EQUIPThe Gadgeteer · 2d ago
The M390 folder you can turn into an automatic at home just went titanium, in a limited Reserve run
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Work Sharp has released a limited Reserve Series edition of the Madrone folding knife in collaboration with Big Idea Design. This premium iteration upgrades the handle to Grade 5 titanium while maintaining the modular manual-to-automatic conversion mechanism.
- 01Construction features high-performance M390 steel with a clip point blade geometry
- 02Limited edition replaces original Cerakote aluminum with solid Grade 5 titanium handles
- 03Unique engineering allows users to convert the knife from manual to automatic operation
- 04Product is launched as a specialized run within the brand's premium Reserve Series
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Work Sharp’s Madrone got a second act this morning. A Reserve Series run built with Big Idea Design swaps the folder’s Cerakote aluminum handle for solid Grade 5 titanium, keeps the M390 clip point blade and the convertible manual-to-automatic mechanism,…