{"product_id":"sts-ranch-exotic-texas-knives-d2-elk-antler-hologrind","title":"STS Ranch x Exotic Texas Knives D2 Elk Antler Hologrind Handmade Knife","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThe First STS Ranch Knife – Handmade by Mike Johnson of Exotic Texas Knives\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first STS Ranch knife was never going to be ordinary.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated in collaboration with \u003cstrong\u003eExotic Texas Knives\u003c\/strong\u003e and handmade by Texas knifemaker \u003cstrong\u003eMike Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eSTS Ranch D2 Elk Antler Hologrind Knife\u003c\/strong\u003e was designed around the same values that have shaped STS Ranch from the beginning: \u003cstrong\u003eauthenticity, craftsmanship, hard work, and creating things worth passing down.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the \u003cstrong\u003efirst-ever STS Ranch knife\u003c\/strong\u003e, making it a special piece of STS Ranch history as well as a hardworking handmade knife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrafted with a \u003cstrong\u003eD2 steel hologrind blade\u003c\/strong\u003e and a naturally distinctive \u003cstrong\u003eelk antler handle\u003c\/strong\u003e, every knife carries its own individual character. 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