Can someone explain a couple of terms?

Josh K

Josh K

Platinum Member
Joined
Sep 29, 2008
Messages
10,394
I've been browsing around the folding section ( actually picked up a nice sodbuster ) and I was wondering if someone would mind explaining a couple of terms for me (my assumptions/guesses are in parentheses) :

Milled/ Relieved Liners (liner edges are milled or rounded?)
Walk and Talk (open/close action/smoothness?)
Half Stop (Blade has an additional stop halfway open?)
Long pull (??)
Pull to open (back spring strength?)
 
This one has nice milled liners. The small indentations are made by a wheel-like cutting tool.

28-04028.jpg
 
Also the term "releived liners" has evolved to a maker thinning the liners width where it comes into contact with the tang of the knife.

Long Pull vs nail nick can be seen on this example from Ken Erickson:
(longer master blade has a "long pull" while the smaller pen blade has a "nail nick" for opening each blade.)

picture.php


Looks like you have the other terms covered pretty well. ;)
 
my grandads old utica barlow with the long pull and some nice old cattle bone scales to boot:D The long pull mostly cosmetic but did afford the user the ability to open the blade at any point down the length of the extended pull rather just the one small spot on the standard nail nick.
one of the nicer features on slipjoints, this and the swedge on the blade:)
ivan
utica.jpg
 
Josh K said:
Walk and Talk (open/close action/smoothness?)
Click to expand...
From the www.allaboutpocketknives.com website:

This describes the actions of a pocket knife when opened and closed. The walk describes the feel of the tang as it moves along the spring when the blade is opened. The talk refers to the sound of the knife when the blade is closed. A well adjusted knife "walks and talks" (has a nice strong snap and has blades that slide smoothly across the springs).
 
Thanks guys! I'm starting to really like slip-style knives. :)

Bastid, that knife is a beaut!
 
Last edited:
Ice Tigre said:
Don't think I've seen anything with the blades nested together/ground quite like that...
Click to expand...

My GEC (Tidioute) Sunfish has the master blade ground back asymetrically like those for the pen blade to nest against it without crimping.
 
They are commonly called off set ground..........

Esav, is this a word "asymetrically"? Close but no Cegar.......:p:D
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top