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Sometimes when browsing for a new folder I literally fall asleep from boredom and wake up in a puddle of drool after I've looked at 100's of knives all with frame/liner locks :sleeping: Why does it seem like so many companies, especially midtech and custom knife makers keep on pumping out knives with this locking mechanism? You see them on everything from gas station knives to high end custom folders. Isn't it time for them to expand their horizon with something new and more innovative?
Since the Axis lock and Compression lock I haven't really seen other makers build upon, improve, or innovate with a new locking mechanism to compete with how fast these are to both open AND close. I guess throwing on a frame/liner lock is the easy (cheap) way out. The incentive to invest in the R&D required to design something new isn't there if they can keep getting away with just throwing on the basic frame lock. I can only hope that one day this cycle will break
Since the Axis lock and Compression lock I haven't really seen other makers build upon, improve, or innovate with a new locking mechanism to compete with how fast these are to both open AND close. I guess throwing on a frame/liner lock is the easy (cheap) way out. The incentive to invest in the R&D required to design something new isn't there if they can keep getting away with just throwing on the basic frame lock. I can only hope that one day this cycle will break

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