Introducing the Zack Ax
Bitches beware: the Zack Ax (project name: the Femme Fatale) is finally in production.
Whether in a backalley of a burnt-out burb or the backwaters of BFE, the ZT Zack Ax will be a handy little girl to have by your side. With her curved forward edge and a hefty blade, she’s perfect little hand ax for chopping wood for the fire and, of course, separating Zack’s vertebra should you be forced into a close quarters confrontation. The curved inside edge adds a little slash to her hack, and is great for cutting rope. Our new handle design adds protection for the hand and has improved grip ergonomics. The Zack Ax includes a black Kydex sheath and sells for just shy of $200.
Posted by Zombie Tools on May 5 2009 |
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New Prototype: d’Capitan
May we introduce the pièce de résistance of Zombie Tools’ spring lineup of blades: d’Capitan.
If we do say so ourselves, d’Capitan is the most badassest collision of form and function we’ve come up with here in the ZT labs. Created by ZT Blade Design Czar, Maxon, and modeled loosely after the medieval falcata, d’Capitan is designed to deliver a ferocious flesh-rending hack while still maintaining some of the speed and versatility of a sword. A totally new handle design provides good hand protection and one of the more comfortable grips we’ve produced. West, Zombie Tools’ Safety Officer and Product Testing Czar, rates d’Capitan at a minimum of 75 zombies per hour*. The production model will have a slight modification to the blade shape and a half-inch more room in the handle for larger mitts, but overall we’re so happy with d’Capitan that we moisten our short pants a little every time we see it.
More to come in the next couple days….the production version of the Urban Bone Machete Mark III and Femme Fatale (which will have a different name, if we can just….fucking….think…..of one), and introducing the Para Bellum and a new t-shirt design.
(*your mileage may vary.)
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Battle of Yonkers Concept Art for Max Brooks’ World War Z
Zombie Tools just discovered this tasty little morsel that hit the net in January. Artist Daniel LuVisi created this piece of concept art depicting the Battle of Yonkers from Max Brooks’ World War Z. He created it as a “tryout piece”, hoping to score a role on the production team for the movie. No word on how that worked out for him. Click through to io9.com to read a short interview and see more of LuVisi’s tight work.
Posted by Zombie Tools on Apr 5 2009 |
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New Prototype: Femme Fatale
Femme Fatale, The Mistress, The Tramp, we’re not sure what the hell we’re going to call her, but she’s the new favorite around the shop. Is she a hand-ax, or a big ass knife, or both, we don’t know, but we love the way she feels in the hand and on the hip.
This is a prototype model, and she’ll change a bit in the production version, with a slightly rounded leading edge for better chopping action and slightly more hand protection in the handle, which will allow for both punching and slashing action in a close-quarters rumble.
Look for a production model on sale once we make a couple for ourselves. Call it 3 weeks.
Posted by Zombie Tools on Apr 4 2009 |
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New Prototypes: Scarab Shield and UBM Mark III
Here’s a little sneak peak at Zombie Tools’ spring fashion lineup.
On the left arm we have our first piece of offensive armor, project name Scarab. The Scarab is a hefty slab of plate steel with hand grip and forearm strap. The scarab will not only protect against the most ferocious of zombie bites, but with a little effort, will go a long way toward caving in Zack’s face. As if that weren’t tight enough, we’ve bolted on two blades of sharpened carbon steel should you feel the need to enter the mind of the zombie through the eye sockets.
We’ll be tweaking the prototype before we go into production on the Scarab, adding some inside padding and altering the shape slightly to provide the fullest range combat motion. We should have a production model together in late April.
In the right hand we have the latest evolution of our Urban Bone Machete. We’ve changed the blade shape slightly (and will tweak it again for the production model), but most of the improvements are in the handle, which offers better hand-protection (in response to lots of net feedback - thanks!) and improved grip ergonomics. We could have a production version ready inside of two weeks.
Posted by Zombie Tools on Mar 30 2009 |
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Preparing kids for the Zombie Apocalypse—Japanese style
These kids get a ZT Junior Bitch Killer commendation for bravery and problem solving under fire. Their parents will get what they deserve—thousands of dollars in psychotherapy bills.
Posted by Zombie Tools on Mar 23 2009 |
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The 2-Hour Zombie Machete
The question: Say the Zombie Apocalypse began right now and the world was in desperate need of a lot of zombie killing machetes, fast. How quickly could Zombie Tools fashion an effective blade?
The answer: Two hours, start to finish. And the end product is this ugly, but effective, little girl. We didn’t grind out the blade surface (the most time- and energy-intensive part of blade-making) so she’s chunky and a little slow, and we cut out all the steps that make our regular blades pretty, so she ain’t much of a looker (although she’s not completely without her charms, no?), but dammit if she don’t pack a wallop that, as we say, would kill some bitches*.
If anyone out there has interest in a cheaper, rougher, yet still effective zombie-killing machete, let us know. We could work on a slightly tighter version of this blade that would sell in the $100 range.
* and by “bitches”, we mean zombies.
Posted by Zombie Tools on Feb 9 2009 |
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Our New Shop Mascot, Mark II
He is our lord. He is….Muad’pig.
Posted by Zombie Tools on Feb 4 2009 |
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