Kubey's Creon Is a 3.94-Inch S30V Titanium Frame Lock for $235
Most of the knife market has converged on three-inch blades, so a 3.94-inch folder in titanium stands out. The Kubey Creon, model KU247B, is 8.66 inches overall with a 4.72-inch handle, a sheepsfoot blade in CPM-S30V at 60 to 62 HRC, and a titanium frame lock, priced at $235.
A sheepsfoot at this size is a working shape. The straight edge meets a short, low tip, so the knife pushes through material cleanly and the tip does not wander. It is the profile you want for cutting hose, rope, cable and cardboard, and the one you do not want for piercing. On a nearly four-inch blade, that is a defensible compromise.
S30V is the older sibling of S35VN and still a perfectly capable steel: good wear resistance, decent toughness, and less corrosion resistance than 20CV or MagnaCut. At 3.1mm stock with a flat grind and a blackwashed finish, it is set up to take real work without being fragile.
The frame lock is titanium with a caged ceramic ball bearing pivot and a titanium clip, and the knife is listed as ambidextrous, though the clip position is right-side tip-up. That is a familiar compromise: the lock works either-handed, the clip does not. Handle thickness of half an inch means this is a substantial knife in the pocket, not a slim one.
At $235 the Creon sits in the same bracket as the titanium frame locks from WE and Kizer, and it undercuts most American-made equivalents by a wide margin. Verdict: worth it if you want a large, honest working folder in titanium and do not need the latest steel; skip it if your daily carry has to disappear in a pocket, because 8.66 inches of knife never does.
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