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greencobra
05-08-2005, 08:57 PM
is the metal the lock made from the same as the blade? eg:if the blade is VG-10 is the lock VG-10?
Carlos
05-08-2005, 09:08 PM
As a rule, no. The exception to this is that the H-1 knives have H1 locks.
greencobra
05-08-2005, 09:19 PM
Whoa, quick with the answer! :cool:

Thanks Carlos :)
thenick
05-08-2005, 10:11 PM
Then wath is the most common steel for the Lockback knives ?
JDEE
05-08-2005, 11:19 PM
420? I don't know - in carbon knives I would use O-1.
Yojimbo
05-09-2005, 12:02 AM
IIRC the steel parts and handles of the Spyderco knives are made out of A6.
psimonl
05-09-2005, 09:47 AM
I read somewhere that all the components of the lock has the same hardness and attitude toward wear because it has to adjust and adapt the parts through years of wear...

Simon
HoB
05-09-2005, 10:10 AM
Well the blade and the lockbar are, I believe, different hardness. I think if the lockbar were as hard as the blade, it would be too prone to crack under impacts on the blade and the failure would be a brittle fracture, giving rather suddenly. I would think that you would want a ductile fracture, so that you can see the failure coming.