Kizer Whip Tail Giveaway: A Designer's Second Collab Drops With CPM-10V and a Free-Knife Hook

Designer collaborations have become the heartbeat of the modern knife industry, and the latest one arrived on r/knifeclub this week with a giveaway attached. The post came from the designer himself: his second collaboration with Kizer was just released, and he could not be happier with how it turned out. The knife is the Whip Tail — the shark emoji in the title was doing real work — and the designer is giving away one of the CPM-10V black-coated versions to whoever wants in. The thread drew an enthusiastic response from the community, which is exactly how a small-batch collab should launch.

The Whip Tail name and shark motif point at the design's character: a blade with the curved, aggressive profile that the ocean's most efficient predators have inspired in knife makers for decades. The steel choice matters here — CPM-10V is a powder-metallurgy tool steel with extreme wear resistance, a step up from the stainless steels that dominate budget collabs, and the black coating pairs with it for a menacing, low-glare finish. Kizer running the piece in 10V signals that this is not a shelf trinket but a serious cutter dressed for the occasion.

Giveaway posts like this are quietly one of the best parts of the knife community. A designer who engages directly on Reddit, shows genuine excitement about his work, and gives a knife back to the community builds goodwill that no advertising budget can match. The comments reflected it — members thanked the designer, asked about specs and availability, and entered for the free knife while others noted they had already ordered one. That mix of support and commerce is the collab economy working exactly as intended.

For collectors, the Whip Tail is also a reminder of how collabs function as a career ladder in this industry. A designer's first Kizer collaboration gets them noticed; the second one arrives with an established audience, better materials, and the confidence to run a giveaway. Watching that progression play out in real time on Reddit is one of the hobby's quiet pleasures — and for buyers, it is a signal that early collabs from rising designers are often the ones that appreciate.

If the Whip Tail's shark lines and 10V steel have your attention, check Kizer's collab lineup through the link below — and if you are lucky, the giveaway might save you the purchase price.