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A Demonstration in Accuracy


The prospect of spending 4 figures on a knife is enough to make one squeamish, myself included.

What you see is the lockbar of a Grimsmo Rask and more specifically, the steel lockbar insert of the Grimsmo Rask.

"Why is this knife over $1000?"

Even if we overlook that the lockbar insert is made of AEB-L heat treated to a similar HRC of the blade, overlook that the screws binding the insert are made in-house are anodized to the same colour you selected for the other hardware, and overlook they managed to mill a miniature logo onto the insert, we see accuracy to the greatest extent.

The insert is the ONLY portion touching the blade during lockup. Whether it's the bending, or the utilization of stop pin sizes, it lines up perfectly. Not some of the insert is touching, not most of it, it is PERFECTLY lined up with the blade.

Just.. wild.

by aglioeoilio

16 Comments

  1. Ranchdipboi

    Very cool! Could you show the rub marks on the tang of the blade that interacts with the lock bar?

  2. AverageNetEnjoyer

    Me after my knife and I share a few drinks:

  3. ouneex82

    Lockup is generally not the best thing to show as an indication of precision because the lock interfaces are hand fit. Yours may be perfectly lined up in that spot but many others’ won’t be. There should be and is natural variance in them, even for very high end production knives.

  5. sharp-x

    If that makes you feel better about your big purchase then that’s cool. This is a pretty common occurrence.

  8. Ok-Struggle6796

    Meanwhile, Strider enters the chat 😂

  9. Scrundlemcbundle

    Is this a troll post lol. I genuinely cannot tell.

  11. Forge__Thought

    I’m pretty sure I’d buy a Grimsmo out of pure respect for their OCD levels of QC if they only made a knife I found attractive. The Rask is the closest I find to being nice but bless it just doesn’t speak to me.

  12. Majestic_Square_1814

    The lockbar gap is huge, not sure why people accept this.

  14. IsaiasRi

    I’d say this is not desirable. At least, it is not definitive proof of good machining, as this is the maximum acceptable of lock interface.

    You want the least amount of insert touching the blade while still maintaining a safe lock. The insert and the blade wear off over time. Too much wear and the blade will start to jiggle, and lock becomes unsafe.

    Sure, this will never happen to safe queens, but decade long daily driver… Yes, it will happen.

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