Noah Pippert of Coal Creek Forge works out of a shop on his hobby farm in Baldwin City, Kansas. His two most requested pieces are his 8 inch chef knife and the "Badger", a unique, simply multipurpose EDC. They are straightforward designs, but neither stayed simple by accident. Both have gone through a lot of iterations in shape and process.
GripX is a regular on those handles:
“I love GripX because it’s a very durable material, very easy to work with and finish, and also makes an extremely comfortable and grippy handle.”
Noah typically takes it to 220 grit, bead blasts it, then hits it with oil or wax to bring the color & grip forward. The priority never changes; functionality comes first. He wants each blade to do the job it was designed for, then look good doing it.
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