Year: 2021

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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. 

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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.

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Update 28/05/21 – Hoo Knives V1

We are very pleased to announce the Hoo Knives V1 prototypes are just about finished!

Logos and numbering of the prototypes are now needing to be added, prototypes will have #000 to show how the numbers will look on the first batch but not hinder the #001–#250 numbering for them.

You can see the latest photographs of the Prototype below.

You can still pre-order the Hoo Knives V1 here – https://hooknives.com/product/pre-order-hoo-knives-v1

We thank you for your continued patience and kind support, the process has been long with a few bumps in the road but we believe the finished product will speak for itself in time.

Kindest regards,

Hoo Knives ?

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Update 20/05/21 – Hoo Knives V1

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

We have a small update on the first batch of our @Hoo_Knives V1 in the form of the initial rough untreated structure.

The next update we hope to bring you will be the completed prototypes when the blades return from their heat treatment processes and receive the finishing touches.

Thank you greatly for your continued support and patience.

Kindest regards,

Hoo Knives.

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Update 11/05/21 – Hoo Knives V1

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

We wanted to bring you this update to keep you posted on the state of affairs with the development prototypes.

Unfortunately, we reported a small delay before completion due to a Chinese national holiday slowing down the blades heat-treating process and postage at the beginning of this month.

We are happy to say that we now are on track to have the prototypes completed this coming week and will have the logos laser-etched when the blades arrive back from the heat-treatment facility in Yangjiang, Guangdong Province.

Below we have attached a photograph of the current state of play with the scales, they have been completed and received a sandblasted finish to provide more grip.

You can also seen a video of the scales via our Instagram page below.

I would like to personally apologise for the delay in relation to the prototypes once again but please know it will not affect the estimated completion time of four months for the first batch.

We will be sure to keep you fully updated on this and we can’t wait to bring you more videos and photographs once the prototypes are fully completed.

Thank you greatly for your continued support and patience.

Kindest regards,

Hoo Knives.

INFO@HOOKNIVES.COM

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Update 30/04/21 – Hoo Knives V1

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

Firstly we would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has pre-ordered the Hoo Knives V1, we are extremely grateful for your support.

The prototypes of the Hoo Knives V1 are nearing completion.

The expected completion of both prototypes was the end of this month April 2021.

Unfortunately, we must report a small delay before completion of between 5-7days due to a Chinese national holiday slowing down the blades heat-treating process and postage.

The prototypes scales and structure are completed however we are waiting on heat treatment of the two M390 blades. Our blades are sent to Yangjiang, Guangdong Province for heat treatment, due to there being a highly skilled professional heat treatment plant there.

I would like to personally apologise for the delay in relation to the prototypes but please know it will not affect the estimated completion time of four months for the first batch.

We will be sure to keep you fully updated on this.

Thank you greatly for your continued support and patience.

Kindest regards,

Hoo Knives.

info@hooknives

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Early Pre-Orders Now LIVE for the Hoo Knives V1

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

We are delighted to announce we have this morning decided to open early pre-orders for the Hoo Knives V1.

With the first prototypes nearing completion and on track to be finished by the end of this month we feel like we are at a solid footing to now open early pre-orders.

To fully reassure our supporters and customers, funds taken from pre-orders will be secured in our company bank account protected by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

To keep you fully up to date we plan to continue our updates on the website, social media and via email.

To give you an idea of the time frame we are currently looking at, 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.

If you are interested in pre-ordering you can follow our link by clicking here.

We thank you greatly for your continued support and patience.

Kindest regards,

Hoo Knives.

info@hooknives

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Update 23/04/21 – Hoo Knives V1

Dear Ladies and Gentleman,

We would like to bring you this update to show you some of the progress with the Hoo Knives V1 so far, we are still on track to have the prototypes completed by the end of this month.

Hoo Knives has been overseeing the process of production of our prototypes, we have been keeping close contact with the factory who sent us some photographs of different stages of the scales production.

Initial cutting and shaping of scales for the Hoo Knives V1 prototype.

The photo above shows a rough cut of the scales, we can really start to see the prototypes taking shape now.

Following on from this we have a scale really beginning to take forum.

Hoo Knives V1 scales really beginning to take forum.

With the end of the month fast approaching we can’t wait to be able to begin testing when the first prototypes are finished!

Remember you can always find us on social media platforms such as Instagram here – https://www.instagram.com/hoo_knives/ if you have any questions or queries.

We thank you for your continued support and patience.

HOO KNIVES.

INFO@HOOKNIVES.COM

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Update 16/04/21 – Hoo Knives V1

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

We are still on track to have the first prototypes of the Hoo Knives V1 completed by the end of this month, we look forward to moving into the testing stage and being able to really put the design through its paces.

We will be sure to keep you updated via the website and social media once the prototypes are in hand.

Hoo Knives was also delighted and humbled to be featured in an article on KnifeNews.com, we have attached this below in case you would like to read the full article.

Knife Community Member Establishes His Own Knife Brand

An updated list of key features of the design is now available below:

  • M390 blade steel.
  • T4C Titanium scales & pocket clip.
  • Non-locking blade. 
  • 2.90” cutting edge. 
  • Pocket clip removable and recessed into scale.
  • Tip-up right and left-handed Carry.
  • Lanyard hole. 
  • Flipper tab to act as a finger guard giving the user extra safety reassurance.

Thank you for your continued interest and patience, you can sign up for future updates here- https://hooknives.com/my-account.

You can also follow progress on our Instagram page here- https://www.instagram.com/hoo_knives/.

Should you have any questions or queries please do not hesitate to contact us.

Kindest regards,

Hoo Knives.

Contact Email – info@hooknives.com

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Update 08/04/21 – Hoo Knives V1

Dear Readers,

Just a very quick update to let you know the Hoo Knives V1 has been updated to allow for the pocket clip to be changed from right to left-handed tip-up carry.

We hope this change will allow for the V1 to accommodate everyone despite knife hand preference. ?

We are expecting the first Prototypes to be finished by the end of this month.

Should you have any questions or queries please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank you for all your support and take care.

Kindest regards,

Hoo Knives

info@hooknives.com

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Update 02/04/21 – Hoo Knives V1

Dear ladies and gentlemen,

Firstly, I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has contacted us through social media, email and/or signed up for an account on our website.

Our Instagram has amassed over 100 followers since its conception, a testament to the support and kind wishes we have received from EDC’ers around the globe.

It is absolutely humbling to see the support out there in the EDC community for designers and makers, the support for the HOO Knives V1 has been overwhelming and we are extremely grateful for your response.

We are very much looking forward to the first two prototypes being completed and then moving on to the testing stage.

The first two prototypes were commissioned on the 28th of March 2021 and are due to be completed 30 days after this date.

We will be keeping you updated via the website and social media on any developments in this period.

Until then we have some more images to share with you, this time updated to include the designer’s tag/initials.

We hope you enjoy these photographs and if you haven’t already you can sign up for an account on the website to be among the first in the world to hear of updates and when the product will go live.

Should you have any questions or queries please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank you again for all your support and take care.

Kindest regards,

Hoo Knives

info@hooknives.com

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