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Our sixth collaboration with custom knife shop Ferrum Forge, the Dao (which means “knife” in Chinese) is balanced, streamlined, and effective—like any good cutting tool should be. It features the same premium materials found in other Ferrum Forge knives, including an S35VN blade, titanium handle, and an ambidextrous titanium pocket clip Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downJonasHeineman
5987
Aug 28, 2018
Hey everyone,
If you were among the 1250+ members who joined the pre-order drop for our Massdrop x Ferrum Forge Buc, then this knife may look familiar. The Buc has just finished shipping to members, and so far it’s getting 5-star reviews from nearly every member who has posted - thanks, we’re glad you like it!
The Buc and Dao share a nearly-identical handle frame design, with a few subtle differences - namely, the Buc has a lanyard hole while the Dao does not, and the backspacer on the Buc protrudes from the spine slightly while the Dao’s backspacer sits flush. The big difference between the Buc and the Dao is the blade shape; the Buc’s oversize cleaver / saber blade has a spine that continues to rise from the handle, while the Dao’s drop-point blade has a spine that mirrors the handle curvature, creating a very balanced look and feel.
For our sixth collaboration with Ferrum Forge, we kept many of the design cues that have been popular in the community - titanium frame lock, S35VN steel, blue and bronze anodizing. Based on the popularity of milled patterns on the Crux (which were not available during the first / pre-order drop), Elliot came up with some great designs for this handle. The Tech Saber pattern already had a name, but when I saw the pattern with lines and circles it reminded me immediately of a circuit board. We spent a long time working with Chris Williamson and the WE Knife team on a way to get two-tone anodizing in green and gold that recalls the tones found on a real circuit board - what you see here is the result of a multi-stage process in which the whole scale is anodized green at a higher voltage, then have the top surfaces polished clean, and finally are re-anodized gold at a lower voltage.
Thanks for checking this out! It’s hard to believe this is already our sixth project with the Ferrum Forge guys - thanks to everyone who has joined drops for the past five models and made this possible!
Carry On! -- Jonas
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FerrumForgeKnifeWorks
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FerrumForge_Elliot
Aug 28, 2018
I try not to play favorites with my knife designs, like any good parent, but sometimes you get the feels for a design a little more than its siblings. The Dao just might be my personal favorite of the Massdrop X Ferrum Forge knives, so far... I have carried the Dao prototype since last year and have really come to love it, not just for it aesthetics, but for it functionality. I have big hands and even though this knife has a slim handle it still seats very nicely in my monster mitts.
Gunnersmate2
1646
Sep 30, 2018
FerrumForgeKnifeWorksWhere do we get replacement parts? Massdrop doesn't offer them. Ferrum Forge Knifeworks doesn't offer any replacement parts for any massdrop collaboration knife. This is an issue
Jean-da-bear
30
Jan 9, 2019
Have you seen the current Massdrop X Gravco Thresher drop, which has three (3!) different design options offered in genuine lefty versions? Hope it's in budget for you, and you see this before it closes (sometime in a.m. on 1/10, I think); if not, at least this drop is a chance for us to show MD there's a market out here for more such offerings.
JaleesaG
1550
Marketing Team
Dec 12, 2018
Hi everyone,
Production is well underway for the Massdrop x Ferrum Forge Dao Frame Lock and we’re super excited to share the latest production images.
We’re on track to meet the expected ship date of February 15 and we can’t wait for you to receive them. We’ll be back in February with another update!
Trilobites
217
Dec 12, 2018
JaleesaGThanks for the good news! Can't wait to get my hands on these!
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watchu21
0
Sep 13, 2018
Is it just me or does this knife look slghtly like a Marfione custom? What do you guys think?
FerrumForgeKnifeWorks
541
FerrumForge_Elliot
Sep 18, 2018
watchu21I happen to own a Sigil. It was designed by the venerable Deryk Munroe and Microtech now produces the model. I've been a fan of Deryk's work since before I was a knife maker, so it's not shocking to see aspects of the knife makers I like in my own work. By the by my Sigil was $1500.
