"Blade weakening holes"

SilverFoxKnows · Apr 4, 2003

I've heard this more than a couple of times. But I have to ask, has anyone ever broken a blade AT the hole? I've heard of Delicas with broken tips, Voyagers with busted clips, Benchmades with a busted omega spring, Gerbers that just fell apart, but I've never heard of anyone breaking a blade at the hole. Anyone?

Frank

Nathan S · Apr 4, 2003

Interesting question. I think the natural person to ask here would be Cliff Stamp.

BigDeeeeeeee · Apr 4, 2003

If you break one at the hole you are using the wrong tool for the job. Knives are not pry bars, screwdrivers, chisels, or hammers.

thombrogan · Apr 4, 2003

They are, too. They just don't know it yet.

AlphalphaPB · Apr 4, 2003

Didn't someone's Spyderco Viele break at the hole while cutting the cheese?

K man · Apr 4, 2003

Yeah, one Spyderco broke while cutting cheese

It wasn't the Viele, but a discontinued one (cant remember the name.) Spyderco replaced it, free of charge!

dsvirsky · Apr 4, 2003

Actually, it was a Spyderco Centofante model. Here's a link to another thread on the subject of
holes and blade strength.

Cliff Stamp · Apr 4, 2003

It depends on where you stress it. If the blade is locked near the tip it will go there. However if you pry far back on the blade the hole is a *large* weakness as a lot of steel has been removed where the blade is the thickest. I recently broke a AUS-8A Calypro Jr. through the opening hole with very light prying, just using my wrist.

-Cliff

knifenerd · Apr 4, 2003

You would have to assume it could be a weak spot, but as BigDeeee said a knife is a cutting instrument and maybe you should be using a beefy fixed blade for more heavy-duty uses.