It’s been quite a while since I had a new knife day of my own. I’ve been carrying an OZ Rosie for a little more than a year, simply because I haven’t found anything I liked better. I’ve picked a couple up here and there, but I always knew immediately that they’d soon be back out the door. I’m basically a “one knife” guy. I don’t collect, and as such I’m very specific in the kinds of knives I go after. A couple buddies of mine, Marlon Aguilar and Brandon White had nothing but good things to say about HMC Transients and Jim Vandeveld, so I started lurking. Another friend of mine, Ian Craven, also spoke highly of HMC and helped me hone in on the specific model I’d want to find to meet my needs. A 2.9 Square Body radial. Back to Marlon I went, and he took the time to put tons of pictures and comparisons together to give me an idea of how everything would work for me. I decided to put out an ISO, and within no time at all Phi Huynh had reached out about one he owned. Two hurdles, though. He didn’t have it in his possession, as it was with Jim for warranty work. The other was that it had thumb studs. I like to reverse flick my blades, and due to a childhood hand injury I struggle with flicking anything with studs. So I reached out to Jim, just to see if we could find a solution that worked. I won’t get into the details of the transaction, but I will say you can approach Jim with the absolute highest of expectations, and Jim will smile and say “hold my beer”. This dude didn’t just exceed my expectations, he fucking obliterated them. This is the first knife I’ve put my hands on that I can honestly say beats my much loved Rosie. In fact, my Rosie was boxed back up and put in the safe within 10 minutes of sliding this Transient out of the pouch. I’m extremely grateful to all those I mentioned above for pointing me towards this thing, but mostly to Jim for being the most awesome knife maker I’ve ever run across. This man finds pure enjoyment in helping others find pure enjoyment. He definitely succeeded on this one, because this 2.9 Radial is going to be in my pocket for a long time. I love it already.

My new Transient is a beautiful piece! I am a fan of CNC Customs, especially inset liner locks. This knife does not disappoint. Perfect action, excellent milling all around, deep hollow-ground blade. In the future, I hope to upgrade my Transient with some different material accents, but it’s also great the way it came.

Jim communicates openly, and he seems like a good guy to buy a knife from.

Great quality print, super comfortable fabric, great fit, excellent overall quality!

Jim and his crew are great! Down to earth, very helpful great service and product. Couldn’t ask for anymore. They will continue to get my business appreciate you guys. I have bought knifes,pivots,clips backspacer ls etc. and there clothing. No disappointments

There’s so much to love! With a timeless design, incredible quality, a maker who stands behind their work, engages with his clientele and keeps it all in the U.S. The Transient is an absolute 10 out of 10. I can’t recommend one of these enough. Whether you’re a collector or someone who is looking for a reliable user, you won’t be let down.

Great knife perfect strong detent

I bought my transient skelly and then upgraded to the new pivots…awesome knife…beautiful pivots…out of the world great service!

Dealing with hmc has been a pleasure. One of my transients needed adjusting and Jim took care of it promptly. A great experience overall.

I have bought 2, 3.2 transient knives, Jim always goes above and beyond to make sure you’re happy! Even to the extent of modifying a knife he’s made to turn it into exactly what I was looking for! He’s just top notch, can’t say enough good about him.

If you’re tired of just being a number, and looking for excellent customer service after the purchase, you’ve definitely found you’re definitely in good hands ????????

Awesome knives!!! I own a few. Great design and quality. 3.2 is a perfect size!!! Jim’s dedication to engineering the perfect knife is second to none. And his customer service is some of the best out there. Jim is very responsive.