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Home Products C.A.M.K. Chaves 228 - CUSTOM!

Overview

"CUSTOM"!!! This Chaves American Made Knives Redencion 228 is frame lock folder based on the popular Redencion custom knife made by Ramon Chaves. It features an acid tumbled drop point blade with added swedge, notched thumb rest and dual thumb studs, the swedge and the finish on the blade were done by Sean Campbell of Ferrum Forge. The handle is comprised of an anodized and carved/sculpted titanium frame over titanium barrel spacers. Ramon's signature skull pocket clip is positioned for right hand, tip up carry, the handle work was done by Phil Preacher. Great blade seating, detent and lock up. Excellent condition. Includes padded/zippered case with "Chaves American Made" patch.

Product Details

Blade Length 3.25

Overall Length 8

Closed Length 4.75

Weight (oz) 6.8

Source Previously owned

Additional Specs

Knife Type Tip Up Carry, Tip Up Clip

Blade Material S35VN

Blade Details Drop Point

Handle Material Metallic

Other Details Tactical

About the Maker

Chaves, Ramon
Chaves, Ramon

"My interest in knives began early at about the age of 8 when my Mom bought me a knife while on vacation at Knotts Berry Farm. Yeah I had to beg and beg her to buy it for me, and I still have it. I collected a few knives as a youngster. In 1993 still in High school I found an old knife that looked handmade. I asked my dad where it came from. He told me his brother used to make them out of old hacksaw blades from the railroad where he worked. I thought it was the coolest thing so I tried my hand at it. A few weeks later I finished my first knife a Bowie style knife using a chainsaw bar for the blade, some brass for the guard and antler for a handle. Since then I have made a few knives a year just as a hobby. In 2010 a good friend of mine that I work with at the railroad asked me to make him one and he said he would pay for it. After it was delivered orders started coming in for my handmade blades. It turned from a hobby into an addiction. I love making knives. It is gratifying to turn raw materials into something useful, and to know people appreciate the effort that went into making their knife."

Chaves American Made Knives / C.A.M.K.
Chaves American Made Knives / C.A.M.K.

Chaves Knives are crafted for heavy duty use and made with the some of finest materials for durability and edge retention. More than just a functional knife, a serious cutting tool that will last a lifetime. I love making knives because it is so gratifying to turn raw materials into something useful, and to know that people appreciate the effort that I put into their knife.

Hinderer, Rick
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.