EDC Tool is Cold steel half serrated 4 inch Voyager. Tanto Blade rocks.. Not a fan of weaker Liner Lock Blades but had to practice folding LockBack with one hand.
This comment led me to a question. Has anyone here personally had a liner lock knife from a quality knifemaker fail on them?
I’m not arguing whether better designs exist, just genuinely curious how many INGO members have had this happen.
The only liner lock failure I’ve had was a cheap folding utility knife I bought for $6. I was cutting thick rubber horse stall mats and putting a ton of pressure onto it. The liner lock ended up getting jammed into the knife and had to be pried out.
Quality maker? No.
Blade HQ did a series of test on locks.
TL/DW: A lot of the knives failed in different ways (e.g. bent frame), and all took a huge amount of force.
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After carrying the PM2 for a very long time. I am trying out a Kershaw Emerson right now. That opening trick is pretty slick.
kershaw for your first auto? Not a bad choice! Not only do they make an affordable auto, they make a great auto!My wife told me to pick out a new knife for father's day and she'd buy it for me. So I came home with a Blue Launch 5. It's an Emerson/Kershaw knife. Also my first auto. It will take some getting used to but so far, I like it.
My really old Tanto Blur will probably be headed back to the mothership again for a rebuild. That thing has served me well.
After carrying the PM2 for a very long time. I am trying out a Kershaw Emerson right now. That opening trick is pretty slick.
If you are talking about the one in the picture above, no. This has the hook bill on the back of the blade to catch in your pocket to open the knife as you draw it out.So is the one you're trying out the same as mine?