Comment on YSK how to close a folding or pocket knife with a liner/frame lock.

• ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Sure, but even dangerous tools can be made with some safety in mind. Do you REALLY need a shield for that circular saw? Not really, but those who use a shield risk having more fingers than those who don’t.

  Personally, I prefer sheath blades, or a regular old dumb folding blades if absolutely necessary. Are they more safe than other blades? No they are not, but a simple, stupid design is better than one that has been specifically engineered to cut off as many fingers as possible (again, going purely from what the video shows, which looks about as safe to close as a butterfly knife).

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  • timespace@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Liner lock knives have been around for decades, I think that suggests there isn’t a problem when used correctly. The benefit is that you get a very secure folding knife when the knife is extended, and you can fold it with one hand.

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    • ekky43@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It does indeed seem a little safer when extended, but I feel that the danger of closing it far outweighs the additional safety during use, regardless of technique used.

      Furthermore, and perhaps more as a side note: Even if something is decades old, does not necessarily mean that it was safe or wasn’t riddled with problems, but it does imply that the tool was at least usable when used correctly.

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  • nevernevermore@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    risk having more fingers

    this is the funniest phrasing I've seen in awhile

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