More ways to loose fingers

Damn! Thanks for the safety warning. I know people getting seriously cut relying on just the lock on a folder, but this story is crazy. Hope they could reattach the finger.
 
Recent discussion about mini prybars. Someone asked if these were really useful, or just another toy to put on a keychain.

Ask the man who lost a piece of his finger prying with the wrong tool instead of the "toy" that could have been on his keychain.
 
Not to wag my finger too much, but this is why I always say, a fixed blade is a fixed blade, but a folder is always a folder and should be treated as such.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Recent discussion about mini prybars. Someone asked if these were really useful, or just another toy to put on a keychain.

Ask the man who lost a piece of his finger prying with the wrong tool instead of the "toy" that could have been on his keychain.
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Or, better yet, use the tool designed specifically for the task. It's called a key.
 
mp510 said:
Or, better yet, use the tool designed specifically for the task. It's called a key.
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agreed, never use the wrong tool. Its like this saying I learned in shop class in 8th grade, a dull knife is more dangerous then a shapr one. Get the job done with the correct, working tool
 
Literally a loose (sp.) finger.

Everyone: Would you rather have:

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...or:

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For £5 it's a no-brainer.

Use the right tool.

maximus otter
 
It's a politely cut pinky, for those who can't get the image.

Obviously, the security bar on a toolbox is more secure than a liner lock. They often work like a lockback i.e., a hooked engagement with the key cylinder. Disengaging it would require bending the sheetmetal out of contact, and pretty much tearing up the box, which is what a knife lock should do - self destruct before failing. Such is not the reputation of the liner lock in general, with no aspersions meant to Mr. Walker. He did his right.

IMHO, it takes a 12" prybar to separate the lid from the lock, and that's not conveniently leveraged, either. Really, if it was easy to get into, why lock it at all?

The mechanical morality we live with is a little tougher than we give it credit, like the double cylinder keyed lock a thief shot twice with a .22 attempting to leave with two 55 gallon barrels of frozen sirlion. The door lock jammed even tighter.

He eventually got out, but the richochet was bleeding pretty good, and he abandoned his prize in the neighboring parking lot.

People who don't think things through can still learn by experience. It's the bigger mistakes that show up as Darwin Award winners.
 
Linerlocks have never given me the warm fuzzies (and I detest slip joint folders). But how about the LAWKS on CRKT knives? Do they really offer a substantial safety margin? (I've heard stories.)

And are the Cold Steel locking mechanisms anywhere close to the hype? I've tested a number of my Voyagers and they've all stood up very well to blade working under controlled situations.
 
IMHO axis locking gives one of the best locks out there, it is simple yet very sturdy, LAWKS will not actually prevent a liner lock from closing when in use by keeping it from being pushed in by yourself, but if the liner lock fails the LAWKS is probably not going to help much.
 
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