Vanax SuperClean Makes First Appearance in We Knife Co. Catalog

To literally nobody’s surprise, the ever-busy minds in the We Knife Co. design team have another model on the way, the Hyperactive. This one checks the usual premium We release boxes, but spices up the formula both in terms of its visuals, and with its blade steel.

Big and brash: a pair of alliterative words that can be applied to the Hyperactive. With a beefy 3.8-inch blade this one reminds us of the early We days, when almost every knife they put out was a big boy. The brashness goes beyond the bones here; We’s designers really cut loose with this one, implementing a compound grind that turns the Hyperactive’s fundamentally simple drop point into something more individualistic. In theory, a compound grind brings an additional dimension to a knife’s utility, as the different grind facets are suited suited to heavier or lighter tasks. But compound grinds also just look cool, make a design more memorable; and that’s certainly been accomplished with the Hyperactive in addition to any practical considerations.

But when it comes to practical considerations, the Hyperactive should be quite a performer, not just because of its design but because of the steel in use. Instead of the usual CPM-20CV or the less common these days but still recurring Bohler-Uddeholm M390, We Knife used a different, newer Bohler-Uddeholm recipe, Vanax SuperClean. A current generation super steel, Vanax brings the requisite hefty edge retention to the table, but in addition to that, it stands out from the pack with its heightened corrosion resistance – high even for a modern stainless steel.

The Vanax blade is housed in an all titanium handle, with a lock bar on the off-side along with a semi-hidden We logo right beneath the pivot. Four different inlays are being offered: two different colors of flamed titanium, and two different Fat Carbon colors. The custom sculpted titanium pocket clip is reversible, so although the 5.4 oz. Hyperactive is not 100% ambidextrous, there are considerations for lefties in place here.

If you’re interested in the Hyperactive, good news: it’s slated for release on January 11th.

Knife in Featured Image: We Knife Co. Hyperactive

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