{"product_id":"pro-tech-avalon-thumb-stud-custom-001-peace-neighbor-design-mike-irie-mirror-polished-154cm-knurled-17-4-steel-handle-made-in-usa","title":"Pro-Tech Avalon Thumb Stud Custom 001, Peace Neighbor Design, Mike Irie Mirror Polished 154CM, Knurled 17-4 Steel Handle - Made in USA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of only 50 ever made. Peace Neighbor design, Mike Irie mirror polished blade.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the Avalon Thumb Stud, designed by Peace Neighbor. Knurled 17-4 heat treated steel handle, a Mike Irie compound ground mirror polished 154CM blade, black lip pearl button, and a polished long deep carry clip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel: Avalon Thumb Stud\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdition: 2026 Avalon Custom 001, one of 50 produced\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigner: Peace Neighbor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade Steel: 154CM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade Grind: Compound ground by Mike Irie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade Finish: Mirror polished\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandle: Knurled 17-4 heat treated steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eButton: Black lip pearl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePocket Clip: Polished long deep carry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeployment: Thumb stud\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Made in USA (Placentia, California)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMike Irie Did the Blade\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMike Irie is a Colorado knifemaker who has spent decades doing finish work that most shops will not attempt. A compound grind means more than one bevel angle on the same blade, which takes the edge thin where it cuts while leaving steel behind the spine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen he mirror polished it. Mirror is the finish with nowhere to hide. Every grind line, every low spot, every imperfection shows, which is why most production knives are satin or stonewashed. A mirror polished compound grind is a statement about whose hands were on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e17-4 Steel Handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis handle is not aluminum or titanium. It is 17-4 stainless, heat treated, and knurled. That makes it heavy, and it makes it feel like a tool from a different era. Steel handled folders went out of fashion because weight went out of fashion, and some people have been waiting for them to come back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBlack Lip Pearl\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack lip pearl is shell from the black lipped oyster, darker and more iridescent than white pearl, shifting green and blue depending on the angle. Against polished steel it is the one piece of color on the whole knife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFifty Made\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePro-Tech produced 50 of Custom 001. Hand finished blades do not scale, which is why the number is what it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProudly carrying American\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pro-Tech","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67584207061172,"sku":"AVALON-CUSTOM-001","price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/4049\/4516\/files\/IMG_4568_c11bccda-2154-4b4d-b8cc-bfc41028d1e6.jpg?v=1791755043","url":"https:\/\/lonestarknife.com\/products\/pro-tech-avalon-thumb-stud-custom-001-peace-neighbor-design-mike-irie-mirror-polished-154cm-knurled-17-4-steel-handle-made-in-usa","provider":"Lone Star Knife \u0026 Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}