This Striking EDC Knife Is Over-Engineered in All the Best Ways

Four years ago, renowned knife designer Elijah Isham sadly passed away.

To honor his legacy and keep his dream alive, We Knife is launching a pair of special edition Arrakis knives.

But these are not simple rehashes of an existing knife. They are masterworks of engineering and craftsmanship that pay beautiful tribute to Isham’s work.

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“May thy knife [never] chip and shatter.”

As its name obviously suggests (as does its futuristic design), this knife draws inspiration from Frank Herbert’s Dune. For those unfamiliar, Arrakis is the name of the desert planet on which the bulk of the original book (and the two recent films) takes place.

However, reducing this knife to a reference is a major mistake, as it is an impressive feat of engineering and design. For starters, despite appearances, it’s an integral knife — meaning its handle is crafted from a single, unbroken piece of material (titanium, in this case).

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And yet, that is merely the beginning. The handle and blade are also skeletonized, leaving behind only the necessary material to maintain their strength and durability.

To top off the handle, both versions of this knife come with similarly skeletonized inlays. One gets flame titanium (blue-purple) and the other is carbon fiber (black and copper).

But still, this is somehow only the beginning of what makes this knife so cool.

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Space-age engineering

Even if you don’t love the maximalist futuristic styling, there’s no denying how impressive the handle is. That’s also aided by its neatly hidden frame lock (a classic mechanism if there ever was one).

Yet, the blade is no slouch either. On both versions, the knife gets a 3.47-inch modified drop point blade crafted from Vanax super steel. And on the gray version, that blade is hand-finished, adding another level of craft to its execution (and explaining some of the price difference).

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It is attached to the handle via a ceramic ball bearing pivot that’s as smooth as silk, and it has a flipper deployment for convenience and speed. With a total length of 7.99 inches, it’s a bit on the larger side, but that just means there’s more of it to show off.

And while you’ll certainly want to show it off, it’s also highly capable and can survive a ton of punishment, should you see fit to put it through its paces.

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Availability and pricing

The We Knife Arrakis special edition knives are now available for preorder on the brand’s site for $588 for the black version and $612 for the blue version.

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• $588 at We Knife (Black)
• $612 at We Knife (Gray)

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