Strongest folding knife !

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marcinek said:
A lock cannot make a folding knife a fixed blade.
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I agree! No offense to the maker/designer but all the gizmos in the world won't make a folder have the strength of a fixed blade. A knife the size of that folder would be for light to medium use.

If you want the strength of a fixed blade? Get one!
 
Look closer....blade tang and handle steel tang are opposite shapes. When opened they slide into each other, then lock with over-center cam lever. This knife would be very strong against the flat side(prying), which is typically the weakest link in traditional folding knives. Not to mention.....it folds !
 
The knife is called an FFK and the username is FFK. Interesting.

The handle looks uncomfortable as all get out, especially at the bottom.
 
[video=youtube;77DKKuGT9DM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77DKKuGT9DM[/video]

I always thought this was pretty good. I wish the pin went through the blade as well as the handle so there could be no play.
 
From the stout folders that I have the strongest lock is on the Wildsteer WX folders. It has an insanely strong double lock, weighs a whopping 10 ounces and the X46Cr13 stainless steel blade is 4.7" long and 0.18" thick. Slow to deploy.

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Another folder with dual locks is the Fox Knives "Meskwaki" Tracker. The Tracker comes in dual sheaths to carry it folded or in fixed position. It weighs almost a pound and the N690 stainless steel blade is 5.3" long and 0.19" thick.

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FFK said:
Look closer....blade tang and handle steel tang are opposite shapes. When opened they slide into each other, then lock with over-center cam lever. This knife would be very strong against the flat side(prying), which is typically the weakest link in traditional folding knives. Not to mention.....it folds !
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1. Lost Cosmonaut makes an excellent point.
2.The side is not the weakest link in a folder.If you pry with a folder the lock typically isn't going to break. The blade itself might, but not the lock.
3. You are correct about it folding. Which makes it not a fixed blade.
4.That locking mechanism appears to have a load of moving parts...each a spot where failure can occur.
 
Demko's Triad lock is tough as heck and pretty simple too...

I still don't understand the infatuation with expecting a folding knife to fulfill the tasks of a fixed blade. :confused:;):D
 
Lost Cosmonaut said:
In some cases, simpler is better. The Cold Steel Pocket Bushman seems to get high regards as a tough folder. Plus they are cheap.
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The Pocket Bushman is pretty nice... I'm afraid to open it one-handed (and can't seem to get the stud switched over despite my efforts with pliers).

Despite that I mostly carry and love folders, I've always had a quiet chuckle at lock systems that are supposed to make a "veritable fixed blade" out of a folding knife.
 
That Extrema Ratio is super big and overbuilt but dang it, I want one just to have it... wish I could afford something like that. I love big folders.
 
RedLynx said:
The Pocket Bushman is pretty nice... I'm afraid to open it one-handed (and can't seem to get the stud switched over despite my efforts with pliers).

Despite that I mostly carry and love folders, I've always had a quiet chuckle at lock systems that are supposed to make a "veritable fixed blade" out of a folding knife.
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Cough "CRKT" cough cough... ;):D:rolleyes:


RedLynx said:
That Extrema Ratio is super big and overbuilt but dang it, I want one just to have it... wish I could afford something like that. I love big folders.
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The RAO is supposed to be a pretty decent knife but it's spendy considering the materials used. :grumpy: It'd be worthwhile at about half the price IMO.
 
It is a neat looking design, but I can't say "strongest lock" is in even my top 5 criteria I look for when it comes to a folding knife. I'd be interested in hearing about the other features.

My gripe with folders claiming to have the strongest lock is that they are usually very heavy, have a size profile making it less practical for daily carry, utilize significantly more moving parts than other locking mechanisms, tend to use blades that are super thick and not useful for general usage, often overlook the fact that physical lock strength is rarely the "weakest" link on a knife (the blade and stop pin usually are), and generally commend a price premium so high that you can buy a good EDC and a good hard-use fixed blade in a carbon steel like 1095, in which case having those two knives are better suited for usage.

Do you have other information on specs on it or information on if/how this differs from something like the Wildsteer? (which is an awesome knife but completely lacking in practicality.)
 
That is an interesting locking gadget. My only question/concern would be the handle looks to be missing a lot of metal and would be a might uncomfortable in use. Similar to a fixed blade with no handles (skeletonized).
 
Handle could be easily be streamlined. Try prying 100 or 200 lbs with flat side of a standard folder...they would snap in two. I think the idea behind this knife is "Fixed blade capability when all you have room for is a folder" This is a prototype not a production knife.
 
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