Why is it that the CF scales are smaller than the steel liners of the knife?
It is the first time I see something like that on a Spydie. Don't get me wrong, I am pretty sure Gayle and Sal had something in mind when doing that, I just would really like to know what that was.
What is the reason for it? Does it smoothen out the grip somehow, making the overall contour "rounder"? Is is just for looks (which would be fine with me)? If you don't know what I'm talking about, I added a pic.
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LorenzoL wrote:Please elaborate, if you don't mind. :D
An analog curve is simulated digitally by a series of steps. At high resolution you can't tell the difference.
Our reason is quite satisfied, in 999 cases out of every 1000 of us, if we can find a few arguments that will do to recite in case our credulity is criticized by someone else. Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.
- William James, from The Will to Believe, a guest lecture at Yale University in 1897
My understanding was they are made that way for mass production, both the liners and the slabs can be cut on machines and there is less hand finishing to make them perfectly even. Kind of like the Halpern mule scales, one size fits all.
GoMeR wrote:My understanding was they are made that way for mass production, both the liners and the slabs can be cut on machines and there is less hand finishing to make them perfectly even. Kind of like the Halpern mule scales, one size fits all.
That's a very good point. Not sure how much of an issue fit is with computer controlled cutting but instead of having to polish after the whole knife is together you could polish the components individually without worrying about them matching.
I believe that it is done so that when the knife is gripped hard you are also sqeezeing the lock harder which will make the knife more solid and stout under hard use. Same effect you get from a Reeves Intergral Lock, but now you also have the lock stop effect.
When the scales reach the edge this effect is lost and creates a less reliable lock.
