{"product_id":"hypercut-mfg-dharma-manual-serial-0291-3-2-s45vn-tanto-black-glass-composite-frames-made-in-usa-hc-dharma-man-0291","title":"Hypercut MFG Dharma Manual Serial 0291 - 3.2\" S45VN Tanto, Black Glass Composite, Green Hardware - Made in USA (HC-DHARMA-MAN-0291)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Dharma Manual is the non automatic version of Hypercut MFG's Dharma, machined by Dylan and his crew in Mills River, North Carolina. Serial 0291 runs a 3.2 inch CPM-S45VN tanto in black glass composite frames with green anodized hardware and a green anodized thumb tab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBlack and Green\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe frames are black glass composite rather than titanium, which drops weight and gives the knife a flat, dark surface with a speckled texture to it. The green anodized pivot, screws, and tab are the only color on it, and against that much black they read like they are lit from behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the sister knife to serial 0290, which runs the same frames in bronze. Same build, completely different character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eManual, and Why That Matters\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dharma is best known as an automatic, and this is the version for people who either do not want an auto or cannot carry one where they live. Same blade, same grind, same shop. You open it on thumb studs instead of a button.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel: Dharma Manual\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerial Number: 0291\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade Length: 3.2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade Steel: CPM-S45VN\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade Shape: Tanto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrames: Black glass composite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePivot and Hardware: Green anodized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThumb Tab: Green 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\u003eAction: Manual, thumb studs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Made in USA (Mills River, North Carolina)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSKU: HC-DHARMA-MAN-0291\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHand Ground, One at a Time\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDylan grinds every bevel by hand on a belt sander rather than sending them out. 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.\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\u003eBlack and green, and the only one of the two Dharma Manuals with color on it. One of one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProudly carrying American\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hypercut Manufacturing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67578444742836,"sku":"HC-DHARMA-MAN-0291","price":1015.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/4049\/4516\/files\/IMG_3541.jpg?v=1790802861","url":"https:\/\/lonestarknife.com\/products\/hypercut-mfg-dharma-manual-serial-0291-3-2-s45vn-tanto-black-glass-composite-frames-made-in-usa-hc-dharma-man-0291","provider":"Lone Star Knife \u0026 Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}