Para2 liner lock question

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europeanoutdoorsman

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Hi everyone,
I have a question about the linerlock. First, I am a huge ZT fan and most of my folders are ZT. How strong is the liner on the PM2? how much use/abuse could it take? I don't abuse my knives, but I definitely use them hard. Blades that don't have a super tough construction, usually don't last very long or end up out of my rotation.

Thanks
EO
 
europeanoutdoorsman said:
Hi everyone,
I have a question about the linerlock. First, I am a huge ZT fan and most of my folders are ZT. How strong is the liner on the PM2? how much use/abuse could it take? I don't abuse my knives, but I definitely use them hard. Blades that don't have a super tough construction, usually don't last very long or end up out of my rotation.

Thanks
EO
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I love my paras(I have a few :D) and I love my ZT's but if nothing else lasts for you, stick with the ZT's.
 
i'm currently working on a trade (one zt for a spyderco). Not that i'd do it, but could this lock withstand batoning? If it could, then that is more than enough abuse to satisfy me.
 
europeanoutdoorsman said:
i'm currently working on a trade (one zt for a spyderco). Not that i'd do it, but could this lock withstand batoning? If it could, then that is more than enough abuse to satisfy me.
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A para 2 is not the correct choice for batoning. Get a fixed blade. I carry my P2 for cutting but wear a large bushcraft fixed blade when I am out clearing brush. I also take my estwing hatchet and my Stihl chainsaw on serious fence clearing days.

The right tool for the right job. Its hard to find one comprimise tool that will do anything well. Better to own specific tools for specific tasks.
 
Fat Goat Forge said:
A para 2 is not the correct choice for batoning. Get a fixed blade. I carry my P2 for cutting but wear a large bushcraft fixed blade when I am out clearing brush. I also take my estwing hatchet and my Stihl chainsaw on serious fence clearing days.

The right tool for the right job. Its hard to find one comprimise tool that will do anything well. Better to own specific tools for specific tasks.
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No folder is - at least not with the blade locked.
 
There a great vid on you tube of a field test.
Check it out. Search this "blade HQ para 2"
 
Hi guys,
Like I said, I won't be batoning on the blade. My point was that if the blade could withstand that, then it would suit my needs just fine. I don't use folders in the woods.
 
europeanoutdoorsman said:
Hi guys,
Like I said, I won't be batoning on the blade. My point was that if the blade could withstand that, then it would suit my needs just fine. I don't use folders in the woods.
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Did you follow the link and advice on what to search for on youtube in the thread? You can see the locks inner workings as well as it standing up to batoning.
 
A compression lock is much stronger than a liner lock and probably most frame locks. It works in a completely different way than the later 2. It is one of the strongest locks made. It is possible to develop some blade play if abused, but to make the lock actually fail and the blade close will take someone trying to break it.

And light batoning can be done with a folder if absolutely necessary. Just unlock the blade so forces are not transferred to the lock. That said, I have lit thousands of fires and have never needed to baton wood.
 
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