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Onion has since moved on to design knives for Columbia River Knife and Tool, and most recently a knife sharpener with Work Sharp. Onion holds 36 design patents on different items including locks, mechanisms, and knife designs. [6] [7] Most notable of these is the Speed-safe mechanism used by Kershaw Knives.
The patent was filed on 24 January 1997 by Kai USA Ltd, who was also the assignee for the duration of its 20-year life span. [6] In 2002, Kershaw released a Steven Seagal model featuring stingray leather on the handle. [7] [8] In May 2005, Kai USA Ltd. won four of the top awards at the Blade Show in Atlanta, Georgia. [9]
Within the opening days of the show the years worth of the product was sold out. They sold at 4-5 times original production numbers resulting in a tripling of production efforts. On October 3, 2000, US Customs seized a shipment of 80,000 Chinese CRKT folding knives worth more than $4.3 million.
A Shun Hollow-Ground Slicing Knife appeared in season 3 of Hannibal. [10] A Classic Bird's Beak knife also made an appearance on True Detective. [11]A set of Shun Premier cutlery was seen on the season 4 finale of The Blacklist. [12]
A sharp blade will have a distinct edge, like a corner, and may sing slightly from vibration, while a dull blade will have a round edge and the thumb will slip over it. A blade's sharpness may be tested by checking if it "bites"—begins to cut by being drawn across an object without pressure .
Zero Tolerance Knives for Strider joint designs with custom Knifemaker, Ken Onion. A portion of the proceeds from every sale of Zero Tolerance Knives is donated to the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Strider, Ken Onion and Zero Tolerance won Blade Magazine's Publisher's Award for 2006 because of this collaboration. [13]
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X-Acto is a brand name for a variety of cutting tools and office products owned by Elmer's Products, Inc. These include hobby and utility knives, saws, carving tools and many small-scale precision knives used for crafts and other applications. An X-Acto knife may be called an Exacto knife, utility knife, precision knife, or hobby knife.