Exposed Bolster pins, Yay, or nay.

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I was admiring my Queen Workhorse #51, and feel like I've taken a liking to the exposed pins on the bolsters. It's really growing on me. How do the rest of you feel, should manufactures leave em proud for the whole world to see or grind em off ?

 
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Don't grind them. They're built that way for a reason. You can "tighten up" the knife if you start to get blade wobble by peening the exposed pins.
I believe the pins are a "straight through" design and grinding them would really mess up the knife.
 
Yea from me.

I like the look, and I like the fact that they are more robust.

I hope it becomes available on more knives.
 
Ahh... they are there by design, so I'd totally leave them be. Besides, it probably makes for a stronger system... and likely easy to tighten up when/if ever needed... A careful hit on the pin, and the bolster does not get hammered up in the process :)
 
I wasn't meaning I intended to grind my knife, I was referring to the manufactures. If you wanted to see more pinned bolsters, or not. I like them.
 
I like the exposed pin. I think it looks very traditional like on many European knives. Opinel's, Resolza's, Mercators. I like the idea of being able to snug up the action if it gets a little too loose.
 
I'm not generally fond of the look of exposed bolster pins, but they DO look good in some cases - like your Queen. IMHO, it really depends on the knife and if the pin integrates nicely with the design.
 
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I like the exposed pin. I think it looks very traditional like on many European knives. Opinel's, Resolza's, Mercators. I like the idea of being able to snug up the action if it gets a little too loose.
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On these, yes. On anything else that might be considered a traditionally "American" pattern, no.
 
I don't like the looks of the exposed pins. Ruins the look of that knife to me.
 
As long as it is smoothed & suits the rest of the appearance, exposed is good.
I like to know how a knife is constructed, exposed pins leave no doubt.
 
Not really a fan of the exposed pins. Looks to me like the knife isn't finished. JMO
 
I like them....this Boker is a little different but looks ok to me.

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I like those working Queens ;-)
Technically I don't think they are exposed bolster pins, that would be pins that attached the bolsters. I think it would be either a "headed" or "rivited" blade pivot pin.
 
they make sense on knives that get twisted, or see a lot of lateral leverage from having a long narrow design for example, or because they have screwdrivers on them, or because they are primitive and lack liners like some Euro knives... makes it easy to whack the traditional wobble out of a straight pin pivot on a folding blade
 
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