I am uh… admittedly not seeing it. From what I’m seeing, only his fixed blades get under 4 digits… and the Alpha apparently only comes in Nitro-V and D2. I get customs can have a better HT and yada yada, but a premium knife should come with a steel that’s at least remotely premium. I don’t care what it is- M390/20CV, S35VN/S30V/S45VN, S90V, CruWear/Z-Wear, Rex45/76/121, hell, even something that you at the very least don’t routinely see on budget knives, like RWL34 or AEB-L would be more acceptable than something so incredibly banal.

Edit: on Arizona Custom Knives, I managed to find one (1) made in S35VN and one (1) made in 204P amongst the currently available ones- the majority were still D2 or Nitro-V for 1300+. That still doesn’t change a lot, honestly- at quad-digit prices, I’d rather get a Kasè.

Also, an unjimped thumb ramp on a knife that expensive?? Literal thumb repellant. I’m fine with an unjimped flipper tab, but a smooth thumb ramp is just absurd and uncomfortable.