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Or even linerlock vs. linerlock. In my previous thread;
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I asked the question who has broken a knife. And of the 20 respondants so far only two had lock failures! What blew me away is they were lockbacks not linerlocks. The most common breaks were the TIP of the blade and problems with INITIAL CONSTRUCTION or quality control.
The most common ways the knife was broken was PRYING and THROWING. The rest could be lumped into general abuse. I'm no statistician.
What did I learn from this? Look for Quality materials and construction. So I won't be looking for a knife this weekend, I'll be saving my pennies for a Sebenza. AND don't pry with any knife or throw my folding knives. Use the tool for what it was designed for. I always have my PST II or Swiss-Tech. Throwing knives can be had for very little cash I think.
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I asked the question who has broken a knife. And of the 20 respondants so far only two had lock failures! What blew me away is they were lockbacks not linerlocks. The most common breaks were the TIP of the blade and problems with INITIAL CONSTRUCTION or quality control.
The most common ways the knife was broken was PRYING and THROWING. The rest could be lumped into general abuse. I'm no statistician.
What did I learn from this? Look for Quality materials and construction. So I won't be looking for a knife this weekend, I'll be saving my pennies for a Sebenza. AND don't pry with any knife or throw my folding knives. Use the tool for what it was designed for. I always have my PST II or Swiss-Tech. Throwing knives can be had for very little cash I think.