Axeguy
1372
Sep 21, 2018
watchu21The Munroe Sigil (Sygil?) is iconic—a real benchmark knife in The Industry. It‘s affected the direction of tactical knife design from its inception: really, it’s a springboard for an entire school of design. (If Deryk Munroe had been so inclined, I’m sure he could have caused other makers some legal trouble!) Now, the FF design in question is a logical evolution of their own design work so the similarities with the Munroe piece are more coincidental in that the solutions to some design problems very often will resemble one another.
Gunnersmate2
1646
Sep 3, 2018
Can we get a FF with M390 steel? Please, please, please. I know it keeps the manufacturing costs down using the same materials and S35VN steel is great.Having said that I know WE knives uses M390 a lot in their knives sooo.. I honestly think there is a market for FF knives w/ m390 even with a higher price tag
Gunnersmate2
1646
Sep 9, 2018
I understand that. My addiction to awesome steel alloys and titanium is starting to affect other aspects of my life. If I keep going at the rate I have been I will be divorced and homeless. I laugh but it's true.
DougFLA123
1404
Sep 9, 2018
Gunnersmate2You thought you were consumed with knives before....now you’re going to start anodizing your titanium scales... say goodbye to the the whole family! 😳
Gunnersmate2
1646
Aug 29, 2018
So I'm waiting on my Orca with MokuTi/ CF, Spyderco delica with super gold steel, FF gent with CF scales and I just got my Prism yesterday. Why not add another to the list. 🤤
Hball
23
Sep 13, 2018
Gunnersmate2Thanks! It is with the stonewashed effect as well I assume. There were so many awesome photos I was overwhelmed. Appreciate your response.
Illinois_knife_guy
243
Apr 30, 2019
Make this in a mini version and I'll be all over it.
2.8 inch blade at 2.5mm or 3mm stock. that would be sweet
Illinois_knife_guy
243
May 19, 2019
Cool bro, I'm glad you like it. But I still think the knife would sell better if it were smaller.
I own a few knifes and this is similar in length (3.5") to the Warwolf, the Cutjack, and the HK Blitz. I own all these knives, and with my large hands they fit pretty damn well. But I never use them. Why? they are too big for practical purposes in day to day life.
What I carry with my large hands (8" wrist to fingertip, 9" thumb extended to pinky extended, 5" across closed fist) are the much more practical Chaparral at 2.8" blade, the FF Gent at 3" blade, or the Victorinox Spartan at 2.75" blade.
This is a 'pretty' knife that I would actually want to carry around with me. I never need more than 3" to ever need to open a letter, or cut an apple, or open a box, or just about anything I need to do on my daily activities. This IS a big knife. I would never take this with me anywhere, I wouldn't take it out of my pocket at a coffee place, I would just never use it and would likely dump it in a drawer. When I take a knife to work (in a steel industry) i use either a fixed Mora Pro S or my cutjack because those two knifes are possibly the greatest utilitarian knives on the market.
Lastly, there is absolutly no reason a pocket/EDC/show knife should ever be 4mm thick! The Para 2 is 3.5mm and that is thick! Why in God's good name does FF and WE make these knives in 4mm!? 4" to 3" knives have no business being larger than 3.5mm unless it's an outdoors knife.
TL;DR: This knife, and most Drop knives, are too damned thick (4mm). It's too long for a daily light-use knife. If you don't believe me, pick up a Victorinox Spartan and try out a smaller blade. You will most likely see my point after a week.
DaveJ
54
Sep 17, 2019
Illinois_knife_guyI agree 100%. I want a knife similar to this but just can't find a fit. The changes you mentioned plus a more rounded hole would be perfect for me, though I'm sure some would disagree. I basically want a Small Insingo Spydiebenza 21 but want to spend under $200 on it instead of $500+ First world problems...
Trilobites
217
Aug 28, 2018
After the Buc! Yeah, for sure. I was wishing for the next FFKW collab and so here it is!
S35VN is fine but if there was an option for an M390 then this would be hotter.
S35VN is fine but if there was an option for an M390 then this would be hotter.
RJES
40
Mar 1, 2019
I'm not sure if its the 1st because it is OL. Wouldn't the first one be like AA001 or something?
2rms2
84
Aug 29, 2018
@JonasHeineman Just a thought but you guys should implement some sort of graphic showing how much of each style has been ordered. No real rational reason for it but I think a lot of people would be interested in seeing that info
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