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I will admit that I would not take any axis lock knife into a KNOWN survival situation. I don't like how the spring is open to the elements, and I don't care for the relative weakness of the omega springs compared to other locks. Truth be told, if I wasn't going to carry a fixed blade, I would probably just opt for some Cold Steel sporting a Triad. It's pretty ridiculous what one of those can take. That said, I wouldn't feel under-knifed with an of the Adamas knives. I could cut what i needed to cut, and if I was super paranoid about it or broke the springs, i could just jam a stick in there. Hell, the Auto can be locked open the same way. Batonning is a moot point for lock strength. You always keep the lock disengaged when you baton with a folder. It's foolish not to.
However, that's not what I said nor what the OP was getting at. Has either of my Adamas knives failed after a year of carrying them more often than not on the job? No. Not once. I haven't used them HARD, but they have cut open boxes, cut through plastic drain tile, scored things, trimmed duct tape, etc. Not once did the knife fold on me. However, not once did I baton with either of them. My mini gets carried more than my Auto simply because I don't need the auto function on the job, and I like an OTF when I'm at the office.
I have never felt the need to do a spine whack test. i have only done those on knives that promised that was something they could handle and wondered why they failed, like multiple of my ZTs. However, I am willing to try it over the weekend when I have some time to see if I can make either or both of them fail. I'm curious.
I think it's important to remember that those of us who are simply stating that WE have never had an issue with our knives and mentioning that WE don't use them in a particular way does not make us people with hurt fee-wees because some one else used a particular model a particular way and caused it to fail. I'm just stating personal facts: I've been carrying a knife for over 30 years. I have been on jobsites that usually require something to be cut every day for 20+ years. I have never had a BM (or any knife) fail on me under normal use or conditions where I wasn't either trying to get it to fail or using it beyond its designed function (ie prying with the tip of a Buck 110).
What I take issue with is a thread where any OP starts out with a legitimate gripe, rolls into a misuse, and ends with a hyperbolic statement. I doesn't matter the brand. It just rubs me the wrong way, so if I have my own anecdotal 2 cents to throw in, I toss them.
However, that's not what I said nor what the OP was getting at. Has either of my Adamas knives failed after a year of carrying them more often than not on the job? No. Not once. I haven't used them HARD, but they have cut open boxes, cut through plastic drain tile, scored things, trimmed duct tape, etc. Not once did the knife fold on me. However, not once did I baton with either of them. My mini gets carried more than my Auto simply because I don't need the auto function on the job, and I like an OTF when I'm at the office.
I have never felt the need to do a spine whack test. i have only done those on knives that promised that was something they could handle and wondered why they failed, like multiple of my ZTs. However, I am willing to try it over the weekend when I have some time to see if I can make either or both of them fail. I'm curious.
I think it's important to remember that those of us who are simply stating that WE have never had an issue with our knives and mentioning that WE don't use them in a particular way does not make us people with hurt fee-wees because some one else used a particular model a particular way and caused it to fail. I'm just stating personal facts: I've been carrying a knife for over 30 years. I have been on jobsites that usually require something to be cut every day for 20+ years. I have never had a BM (or any knife) fail on me under normal use or conditions where I wasn't either trying to get it to fail or using it beyond its designed function (ie prying with the tip of a Buck 110).
What I take issue with is a thread where any OP starts out with a legitimate gripe, rolls into a misuse, and ends with a hyperbolic statement. I doesn't matter the brand. It just rubs me the wrong way, so if I have my own anecdotal 2 cents to throw in, I toss them.
