[snip] Lockup is the key to crosslock stability, not crosslock thickness, as best I can tell. Clearly crosslocks have bowed for others before, but I don't know which knives....definitely not the ones I've used.
Furthermore, what's the problem with lock wear? My M16 has worn through to the other side and...it's still tougher than most my knives' locks...It engages and disengages better than new (really). I was concerned with it getting trapped inbetween the tang and handle, so I figured I'd go ahead and find out if that was going to happen in a worst case scenario by trying to pry it over with a flat head screwdriver. Noting that I didn't go full out with the flathead (because I think that's just ridiculously unlikely), it wouldn't go all the way over. The ball bearing just doesn't give it enough space.
However, an m16 owner repeating my tests had previously lost the ball bearing from the crosslock and he was able to jam it inbetween the tang and the handle. But the result was complete seizing of the blade--not catastrophic lock failure. He had to take his knife apart to fix it, but again, it would not close on his hand. [snip]
Problem is, many people just look at possibility, not probability. They think up all kinds of scenarios to scare the hell out of themselves.
