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We all probably ought to stop eating then.true on food cooking. pm 2.5....or ill call it this......the smell of food cooking .......is no good for your lungs.
im way oversimplyfiing it cause I dont feel like typing for hours and anyone can go and read up on it. Lawrence Berkley national labs has been studying on this forever. there is a battle that has been going on with this on ventilation standards and codes........
im not arguing against cooking food indoors without insane ventualtion requirements no workin or poor people could afford........but there is ashrae board members who are. its good for the public to be aware of what's going on in these labs and standard producing organizations boards heads.We all probably ought to stop eating then.
I always find it interesting how many of the things that have extended our life expectancy end up killing us in the long run. Obviously, anytime we inhale smoke/fumes from a fire it isn't good for us, but where would we be without fire? I suppose the point is mitigation as opposed to abstinence.
On the topic of ventilation, I really do wish that more houses/apartments came with ducted stove hoods.
Never treat a locking knife like a fixed blade knife. The lock is not meant to be stressed, it is meant to prevent accidental blade closure. If you treat all folding knives as if they have no lock, you need never fear lock failure.If the lock mechanism on my pocket knife breaks or fails while using the knife will my fingers be cut off?
Ron Lake's original intention for the linerlock was that it would fail "safe", bending "in" toward the other slab, and jamming the blade open.
Since then, a lot of people have made linerlocks, and I would not know how to tell if one is going to fail safe, or pop out of the way and let the blade fold.
For all the dubious quality of their heat treat, Columbia River Knife & Tool sells knives with the LAWKS, which actually works the way it's supposed to.
Framelocks likewise, are intended to fail by jamming the blade. I assume it has to do with whether the spring cutout is on the inside or the outside of the frame.
I had a framelock start to unlock on me, just once. It was absolutely my fault. The blade was dull and I was trying to cut 1/2" vulcanized rubber. I applied as much Millwright as I could manage, and started to move the lock because I wasn't applying pressure straight down. This was one of the things that led to my disaffection with this type of blade lock.
Lockbacks and AXIS-style locks can be disengaged by accident, although it is more difficult.
Best advice I can give has already been given: if you are in doubt about the tool's ability to to the job, stop and get the right tool.
Probably better advise this as well ; Don’t lick the blade !
lol....we both know someone who did exactly that........
what you did it too??Guys that was a long time ago.
I think you’re right but I also will be very happy to learn something new about Ron Lakes possible involvement in the liner lock development. I actually had a very interesting conversation with M Walker in IG about the different ways he and Bob Terzuola are grinding the back square of the blade and as far as I also know, it is Michael Walker who is by patent the inventor of the liner lock. I could be mistaking tho, I’d love to learn more if there is info out there…By Ron Lake, you meant Micheal Walker, yes? I could be wrong. I’d learn something new.![]()
pretty sure Michael Walker didn't patent the liner lock rather licensed the the name liner lock and various mechanisms....one being the Walker Lake lawks.....and I assume auto lawks..but I maybe off on that one. rest of the info I got form a Bernard Levine article on the liner lock and Michael Walker.I think you’re right but I also will be very happy to learn something new about Ron Lakes possible involvement in the liner lock development. I actually had a very interesting conversation with M Walker in IG about the different ways he and Bob Terzuola are grinding the back square of the blade and as far as I also know, it is Michael Walker who is by patent the inventor of the liner lock. I could be mistaking tho, I’d love to learn more if there is info out there…
He now "speaks with a forked tongue"?what you did it too??we know a Buck guy who did it and paid the consequences...
I think you’re correct, I guess I meant to say “licensed the Linerlock name”… I should look up the article mentioned by you, not sure if I red it… I’m very familiar with the LAWKS And now I remember reading something on CRKTs website about when they came up with the system, but strangely they currently removed the LAWKS reference from the site, probably because CRKT uses auto-LAWKS an I think it was some legal issue with it…perry sure Michael Walker didn't patent the liner lock rather licensed the the name liner lock and various mechanisms....one being the Walker Lake lawks.....and I assume auto lawks..but I maybe off on that one. rest of the info I got form a Bernard Levine article on the liner lock and Michael Walker.
By Ron Lake, you meant Micheal Walker, yes? I could be wrong. I’d learn something new.![]()
If you're familiar enough with knife use then the lock is a superfluous mechanism, but if you're looking for good performing locks then I do believe the Cold Steel Tri-Ad lock is secure enough that lock failure is practically not a concern.If the lock mechanism on my pocket knife breaks or fails while using the knife will my fingers be cut off?
I think you’re wasting your time with this guy, he‘s not here to look for answers of the titles of his threads.
what you did it too??![]()