The Back Door: Chaves x Pro-Tech Redencion 229 Auto, 3.375" S35VN Stonewash Tanto, Blue Aluminum - Made in USA (Trade In)

The Back Door entry. Used and needs some TLC. No fall damage. No box.

Chaves x Pro-Tech Redencion 229 in blue anodized aluminum, with a stonewashed S35VN tanto.

Ramon Chaves designed the Redencion and Pro-Tech builds it. This is the 229 on a blue frame. It is the cheapest way into this collaboration that we have listed, and the reason is in the next section. Look the photos over before you buy.

Condition, Read This Part

The edge has some rolling on it and needs a sharpening before it will cut the way it should. That is the main thing. Beyond that it is a used knife with no fall damage and no box. Nothing is broken, the action is fine, and the rolling is in the edge rather than the blade. If you sharpen your own knives this is a twenty minute job and a knife well under what these normally go for. If you do not, factor in a sharpening service.

We priced it for what it is rather than cleaning it up and charging for the cleanup.

Specifications

• Condition: Used, needs sharpening, rolling in the edge
• Brand: Pro-Tech Knives
• Designer: Ramon Chaves
• Model: Redencion 229
• Blade Length: 3.375 in
• Overall Length: 7.875 in
• Handle Length: 4.50 in
• Handle Width: 0.50 in
• Blade Steel: CPM S35VN
• Blade Finish: Stonewash
• Blade Style: Tanto, flat grind
• Handle Material: Blue anodized aluminum
• Action: Push button automatic
• Weight: 4.45 oz
• Includes: Knife only, no box
• Fall Damage: None
• Country of Origin: Made in USA (Placentia, California)

Why This One Stands Out

• Chaves design built by Pro-Tech, which is a collaboration rather than a license
• S35VN tanto, stonewashed
• Blue anodized aluminum, which is one of the harder frames to find
• Priced for the edge work it needs

A Rolled Edge Is Not a Chipped Edge

Worth explaining, because the two get confused and they are not the same problem. A rolled edge means the very apex has bent over to one side. The steel is all still there, it is just no longer pointing the right way. Stropping or sharpening pushes it back and you are done. A chip means steel is gone and you have to grind past the damage to get back to a clean edge. This one is rolled, not chipped.

S35VN

S35VN is a powder stainless with niobium added, which makes it tougher and easier to sharpen than the S30V that came before it. It is the steel that sat as the premium default for years before MagnaCut showed up, and it is still a good one. Rolling an S35VN edge usually means it met something harder than it should have, not that the steel is soft.

The Tanto

The tanto puts a second shorter edge at the front at an angle to the primary one, so the point is backed by more steel. You give up some belly for slicing. It is the configuration Chaves draws most often, and it suits the hard angles of the Redencion frame.

An Automatic

Push button automatics are restricted in a number of states and cities. Worth checking your state and local law before you order.

About Pro-Tech Knives

Pro-Tech builds its knives in Placentia, California. Automatics are what they are known for, and the action on a Pro-Tech button is most of the reason these cost what they do.

About The Back Door

The Back Door is where trade ins, returns, blems, demos, and one-offs go. Everything in it is described plainly, so you know exactly what you are getting and why it is here.

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