What do you guys think about 'Extra' blade safety locks?

I have a CRKT M21-04 with the auto LAWKS, and while I have no use for it, it doesn't make the blade any harder to fold. There is no appreciable difference in operation between it and any other liner lock, as my index finger naturally falls there when closing it anyway.
 
sqoon said:
Stupid. Useless. Clumsy. Awkward. Frustrating. I could go on, but I'll need a thesaurus.
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How is it frustrating? The worst that can happen is just you don't use it. Unless you have to actively activate it whenever you use the knife, I could care less.

With that said, I don't much care for them. I never use them, but if they are there and don't require any extra steps on my part, I just ignore it and pretend it doesn't exist.
 
Cassull said:
How is it frustrating? The worst that can happen is just you don't use it. Unless you have to actively activate it whenever you use the knife, I could care less.

With that said, I don't much care for them. I never use them, but if they are there and don't require any extra steps on my part, I just ignore it and pretend it doesn't exist.
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The AUTOLAWKS lock that this knife I'm carrying today has is spring loaded. It engages as soon as you open the knife. CRKT has made 2 versions on this lock type. The regular LAWKS lock has to be manually engaged, so you COULD ignore that one.
 
I don't mind them when they're are distinctly purposeful.
The secondary on the MOD CQD series of knives is especially good as it is easy to activate and deactivate, and very necessary when using the side hilts for a "flat blade" presentation in order to prevent unintentional activation of the button lock.

 
I hate the vast majority of them, but the LAWKS style safety on my Fox Deimos is pretty well done. I don't often use it, but I never accidentally hit it and I do find it mildly comforting when I'm doing heavy cutting where I might put some lateral pressure on the knife. I tend to distrust liner locks in those situations and it acts as a bit of mental panacea for that.
 
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