ATwistedStaple
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We all know we're lunatics right? I mean, on paper, it's difficult to describe the knife hobby/lifestyle without making yourself sound like a completely unhinged individual. Spending thousand of dollars a bunch of high end knives when the whole reason they cost so much is that each one individually would last a lifetime. Not everybody is going to get it.
That said, I only have one friend that is into them on the same level. He's not in a position to collect the really high end stuff, but has a ZT or two and the proverbial Skyline. His "grail" knife is a Strider of some sort. I don't know the model, not a Striderguy myself. Which brings about my question...
I hate frame locks. I do. My buddy of course thinks I'm a moron.
A real shame since nearly ALL of today's "best" knives feature a lock of this sort. There's a reason behind my madness though. I have a NEED for symmetry and I don't like metal handles. Framelocks fail either way. They either have all metal handles and a slight asymmetry or some other handle material and huge asymmetry because the locking scale is metal. Really limits my "high end" prospects.
I had hope for a Mnandi. It uses the integral lock, but it's almost a liner lock since the back inlay overlaps a bit. I don't mind it. They won't do inlays out of any other material though. Weak right? $400 knife and yet you're not open to a custom order occasionally? Wasn't an outrageous request. Not solid gold or anything; just wanted one with emerald/silver twill glass fiber. Was even willing to pay up front and wait a year.
Anyway, anybody else have a favorite or hated feature that narrows your field of prospects?
That said, I only have one friend that is into them on the same level. He's not in a position to collect the really high end stuff, but has a ZT or two and the proverbial Skyline. His "grail" knife is a Strider of some sort. I don't know the model, not a Striderguy myself. Which brings about my question...
I hate frame locks. I do. My buddy of course thinks I'm a moron.
A real shame since nearly ALL of today's "best" knives feature a lock of this sort. There's a reason behind my madness though. I have a NEED for symmetry and I don't like metal handles. Framelocks fail either way. They either have all metal handles and a slight asymmetry or some other handle material and huge asymmetry because the locking scale is metal. Really limits my "high end" prospects.
I had hope for a Mnandi. It uses the integral lock, but it's almost a liner lock since the back inlay overlaps a bit. I don't mind it. They won't do inlays out of any other material though. Weak right? $400 knife and yet you're not open to a custom order occasionally? Wasn't an outrageous request. Not solid gold or anything; just wanted one with emerald/silver twill glass fiber. Was even willing to pay up front and wait a year.
Anyway, anybody else have a favorite or hated feature that narrows your field of prospects?
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