Frag Out! Magazine
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While looking at them, you may have an impression, that they are not handmade, but they are a product of the CNC machines controlled by a talented engineer. A few years ago I had an opportunity to have a look at the complete manufacturing process of the folder. In total it lasted more than 30 hours (I do not count time dedicated to tempering a blade during its hard- ening). Making one folder (with an assumption that we do not make several knives at one time) takes in average a week of work. There is no space for mis- takes. Sometimes a momentary lack of attention, too deep beveling or skidding on the grindstone may re- sult in not meeting the fanatic quality standards of the maker with regard to the concerned part and it will be scrapped. Everyone who tried to grind the blade on the belt grinder is perfectly aware that how outstanding precision is required to obtain perfectly symmetrical grind and how easy is to make an error which destroys all current work. Each knife will be assembled and dis- assembled many times during its manufacturing pro- cess, and all elements will be individually fitted until a moment in which an obtained product is mechanically and visually excellent. Unfortunately, such a manufacturing process causes that demand dramatically exceeds supply therefore a list of persons who want to purchase a knife with the Poltergeist Works logo regularly elongates. Now, a pe- riod of expecting for a ready product is more than 2 years. KNIVES