Yipper Pocket Knife - Fancy Boi - Carbon Fiber - Damasteel - Limited Edition

THE Fancy Boi Yipper

The Fancy Boi Yipper by MKM and designed by Ben Petersen is a special day carry knife that can be shown off but still get work done. The Damascus blade is 2.9” with a reverse tanto. This Damascus is made by Damasteel and is called Björkmans twist and it's made from powdered steels for better performance. The handle is marbled carbon fiber with micro-milling to give you a great grip. The deep carry pocket clip, thumb stud, and screws all coordinate for a nice accent. Deep carry clip means this knife disappears in the pocket, so when you whip it out to show your friends they'll be so surprised.

A few features I love:

-Micro-milling on the handle. Lovely for grip. Lovely to look at.
-Shorty deep carry pocket clip. This was Igor’s idea.
-Damasteel!
-Crossbar lock! Interestingly, Fox also made it internally adjustable, so you can determine what kind of omega spring tension you want. Their idea; not mine.

Interesting fun facts about the knife:
-I grew up in an area where coyotes would yip and howl at night. Their call is a bit ominous—scary maybe—but they’re like those little yipper dogs: lots of noise, not so much bite. So, when Igor Bortolussi at MKM approached me about designing a knife, I started drawing a knife that is a yipper: sharp teeth, but not much bite.

- Ready for a wild branding trip? Let’s go to Italy! MKM is the brand that made the Yipper. MKM stands for Maniago Knife Makers, and it’s an easier English name than the actual name of Consorzio Coltellinai Maniago. Get this: there are 46 member companies within the group. 46! So… which one made the Yipper? Fox Knives. So why isn’t their name on the knife? Well, it is. Kind of. They’re part of a sub-group of MKM called Mikita. Hence, you’ll see “Made by Mikita” on the back of the blade. Ciao!

- Once upon a time: sometime around 2014, I was sitting at dinner with the team at CRKT and Jesper Voxnaes. We were deep in knife conversation, and I asked what knife Jesper had in his pocket. He whipped out a Fox Knives Zero, designed by his friend, Jens Anso. I admired it for a minute, then Jesper told me to keep it. I was thrilled. It’s one of the treasures of my collection, and it was my first introduction to Fox Knives. When Igor approached me about making a knife with MKM, I knew I wanted Fox to make it.

- I don’t copy knives when I design. However, this one was absolutely inspired by a certain knife the internet told me to buy one time (https://youtu.be/fitA1_rh8Z8?si=I28mL0WhR8xJ8IHP&t=41). It was my least favorite knife I’ve ever owned. In fact, I disliked it so much, I sold it unceremoniously in a McDonald’s parking lot, and I never told the internet until now. The Yipper fixes everything I disliked about that knife while keeping that reverse tanto blade shape.