"The Spine Whack Test"...A Disturbing Development...

Megalobyte

Megalobyte

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Well, after reading all these threads about the spine whack test and seeing all of these great knives fail, i did a little testing of my own, and, every one of my slip joints failed. :)
 
LOL. They only make slip joints for folks who know how to use a knife that does not lock :D ;)
 
Hey, what the hecks going on here? After reading this very disturbing information I went and tested all my slipjoints and guess what? They all failed the spine whack test as well. I feel so violated!
 
Wow! That's for heads-up! I just tested by SAK Explorer, and that slipjoint failed! I had my hand in the way, of course, and now my index finger joint failed, which is to say im missing half of my finger...I knew i couldn't trust those damn Swiss!
 
should i be worried? all of my slip joints PASSED!!! :eek: in fact, one went clean thru the table i was testing on!


abe m.
 
I read somewhere that this problem can be fixed with (you'll never believe this!) Liquid nails! Just apply to affected area....:D
 
Don't ever ask your wife to assist you in performing the spine whack test. She can pack a wallop and now I'm in bed with a bad back. Explain what it is beforehand.;) :D
 
Mine never fail, either -- I place the edge against the table, and whack the spine with a stick.
 
I have wonderful news!

Now I know you all love slipjoints, but obviously they're not reliable in this aspect.

Well anyways, I got my hands on a Becker fixed blade and it didn't show any signs of failure!

Hallejuliah!
 
Almost all of my fixed-blade knives passed my spine whack test.:D.
 
that's why slipjoints are useless. Send them to me! I will save you future aggravation..__joe
 
Originally posted by glockman99
Almost all of my fixed-blade knives passed my spine whack test.:D.
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LOL! Thanks for the heads up. I just did my own test and all my fixed blades passed the spine whack tests too. :)

Megalobyte, I agree with you 100%. It's absolutely deplorable to think of all those poor souls like our fathers and grandfathers who actually carried and used slipjoints back in the old days. Imagine having to use a folding knife that wouldn't pass a spine whack test! What were they thinking? :D
 
I want to know which fixed blades failed!


(and they thought my thread was a waste of space.....)
 
(and they thought my thread was a waste of space.....)
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It was. This is about knives, and it's humorous, not about avatars and prudish.

But on the subject of liner locks and the spine whack, that Pine Ridge G-10 folder I have wouldn't pass. It's got a whimpy liner that flexes more than Ahnold in a Terminator flick :D

How about a clip-whack test? You can't have a knife that could fall into your pocket when its clip fails! It could...get scratched on loose change, or other knives....:eek:
 
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