{"title":"High Desert Blade works","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the knife industry, quality has never mattered more. New technologies have empowered customers to seek out and compare an endless array of products from around the globe. Combining quality craftsmanship with innovative design (form fitting function) has moved High Desert Blade Works (HDBW) to the very front edge of that power curve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToward the end of COVID-19 in the early months of 2021, business professional Thomas Gomez and renowned blade designer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/stevetarani.com\/\"\u003eSteve Tarani\u003c\/a\u003e began initial conversations about forming a joint venture that would bring discontinued high-quality blade and related hardware designs back to market along with new edged tools of enduring quality and durability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThomas Gomez, the founder and CEO of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/highdesertrifleworks.com\/\"\u003eHigh Desert Rifle Works\u003c\/a\u003e is an avid hunter and precision rifle expert who provides quality products, training, and consulting services throughout the shooting community and is additionally engaged in the Healthcare and Agricultural industries in the areas of data analytics and process improvement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eServing the US Defense, Intelligence, and Law Enforcement communities for over 35 years, Steve Tarani is a former US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee, Protective Programs Educator, formerly sworn and formerly on staff at the US DOE National Security Institute (Security Force Training Dept.) at Kirkland Air Force Base (NM). Tarani is a respected edged tools designer (Strider Knives, Buck Knives, Benchmade Knives, 5.11, BladeTech, and others,) has an extensive FMA background, and is also the architect of the International Chiefs of Police (IACP) Model Policy (and accompanying Training Key) on the carry and usage of knives by federal, state and municipal peace officers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Thomas and Steve put their concept to paper, it made sense, and they moved forward with the aid of industry giants such as Duane Dwyer of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dwyercustomgoods.com\/\"\u003eDwyer Custom Goods\u003c\/a\u003e (DCG), a founder of Strider Knives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCombining such tremendous talent and resources, High Desert Blade Works was born and swiftly brought to the forefront of the quality blade manufacturing community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoving forward, High Desert Blade Works is fully committed to ongoing development and sales of quality knives and hardware that are the best in their class.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tarani-ar-15-karambit","title":"Tarani AR-15 Karambit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eHIGH DESERT BLADE WORKS AR15 KARAMBIT SPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eBLADE MATERIAL- D2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eROCKWELL HARDNESS 60-61\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eBLADE FINISH - BLACK PVD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eBLADE THICKNESS - 4.4 MM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eBLADE LENGTH - 53 MM\/2.08 INCHES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eOVERALL LENGTH - 164.3 MM\/6.4 INCHES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eKNIFE WEIGHT WITHOUT SHEATH - 3.9 OUNCES \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eINCLUDES KYDEX SHEATH DESIGNED BY \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hawgholsters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eHAWG HOLSTERS\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eNECK LANYARD AND ULTICLIP INCLUDED\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eDESIGNED BY \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/stevetarani.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSTEVE TARANI\u003c\/a\u003e AND \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwyerduane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDUANE DWYE\u003c\/a\u003eR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003ehttps:\/\/youtu.be\/q0XUJqRAPGE?si=pYL3dv060W85Ju8a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KnivesandGearUSA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47913122562269,"sku":null,"price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/1133\/0269\/files\/DC07CA9F-5EA5-4770-BB0C-B0EE4840BBE0.jpg?v=1778688352"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/1133\/0269\/collections\/FullSizeRender_2968c014-217d-45fd-a29d-0e986af8ada6.jpg?v=1778688248","url":"https:\/\/knivesandgearusa.com\/collections\/high-desert-blade-works.oembed","provider":"KnivesandGearUSA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}