powernoodle
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There's another thread or two floating around here where folks relieved the liner and scale/handle on their Spydie Gayle Bradley collaboration to increase access to the Spydie hole, and more important, to the liner lock. So naturally I had to copy it.
The GB is a fine piece of knife. Smooth as silk to open, sweet carbon fiber handle, and plenty stout for real work. Access to the liner lock was intentionally minimalized, presumably to guard against unintentional lock disengagement during heavy usage.
I'm not going to be using my Bradley to pry the top end off of an engine block, so I'm not concerned about accidental disengagement of the lock. I find the liner lock a little difficult to disengage (especially when sitting on the couch and doing it 700 times in succession) so I sent it off to Tom Krein who took care of it in short order. Tom's work is first rate.
Now, far be it from me to tell Brother Sal how to make a knife, but this is how Powernoodle would design the Bradley II. The thumb falls easily on the liner lock now, and I have been unable to intentionally "accidentally" disengage it during usage. There is nothing wrong with the stock Gayle Bradley, and I recommend it as part of anyone's EDC rotation. I just think this a worthwhile improvement. Edit: it looks to me now that he also polished the edge of the liners all the way around the knife.
I won't state Tom's price for the work, because maybe he throws out a different number off the top of his head for each customer, but after return shipping it might cover two medium pizzas. Good stuff.
The GB is a fine piece of knife. Smooth as silk to open, sweet carbon fiber handle, and plenty stout for real work. Access to the liner lock was intentionally minimalized, presumably to guard against unintentional lock disengagement during heavy usage.
I'm not going to be using my Bradley to pry the top end off of an engine block, so I'm not concerned about accidental disengagement of the lock. I find the liner lock a little difficult to disengage (especially when sitting on the couch and doing it 700 times in succession) so I sent it off to Tom Krein who took care of it in short order. Tom's work is first rate.
Now, far be it from me to tell Brother Sal how to make a knife, but this is how Powernoodle would design the Bradley II. The thumb falls easily on the liner lock now, and I have been unable to intentionally "accidentally" disengage it during usage. There is nothing wrong with the stock Gayle Bradley, and I recommend it as part of anyone's EDC rotation. I just think this a worthwhile improvement. Edit: it looks to me now that he also polished the edge of the liners all the way around the knife.
I won't state Tom's price for the work, because maybe he throws out a different number off the top of his head for each customer, but after return shipping it might cover two medium pizzas. Good stuff.
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) and nested liners or no liners on the non locking side like the old Military