The Alaris is Erik Hanses take on a modern camp knife. Steel choice for this beauty is Crucibles own CPM-3V at 58 HRC Cryogenically Stabilized. The Alaris was designed from the ground up to replace your camp/bushcraft knife. Several key features were looked at and modified in order to provide an one of a kind experience when handling this blade. The bow drill is FOBOS knives first version with this very unique feature, along with a dedicated ferro rod striking notch. Various versions of the lanyard hole were looked at in order to fit a snap shackle and aid in retention. The kydex sheath is a testament to durability, the bottom contains a small weep hole to aid with draining and maintaining the blade dry. A heavy duty dangler keeps the sheath by your side and always ready. The scales are also a brand new re-design for FOBOS, with several features such as scalloping to improve grip, tapering to increase purchase and thick bright liners to accent the lines of the blade. As always FOBOS makes their scales removal, this aids in cleaning and lubing of your favorite camp blade. This solidifies the designs careful attention to detail.
Quality… quality in design & function. A performance quality that only shows through in the service of your knife!!!
I make and design superior tools based on how the end-user needs to use them. Superior quality, at least for F.O.B.O.S. is defined through: effective weights and properly designed-in balance points, an ergonomic handle purchase, designed-in primary & secondary bevels, proper material selection in the grade material to fit the job, and lastly, fit & finish. Performance quality is core at F.O.B.O.S., in everything we execute.