Prometheus Epsilon EKO Emergency Key Opener ABS The Benchmade 530 Pardue (BCM-530)

The Benchmade 530 Pardue (BCM-530) uses thin

Using only one AA battery

headmount and possibility of tail-stand for many activities: outdoor

The Benchmade Mini Griptilian 557SBK-S30V was made in the USA at Benchmade's facility in Oregon City

(13 mm) blade thickness 1/8 in

Prometheus Epsilon EKO Emergency Key Opener ABS The Benchmade 530 Pardue (BCM-530)The EKO is waterjet by a US vendor from domestic 6 4 titanium. The rough blanks are shipped to me and hand finished entirely in house. The blank is stone washed in a ceramic tumbling media before the blade is machined on my Haas CNC mill. I could have skipped all the tedious hand finishing by milling the blade first and tumbling the key afterwards. I tried it and it worked great. However, I love the aesthetic contrast between the stone washed finish