WillBrink
08-27-13, 14:01
Obviously, no matter how good the folder, one should not expect the strength a fixed blade will give them. However, there's been big improvements in folders in recent years with both materials and designs, yet I don't see any actual testing done.
Like just how much pressure does it take to break the locking mechanism on X folding knife? One can put a knife in it's strongest position and its weakest, and see how many lbs of pressure it takes for it to fail. I'd like to see a set of standardizes tests as to just how well one design holds up to testing vs another, and so forth.
Gun tests are common, sun glasses, watches, as is tests for a whole lotta stuff we use. Even seen many fixed knives tested. Yet, I don't know of a place that's tested various folders to different testing under tough conditions as to when and where it will fail.
I have always been curious that. Does such a web site, YT channel, manufacturer page, etc exist that's not a BS promo piece?
For example, a test of a Benchmade folder done by Benchmade:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_uLO7hgQog
The spine test is a joke. Baby taps by cute girl? Hmmmk... I do like that they test the lock mechanism under load, but they do it at the strongest possible angle for the lock and don't tell you at what pressure it failed! Essentially worthless info in my book in terms of the above Qs. If you test the knife at it's weakest angle, does the blade snap, or does the bolt where the lock holds the blade snap, or does the handle deform, or something else?
If a lock blade is going to fail, it's most likely to do it at it's weakest position I'd expect, which is why knowing just how much loading and abuse it can take is good to know.
Like just how much pressure does it take to break the locking mechanism on X folding knife? One can put a knife in it's strongest position and its weakest, and see how many lbs of pressure it takes for it to fail. I'd like to see a set of standardizes tests as to just how well one design holds up to testing vs another, and so forth.
Gun tests are common, sun glasses, watches, as is tests for a whole lotta stuff we use. Even seen many fixed knives tested. Yet, I don't know of a place that's tested various folders to different testing under tough conditions as to when and where it will fail.
I have always been curious that. Does such a web site, YT channel, manufacturer page, etc exist that's not a BS promo piece?
For example, a test of a Benchmade folder done by Benchmade:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_uLO7hgQog
The spine test is a joke. Baby taps by cute girl? Hmmmk... I do like that they test the lock mechanism under load, but they do it at the strongest possible angle for the lock and don't tell you at what pressure it failed! Essentially worthless info in my book in terms of the above Qs. If you test the knife at it's weakest angle, does the blade snap, or does the bolt where the lock holds the blade snap, or does the handle deform, or something else?
If a lock blade is going to fail, it's most likely to do it at it's weakest position I'd expect, which is why knowing just how much loading and abuse it can take is good to know.