Archive for July, 2011
Fixed Blade
Technically speaking, any knife in decent working condition can be considered as a survival knife. There is a specific style of knife that has become synonymous with the term survival knife. This style combines the hunting blade of a Bowie knife with a hollow handle designed to hold some emergency items. This style of survival knife enjoyed a surge in popularity after the release of Sylvester Stallone’s “Rambo” film series. Some people even refer to this type of knife as a Rambo knife.
A survival knife usually has a smooth blade for spearing wild game or for preparing food. It also has a serrated edge for sawing tree limbs. A survival knife might also have a hooked blade for opening cans and for slicing rope. The handle of a survival knife is often knurled to provide a stronger grip. The tip of the handle usually contains a floating compass as part of the emergency kit. The rest of the emergency supplies are kept inside the handle itself.
Not Just Ordinary Knives
Kershaw products are especially known for its innovative designs. Kershaw knives are among the most popular in the industry. It offers a variety of folding knives, including its patented “Speed Safe” mechanism. It provides a lifetime of performance and pride of ownership.
Ken Onion is Kershaw’s best known designer. Kershaw knives are known worldwide for its superior style, smooth action and durability. It is often used as hunting knives, but it has now extended to pocket knives and kitchen knives. Many Kershaw knives promote top designers and have created innovative knife designs not seen anywhere.
Cutting Edge
Locking knives, such as the claspknife, has a locking mechanism such as a twisting ring or catch that must be released in a distinct action before the knife can be folded. This lock improves safety by preventing accidental blade closure while cutting. The Maxam Lockback Knife with 420 surgical stainless steel honed blade and durable Leymar handle oval hole in the blade makes for safe and easy opening. It also comes with a metal clip that fastens easily to your belt.
The lockback is a refinement of the slipjoint, where the spring along the back of the knife has a hook on it and the blade has a notch. When the blade is fully open, the hook and the notch will align, locking the blade in place. Closing the blade requires the user releasing the blade to apply pressure to the back of the blade while pressing on a lever located on the back of the knife handle to disengage the hook from the notch, thus releasing the blade.