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Artisan Brings More S90V to Lineup with Weyden

January 10, 2024

January should be a big month for new for 2024 product reveals, what with SHOT Show and all; but, even before that big to-do, there’s plenty of interesting tidbits out there for the discerning, dedicated browser. Case in point: the Artisan Cutlery Weyden, a primo knife with a rare (for the company) blade steel.

Although thoroughly modern, too modern even to be classified as a “modern traditional,” there are things about the Weyden that evoke historical slipjoint designs. Its 3.2-inch blade is kinda-sorta one of those things, with a mild drop point shape that you could certainly classify as a modified wharncliffe – a shape with a long heritage in the traditional knife scene. Putting semantics to the side, the Weyden blade looks ideal for EDC, with a generalist edge profile that can handle surprises.

Speaking of surprises, the Weyden’s blade is made from S90V. It’s not quite the first Artisan release with the stuff, but it comes close, and steel aficionados will surely welcome the idea of this heavy hitting super steel gaining more traction in the company’s lineup. There was a time when S90V was relegated to a very small section of production knife releases and customs only, and, even today when it is not the newest of the new and more widely used, it still delivers performance metrics pretty close to the top, especially in edge retention; in fact, MagnaCut creator Larrin Thomas himself has positive stuff to say about S90V.

The Weyden’s scales are made from titanium, front and back, and it uses a frame lock. The scales have been given a light, narrow ridge texturing and, in a quirky little traditional-style flourish, there’s a shield inlaid on the show side – made from timascus, no less. Artisan lists the Weyden’s weigh-in at 3.44 oz.

Knife in Featured Image: Artisan Cutlery Weyden

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