GB lock failed!~!

marthinus said:
I am a bit confused. How is a choil a disadvantage when the lock fail? If the knife is held properly with index in the choil the choil will prevent the knife closing on your fingers.

Pictures on how the knife is held with index in choil
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=750803

On Spderco's website in the discription of the Slipits

"Positioning the index finger in the choil additionally keeps the blade from closing while cutting."

This concept can also be seen in the video posted earlier.

Is the choil on the GB to small to function as this?
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The GB choil is too small. If it were my Military, the choil would have served as a guard. on the bradley, it didn't.
 
Has anyone have any problem with their Spyderco liner locks aside from this hopefully rare case? Or Has anyone else heard of others saying that their spyderco liner lock failed them?

I was about to buy a Sage 1 and a Sage 2 and now I am a bit concerned with the Sage 1. Should I worry?
 
Whatever. This discussion illustrates why I treat almost every folder like a slipjoint. The only two locks I'd trust not to unlock in this case are the compression lock and the axis lock, and even there, I've only got ten fingers...actually not even that much...so I'm very careful what I try to do with a folder.

Folders do. Knives break.
 
JNewell said:
Whatever. This discussion illustrates why I treat almost every folder like a slipjoint. so I'm very careful what I try to do with a folder.
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Same here brother. My first knife was a slip joint Boy Scout folder back in the mid-70's. When my dad bought me my first lockback, he taught me to use it like it had no lock. The same way he taught me to treat EVERY gun like it was loaded.

Anyway, sorry to here about the OP's mishap and hope it heals quickly. I'm like you man, I hate doctors and stitches and would rather let a finger wound heal on it's own if at all possible.:thumbup:
 
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vwb563 said:
Come on now people. If a knife were only used for exactly what it was meant for, cutting, by applying downward force to cut through an object, then no lock of any kind would be needed. Slipjoints prove this. But there are locks on folding knives and for good reason. Because we don't always use a folding knife exactly for what it was meant to do. Sometimes they get used as "drills" and other make shift tools. Give the guy a break. We've probably all used our knives at one time or another for things they were not designed to do. I know I certainly have.
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great point :thumbup:
 
I have a Gerber Yari that I've 'drilled" with and the lock has NEVER failed.
I still can't figure out how to close it, so I've just left the knife in the open position for years. Very solid lock-up.
 
Angus McGunnigl said:
I have a Gerber Yari that I've 'drilled" with and the lock has NEVER failed.
I still can't figure out how to close it, so I've just left the knife in the open position for years. Very solid lock-up.
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For real? You didn't know the Yari is a fixed blade? Sarcasm and some types of humor don't always come across the way they are intended on the intrawebz.
 
Angus McGunnigl said:
I have a Gerber Yari that I've 'drilled" with and the lock has NEVER failed.
I still can't figure out how to close it, so I've just left the knife in the open position for years. Very solid lock-up.
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The Tari has no lock (duh!)
But thanks for the very useful contribution. :thumbup::thumbup:

To the gentleman who is asking about other bad experiences with Spyderco liner locks. I've had many Spyderco knives which use the liner lock and none of them has failed me. Spyderco makes great knives with great locks, that is exactly why I give so much (maybe TOO much?!) trust in their folders. Their knives (and locks for that matter) have proved me many times that they are more than reliable enough. I'd say go for the Sage, without hesitation! It's a great knife and worth every penny. Just don't forget, that it is after all just a FOLDER.

Just wanted to note that I will, from now on, watch my folders very carefully. Testing their locks on regular basis (even the very high end ones), and definitely always keeping in mind that ANY lock can fail under certain circumstances.
 
I cant believe I read through this entire thread and only one gent thought to enquire as to WHY the dude was drilling holes in a car bumper? :confused:

Enquiring minds want to know! :p
 
Buffalohump said:
I cant believe I read through this entire thread and only one gent thought to enquire as to WHY the dude was drilling holes in a car bumper? :confused:

Enquiring minds want to know! :p
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When the technicians in the Ford dealership do PDI, they are supposed to drill the holes and insert the screws, so when a vehicle is sold, you can easily attach the license plates. Sometimes they forget to do so. Searching for a drill can take quite some time and e quite a headache at times. I usually take my EDC knife (whichever is on me) and "drill" the holes myself. It takes very short time, since I really need just a tiny bit of a hole, so at least the screw doesn't wiggle sideways, when I force it further into the bumper with a screw driver.
 
So you mentioned the bumper was soft enough to push a pen through it, why didn't you just do that if you only needed a small pilot hole? I can only imagine that if you had to press hard enough on the knife to make a hole that you disengaged the lock, it must not have been as soft plastic as you claim. Just sayin'.
 
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knowsnoknife said:
Has anyone have any problem with their Spyderco liner locks aside from this hopefully rare case? Or Has anyone else heard of others saying that their spyderco liner lock failed them?

I was about to buy a Sage 1 and a Sage 2 and now I am a bit concerned with the Sage 1. Should I worry?
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No. Five Millies, two Sage 1s, two Sage 2s and two Bradleys have never given me any issues. I use mine in the warehouse, garden, and woods around my house and they've never failed or had any issues at all.
 
You know, they do make knives that are made for drilling holes.

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Not a big fan of linerlocks. I've only ever cut myself with a knife once, and that was due to a linerlock failure under normal use. I carry fixed blades with me now problem solved.
 
Razorsharp1986 said:
When the technicians in the Ford dealership do PDI, they are supposed to drill the holes and insert the screws, so when a vehicle is sold, you can easily attach the license plates. Sometimes they forget to do so. Searching for a drill can take quite some time and e quite a headache at times. I usually take my EDC knife (whichever is on me) and "drill" the holes myself. It takes very short time, since I really need just a tiny bit of a hole, so at least the screw doesn't wiggle sideways, when I force it further into the bumper with a screw driver.
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That's actually a decent explanation. I think a regular lockback would be a better option for something like that.

Fords. lol.
 
dalefuller said:
No. Five Millies, two Sage 1s, two Sage 2s and two Bradleys have never given me any issues. I use mine in the warehouse, garden, and woods around my house and they've never failed or had any issues at all.
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I've never had any lock or knife fail.

*knock on wood
 
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