{"product_id":"hypercut-mfg-bikkhu-cpm-s45vn-flipper-titanium-frame-titanium-inlays-serial-0238-made-in-usa-hc-bikkhu-0238","title":"Hypercut MFG Bikkhu, CPM-S45VN Flipper, Green Anodized Titanium, Blue to Green Gradient Tab, Serial 0238 - Made in USA (HC-BIKKHU-0238)","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 0238 runs a CPM-S45VN blade in a green anodized titanium frame with milled slot cutouts, a flipper tab that runs blue into green, and a blue anodized pivot and thumb stud.\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 Colorway\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreen frame with a row of milled slots down the length of it, and a flipper tab anodized in a gradient from blue through green. Anodizing titanium is a chemical process, and a gradient like that one means the maker pulled the part through the bath rather than dunking it. It cannot be repeated exactly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blue pivot and thumb stud pick up the cool end of the tab. This is the only green Bikkhu in the batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade Steel: CPM-S45VN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame: Titanium, green anodized, milled slot cutouts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInlays: Titanium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlipper Tab: Blue to green gradient anodized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePivot and Thumb Stud: Blue anodized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpacer: Titanium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClip: Titanium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLock: Frame lock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeployment: Flipper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerial Number: 0238\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\u003eThe only green Bikkhu here, with a gradient tab that will not be repeated. One of one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProudly carrying American\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hypercut Manufacturing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67578444415156,"sku":"HC-BIKKHU-0238","price":1099.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/4049\/4516\/files\/IMG_3511.jpg?v=1790802729","url":"https:\/\/lonestarknife.com\/products\/hypercut-mfg-bikkhu-cpm-s45vn-flipper-titanium-frame-titanium-inlays-serial-0238-made-in-usa-hc-bikkhu-0238","provider":"Lone Star Knife \u0026 Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}