{"product_id":"honey-badger-cross-bolt-stonewash-g10-black","title":"HONEY BADGER CROSS-BOLT STONEWASH G10 BLACK","description":"\u003ch4\u003eHoney Badger Stone Washed Cross-Bolt Drop-Point Med\/Large Black Folding Knife\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHold a mirror polished blade up in afternoon sun and it behaves like a signalling device. That is charming on a display shelf and a nuisance everywhere else: it flashes when you least want attention, it shows every fingerprint, and the first serious scratch ruins the effect permanently. A stone washed blade solves all three problems at once, and this Honey Badger folder pairs that finish with a G10 handle and a cross-bolt lock to make a knife that looks better the longer you use it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat a stone washed finish actually is\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStone washing is a tumbling process. Finished blades go into a barrel with abrasive media and are rotated until the surface picks up a dense, random pattern of tiny marks. Nothing is coated or painted, so there is no layer to chip off, wear through or flake at the edge bevel. The steel itself has simply been given a texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree things follow from that. The surface is non reflective, so it scatters light rather than throwing it back in a beam. It disguises wear, because a new scratch reads as one more mark among thousands rather than a bright line across a polished field. And it holds a trace of oil in the surface texture, which is a small but real advantage against corrosion for a knife that lives in a pocket next to a warm human being all day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy non reflective matters in the field\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone who has photographed wildlife, sat in a hide, worked a night shift under floodlights or handled a knife in front of a nervous animal already knows the answer. Reflected light draws the eye. It spooks game, it distracts the person you are working alongside, and under a headtorch it bounces straight back into your own eyes at exactly the moment you want to see what you are cutting. A stone washed surface eliminates the glare without adding a coating that will wear off in six months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eG10 handle scales, a genuine step up\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe handle is G10, a composite of woven glass cloth soaked in epoxy resin and cured under heat and pressure into a solid billet, which is then machined into scales. It is dimensionally stable, meaning it does not swell, warp or shrink with moisture or temperature. It is stiff enough to feel like a single solid object in the hand rather than a shell around a frame. It is chemically inert, so solvents, salt water and cleaning products do not touch it. And it can be machined with a texture that grips without being abrasive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe trade off is mass. This knife weighs 85 grams, a little more than the moulded nylon versions in the range, and the extra weight is exactly where you want it. It settles the knife in the hand, and it is the reason the balance point sits where it does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBalance, and why it is worth paying attention to\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBalance is one of those qualities buyers only notice in its absence. A blade heavy folder wants to tip forward every time you relax your grip, which makes precise work tiring. A handle heavy folder feels like you are pushing a stick. A balanced design lets the knife pivot around the point where your fingers close, so the tip goes where your wrist sends it without conscious correction. Over a long session of detail work, skinning, carving, trimming or opening a delivery of a hundred boxes, that is the difference between a knife you enjoy and one you put down early.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe cross-bolt lock\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bolt travels through the frame and seats into a recess in the blade tang, so the blade is held from both sides rather than by a strip of liner leaning against a ramp. It engages positively, releases only when pressed deliberately, and works identically for left and right handed users. Closing the knife means pressing the bolt sideways, which keeps your thumb out of the blade path, and the mechanism does not depend on spring tension that fades over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBlade shape and dimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blade is a 83.9 mm drop point in 8Cr13MoV, 2.5 mm thick, with the knife measuring 196.9 mm open and 113 mm closed. The drop point spine curves down to meet the edge, producing a strong tip aligned with the centre line of the blade and a long belly for slicing. It is the shape that does most jobs well rather than one job perfectly, which is why it dominates general purpose cutlery from kitchen knives to hunting blades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe steel is chosen for maintainability. 8Cr13MoV comes back to a working edge on modest equipment, so touching it up is a five minute job rather than an evening project with diamond plates. In practice that keeps the knife sharper across a year than a harder alloy that nobody gets around to servicing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLiving with a stone washed knife\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery little is required. Wipe the blade dry after cutting anything wet or acidic. A drop of light oil at the pivot every few months keeps the action smooth. Because the finish is texture rather than coating, there is nothing to protect and nothing that can peel, so patina and honest wear simply blend into the pattern already there. Ten years of use will leave it looking used rather than damaged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStone washed against coated and polished\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree finishes dominate this category. Polished looks best in a photograph and worst after a month. Coated blades resist corrosion well but eventually show wear at the edge bevel where the coating is ground away during sharpening. Stone washing sits between them: no protection layer to lose, no shine to spoil, and an appearance that stays consistent from the first cut to the thousandth. If you intend to sharpen this knife regularly for years, that consistency is worth more than any of the alternatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho this version is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuyers stepping up from a basic everyday carry folder who want better handle material and a finish that ages gracefully. Hunters and outdoors people who would rather not carry something that flashes. Anyone who has owned a polished knife and grown tired of it looking scruffy after a month. It is a durable, balanced, quietly serious knife that expects to be used.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8cr13mov steel construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e83.9mm blade length\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eG10 handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e196.9mm overall length\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrop-point blade style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStone-washed, non-reflective finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecure cross-bolt lock for enhanced safety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBalanced design for precise control and stability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e  \n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHoney Badger\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eColour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8Cr13MoV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMetric \/ Imperial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOverall Length:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e196.9 mm \/ 7.8 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade Length:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e83.9 mm \/ 3.3 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClosed Length:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e113 mm \/ 4.45 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade Thickness\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.5 mm \/ 0.098 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e85 g \/ 3.00 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"HONEY BADGER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50239247220976,"sku":"15750","price":1049.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/2651\/0008\/files\/01_honey_badger_stone_washed_cross-bolt_drop-point_med_large_black_folding_knife.jpg?v=1787812818","url":"https:\/\/neonsales.co.za\/products\/honey-badger-cross-bolt-stonewash-g10-black","provider":"NeonSales","version":"1.0","type":"link"}