Snarf: The Utility Knife Reinvented for Knife Nuts

As wild as it sounds, Snarf just became the biggest preorder we've ever done with over 830 backers, passing our previous 801 backers for Truffles. We could not be more thankful for everyone who jumped to bring Snarf to life!

We also want to thank all the reviewers who helped get the word out. We have known many of them since 2018, back when we were riffing on knife reviews (remember misheardknifereviews?).

Those friendships meant the world then, and their support has been a massive part of helping AKT get off the ground. Take a look at what they had to say about Snarf, and give them a follow if you have not already!Jerad at Neeves Knives reviews Snarf



Kole at Tristate EDC reviews Snarf



Kevin at Lefty EDC reviews Snarf


Troy at TC Blades reviews Snarf



Michael reviews his own knife

Happy post-Thanksgiving/Black Friday everyone! Hope you had a great time with the fam and picked up some sweet knife deals to boot! 

I wanted to take a moment to talk about BackerKit.

We launched our first two preorders (Truffles and HiveMind) with Kickstarter and then used BackerKit as our campaign fulfillment tool. But with Snarf we went with BackerKit from start to finish. Let me explain why.

BackerKit was born out of the same desire AKT has - to take care of a community you love, and build what helps them thrive.

Their founders ran the first Kickstarter project to ever cross $100K, but they noticed the tools for communicating with backers before and after the campaign were a bit lacking. 

So they built their own solution to serve the people who supported them. Other creators saw what they built, wanted the same thing, and BackerKit grew into a full platform designed around communication, clarity, and community.

That story resonates with us. AKT also started with a simple idea: make things better for the knife community. Build what we wish existed. Improve it piece by piece. Back the people that back us. BackerKit operates with that same heart, which is why the partnership makes sense.

What this means for you as a backer:

• Clear communication from preorder to fulfillment

• Easy ways to give feedback and stay connected

• A clean, simple system for choosing add-ons without confusion

• Post-campaign tools that keep the conversation going long after the preorder ends

BackerKit has been an incredible partner during Snarf's preorder. They are personable, respond quickly, care deeply, and treat Snarf like something worth investing in, which helps us focus on our favorite part of preorders: getting to know our backers from the moment you join us until your knife ships. 

Thanks for walking alongside us as Snarf moves toward the finish line on 12/2!

-Michael
Chief Knife Nerd
Aurora Knife and Tool

Join us here 11/25 at 6pmCST!
Whatnot

I'm a very thorough person. Annoyingly some would say. Actually, probably most would say. Melody definitely would, though she has the good grace not to say it very often.

But for all that, I miss things all the time, sometimes because I'm focused on being thorough!

For instance, I wanted to do ranked choice on the new colorway polls, but BackerKit doesn't offer that option, so I created three different polls. I wanted to be as thorough as possible, so I tallied the totals votes for each colorway (the Flat Total) and I also scored 3 points for each vote for poll 1, 2 points per vote for poll 2, and 1 point per vote for poll 3 (Ranked Total).

Both ways I calculated it, Miamiburst, Noirburst, and Purplewash beat out the next lowest scored option (Bluewashed) by a wide margin.

But as my good friend Brian14 pointed out, BLUEWASHED WON THE THIRD POLL!

So I've added the Bluewashed Titanium Snarf as an option, which is great for me personally because that's the one I wanted. I thought it would look awesome with the rust accents...

...Wait a second, I ALSO FORGOT TO ADD THE ANODIZED/TIMASCUS ACCENTS!

Those are up on the site under Add-ons now!



Oh well, so much for being thorough! Let me know if there's anything else I forgot folks!🤘😅

-Michael

In case you missed it, we've met all our stretch goals which means we've added three new colorways and a super secret mystery Snarf, an undisclosed premium design for only $88.88 that won't be revealed until backers open up their boxes in June!

Also tonight (11/25) at 6:00pm CST, we'll be hosting a Whatnot live, featuring custom Truffles from Colin's Crazy Creations, Way of Knife, and our good friend Gabi, an aspiring tattoo artist!

We'll also be drawing the winners for our Spooky Truffles for all the Snarf backers who backed on Halloween weekend. Just keep in mind you don't have to be present to win!
Set a reminder to join us on Whatnot at 6:00pm CST for some excellent deals and some plain ol' goofaboutin' before Turkey day!

-Michael and Melody, AKT