TRM Neutron 2 Burlap Micarta 3D MagnaCut Liner Lock Knife (3.00" Blade)

Burlap Micarta shows its weave right through the 3D milling on this TRM Neutron 2, and it comes up warm in the hand. Behind the handle sits a thin, flat-ground blade on a liner lock, ground to slice.

• Burlap Micarta 3D Contoured Scales - Burlap Micarta shows its coarse weave through the surface, and the 3D milling cuts across it so the grain runs with the contour. It comes up warm in the hand and dense, over pocketed titanium liners.
• MagnaCut Stonewash Drop Point Blade - TRM takes the flat grind the full height of a stonewashed blade, cut from thin stock. It goes through cardboard and rope without wedging and still takes rougher jobs. MagnaCut at 60 to 61 HRC holds an edge and shrugs off damp pockets.
• The Action & Liner Lock - TRM machines the thumb studs from titanium and fits one on each side. The blade rides on phosphor bronze washers rather than bearings, and it opens smooth and controlled instead of snapping. A titanium liner springs over to sit behind the tang.
• Deep Carry Titanium Pocket Clip - The deep carry clip is titanium, bent in the same shop that machines everything else, and it rides tip-up on the right. It sets the knife low in the pocket, and there is little enough weight on the seam to carry it through a full day.

The TRM Neutron 2

The TRM Neutron 2 pockets its titanium liners down into the scales instead of stacking them on top, keeping the width for the hand rather than the hardware. The same instinct runs the blade thin and the grind flat. A knife built on a small frame slices where a lot of compact folders wedge. Les and Marianne Halpern have been machining knife parts in Massachusetts since 1997, and TRM cuts, heat treats, grinds, and assembles the Neutron 2 in that same shop, down to the clip they bend themselves.