Best lock, AXIS?

AF said:
Oftentimes a frame lock is no stronger than a liner lock because of the cutout. Even though it's thicker for most of its length, it's only as strong as the weakest part.
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That is not necessarily true depending on the mode of failure. Buckling has to do with the cross sectional area and the length of the member. It is quite a bit more complex than that.
 
Compression lock by far. Gotta love a lock that won't fail before the pivot!
 
Axis, Compression (possibly my favorite), CBBL, are my favorites that I've used. My Manix has a brutally strong and reliable mid lock, and the Military has a liner lock as strong as most frame locks (and the Gayle Bradley golfer probably has a liner lock stronger than 99% of frame locks). I carry multiple knives and use them with either hand, so I generally prefer the Comp, Axis, CBBL and mid lock for use with either hand. I don't like liner locks as much the others, though I must say I'm loving the liner lock on the Gayle Bradley due to it being as smooth as any knife I owns while being brutally strong (in my favorite steel too). Basically I do have my preferences with lock types but if the knife is well engineered and I like it I won't let the lock style stop me from getting it if I like the other attributes (like the Millie and Bradley).

Mike
 
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