J .D. Smith single liner...Why?

[DDS]

I recently purchased this knife and like it very much. I was wondering why they put a single liner on this model. I have carried my Calypso(and Jr.) for years and have really enjoyed their lightweight linerless construction. Did they put the liner on to stiffen the knife or to act as a better purchase for the clip mounting? Also, why does the cutting edge end so short? I never knew the rationale for doing this on some designs. Thanks for feedback! Dave

 

[Sal Glesser]

High DDS. We had a few of the models made with micarta only pull the screws out. The most reliable way to build them was with a pieces of steel to screw the clip screws into. It added a bit of weight, but we feel gave the customer a better long term knife. The Calypso jr was never a problem, but it is a smaller lighter knife.

sal

 

[AKA Knife Knut]

Never handled a Calypso. Didn't it have metalic inserts for the screws to engage?

 

[calyth]

DDS, you mean to say that the edge ends rather early from the pivot?
If so, the purpose is not to let the blade bite you when you release the lock. Native is the best example of this...

 

[DDS]

AKA Knife Knut: Thanks, I'll check out my Calypso and large Goddard for presence of the inserts.

calyth: I was thinking that may be the case, however the lockup on my knife is so stiff that I have to use two hands to close it :-(
Also. most of my knives don't have that design and I only see it in select models. Thanks!

 

[calyth]

some lockbacks takes a while to be broken into. After a while, it will loosen.