{"product_id":"907knives-adak-2-3-14c28n-fixed-blade-richlite-horror-themed-kydex-made-in-usa-adak-richlite-horror","title":"907Knives ADAK, 2.3\" 14C28N Fixed Blade, Richlite, Horror Themed Kydex - Made in USA (ADAK-RICHLITE-HORROR)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlaskan handmade, named for an island at the end of the Aleutians. This one came back with a horror themed sheath.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ADAK is a compact handmade fixed blade from 907Knives, built by Will Lower in a backyard shop outside Anchorage. It runs a 14C28N blade right around 2.3 inches with a Richlite handle and a horror themed Kydex sheath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote from Lone Star Knife and Supply: Two of these came in and they are the only pair in the batch. Everything else from this drop is a one of one, so if you want a matching set or you just do not want to race somebody for it, this is the one with a second chance behind it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Will Lower, 907Knives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel: ADAK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade Length: Approximately 2.3\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverall Length: Approximately 5.5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade Steel: Sandvik 14C28N, cryo treated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandle Material: Richlite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSheath: Kydex, horror theme\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures: Lanyard hole\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Made in USA (Alaska), handmade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003e14C28N, Not AEB-L\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarlier ADAK drops ran AEB-L. This batch is Sandvik 14C28N, which is the closest thing to a sibling that steel has.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth are fine grained stainless steels built around taking a very keen edge and coming back fast on a stone rather than chasing edge retention numbers. 14C28N adds nitrogen to the mix, which buys a little more corrosion resistance. Will cryo treats either one in liquid nitrogen a friend supplies him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRichlite\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichlite is paper and resin compressed into a solid sheet. It machines clean, it does not move with humidity the way wood does, and it has a slightly warm, dry feel in the hand that neither G10 nor micarta quite matches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Sheath\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHorror themed Kydex, which is not a pattern 907Knives runs often. It carries a lanyard hole and is set up to take a clip if you want to add one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy It Is Called the ADAK\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdak is an island at the far end of the Aleutians. It is small, it is mountainous enough to run from coastline to a two thousand foot peak in no distance at all, and the sign at the airport reads birthplace of the wind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaribou live there and they are not native. They were brought in after World War II to feed the people stationed on the island. The base is long gone. The caribou stayed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill picked the name because a small island that packs that much punch suited a knife this size. Pronounced A-Dak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow This Knife Came About\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ADAK exists because we asked for it. We wanted a small fixed blade in the same footprint as the TRM TAGALONG, which has been one of our best selling fixed blades, and we kept sending Will back to make it smaller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat came back has a thicker handle than the TAGALONG. With a lanyard on it you get a full grip. Without one you get two fingers and your third wrapped around the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout 907Knives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Lower is retired Army, twenty years in. The service sent him to Alaska in 2013 and he found a way to stay. He still works in support of the Army as a civilian, and 907 is Alaska's own area code.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe started making knives a little over a year ago, after a long winter and a YouTube video he watched in an airport on the way to Las Vegas. His first knife was so dull he calls it the letter opener, and his son still has it. He has sold more than a hundred since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything happens in his shop. He stabilizes his own wood, including birch he harvests in Alaska. He has been approached about having his designs made overseas and turned it down, in his words because it is all about the love of the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWe Toured the Shop\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlaska is a long way from Texas, so the Great American Knife Tour™ did this one over video. Will walked us through all of it, a twelve by sixteen foot shop a friend built in his backyard after the metal shavings got him evicted from the garage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe also tells the story behind the ADAK name and shows off petrified coral a friend harvests out of Alaskan salt water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatch here: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aGeIwN9iT7c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehttps:\/\/youtu.be\/aGeIwN9iT7c\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProudly carrying American\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"907Knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67597352960180,"sku":"ADAK-RICHLITE-HORROR","price":215.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/4049\/4516\/files\/IMG_5879.jpg?v=1792520053","url":"https:\/\/lonestarknife.com\/products\/907knives-adak-2-3-14c28n-fixed-blade-richlite-horror-themed-kydex-made-in-usa-adak-richlite-horror","provider":"Lone Star Knife \u0026 Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}