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
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Very cool! Could you show the rub marks on the tang of the blade that interacts with the lock bar?
Me after my knife and I share a few drinks:
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.
Nice post!
If that makes you feel better about your big purchase then that’s cool. This is a pretty common occurrence.
https://preview.redd.it/j28yv3puvfxg1.jpeg?width=1095&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db8a14d2c564678bffc040ba504d82101aadb7f0
This is a $50 Yon Xanadu knife from AliExpress for comparison
holy glaze
Meanwhile, Strider enters the chat 😂
Is this a troll post lol. I genuinely cannot tell.
Lotta money.
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.
The lockbar gap is huge, not sure why people accept this.
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.
lol okay bud
Lol, lmao even.