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Great strength is desirable to hold a knife open, but what about closed?
I have designed a lock that will be quite strong and impossible to have an accidental failure with, as opposed to breakage under extreme force.
The only thing is, at present and discounting any possible refinements in the future, is that there is no mechanism to keep the blade closed other than the friction of the pin and bolsters.
I know that several locks, such as linerlocks, don't have a whole lot of tension against the blade to hold it closed.
So how big of a deal is this? Obviously I should like to refine this lock further, but is it neccessary?
I have designed a lock that will be quite strong and impossible to have an accidental failure with, as opposed to breakage under extreme force.
The only thing is, at present and discounting any possible refinements in the future, is that there is no mechanism to keep the blade closed other than the friction of the pin and bolsters.
I know that several locks, such as linerlocks, don't have a whole lot of tension against the blade to hold it closed.
So how big of a deal is this? Obviously I should like to refine this lock further, but is it neccessary?