Remember your Dads lock-back

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Well this sure aint it:D

My first utility/tactical lock-back

Prototype #001 from "Operation Butter-scotch"

1/8"x6 3/4" OAL with a 3" blade of cpm 154 HRc60
1/4" pivot zero play of any kind lock up is very nice
Lock-bar is cpm 154 HRc60
Frame is 6L-4v Stonewashed Ti
Back spacer and clip are black g-10 ( I am not quite happy with the clip )
Frame screw doubles as lanyard attachment.
Reversible clip as well

This one goes in my pocket for EDC operations and evaluations it has a few issue that deam it not worthy of sale.

I am not even close to finished with this design, I can go any direction now for frame material etc.

Thanks
Spencer

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Spencer, that is a great little knife!! I WOULD buy one. I REALLY< REALLY like that. Great job!!
 
It sure looks like a proto! :D

Knowing the unique nature of your designs, you will take this design to amazing places! :thumbup:
 
Stout looking little sucker!!! That point looks like it could take a good bit of abuse!

Missed you at SOS.

Mike and Manuela
 
I like the clip. Put a disc-opener on the blade and make it one handed.:thumbup:
 
Heck ya , I like it bud. But you already knew that right ? :)

I will definitely be down for one , plain jane is good , as it is gonna see a lot of use.

You told me you were gonna do it and you sure as heck brought it , well done.
 
Spencer, Your work is always top notch but lock-backs are out dated technology. Keep your skilled eyes on the future.
 
ROBB said:
I like the clip. Put a disc-opener on the blade and make it one handed.:thumbup:
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Considering the disk just waiting for a few to come in to try.

The clip does need some work IMO, just seems a tad bit out of place.
Rides nice and low in the pocket, maybe it just needs to be a bit smaller.

Thanks everyone for the replies

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naccibobacci said:
Spencer, Your work is always top notch but lock-backs are out dated technology. Keep your skilled eyes on the future.
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out dated technology ?? not hardly. Somethings are just time proven classics and just adding a bit of modern flair to revive em .


Keep looking forward Spencer , you are on the right track.

A thumb disk would work , but like I mentioned to you on the phone , a long pull 3/4 the length of the blade would be the shizzle... :thumbup::D
 
I like it! Lockback is fine with me, but since someone has spoken up for the other options, I'd like a thumb stud. I like the clip, but agree that it could be smaller- and/or shaped to complement the knife more.
 
naccibobacci said:
Spencer, Your work is always top notch but lock-backs are out dated technology. Keep your skilled eyes on the future.
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Nothing wrong with some good old fashioned out dated technology.

Nice folder!

Kind regards,

Jos
 
I like the blade profile a lot - just enough belly to make it a great cutter. I don't like the clip, and I also would like clips to be screwed directly on the butt, on the spacer. That would make it even more low-profile and also would make it easier to convert to left carry.

I also think this needs a disk opener.
 
John T Wylie Jr said:
out dated technology ?? not hardly. Somethings are just time proven classics and just adding a bit of modern flair to revive em .


Keep looking forward Spencer , you are on the right track.

A thumb disk would work , but like I mentioned to you on the phone , a long pull 3/4 the length of the blade would be the shizzle... :thumbup::D
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Tactical folders by use and definition are opened and closed with one hand. This is what makes them so deadly efficient. Locking mechanisms evolved to accommodate this. A lock-back which requires two hands to open and close cripples a tactical folder. Nostalgic? Yes. Efficient and forward thinking? No.
 
naccibobacci said:
Tactical folders by use and definition are opened and closed with one hand. This is what makes them so deadly efficient. Locking mechanisms evolved to accommodate this. A lock-back which requires two hands to open and close cripples a tactical folder. Nostalgic? Yes. Efficient and forward thinking? No.
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I can open and close most all my front locking folders with one hand. The lock ups are solid and will not break. Al Mar made several of these in the eighties after a design by WT Fuller and Harvey McBurnette became popular. Some companies call them mid locks, WT designed it because he only had one hand. They are difficult to make, but I in no way would say the design is no longer in style. Great knives by some great makers use the front lock. AND the knives look traditional, maybe not popular, but functional, safe and easy to use.
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Jim
 
Spencer, very nice, I would be interested in a knife like this! All is this is personal preference but I like the nail nick vs a disc or stud. A hole would be good but might detract from the look, not sure. Though one hand opening is always nice so is a knife that doesn't get stuck in your pocket, I find a stud and some discs do this often, no worries with the nail nick or a hole.

Great knife, I really like the look and design.
 
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