The World's Strongest Folder-A mini review

Mine wasn't nearly the sharpest or the most ergonomic.
The lack of a guard is not an advantage for a heavy duty knife.

I propose a Megaladon II with a substantial guard, full height flat ground drop point blade, slightly lighter construction and a pocket clip. get the knife down to 6 ounces, add the clip and you wil sell hundreds Arlee.
 
In regards to "sharpness", I assume that Joe was referring to cutting ability, not just edge quality, geometry as well. Specifically mine was 0.028" at the back of the bevel ground at <20 degrees included, combine this with the hollow grind and it is significantly ahead of the vast majority of folders I have seen in regards to efficiency of cutting.

-Cliff
 
Anthony, do you run into an pinching when you were working with this knife? The few times I handled one, you had to be careful about a nice little pinch when opening or closing the knife.
 
Agree on the guard.

I was definitely referring to both edge quality and geometry. On mine, both are outstanding -- an excellent sharpening job on a high-performance edge.

Joe
 
Ok, lemme rephrase my last post. I would like to see a little more curve to the handle area. The blade has a Persian influence, so why not give the handle a little more shape?
 
A note on the, uh, aesthetics ... The "horn" at the front top of the handle is a design requirement. Without it, it's difficult to get the knife open.

Whenever I hand the Megaladon to someone, they really struggle with moving the thumb lever. I had the same problem, but A.R. told me the trick. If you tuck only your fingertip (no more than the first knuckle) right into the curve at the horn, it is held snugly and you have great mechanical advantage. Put your finger in to the second knuckle, which everyone does by instinct, you completely lose all your leverage and can barely get the knife open. Very odd but that's how it works.

In any case, the horn has to be there, so looks-wise if a guard is placed there, the lines have to balance.

Joe
 
Since possible ideas are being thrown around, why not have an entry level version in AISI 420 HC. It should be much easier to craft and at 55/56 HRC will still offer decent blade performance, or simply make the body out of it and the blade still out of S30V.

-Cliff
 
maybe a collaboration with a major manufacturer would be possible, i like it and would get one if not for the limited amount and the high(for me anyways) price.
 
I wonder if any production companies would have the ganas required to pull of the Megaladon. Aside from the fact that it's an auto (smaller target market), it would seem to be fairly expensive to produce. Remember that A.R. starts with a slab of S30V that's twice as thick as the blade needs to be, then he essentially grinds away half of it -- one whole side gets removed except for the part that will become the integral locking lug!

Joe
 
would it be more cost effective to cut the blade and lug separately, then spot weld them together before heat treat? that would save alot of money on steel and stock removal, but how much does spot welding cost?
 
Two forumites said that if a nonauto version were available, they would buy it. I'm not sure of the price, but if it's not exorbitant, make that three.
 
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