Bush Baby - Meerkat - Warthog Tusk
Price $174.00
Product Details
Blade Length 2.25
Overall Length 5.125
Weight (oz) 1.7
Source From maker
Additional Specs
Knife Type Full Tang, Has Sheath
Blade Material N690
Blade Details Drop Point
Handle Material Tusk & Tooth
Other Details Tactical
About the Maker
Bernard, Arno
"I made my first knife in 1978 out of a saw blade, at that time I was a teacher at a technical school. I started making knives on a regular basis in 1991 and became a full time maker in 1996. I like to work with different ivory (legal), especially mammoth and warthog ivories. I work with steels like ATS34, 12C27, Damasteel and other Damascus. I live in South Africa and did my first show in the USA in 1996 and visit the States to do about 8 shows per year. I have been a member of the South African Knifemakers Guild since 1994. I make fixed blades as well as folders."
Hinderer, Rick
In the mid 1980’s Rick Hinderer began his knife making journey making art knives in a small 14′ x 18′ turkey coop with none of the modern amenities, like heat or running water! Art knives are a far cry from the tactical scene which Rick is so deeply entrenched in now. Over the years his meticulous attention to knife design and knife making, coupled with his real world experience as a Fire Fighter / EMT sets him apart from the rest. Rick’s design philosophy is deeply rooted in his experience with using his knives as part of his first responder tools. That catalyst of change from art knives to hard use tactical was after Rick joined the rescue dive team. He really began to look at knives and designs more as hard use tactical tools than works of art. Rick began changing over from old world knife making techniques to modern CNC precision manufacturing. With the combination of designing art knives, and his real world experience as a first responder, this unusual perspective allows him to design hard use tactical folders that are not only aesthetically pleasing to the eye, but extremely comfortable in the hand. All of Rick’s products are engineered to go the distance when it counts the most whether it be when life is on the line, or you just need a good cutting tool.