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Hoo Knives V1 Production Is In Progress!

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

We are delighted to announce we have started the production process for the Hoo Knives V1 and the first batch of 250 knives should take 70 days to make.

Production is on schedule as planned and before the final approval, we will be receiving two more samples with a few minor changes these include a stronger detent and ambidextrous pocket clip function. 

The Hoo Knives V1 will come in its box with a small carry pouch, cleaning cloth, stickers and specification/ unique number card.

In a major milestone, we reached over 100 pre-orders for the V1 and have been blown away by the support shown for us as a new player in the scene. 

We will keep you posted with more updates on social media, you may even have seen some of our other design concepts. 

A major thank you to everyone who has already pre-ordered, it means a lot that so many of you have put your faith in us and the Hoo Knives V1 design. 

Your patience and support are greatly appreciated. 

Kindest regards,

Hoo Knives.

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Hoo Knives V1 prototype testing, the first week in.

Dear ladies and gentlemen,

Yesterday marked one week since the Hoo Knives V1 prototype landed with us for testing.

Since then we have been putting the knife through its paces, testing the structure and the blade steel.

As testing has ramped up we have sliced our way through paper, cardboard, carpet, medium-density fibreboard and many vegetables, the edge is holding nicely so far, we have been posting lots of videos and pictures of the progress to our Instagram page and story.

Testing continues and the M390 steel + structure is holding up very well so far! It will be taking another beating over the next few days and we will keep you posted with more post and story updates on social media.

The cutting-edge of Hoo Knives V1 is 2.88”, ideally the blade is also under 3” from hilt to tip when the blade is deployed.

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The weight of our Hoo Knives V1 prototype is just over 98 grams, an ideal EDC carry weight in our view.

Not too heavy but enough weight to know you have a substantial bit of kit in your pocket or hands.

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We disassembled the knife yesterday and gave it a well deserved wee clean after the week of torment it’s had to endure.

We will continue testing and keep you posted on our story and feed throughout the week.

We appreciate your patience throughout the process and hope you have enjoyed our first week of testing with the updates we have been putting out.

To give you an idea of the time frame we are currently looking at, after we complete testing and signing off on the prototypes, we will move into the production stage.

Once production is in place it will be 70 days for the knives to be made and assembled + shipping/postage to the UK and then to the customer.

Once again I would like to thank you all for your continued patience and support throughout the process it’s been humbling, to say the least. ?

Kindest regards,

Hoo Knives.

Info@HooKnives.com

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The Hoo Knives V1 prototype is enjoying testing.

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, the V1 prototype is enjoying testing so far!

Hardware wise this is all you need to strip the prototypes down completely and should be all that’s needed for the production run ?‍♂️

The pivot and scale screws are TORX T6 with the pocket clip and liner screws being Hexagon 2.0 ?

So far the steel is holding up well with our light cut tests, cuts through stuff like chopping butter! ?

Throughout the week we will ramp up the pressure on cutting tests putting it through much heavier use and you can follow our progress on Instagram here – https://www.instagram.com/hoo_knives/

Kind regards,

Hoo Knives

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Hoo Knives V1 Prototypes are completed!

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

We are very pleased to announce the Hoo Knives V1 prototypes are completed and making their way to the United Kingdom for further testing!

Logos and numbering of the prototypes have been added and we wanted to share some of the most up to date photographs with you, much more can be found on our social media pages.

Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook to stay up to date with the latest news and announcements, you can also find videos of the V1’s action on our Facebook and Instagram. 

If you have not already pre-ordered and wish to you can use the button above. 

We are currently on track for our proposed timeline until full launch, after testing to ensure top quality and signing off on the prototypes we will move into the production stage.

Once production is in place it will be 70 days for the knives to be made and assembled + shipping/postage to the UK and then to the customer.

We thank you for your continued support and patience.
Kindest regards,

Hoo Knives.