Severed Metal Works Squire V3 3.3" Fixed Blade, MagnaCut, Desert Ironwood, Silver Gunkote, Serial 009 - Made in USA (SMW-SQUIREV3-009)

This is Squire Version 3 serial 009, made by hand by Dean Shroka in Alabama. It runs CPM MagnaCut with a silver Gunkote finish and desert ironwood scales. Serialized and tagged.

Specifications

• Model: Squire Version 3
• Serial Number: 009
• Blade Length: Approximately 3.3"
• Overall Length: Approximately 7.5"
• Blade Steel: CPM MagnaCut
• Blade Finish: Silver Gunkote
• Handle Material: Desert Ironwood
• Feature: Integrated finger ring
• Maker: Dean Shroka
• Country of Origin: Made in USA (Alabama)
• SKU: SMW-SQUIREV3-009

Made One at a Time

These are hand made, so the numbers run close rather than exact. The Squire has held the same footprint across generations, roughly a 3.3 inch blade at about 7.5 inches overall, with a finger ring at the base of the handle for grip and quick deployment. Dean grinds, finishes, and serializes each one himself, which is why every knife carries its own dog tag.

Version 3

The Squire is the knife Dean is known for, and this is the third generation of it. When we visited his shop he told us the V3 was coming and that it would be in MagnaCut. He had the heat treat oven already. What he needed was the dewar, a very large thermos for liquid nitrogen, because MagnaCut wants cryo to reach what it is capable of. He bought it. This is the result.

MagnaCut, Plate Quenched and Cryo Treated

Dean plate quenches and then runs the blade straight into cryo in liquid nitrogen at negative 300 degrees. That is the process MagnaCut is designed around and it is not something most makers his size take on. MagnaCut itself gives you edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance without trading one for the others.

Desert Ironwood

Desert ironwood is one of the densest woods in North America, heavy enough to sink in water, and it takes a polish without any stabilizing. It is the wood knife makers save for the pieces they care about. Against a silver blade the dark chocolate figure is the whole point of this build.

About Severed Metal Works

Dean works out of a garage shop in Alabama, which he and his wife converted from the shed most of his videos were filmed in. He is one of the makers we visited on the Great American Knife Tour. Every Severed Metal Works knife carries Lifetime Blacksmith Benefits, covering free repairs and lifetime sharpening, with the customer covering shipping both ways.

Why This One Stands Out

MagnaCut and desert ironwood is the nicest combination of materials in this group. Serial 009, one only.

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