$29.95 Ceramic Pocket knife $29.95 FLINT Pocket (FP-1) A ceramic bladed folding knife for everyday use. This extremely lightweight ceramic knife has a liner lock and stainless steel frame. Great gentlemens ceramic pocket knife. The black ceramic 1 1/2” blade is ground to an extremely sharp edge that will last ten times that of a stainless steel edge. With a neck lanyard this would make a great utility ceramic knife for fishing. Super sharp and completely rustproof. Boker or Kyocera are the only other sources that I have found for ceramic pocket knifes and I feel that my designs for folding ceramic knives offer an affordable alternative.-------- ------- It has taken a full year to get the first 2,000 of these ceramic pocket knives produced. The black ceramic blades required numerous trials before the quality could be assured. Finally my expectations have been exceeded and these ceramic folding knives are being shipped now!!! ------Now I am trying to fill empty space beside the photo! -------------- The site design studio limits my editing so please forgive the poor layout. I have used ceramic kitchen knives and always had difficulty in protecting the ceramic blade from damage while stored. A folding ceramic knife protects the ceramic blade while not in use. A major reason for my efforts to produce cost effective ceramic pocket knives.--- ------- -------------- ------------ Hopefully some customers will provide feedback concerning their favorite uses of these ceramic pocket knives. Personally I find myself cutting open a lot of cardboard cartons & cutting plastic strapping. The black ceramic blades in these pocket knives certainly cut strong fishing line well. I did break the tip off one ceramic blade (stupid) trying to pry loose a fuse in my car. Ceramic blades are not for use as levers!

Small Ceramic Knife

Black Ceramic Blade

$42.95 Folding Utility Ceramic Knife Flint Utility (FU-1) A general purpose sized ceramic folding knife suitable for general outdoor activities. A 2.88" black ceramic blade suits the majority of tasks. Weight has been kept to a minimum by using a cut out stainless steel frame & simple but very positive liner lock! Weight oz. A bit large for a ceramic pocket knife but light enough to be used this way. I have found this size of ceramic pocket knife to work well in the field. -------- Photographs can be misleading. This ceramic folding knife is MUCH MUCH MUCH LARGER than the ceramic bladed pocket knife! Not too large to carry in a pocket, although the clip should be very handy. The lanyard ring on the folding ceramic knife was added with fishermen in mind. You may note that there are no "Studs" installed in the blades. You do need to use both hands to open the blade. Sorry but drilling for a stud would create a weak point in the ceramic blade.

CERAMIC FOLDING KNIFE

Black Ceramic Pocket Knife Blade or White Blade? OK, there some increased hardness in a black ceramic knife blade but in reality the white blade is already so hard that this increase makes very little difference in terms of the ability to retain an edge. The only real reason, in my opinion, to purchase a black ceramic folding pocket knife is one of appearance. It just feels strange using a knife with a white blade that you can almost see through. The black blade on a ceramic pocket knife gives a much more traditional appearance & darn it, just plain looks better! The black blades are however, more expensive to produce, as they have to go through a secondary Hot Isostatic Process where pressure and extremely high temperatures physically change the blade from white to black and increase density & hardness.

AIRPORT SECURITY

Airport Security and Ceramic Knife Airport and other security detection devices have difficulty in detecting plastic or ceramic materials. For this reason we have made sure that the body of these ceramic pocket knives contain a high percentage of stainless steel to ensure detection by existing security scanners. While not, as yet regulated, we feel it is important to offer this security feature and if regulations are every put in place your ceramic folding knife should pass any reasonable rulings.

Ceramic Pocket Knife Design

I would appreciate feedback (comments) concerning the designs I have created for these ceramic pocket knives. Obviously a niche market but I feel that the ceramic blades are particularly suited for small ceramic pocket knife application. The folding action protects the black ceramic blades from damage and these two sizes of ceramic pocket knives do, in my mind, cover the majority of requirements. The ability to retain sharpness means the ceramic pocket knife will be ready to cut whenever required! YES, you can improve the edge and maintain it using 1500 grit wet/dry silicone carbide sandpaper. See the article on my SHARPENING page.

SPECIAL-Cosmetic Flaws
	Due to problems in the scintering or final grinding process some ceramic knife blades have "cosmetic flaws". Most common are a couple of small "pits" in the blade. Edges are all correct and functioning is not affected. I will sell these Folding Ceramic knives at a $10 discount. $32.95 each. Just request "flawed" large folding knife when sending e-mail.