SpySmasher
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I've been thinking that Spyderco should do one as a flipper.
I've been looking forward to the Sliverax since it was announced; a Spyderco-made compression lock flipper is really appealing to me. Since it's been in the wild, one of the complaints about the Sliverax -- one of its shortcomings -- seems to be manipulating the compression lock. When you actuate the lock with your finger in the "natural" position, your finger blocks the blade from closing properly. You have to push the lock bar further towards the rear of the knife which, aside from being a bit "unnatural," also requires a bit more force to actuate.
A button-actuated compression lock solves both of these issues. It "forces" the finger into the optimal position and provides more leverage for the push.
I own two button-actuated compression lock knives. The first is the old Solo SO-05 that was sold by Spyderco. This implementation of the design is, imho, pretty flawed. The second is the Smock Knives SK-23 (a flipper, by the way). The way Kevin Smock did the button-actuated compression lock is really both simple and effective. I would love to see Spyderco do one like this.
I don't have my knife with me at the moment for pics but you can see the lock design at 2:02 in this video.
What do you guys think?
I've been looking forward to the Sliverax since it was announced; a Spyderco-made compression lock flipper is really appealing to me. Since it's been in the wild, one of the complaints about the Sliverax -- one of its shortcomings -- seems to be manipulating the compression lock. When you actuate the lock with your finger in the "natural" position, your finger blocks the blade from closing properly. You have to push the lock bar further towards the rear of the knife which, aside from being a bit "unnatural," also requires a bit more force to actuate.
A button-actuated compression lock solves both of these issues. It "forces" the finger into the optimal position and provides more leverage for the push.
I own two button-actuated compression lock knives. The first is the old Solo SO-05 that was sold by Spyderco. This implementation of the design is, imho, pretty flawed. The second is the Smock Knives SK-23 (a flipper, by the way). The way Kevin Smock did the button-actuated compression lock is really both simple and effective. I would love to see Spyderco do one like this.
I don't have my knife with me at the moment for pics but you can see the lock design at 2:02 in this video.
What do you guys think?
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