A wooden spoon wielded by an angry grandma Has been used as a weapon against unruly kids more times than grandpas pocket knife, weather locking or slip joint....
This whole post came about because this morning our daughter called and told us John, my son-in-law, had got his stitches out. He had cut himself quite badly while we were out there visiting for the new year, with one of his large lock blade one hand opening knives.
Just curious. What brand knife and type of lock was he using?
He mentioned Zero Tolerance Knives
If you handle knives on a daily basis you´re bound to cut yourself sooner or later... This is true for slipjoints and lockblades alike. The last time I cut myself seriously was through no faulty lock but rather through a user error. I like slipjoints and backlocks, and find neither unsafe when used properly. I don´t trust liner locks, especially since some manufacturers started adding extra locks to lock the liner lock.
Slippers...Don't forget the slippers!
I wonder if the WWII vets would have accepted a well made quality knife like a Spyderco Delica if they were are given one to test out.
I wonder how many injuries have occurred simply from foolishness? Having been in the kitchens cooking and around knives I have seen some cuts happen. It usually rushing or a momentary loss of attention.
And this picture shows where your finger rests while using the knife.
I have one of those Ray.It's a "First Edition" Lightweight Viper.Mine will not unlock under those same conditions.Perhaps the wood scales have the cut-out too deep.I have some other of Blackie Collins designs he did for Gerber.
Is the Viper the smaller version? I know they made them in a couple of sizes.I have another one with Micarta handles andfor some reason the false edge is ground on the opposite side of the blade.It does the same thing.I have several Blackie Collins designed knives(Gerber and Benchmark)that are really great knives. I appreciate his genius in designs.
Anyone know how safe a Neely lock is under real use? I've been looking at the Timberlite with that style of lock for quite some time. As I understand, the blade is pulled out to unlock.