the Buck Strider liner lock looks too thin

[cognitivefun]

I just purchased a BS Spearpoint and I think that the liner lock looks too puny for a massive knife like this.

Do you have experience in heavy use of this knife? Does the lock hold up with extensive use and abuse? It doesn't look like it would.

 

[am4]

I have the Buck/strider SBT, and I will say that while the liner lock does look thin, I have used the heck out of this knife with nary a problem. I have found the key to be cuting with the edge of the blade, not the back. The lock doesnt seem to matter so much that way. For real though, I havent had any problems. I'd say that you could do whatever you wanted to with it that is in the realm of a folder and be safe. Enjoy.

 

[Crayola]

I have a Buck/Strider tanto that is a couple of years old. Thin liner? No way! Thickest liner on any production folder I have handled. Way thicker than my benchmade AFCK, Sentinel I used to town, etc. it has always been and still is a rock solid locking knife under light and heavy usage.

 

[golok]

I agree with Crayola about the Buck/Strider. I have one and I have no complaints at all with the liner.

It is one humungus liner. It turns the folder into a fixed blade!

 

[ABN]

cognitivefun,

I believe it depends on the Strider/Buck model you are talking about. If you are referring to the liners on the 880 spearpoint, then I refer you to this post by Josh Rummerfield at Buck:

"The 880's lock fails at about 900 lbs, the blade stops at about 2200 lbs. I am not aware of any other folder on the market of that strength and durability."

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=287530

However, if you are referring to the Strider/Buck/Tarani Police Model 882, then I would agree that the liners appear thin. This is remedied on the new 882SBTG, which sports G-10 scales and thicker liners.

-Alex

 

[CRH]

I have found the key to be cuting with the edge of the blade, not the back. The lock doesnt seem to matter so much that way.

I do believe we have an epiphany here !

 

[biogon]

I have the Buck/strider SBT, and I will say that while the liner lock does look thin, I have used the heck out of this knife with nary a problem. I have found the key to be cuting with the edge of the blade, not the back. The lock doesnt seem to matter so much that way. For real though, I havent had any problems. I'd say that you could do whatever you wanted to with it that is in the realm of a folder and be safe. Enjoy.

*grin*

While I appreciate your tongue-in-cheek tone, I've had a number of cases where a slipping linerlock put my fingers in quite a bit of danger.

These include:

- Wiggling the knife in dense material, like 4-ply cardboard, when it's hung up and you're trying to remove it

- Accidentally knocking the spine on something hard when you're cutting something (especially in a very crowded space)

While the thickness of the lock isn't the ONLY source of strength (or failure) in a linerlock, increased thickness has indirect benefits for lowering the chance of failure (see framelocks).

-j

 

[guy g]

IMHO, people who complain about the 'thin' liner lock on the Buck Strider would probably be better served by the Buck/Mayo or any other of the frame locks out there. Some folks want to see more metal than is really needed to do the job. Its a matter of security when using the knife.I still carry a slipjoint 3 days out of 10.

 

[biogon]

With all due respect guy g, I do prefer thicker linerlocks and framelocks.

And no, it's not more than is needed to do the job when all I'm doing is cutting boxes or rope or drywall or linoleum.

Any knife with a lock that fails (or no-lock like slipjoint) is one I will never carry.

I've been bit too many times.

-j

 

[Warhawk]

The liner locks on my Buck Strider folders appear to be slightly thinner than the frame lock on my Sebenza. Both are rock solid opened and have worked well at cutting. At work I use a Stanley utility knife.

 

[guy g]

Biogon, you used the key word....... Prefer. Personal experience weighs alot in knife using. I have faith that Strider designed the knife not to fail. Couriosity? wouldnt a small fixed blade work in your jobs?
guy