Frame lock single scales

[Mark J]

Frame lock knives typically have only one scale. What do you think of that? Don't you care, or does the knife seem "unbalanced" or otherwise unappealing?

- Mark

 

[Tostig]

I can take it or leave it , it neither kills nor makes the knife for me


Tostig

 

[joewest69]

one side offers grip the other is pocket friendly. best of both worlds.

 

[ArchAngel]

I don't hate the scaled knives, but I prefer the uniformity of both sides being the same. Just a personal preferance of asthetics.

 

[mmarkh]

It doesn't bother me at all.

 

[goldie]

It does seem off balanced,hard to get used to...

 

[Tony8179]

I can go either way. Scale on one side, no scales, scales on both sides. As long as I dig the knife overall it doesn't matter to me.

 

[elkins45]

I'm on the waiting list for the G10/Ti Military if that tells you anything.

 

[Bill1170]

I do not like one-scale knives. I prefer the symmetry of both sides the same. How it feels is more important to me than how it looks.

 

[T. Erdelyi]

I'd prefer a more symetrical lookin' frame lock but most of mine are one sided.

 

[Dorito Monk]

In practice, it just happens that most of the 'one-scaled' knives out there don't appeal to me whatsoever, but I'm not averse to the concept.

Someone here posted an absolutely gorgeous Spydie Military with one green G10 scale and one titanium frame a while ago, though - what a beauty!

 

[clockman]

Ive seen some pics of some really sweet looking 1 side scale knives on

several threads. If the work is done be someone That Really Knows What

Theyre Doing I think a 1 scale knife can look better than the original knife.

 

[jay2pointoh]

I love it. It's like being able to stare at the engine of a car while driving it.

 

[serratededge]

In general, no, but the new ZT0550 has already changed my mind.

 

[Charlie Mike]

I find that I desire a symmetry in my framelocks. If the non locking side does not have at least a metal liner, I'm a bit turned off.

 

[T.K.C.]

I LOVE frame locks!! I think that they look great!:thumbup:

 

[flipe8]

I don't hate the scaled knives, but I prefer the uniformity of both sides being the same. Just a personal preferance of asthetics.

Same with me.:thumbup:

 

[gull wing]

I like framelocks, but like the grip of the added scale.

 

[nevermind35]

I like the looks and feel of both but framelocks with one g10 scale are about the ultimate in functionality. You have the pocket friendly and ultra reliability of a framelock on one side and the grippyness and lightweight of the g10 on the other. Both are awesome. I'm game for anything with a Ti framelock.

 

[orthogonal1]

Frame lock knives typically have only one scale. What do you think of that? Don't you care, or does the knife seem "unbalanced" or otherwise unappealing?

- Mark

I don't think your position that frame lock knives typically have only one scale is correct. That seems a recent thing.

Looks cheap to me, notably when ti is the locking scale material. And where is the savings I'd think such construction would result in being being passed on to the consumer?