The charm of the Gayle Bradley's crank and the Sukhoi 27 design

Nemo

Nemo

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Mostly Spydies got a an angle at the pivot which creates an arc like in the Millie, the UKPK...or the Benchmade AFCK...
Or are more straight like the Starmate, the Police...

The heart of the Gayle Bradley (where you hold it between the thumb and the index)got a very pronounced changing of direction which breaks the general line of the knife.

(The Marlin, the Harpy got that too but it's an angle necessary to start the sickle blade shape.) The GB is the first Spyderco which got that "crank" line which can be also seen in the beautiful Sukhoi 27 profile.

Gosh, I got to much time in my hands to start a thread like this... ;)
But this could explain the fantastic ergos of that knife.

Cheers
Nemo
 
I like your thought process! Any chance you could do this with the Caly 3 or manix? I would love to see the comparison. I wondered what made the GB such an ergonomic joy to hold and use, when it does not look like it. This may explain it.
 
And, I believe it is much more pocket friendly to EDC than a Sukhoi fighter!


Yeah, sorry.. slow day. :p
 
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