Frequently Asked Questions
How can a relatively new business, with a new website, have any frequently asked questions?
That is actually a good question... maybe I should just stop here?
Do you make, sell, offer sheaths?
No, not right now. Most people who buy one of these knives are the sort of folks that want to make their own sheath; that and, no matter what sheath you offer, half the time people want something else.
What steel is the blade made from?
Ontario advertises the steel as 1095 High Carbon
Will the blade rust? What can I do to stop it from rusting?
Yes, the blade will rust and tarnish - it is 1095 high-carbon steel. The blade will take a pretty nice patina over time, but you do need to make sure that you do not store the knife when it is wet, dry it off when you are done using it, and you can put a light coat of oil on the blade to protect it - a lot of people actually use olive oil, as it is obviously 100% food safe.
The bevel grinds look uneven... what is up with that?
Well, it is a hand made knife... but there is also an optical illusion at work here too. If you look at the "block work" pattern that is pressed into the blade by Ontario, you will see that the height of the features is reversed from one side to the other - where it is raised on one side, it is low on the opposite side. So, the bevel grinds terminate on different "elevations" of blade surface and it makes the bevels look uneven.
And again, these are hand make, but when I actually measure bevel angles, the two sides are always within one degree of each other.
You know that Chupa Knife Co means "the knife that sucks", right?
No, I did not realize that; but thanks... pendejo.
The handles are sort of big and blocky, why is that?
Well, part of it is that it is just easier to make them that way... but the big thing is that the owner can make some adjustments to the handle and shape things the way he or she likes - each knife even comes with a custom, super-duper, high speed handle fitting kit (a piece of sandpaper).
Do you make anything else? Do you do custom orders?
I do make other knives and stuff, but the CKC Pioneer is the only one that I "catalog" and regularly offer... but I do not do custom order work unless you have something that I want (just being honest). Best bet for something other than a Pioneer, is to keep an eye on the webstore, or maybe sign up for the emails, which are only once or twice a month is all.