Liner Lock Engagement

[slice&dice]

When the knife is opened and the liner lock engages. How far should the liner move on the blade? I just bought a Kershaw 1610 Centofante/Onion. When I open it the liner just grabs the blade by the thickness of the liner. Is this right?

 

[ARtsig1]

That should do it. It is really dependant on the geometry of the lock and blade tang surface. It's been my experience that Kershaw has the geometry down pat on their folders.

 

[allyourblood]

When the knife is opened and the liner lock engages. How far should the liner move on the blade? I just bought a Kershaw 1610 Centofante/Onion. When I open it the liner just grabs the blade by the thickness of the liner. Is this right?

folks say that when you first get a new liner lock, you want the lock to engage the tang of the blade just a teensy bit. that way the lock will still have plenty of room to slide over as the point of contact begins to wear.

btw, congrats on that CentofOnion! that little thing is a beaut... it's been on my latest "gotta try one" list.

abe

 

[ErikD]

This is a pretty debated question with some actually, and my guess is that it has some amount of personal preference. As long as the blade locks open solidly, with no play then I feel you should be fine.

I lik seeing the lock on a new blade enaging by the thickness of the liner, or if it is a thick liner or frame lock then maybe even less than that. As stated this gives the lock some room to move as it wears down and still lock solidly. If the liner is able to reach all the way over to the opposite liner then there is no room left for wear.