20 Jun

Sign Up To Win A Flatspot Camping Knife!

Flatspot Custom Camping Knives are back in stock for the season and we couldn’t be happier them. To help spread the word and the stoke, we’re giving away one of our up cycled skateboard knives for FREE!

All you have to do to win a knife is sign up for our newsletter, before June 25th @ 4:20pm.

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Flatspot Camping Knives are made out of skateboards, by skaters, in a skateshop. Its like a pointy skate-ception of awesome. All of these knives are made from the offcuts of Folk Skateboards that were produced locally here in Vancouver. Get more details on this batch of knives here.

    All the Flatspot Knives are made in our basement with hand tools. No CNC’s here (but man it would be awesome to have one. . ). This means that every knife is unique, they are all slightly different widths and no two are the same layup.

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    The process of actually making the custom knife is one we’ve closely guarded. Making anything from recycled skateboards is a learning process, and we had to do plenty of trial and error before establishing a method that works best for us. While we won’t get into the fine details, we will share a few photos of the process that goes into making these killer knives!

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    It all begins by stripping the griptape from the boards (saw blades HATE grip) and cutting them into strips. From there were glue the strips into sheets which will be used to create the knives scales (handle).

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    After the sheet has dried and cured the outline of the handle is traced over the sheet. We then carefully cut out the shape on a band saw to produce a rough shape of the scales.

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    Once the scales have been fixed to the knives handle it’s on to shaping an sanding. Through various grits of sand paper and LOTS of elbow grease the final product begins to take shape. This process is the most time consuming but makes all the difference in the end. After shaping and sanding a few coats of varnish and polish are applied to help protect the wood. The overall time it takes from start to finish (include glue curing) is roughly 3 days and no two knives are exactly the same. Each one is hand made and display the own unique characteristics.

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    So what are you waiting for? Entry is Free, the newsletter is free and if you win, the knife is free!

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    If you have any questions please feel free to shoot us an email at info@flatspotlongboards.com, message us on facebook, or call at 604 899 8937!

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