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JonasHeineman

5987

Jan 14, 2019

Hey everyone, The Mordax is our seventh collaboration with Ferrum Forge, but represents a number of firsts. For starters, it’s our first launch of 2019 - Happy New Year! It’s also our first button-lock flipper, the first knife with an aluminum handle frame, our first knife made by Pro-Tech, and the first knife Massdrop collaboration to feature CPM-20CV steel. In fact, it’s the first time Pro-Tech has ever made a knife with a 20CV blade - and there’s a lot of this super-premium powdered metallurgy steel packed into the Mordax, which at 3.6” is the largest blade of any collaboration to date. The Mordax is also the first Massdrop x Ferrum Forge collaboration directly based on a model that Ferrum Forge previously offered as a limited release made in their own shop. While influences and similarities can be found on the Falcon, Crux, Gent, Buc, Dao, they are all original designs made in collaboration with Massdrop. Another unique aspect of this knife is that it is 100% designed and produced in Southern California, with all parts of the knife - including the steel - 100% made in the USA. Based on customer feedback on the first Mordax, the blade stock was reduced by about 1mm (from 4mm to 3mm) to make it thinner behind the edge and more utilitarian. It wasn’t long after the limited release of 200 hand-built Mordax in 2015, when customers asked for more of the popular model to be made, that the Williamson brothers began talking to Dave Wattenberg, the driving force behind Pro-Tech Knives, about making a button-lock production version. While both were interested in the project, it wasn’t feasible for either company to bring them to market...until now, thanks to the Massdrop community of Blades enthusiasts, who have already purchased over 10,000 knives designed by Ferrum Forge. The project was already well underway when headed down to check out the 2018 California Custom Knife Show, which gave us a chance to meet up with Chris and Elliot at the Pro-Tech Shop. That’s when we got a chance to tour the shop, meet all the folks who run the machines and do the top-notch assembly and finishing that has earned Pro-Tech a stellar reputation from the full spectrum of knife enthusiasts, from collectors who snap up their hand-engraved, limited-edition pieces (mostly $3000 - $8000) to law enforcement officers and active duty military personnel. More than any other style of knife, Pro-Tech has widely earned respect for their push-button automatics. The design, engineering, and manufacturing of those autos is what made them the obvious choice to execute this push-button manual flipper at the level that our community expects from Massdrop collaborations. Working with Chris, Elliot, and Dave, we looked at steel options that Pro-Tech uses for their other knives. While 154CM and S35VN are certainly no slouches, we wanted to stay true to the original and use the same powdered metallurgy 20CV steel that Chris and Elliot do for most of their limited releases, which is a big upgrade from the ingot N690 that was used in the original Mordax blades. Asking a manufacturer to work with new materials can always present challenges, but Dave and his team were up to the challenge of grinding the blades and perfecting the finishes. And speaking of finishes, Dave was a big help in selecting anodization colors that have been tested, refined, and gotten the best reviews from Pro-Tech customers on their other models. We’re grateful for his partnership on this and proud to feature our first Pro-Tech-made collaboration to the community. For more background here's a video that Chris and Elliot made talking about this project's evolution. Carry On -- Jonas

------------------------- UPDATE - PRODUCTION CHANGES:
1/16/19: Based on feedback from members and reviewers, we have made a minor change to the final production which we hope you will agree is an improvement: Instead of using 1.5mm hex (allen) for the pivot hardware, Pro-Tech will use T8 Torx hardware. HT to @IanEDC and CutleryLover for a great suggestion. This kind of community-driven design improvement is a great example of what makes this community unique. 1/29/19: We spoke to the Pro-Tech team at SHOT Show and discussed reviewer feedback. One thing that a few people mentioned was that edges of the milling on the pattern below the holes, in the finger grip area was a bit sharp. Pro-Tech let us know that the final production run will go through a longer tumble that will smooth out the edges - another small but important improvement based on community feedback. ------------------------- UPDATE - VIDEO REVIEWS : We sent out production samples to a number of YouTube knife reviewers, here are the links: Cutlery Lover
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Jan 14, 2019

1Alexdropforged

Jan 30, 2019

JonasHeinemanThis is quite a story. With 10,000 in the Drop, no one will lack opportunity and variety to express their view on the knives and their knife needs as well. i had decided to take a break on buying knives. The story has forced me to review my decision and take another chance. Alex Ford

Jan 30, 2019

DougFLA123

1404

Feb 7, 2019

JonasHeinemanSo....My $10 credit for joining the MassDrop Mordax drop expires on August 31, 2019?? Is this a new thing? I don’t recall my credits ever expiring before...not that I ever gave them a chance.

Feb 7, 2019

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Aray

Mar 20, 2019

JonasHeinemanHello Jonas will they have another drop of these if so do you know about when?

Mar 20, 2019

Erhon

Apr 11, 2019

JonasHeinemanHave there been any updates? Like a we are about “halfway to the predicted end date here are the things we have encountered” type things? I have enjoyed that that type of thing during other first runs of drops like these.

Apr 11, 2019

Erhon

Apr 11, 2019

ErhonOr “halfway though going as expected” or “lost track of time zombies have surrounded the factory and are demanding all knives be neon green with blood spatters.” You know the usual updates...

Apr 11, 2019

7pounds

May 20, 2019

JonasHeinemanHey Jonas in future runs of the mordax are you going to do colors like Red and Tan

May 20, 2019

hopkin

Jun 5, 2019

JonasHeinemanWill there be a second drop soon?

Jun 5, 2019

JonasHeineman

5987

Jul 30, 2019

hopkinYep, coming up in August.

Jul 30, 2019

JonasHeineman

5987

Jul 30, 2019

7poundsNo current plans for new colors, but if other members ask for these colors we'd surely consider it on future production runs.

Jul 30, 2019

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Tsmax17

Aug 7, 2019

JonasHeinemanwhen in august can we expect the next drop?

Aug 7, 2019

Ryansean97

Aug 23, 2019

Tsmax17Also curious and anxiously waiting for this. August is almost over lol very excited

Aug 23, 2019

Tsmax17

Aug 25, 2019

Ryansean97Yeah me too. In a recent video I watched by a reviewer, they quoted last Tuesday as the drop date, and I've heard multiple Drop reps quote August. Hopefully we get something soon, and a lower price would be perfect, but that may be too ambitious.

Aug 25, 2019

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