Liners
Look at the pictures here to see the liners in a Delica 4:
http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.p ... ght=delica
Not all knives have them. They act as a skeleton for a knife, providing strength and rigidity, but they also add weight and make the knife thicker. On a liner lock, one of the liners flexes over when you open the blade to provide the locking mechanism.
http://spyderco.com/forums/showthread.p ... ght=delica
Not all knives have them. They act as a skeleton for a knife, providing strength and rigidity, but they also add weight and make the knife thicker. On a liner lock, one of the liners flexes over when you open the blade to provide the locking mechanism.