Hom Design (Midtech)

Arashi
The Arashi was a collaboration between Jerry Hom and BaliBalistic Knives and was the successor to Jerry’s previous Midtech, the Tempest.

The Arashi has the same handle design as the Tempest, but rounder and thicker. All Arashis came with a Hom Design pouch  custom pivots, and precision bushings.

Each blade was hand ground by Shawn in 154CM. 6 blade shapes were available; drop point, drop point swedge, bowie, elongated clip bowie, tanto, swedge tanto. All blades featured a satin finish.

The titanium and zirconium Arashis were released 2015. The titanium Arashis featured a satin finish on the handles and a choice of anodization patterns and colors. The zirconium Arashis all feature a blackened anodization finish on the handles and a tanto blade. The titanium Arashis sold at $875.00 USD and the zirconium Arashis sold at $1200.00 USD.

The MokuTi Arashis were also released in 2015. There were 5 different types of MokuTi Arashis, named “AA” to “EE”. “AA” featured a polished finish with light satin streaks; the colors were primarily maroon and purple with light blue as a secondary. “BB” featured a similar handle finish as “AA”; the colors were primarily purple and maroon with light blue in the center slot and deep cut double slots.

“CC” featured older handles with a mirror polish finish and blue details.

“DD” featured satin handles with a purple base and light blue as a secondary color.

“EE” featured a blemished mirror finish with a gold and blue colors.

“AA”, “BB”, “CC”, “DD” all sold for $2300.00 USD and “EE” sold for $2200.00 USD.

The Arashi has since been discontinued.

Tempest
The Tempest was a collaboration between Jerry Hom and Tod Begg Knives. All blades for the MokuTi Tempests were made by Bill Tyc Knives.

The Tempest was Jerry’s second Midtech, the successor to the Basilisk. All Tempests feature CNC machined handles and, with the exception of the MokuTi Tempests, an N690 blade.

There were 3 types of Tempests made; Ti with standard finishing, DLC coated Ti, and MokuTi. All Tempests came with a Bill’s custom case, custom pivots, and precision bushings.

The Ti Tempests were sold throughout 2014 through JerzeeDevil and @edc_knives. The Ti Tempests features a satin blade, satin handles, and 3 choices of handle colors; bronze, blue, and silver. The Ti Tempests cost $700 on release, $575 for those who were on the waiting list of the original Basilisk. Stainless steel spacers were available for an extra $20, changing the weight from 5.04oz to 5.25oz.

The DLC Tempests were a limited run of Ti Tempests that featured a DLC coating on both the blade and handles. Most of the DLC Tempests were sold through @edc_knives in 2014 and one was raffled on JerzeeDevil.

The Custom Concept MokuTi Tempests were made to be showcase pieces. All feature MokuTi handles and a damascus steel blade, made by @bill_tyc_knives_studio. NOTE: In the first picture of the MokuTi Tempests, the third Tempest does not have a damascus blade in the first picture because the picture was taken before fitting the last damascus blade to the handles.

The Tempest is no longer in production.