Just received my copy of the most recent issue of Messer Magazin, which I think is the only knife magazine in Germany. They do a nice review of the Fatcat and actually have a picture of it on the cover. See the image below.
I am just going to have to refresh my German and try to figure out what they had to say about the knife. I am posting scans of the article below if you want to see the article.
We receive email from time to time about customers that have customized their knives. Some of these are really stand out and here is one that I want to share.
This is Chris’s Arcitech that he asked his good friend David at Stone Art Custom Knives to do some work on. He was kind enough to send over some images and information on the knife. Read more to see the story.
We were experimenting with the laser engraver the other day and did this the other day on the bolster of the Tomcat 3.0.
What do you think? if you have any ideas post them below.
The original Access Card has been retired. It is always a sad day here at SOG when we have to retire a knife, but sometimes things have to be moved aside for new improved versions.
The new Access Card 2.0 is a great replacement for the Access Card. The new version has an extremely light but strong handle, the smooth operating Arc-Lock, and a upgraded VG-10 blade. We are also doing two different versions of it a silver version with sheepsfoot blade and a black version with a clip point blade. Both have a low carry reversible pocket clip and are beginning to ship now.
Just received my copy of the March 2009 issue of Tactical Knives, which features the Fatcat knife on the cover. If you have not seen the magazine go to your local book store and check it out or better yet go buy yourself a copy. There is also a nice article to go along with the cover photo about SOG’s newest Arc-Lock knives.
The new SOG Flash II with Digi Camo handles are now starting to ship. It took us quite a while to get the colors correct. Actually, much longer than we had anticipated but in the end I think it was worth the effort. So, if you have been waiting to get your hands on one of these knives, you should be seeing them soon.
Enjoy
Found a good honest review of the Fusion Salute on youtube today. I think he is pretty much spot on with his review and I am definitely happy with this knife and think that you will be too. Check out the review and let me know what you think.
We are doing a running change on the Desert Camo Trident folder. We just go the first run of the new handles in and they are going out this week. Take a look at this and let me know what you think.
We just received this email exchange from the father of a US Marine stationed in Afghanistan. A big Thank you for his and everyone’s sacrifice made in the line of duty.
Subject: Fwd: SOG SOG Multitool survives IED attack
My son is a United States Marine serving our country in Afghanistan. His Armored Humvee was hit by an IED and the attack was detailed in a Fox News video entitled “Courage Under Fire” as one of their cameramen was involved in rescuing his wounded Sergeant. Attached is an email I received from him today relating the condition of the vehicle and its’ equipment after the fire. While his SOG Tiger Camo Flash II was destroyed, his SOG multi-tool was the only thing in the vehicle to survive. Thank you for making such quality products.
Dave
Fairfax, VA
Subj: SOG
Dude,
I forgot to tell you the story about the SOG. The SOG multi-tool that you got for me, was pretty much the only thing to survive the incident in my truck. Literally everything in the truck was burnt, and melted. Even things such as the heavy duty .50 cal tripod, rifles, etc., were completely unrecognizable. However the truck frame, the actual .50 itself, and the SOG multi-tool, were the only things that survived. The .50 cal is obviously destroyed, and will never fire again, but it kept it’s shape, which was a big surprise. But one of the mechanics later found my SOG on the floor of the truck. Still works and everything. I thought that was pretty amazing, considering. The SOG knife, that I had was also found, although it was welded to the floor. Goes to show you the quality of the product, thought you would get a kick out of it.
I don’t know if everyone knew this or has seen the latest issue of Field and Stream, but the SOG Mini Vulcan won a Best of the Best award for 2008. Check out the article in the September 2008 issue of Field and Stream or read it online. Here is a excerpt of what they had to say about the Mini Vulcan.
This is a super little knife. Its 3-inch blade, with a recurved edge, is made of VG10 steel and is held open by the SOG Arc-Lock…
Everyone at SOG is very excited about this and we are happy to be in the same standing as the other winners for 2008.
