Auto LAWKS by CRKT

It was a bit awkward the first time I tried it on one of the new Elishewitz models. What I ended up doing was holding down the LAWKS bit with my middle finger, then disengaging the liner with my thumb and moving the blade towards the closed position with my index finger. Depending on the model and people's individual manual dexterity, that may or may not work. I think everyone's gonna have to figure out their own trick for it.
 
Use your index finger and pull back on the Auto LAWKS, while at the same time with your thumb press down on the liner lock. Allow the blade to fall towards your thumb's nail. Now release the Auto LAWKS and close blade as if it were a regular liner lock knife. Takes some practice, but that's what i've been doing. If someone else has a different method of closing the knife, i'm all ears!
 
just takes practice, although I can't speak for a lefty...So maybe its hardy that way, I never tried it...
 
I have not liked it on the models I have held. I wish they would make it "auto on demand". I let them know during an unrelated conversation and they are looking for feedback from customers- let them know your opinions.
 
I don't have a problem with the LAWKS system itself, (in fact I like it), but, I don't like the AUTO-LAWKS for a couple of reasons.

1- If I need to engage a secondary safety, I want to be able to do it myself.

2- It is a bit complicated; and have had potential buyers of an AUTO-LAWKS CRKT not make the purchase because of it. They have gone ahead and bought a non-AUTO model, (but those are becoming less available and are usually old stock).

3- A great item can be improved, and over engineered in the process, until it is no longer a viable product.

4- I might be old school, but I am getting tired of not being able to make choices, and having everything done for me, because some one else may not take the proper measures to prevent injury to them selves.

I guess this is turning into another rant against politically correctness, big brotherism & etc. :grumpy:
 
I have 2 M16s both are EDC. One is a M16-13Z that is four years old and has no Lawk:eek: . The other is a M16-12Z with the standard Lawk. My roomate was shopping for a blade at REI and I told him the CRKT was the only one worthwhile. While I was showing him the nuances of the blade I discovered the "auto" Lawks. I didn't really care for it. It was easy enough for me to manipulate with one hand, but when you make something too complex it has lost its functionality.
 
I have the Auto Lawks on my m21 and I really like it. It did not take me too long to figure out how to use the mechanism as second nature. I guess to each his own, but I like the feature personally.
 
Reminds me of the involuntary seatbelts they were putting on cars a few years ago. You know, the ones that were permenantly attached to the door and you slid in under them when you got in, then they motored back and caught you right about the jugular.

Don't much care for stuff like that. Never owned one of the "auto seatbelt" cars, and I'll never own a "auto lawks" knife.

-Dan
 
chaka said:
Do LAWKS lock the blade in closed position too???
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No. It doesn't. Here's another vote for not having the Auto-Lawks version. I HATE that thing. It's a major pain to close a knife that has it on it. I love my older model point guard, but I won't buy a new model of the same knife that has Auto-Lawks. Is it on all of CRKTs models now?
 
chaka said:
Do LAWKS lock the blade in closed position too???
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The LAWKS is not a secondary lock as much as it is an "accidental linerlock closure guard". It's just a thin disc with an angled nub that keeps the liner in place when open.

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The older, non auto is much nicer IMO, the latest, greatest, reminds me of my lawn mower, too many safety devices to deal with:grumpy: Glad I bought my M16 before the change to auto-lawks.
 
Did not like it on my M4, took the spring out, made it a manual lock.
Much easier to close now.:thumbup:
 
IIRC the ti M16s dont have the lawks at all, imho its the very best CRKT too, by far.
 
I don't like the Auto LAWKS.

It's too much of a PITA and it's unnecessary.
On paper, perhaps, a good idea; but in execution it's just not happening.
 
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