Let's See Your Liner-less Traditionals

The only linerless are my standard Opinel #8 and this Opinel #7
Not very fancy, but here it is
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I've only got one that has no metal beneath the covers. It's an Erickson EDC pattern with G10 handles.



 
Could someone help give some of the pros/cons of going linerless? I have a stockman in the process of being modded. I'm going with a paper micarta shadow build and just assumed I'd stick with the brass liners but I'm interested to hear what the benefits (aside from lightness) that going linerless could offer.
 
JB in SC said:
I need a linerless Front Pocket from Gene, I love that pattern. I carry a regular version everyday, thin grinds with great edge geometry.
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:thumbup: It is a good pattern, although sometimes I think the Backpocket version may have been a better size for me.

Lemmy Caution said:
Could someone help give some of the pros/cons of going linerless? I have a stockman in the process of being modded. I'm going with a paper micarta shadow build and just assumed I'd stick with the brass liners but I'm interested to hear what the benefits (aside from lightness) that going linerless could offer.
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The main advantage is making it lighter and slimmer for pocket carry. The only con I can think of is that with single blade knives it can be a bit too slim, thus making it slightly uncomfortable in hand for extended or heavy duty cutting. This wouldn't be an issue for a Stockman, though.
 
Thanks Shipwright. It's the only one I've seen that has this handle treatment. IIRC, it was an experiment on Ken's part, to groove the G10 like that.
 
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