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Chaves Knives
Chaves Knives is the work of Ramon Chaves, who ground his first blade in high school in 1993 after finding a knife his uncle had made from railroad hacksaw blades, turned professional with his first commission in 2010, and launched the Redención in late 2013 to immediate acclaim. Now building from Pleasant Grove, Utah, Chaves has become shorthand for overbuilt: thick titanium frames, deep lockup, and hard-use geometry that still disappears into a work pocket. The signature skull pocket clip isn't decoration either. It references Golgotha, the Place of the Skull, and since Chaves means "keys" in Portuguese, the skull and key together form the skeleton key that marks every knife he designs.
Redencion 229 Integrals, Kickstop Flippers, and the T.A.K.
The Red Label line moved from slab handles to full integral construction in late 2024, machining the Redencion 229's frame from a single block of titanium with M390 blades in drop point or tanto, including versions with magnetic scales. The Kickstop flippers pair the same platform with Lee Williams' kickstop mechanism in bronze anodized titanium or black G-10, while the Integral T.A.K. shrinks the formula down to its smallest usable size. There's even a Redencion Slip Joint with copper inlay for offices where a framelock raises eyebrows. Production runs through Reate, whose tolerances are the reason a production Chaves feels like a custom, with select new designs now built in-house in Utah.
Blue Label X-Lock, Pro-Tech Autos, and the CHUB OTF
When the Ultramar name retired in 2024, the catalog reorganized into Blue, Red, and limited Black Label tiers. Blue Label is the working man's entry: the Redencion Street X-Lock swaps the framelock for a crossbar lock, with D2 and aluminum versions bringing the silhouette down to trade-tool money. The collaboration with Pro-Tech puts the Redencion 229 into push-button form with S35VN blades and stippled aluminum handles, and the CHUB OTF carries the Chaves attitude into out-the-front territory. The RCK9, Liberation 229, Ti-Fold wallets, and a titanium twist-cap pen round out the lineup.
