Will BM ever make a slipjoint?

USAFSP

USAFSP

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I have been thinking about this for some time. I think a 2 blade S30V trapper with different handle options would kick ass. Maybe CF handles with Ti bolsters, or winewood handles with CF bolsters. No pocket clip. What do you guys think? Maybe if we yell loud enough they will listen. :D
 
They've got a couple knives coming out under the NRA Knives label that are setup like a locking whittler, a large lockback blade at one end, two slipjoint blades (or a blade and a screwdriver) at the other. The NRAKnives.com site is up, take a look.

Yeah, love my Switchback.
 
USAFSP said:
I have been thinking about this for some time. I think a 2 blade S30V trapper with different handle options would kick ass. Maybe CF handles with Ti bolsters, or winewood handles with CF bolsters. No pocket clip. What do you guys think? Maybe if we yell loud enough they will listen. :D
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I dunno... making slipjoints required some different skills than building tactical folders. Benchmade does amazing work with high-tech materials and finishes, tight tolerances, etc; traditional slippies require some finesse with springs, soft-metal bolsters, and irregular organic materials like wood and bone.

What might be cool, though, is to see BM apply their engineering expertise to a modernized version of a slipjoint. More high-tech materials for blades and scales, new blade shapes, maybe even a clever locking mechanism for one or more of the blades... bet they could come up with something interesting!!

(BTW, there is some precedent... Kershaw's Double Cross, Buck's Ecco, Spyderco UK Penknife, prolly more I can't think of right now...)
 
maybe even a clever locking mechanism
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yeah lik a slipjoint with an AXIS lock :D :D

(BTW, there is some precedent... Kershaw's Double Cross, Buck's Ecco, Spyderco UK Penknife, prolly more I can't think of right now...)
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how about kershaws two-can two slip joints that togeather make scizors
 
Why do people mention lock and slipjoint in the same sentence? If it has a lock, it's not a slipjoint. :yawn:
 
I think a two bladed trapper with:

A wharncliff made of S30V
A spear point made of S30v
The internals made of Titanium anodized in blue or gold (including the springs)
Bolsters made of Titanium, either polished or blasted, or Carbon Fiber
Handle materials of Carbon Fiber, Winewood, G-10 or Bone
Instead of the pivot pins being polished and flush with the bolsters, they can be small torx screws that are flush with the bolsters

I think that this would take off in a big way. I would but a couple of them in different configurations.
 
Dijos said:
Why do people mention lock and slipjoint in the same sentence? If it has a lock, it's not a slipjoint. :yawn:
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LOL!!! Duh... you're right. Guess I took the concept one idea to far! :D

The idea isn't THAT far out, though. Look at the examples I gave, they're just slippies with a little kink in the center liner for added safety. Even Schrade had several traditionally-styled "slipjoints" with those brass liner locks.

And besides, in today's legal environment, I think there's a presumption that any product by Benchmade is "tactical" or "hard use"; a non-locking knife could be considered an invitation to a lawsuit as soon as some idiot closes it on his finger.

I think the new 440 Opportunist points in the direction I was thinking: traditional styling, but with modern improvements. I for one hope they do a few more models like that!
 
Yeah that is true. Knives like the Opportunist look like a fun knife. I prefer to carry knives like that. I just traded for an aries with a full winewood handle. I think that traditional handles, and bolsters make a knife "warm". I am just hoping that BM goes all the way with a traditional type slipjoint.
 
Nick Hyle said:
They've got a couple knives coming out under the NRA Knives label that are setup like a locking whittler, a large lockback blade at one end, two slipjoint blades (or a blade and a screwdriver) at the other. The NRAKnives.com site is up, take a look.

Yeah, love my Switchback.
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Looks like Benchmade is hosting that site as well. I thought the "look and feel" seemed familiar and a quick trip to samspade.org confirmed it.

They have some nice looking pieces there.
 
Dijos said:
Why do people mention lock and slipjoint in the same sentence? If it has a lock, it's not a slipjoint. :yawn:
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Actually, a common alternate term for slipjoint is sliplock.

If you think about it, there is a lock on a slipjoint, it's just not a very strong one. The back spring putting pressure on the back of the tang is by definition a lock and it forces the blade to stay open.

A knife with no lock would be a friction folder or some of the styles of simple pen knives that do not have a back spring.
 
USAFSP said:
I think a two bladed trapper with:

A wharncliff made of S30V
A spear point made of S30v
The internals made of Titanium anodized in blue or gold (including the springs)
Bolsters made of Titanium, either polished or blasted, or Carbon Fiber
Handle materials of Carbon Fiber, Winewood, G-10 or Bone
Instead of the pivot pins being polished and flush with the bolsters, they can be small torx screws that are flush with the bolsters

I think that this would take off in a big way. I would but a couple of them in different configurations.
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Now this would get me back into slipjoints.
 
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