lock back on spyderco vs tri-ad lock

Stronger in what aspect? Deliberate abuse can destroy any mechanism. If you are going to use a knife for cutting, I suspect that either is sufficient. Both designs will help protect the blade from closing on your fingers but are not a guarantee against failure under extraordinary use.
 
The Tri-Ad lock will be a lot stronger, it's a super solid lock. A lot of people complain about minor play in regular Spyderco lockbacks, HOWEVER, it's not really necessary. I have three Tri-Ad lock folders and the lock is bombproof, but during normal use or even really hard use I don't feel underknifed with a regular framelock, lockback, or even a strong slipjoint.

Spyderco's normal lockbacks are more than strong enough for almost any uses, and they have better steel. Just pick the design you like best
 
Goosey said:
The Tri-Ad lock will be a lot stronger, it's a super solid lock. A lot of people complain about minor play in regular Spyderco lockbacks, HOWEVER, it's not really necessary. I have three Tri-Ad lock folders and the lock is bombproof, but during normal use or even really hard use I don't feel underknifed with a regular framelock, lockback, or even a strong slipjoint.

Spyderco's normal lockbacks are more than strong enough for almost any uses, and they have better steel. Just pick the design you like best
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so the it isn't really necessary to have a tri-ad lock?
 
billybobjoe said:
like overstrike and batoning
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I wouldn't even baton with a Tri-Ad lock... first of all, there's no need to, because the blade sizes mean you could only baton small wood, and small wood usually isn't worth batonning. Second of all, it could damage even a Tri-Ad lock.

To baton with a folder, you UNLOCK it, and use the blade like a wedge. That way you can't damage the lock, so locks don't matter that much, only pivots.



Overstrike would probably be better with a Tri-Ad lock, and I am guilty of chopping stuff with my Tri-Ads, but I've never done an accidental overstrike, so it doesn't bother me.


Bottom line is that they are much stronger, but most of the strength is unnecessary (although comforting or even useful in certain situations, ie chopping, which I wouldn't do with a normal backlock)

I would prefer an Edura to a Recon 1, just because it has steel that stays sharp longer. I'd rather have even a small very sharp knife than a large somewhat sharp knife, it makes a huge difference
 
so the it isn't really necessary to have a tri-ad lock?
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It's necessary for some things, like chopping small branches, throwing, extreme hard use... but for normal use (including hard cutting etc) I would say it's not necessary.
 
Goosey said:
I wouldn't even baton with a Tri-Ad lock... first of all, there's no need to, because the blade sizes mean you could only baton small wood, and small wood usually isn't worth batonning. Second of all, it could damage even a Tri-Ad lock.

To baton with a folder, you UNLOCK it, and use the blade like a wedge. That way you can't damage the lock, so locks don't matter that much, only pivots.



Overstrike would probably be better with a Tri-Ad lock, and I am guilty of chopping stuff with my Tri-Ads, but I've never done an accidental overstrike, so it doesn't bother me.


Bottom line is that they are much stronger, but most of the strength is unnecessary (although comforting or even useful in certain situations, ie chopping, which I wouldn't do with a normal backlock)

I would prefer an Edura to a Recon 1, just because it has steel that stays sharp longer. I'd rather have even a small very sharp knife than a large somewhat sharp knife, it makes a huge difference
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i don't know much about different steels so the aus 8 blade holds the edge for a short amount of time?
 
billybobjoe said:
i don't know much about different steels so the aus 8 blade holds the edge for a short amount of time?
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AUS8 takes a very fine edge and holds it for a decent length of time. Make sure you have a sharpener though! Better steels hold it longer. If you are doing a lot of cutting and unable to get to a sharpener you may want a better steel. However if you are not planning on dismantling scores of cardboard boxes AUS8 does fine with touchups every now and then.

Better steels hold their edge longer, but some are harder to sharpen. It depends what you're looking for.
 
Goosey said:
AUS8 takes a very fine edge and holds it for a decent length of time. Make sure you have a sharpener though! Better steels hold it longer. If you are doing a lot of cutting and unable to get to a sharpener you may want a better steel. However if you are not planning on dismantling scores of cardboard boxes AUS8 does fine with touchups every now and then.

Better steels hold their edge longer, but some are harder to sharpen. It depends what you're looking for.
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well i have a mini griptilian with 154cm steel and it seems to be fine so I'm just wondering if aus 8 holds the edge better than 154 cm
 
billybobjoe said:
well i have a mini griptilian with 154cm steel and it seems to be fine so I'm just wondering if aus 8 holds the edge better than 154 cm
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Ah, no it won't. It will take as good an edge but it will lose it faster. Not SUPER fast or to the point it makes it unusable, but faster.
 
res1cue said:
Why are you even thinking about batonning a delica...?



The answer is there is nothing wrong with AUS8 and there is nothing wrong with spyderco's lockback either.

Pick what will fit your needs better. IMO lock and steel are some of the worst criteria to choose a knife by
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I was more thinking about battening with a spartan
 
billybobjoe said:
I was more thinking about battening with a spartan
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I wouldn't baton with it either, a fixed blade or hatchet would be more suitable. It could probably take it a few times, but keep in mind all folding knives are essentially "broken"...
 
Once when I was working on a fishing boat I needed a wooden wedge. The only cutting tool I had was my american lawman, I used to to split a 2x4 and then carve it down into a wedge shape. I worked and it didn't develop any blade play. I used a 4 pound cross peen to "baton" it. The TriAd is probably the strongest lock if you don't count side to side.
That being said, I carry a douk douk quite often these days. I don't even own a triad locking knife at the moment.
 
Chris Pierce said:
Once when I was working on a fishing boat I needed a wooden wedge. The only cutting tool I had was my american lawman, I used to to split a 2x4 and then carve it down into a wedge shape. I worked and it didn't develop any blade play. I used a 4 pound cross peen to "baton" it. The TriAd is probably the strongest lock if you don't count side to side.
That being said, I carry a douk douk quite often these days. I don't even own a triad locking knife at the moment.
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do you not like the triad lock anymore? or you just like to try different stuff?
 
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