Zero: A Deceptively Simple Knife

A project in Sevierville, TN by Kevin Michael Sayers
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Zero is an automatic retracting utility knife unlike all the others.
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Backers: 1644
Average Pledge Per Backer: $70

Funded: $114,290 of $3,000
Dates: Dec 13th -> Jan 12th (30 days)
Project By: Kevin Michael Sayers
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Latest News

Titanium Update!

January 5th - via: kickstarter.com
 We made it to 100k!  There was a mention of the scent of Titanium in the air, it seems the community has confirmed it! With the help of all our backers we are bringing in brand new tools and materials and ramping up the production on Zero! Now... (Read More)

89k! Almost to our final stretch goal!

December 29th - via: kickstarter.com
HAPPY NEW YEAR! As we near the end of the year we hope everyone has had a wonderful year, and plenty of time with their friends & family this holiday season. We bring you an update with good cheer! After blowing past most of our stretch goals way... (Read More)

Two stretch goals in two days!

December 21st - via: kickstarter.com
We are blown away by the support! 60k!? Zero Stands! First things first! To update everyone on the anodized colors. We have been hard at work trying to get more prototypes done for the coloring process and ramping up production in our shop to prepare... (Read More)

26k!! Wow thank you so much

December 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We are quickly approaching our 30k stretch goal. That means more colors for anodize on the aluminum Zeros and new grip patterns for both the brass and aluminum.  I have some ideas on patterns but I would be interested to see any ideas or examples... (Read More)

Update #3 New Tier

December 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! Update #3 Thank you for the resounding success in backing the development of our product. In lieu of recent comments and questions we created a little info graphic explaining the tiers and their cost. A new tier has been added as well!... (Read More)

10k stretch goal unlocked! + New FAQ

December 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, that was fast. Thank you again for making this happen. Based on the comments and messages I have received so far it looks like variety pack for the blades. I will look around and find the coolest blades and post up some pictures. Many of you... (Read More)

Funded on day 1! Thank you!!!

December 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much for backing this project. I am so excited to share Zero with the world. We are about to hit one of our stretch goals, 10K in funding. Everyone will get a blade pack! Please comment on what you would like to see in the blade pack. It... (Read More)

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