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CRKT calls custom knifemaker Princeton Wong “equal parts genius and magician.” While that might sound like the brand is heaping on the praise, it’s warranted.
After all, Wong won Best New Maker at Blade Show and Most Innovative Design at the International Custom Cutlery Exposition just a few short years after he started his knifemaking journey.
His latest project? A premium edition of his mecha-inspired CRKT Nucleus frame lock EDC pocket knife.
The form factor of the CRKT Nucleus wasn’t created in a vacuum. It was borne of Wong’s childhood. More specifically, it was inspired directly by his favorite childhood anime, Mobile Suit Gundam.
For the uninitiated, MSG is about giant weapon-wielding robots, piloted by comparatively minuscule humans, that duke it out against one another. Armed with that knowledge, the knife’s styling makes a lot of sense.
