WinterBlade Factor Thoughts

Just wanted to mention that I am securing the best possible pricing on tritium vials for this knife and feel 100% comfortable saying so in this thread because I have zero intention of making money off BF members with any level of paid membership.
It's my way of giving a little back to this community. Right now I am looking at around $20 regardless of color, and again this is not for profit but to support the site and Bryan - who is one of the most patient and talented craftsman we have right now
 
Deino said:
With such a big slot on the back and wide handle profile, is it comfortable to hold?
It could use the back button to open, crossbar lock style disengage to close, seems like the magnet detent instead of a spring detent gives it smoother action than the crossbar lock, that's a lot of engineering made it into this knife.
Innovative, but from my observation, a little bit over the top. Even if I have my hand on it, too many moving parts for my liking. The back button to engage the blade seems redundant as the blade can be open super smoothly with a flick, the button is far back into the handle, so one might need to repositioning their hand after pressing it to actually use the knife, which is heh in my opinion. That back button makes it an automatic, therefore a big no no in Canada. Distinctive looking still.

I'm a 1997 representative as well.
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How does that make it an Automatic?
It is more akin to a Flipper than an Automatic...
Flippers are Legal in Canada, the only things that are illegal in Canada are Automatics/OTFs, Balisong/Butterfly and other Gravity and/or Centrifugal Knives...(Which does eliminate a Lot of Cool Knives, especially when you consider that Importation of any Non-Fixed Blade, including Knives LEGAL in Canada have a High Risk of being Seized by Customs (CBSA), I've been told by many people in the Folding/Knife World, that Flippers, Thumbstuds even Hollows (Spidey Hole) and sometimes SlipJoints don't ever arrive because CBSA's "laws" states that a Knife with ANY Protrusions from the Blade used to open the Knife is "illegal" in their minds...you could buy a Knife in Canada, then find some kind of Super Bargain for the same knife and want a spare, so you decide to import it (just like the Place where you Bought it from Did...) but it gets Seized instead...
 
People giving their opinions on the engineering, comfort, action, etc. of knives they have never handled?
It's a great knife at a good price ($375), even if you don't award any points for style. ) The speculation is not accurate, it's a fine knife and if you don't care about unique knives then there are plenty of blades under $100 that accomplish the same thing for 99% of people- I think most of us are looking for something more than just utilitarian value here
 
I love my factor 2. It is delightfully fidgety. It is tall, but still has a thin profile. It is incredibly unique and innovative in a market that tends to get stuck in parody (IE another Ti framelock flipper). The full flat grind & fairly thin blade stock make it cut well. Being able to add tritium/glow is a really nice touch that I appreciate. Comes with 2 sets of hardware. I don’t really like 2 different scale materials but I don’t know the rationale behind it.
 
SunnyHours said:
How does that make it an Automatic?
It is more akin to a Flipper than an Automatic...
Flippers are Legal in Canada, the only things that are illegal in Canada are Automatics/OTFs, Balisong/Butterfly and other Gravity and/or Centrifugal Knives...(Which does eliminate a Lot of Cool Knives, especially when you consider that Importation of any Non-Fixed Blade, including Knives LEGAL in Canada have a High Risk of being Seized by Customs (CBSA), I've been told by many people in the Folding/Knife World, that Flippers, Thumbstuds even Hollows (Spidey Hole) and sometimes SlipJoints don't ever arrive because CBSA's "laws" states that a Knife with ANY Protrusions from the Blade used to open the Knife is "illegal" in their minds...you could buy a Knife in Canada, then find some kind of Super Bargain for the same knife and want a spare, so you decide to import it (just like the Place where you Bought it from Did...) but it gets Seized instead...
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From the Criminal Code of Canada;
prohibited weapon means

  • (a) a knife that has a blade that opens automatically by gravity or centrifugal force or by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in or attached to the handle of the knife...
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So even though pressing the bar in turn pushes the blade forward, because the knife can open automatically from hand pressure applied to the bar alone, it becomes "automatic" under the above constraints... At least, that's how it reads to me. A general rule of thumb seems to be that if in order to open a folding knife you must directly manipulate the knife blade, as with an opening hole, thumb stud or flipper, that method of opening should be legal.

EDIT TO ADD; There may be a legal argument that because the blade only moves as long as you continue to apply pressure to the bar, it isn't necessarily automatically opening at all, much as pushing a door open using a stick doesn't mean the door is opening automatically.

The CBSA is a whole other mess that should have its own thread... actually, I'm fairly sure there are a few already.

As previously mentioned, you can replace the moving bar with a spacer which removes the "automatic" functionality. I've handled such a Factor in person, the action is absolutely fantastic, feels very unique! I'm very interested to see what else Bryan comes up with. I loved seeing his IG videos of some past prototypes.
 
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