as Spyderco recently inquired about a new fixed blade design to test with that ethos in mind. And so I give you the "Junior Palmer,"(cause it fits in the palm of your hand)."

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Practical with less tactical maybe... a fixed blade you can use as a necker, toss in a pocket or have on a pack strap without a big long handle sticking off to get tangled in stuff. I've built a ton of abbreviated handled fixed blades that would fit that bill, but I got to thinking about how to boil an EDC-sized fixed blade down to its most pure form and function. Less is more, perhaps?

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Don't get me wrong... as a Rambo generation kid, I love huge intimidating fixed blades... but with all the sheeple around, who's going to carry it?! Nobody wants to get labeled as the freak still waiting for the zombie apocalypse. That already happened and it was called "Zoom schooling", lol.

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Additionally, I felt it would be nice to have a blade that could be held in a way in which that hand still had gripping capabilities. Sort of like a bird and trout ring, but more secure and shorter. A salmon and buffalo? A deer and shark, maybe? A wampa and where is my woobie? I don't know...but I do know that if you don't have to put a knife down in the field, you can't lose it!

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It is a full custom, hand ground from CPM 154 and heat treated by Bos. It wears a hand-ground and hand-sculpted finish and will come with the sole-authored kydex sheath made this week by Dave. You're only limited by your imagination as to how you choose to carry this unique fixed blade.

OAL: 4 1/2" 

Cutting Edge: 3"