DICEROX Vanax Viking Knives - Limited Production Runs

A project in Gothenburg, Sweden by DICEROX
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High-performance, high-quality Vanax bushcraft & utility knives, inspired by the Viking saxe
Backers: 10
Average Pledge Per Backer: €364

Funded: €3,637 of €20,800
Dates: Nov 11th -> Dec 12th (31 days)
Project By: DICEROX
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Latest News

And now, the end is near…

December 9th - via: kickstarter.com
I’m hoping that ‘the campaign is now closing message’ from Kickstarter goes out to both backers (thank you for your support - we will honor the Kickstarter price via our Webshop from next week) and the many followers who have joined us during... (Read More)

Sharp as f*ck

December 8th - via: kickstarter.com
While we are waiting for our delivery of the first 100 knives (next week) we are honing our sharpening skills on the Tormek T4 in my garage. It’s minus 5 degrees Celsius outside, so I need the heater to stop my fingers from freezing 🥶. The... (Read More)

Time to split

December 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We got some nice feedback on our hunter/butchering clip, so we decided to add a short clip showing how Lagertha was made to be a badass bushcraft knife and all-round companion. Below you will see our man, Aric, splitting some hard, frozen wood.... (Read More)

Butchering a Swedish Elk/Moose with Lagertha

December 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
One of our backers asked us to share some footage of Lagertha in action.  In the video below you will see our Beta Tester Ulf, a Swedish hunter, using Lagertha to butcher an Elk/Moose he bagged recently.  As Ulf himself says, he has butchered at... (Read More)

Tough day at work?

December 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Never mind. To have troubles is to be alive. The only ones without troubles are in the cemetery. Rejoice in life and nature. And pledge something while you are here. We will leave but bones and everlasting Vanax Viking knives behind us as keepsakes... (Read More)

EDC - we've got you covered...

November 30th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  (Read More)

Lagertha at work

November 30th - via: kickstarter.com
These are no ordinary knives. They are built to last. ToolsforLife (Read More)

Wood you believe?

November 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Woody two shoes Our mates Mick and Ingrid @FixingIdeas have been busy creating the next batch of handles for the ongoing production run. Every handle is unique, thanks to the lovely lines of the Nordic Oak we are using for this set of handles. The... (Read More)

Tools for Life

November 28th - via: kickstarter.com
It seems like it was just yesterday that we launched this Kickstarter Campaign. Although the rate of pledges have been a little slower than we had hoped, we are thankful that so many of you have been following our progress and learning a little bit... (Read More)

Vanax the Edge Keeper salutes you!

November 26th - via: kickstarter.com
First off, let me thank those rugged individuals who have pledged to support our campaign and receive a living piece of history that has been blessed by the God of Powdered Metallurgical Steel. We know of him as Vanax The Edge Keeper. We are... (Read More)

Follow us on Instagram!

November 24th - via: kickstarter.com
@diceroxgear is our ID on Instagram. We publish new photos and occasional reels there, like the one below, on a regular basis. Follow us for more product updates and imagery and a look at our part of the world, West Sweden, as we approach Christmas.... (Read More)

The daily grind has never felt better

November 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
As we have previously mentioned, DICEROX is committed to producing 100 knives in this first real production run. Everything you've seen up to now has been prototypes made using Vanax steel by Uddeholm. Upon testing the prototypes we decided to make a... (Read More)

Getting a handle on things...

November 21st - via: kickstarter.com
We are eagerly awaiting the rush of pledges as our campaign reaches its end. In the meantime we are still working away like beavers and developing handles with a slight twist, as you can see below. Burnt Nordic Oak handles will be offered to those of... (Read More)

Your oak handles are in production!!!!!

November 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Our mate Mick is hard at work producing handles for the first batch of knives we will be shipping.  I hope you guys are excited as we are :-) You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00... (Read More)

The Devil is in the detail

November 18th - via: kickstarter.com
As we mentioned in some of the videos, we have been testing and re-testing both knives to see what needed to be changed before we pressed the big green production button. Below you can see the final technical CAD drawings of both knives. They were... (Read More)

Things are moving forward!

November 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to those of you that have made a pledge already and all of you who are following our project. It means the world to us. Today we hit another milestone on the fulfilment front, as you can see below... we received a batch of packaging from DHL... (Read More)

Just a quick reminder about how we are doing this project

November 16th - via: kickstarter.com
The three founders of DICEROX, Aric, Trevor & Dinesh, have sunk all of their savings into making this project happen. We believe enough to put our own money on the line – but that is not enough. We have bought the steel and we are working with... (Read More)

Sheath production choice of leather

November 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We had a great meeting today with Gothenburg Saddle Makers, who will be helping us to make our premium sheaths. Some great discussions and some learnings for us!  (Read More)

The Laser Days

November 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We are just about to begin the laser cut of the first run of 100 knives. 40 Lagerthas and 60 Kalinas…. It is a hugely important and exciting part of the production. 💯  (Read More)

The Vanax steel has been delivered.

November 13th - via: kickstarter.com
The production process has begun. Yesterday the 4.2mm thick sheet of Vanax PM super clean tool steel was delivered by the mill to our laser cutting supplier. 60 examples of Kalina and 40 of Lagertha will be hewn from this sheet. These are what are... (Read More)

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