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This knife is called the Fjaer Made is Seki Japan. This is a prototype features Liles new Xross Bar Lock. Here is some of his words
Cross Bar Lock Folding Knife Im Asking $ 250 shipped
Engineered for strength:
When Dan walked in to my shop and showed me his new lock design I got excited because I knew that I was looking at one of the greatest locking mechanisms ever designed for a folding blade.
Why Mid Tech? This locking system is challenging to make in the normal work shop and would require a large price to build a one of a kind of knife. In fact, one of the designs proved to be impossible to make in my shop without the use of a water jet machine. By having some of the difficult chores done with a CNC machine based on AutoCad drawing, I can keep the time down to about the same amount of time as making a standard liner lock knife.
This lock can lend itself to a variety of type and shapes of knives however and will be used in a variety of folder designs over the upcoming years. I'm sure that I will still be dreaming up new folders centered around this lock for years to come.
We are finished with the final adjustments to the design and development and we are making a few of these knives now. I expect to be at Blade Show West with bells on and at the Atlanta show next summer of 2008.
These views, of some of the prototypes, will give you a better idea of how the system works.
Cross Bar Lock Folding Knife Im Asking $ 250 shipped
Engineered for strength:
When Dan walked in to my shop and showed me his new lock design I got excited because I knew that I was looking at one of the greatest locking mechanisms ever designed for a folding blade.
Why Mid Tech? This locking system is challenging to make in the normal work shop and would require a large price to build a one of a kind of knife. In fact, one of the designs proved to be impossible to make in my shop without the use of a water jet machine. By having some of the difficult chores done with a CNC machine based on AutoCad drawing, I can keep the time down to about the same amount of time as making a standard liner lock knife.
This lock can lend itself to a variety of type and shapes of knives however and will be used in a variety of folder designs over the upcoming years. I'm sure that I will still be dreaming up new folders centered around this lock for years to come.
We are finished with the final adjustments to the design and development and we are making a few of these knives now. I expect to be at Blade Show West with bells on and at the Atlanta show next summer of 2008.
These views, of some of the prototypes, will give you a better idea of how the system works.