{"product_id":"hypercut-mfg-bikkhu-cpm-s45vn-flipper-titanium-frame-titanium-inlays-serial-0236-made-in-usa-hc-bikkhu-0236","title":"Hypercut MFG Bikkhu, CPM-S45VN Flipper, Teal Anodized Titanium, Chevron Milling, Purple Hardware, Serial 0236 - Made in USA (HC-BIKKHU-0236)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA hand ground S45VN flipper from a small North Carolina shop.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bikkhu is Hypercut MFG's titanium frame lock flipper, machined by Dylan and his crew in Mills River, North Carolina. Serial 0236 runs a CPM-S45VN blade in a teal anodized titanium frame with chevron milling, a magenta to purple flipper tab, and purple anodized pivot and hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Say It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBikkhu is pronounced BIC-oo. Think of the pen, Bic, with an oo on the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Chevron Milling\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is what separates 0236 from the other teal Bikkhu in this batch. The frame is milled in a chevron pattern rather than a crosshatch, so the texture runs in one direction and the light moves across it differently. Same colors, different surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnodizing titanium is a chemical process rather than a paint, so the color is built into the surface. Every run comes out slightly different and this one exists on one knife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade Steel: CPM-S45VN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame: Titanium, teal anodized, chevron milled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInlays: Titanium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlipper Tab: Magenta to purple anodized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePivot and Hardware: Purple anodized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpacer: Titanium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClip: Titanium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThumb Studs: Titanium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLock: Frame lock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeployment: Flipper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerial Number: 0236\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Made in USA (Mills River, North Carolina)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHand Ground, One at a Time\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDylan grinds every Bikkhu bevel by hand on a belt sander, setting lockup to a scribe line. As he puts it, a lot of makers believe the soul of the knife is in the bevel, and that is where his blood, sweat, and tears go. Building one means assembling and disassembling the same knife something like a hundred times before it ships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMade in North Carolina\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDylan started Hypercut with one used 1996 mill he bought off Facebook Marketplace and wired in himself. That machine still runs. Asked why he builds in America, his answer was short: because that is where he lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy This One Stands Out\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeal and purple with chevron milling. Serialized, hand ground, one of one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProudly carrying American\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hypercut Manufacturing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67578444382388,"sku":"HC-BIKKHU-0236","price":1099.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/4049\/4516\/files\/IMG_3505.jpg?v=1790802707","url":"https:\/\/lonestarknife.com\/products\/hypercut-mfg-bikkhu-cpm-s45vn-flipper-titanium-frame-titanium-inlays-serial-0236-made-in-usa-hc-bikkhu-0236","provider":"Lone Star Knife \u0026 Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}