{"product_id":"liner-lock-folding-knife-black-micarta","title":"Liner Lock Folding Knife, Hand Forged 1095 with Black Micarta Handle","description":"\u003cp\u003eA liner lock folder is the plain modern pocket knife build. The blade turns on one pin at the front of the handle, and a small post on its side lets you push it open with a thumb. A steel leaf inside the handle springs across behind the blade to hold it out. This one is a 3.5 inch drop point in hand forged 1095, 8.25 inches open, with black canvas micarta scales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClosed length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.75 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.25 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1095 high carbon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDark gray forged, bright bevel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLiner lock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpening\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThumb stud\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlack canvas micarta, three rivets\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePouch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTooled leather slip pouch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEngraving\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 dollars per piece\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForged and finished by hand in High Point, North Carolina.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLifetime warranty against defects, free sharpening for life.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe blade\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe steel is 1095 high carbon, forged and ground by hand and left dark gray from the fire, with the bevel taken up bright against it. The shape is a drop point, so the spine curves down to the edge and the point sits low with a belly for slicing. The trade with 1095 is worth knowing. It takes a keen edge and comes back on a stone quickly, and it darkens and rusts if it is put away wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow it opens and closes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt opens with one hand. The thumb stud is a small round post on the side of the blade near the base, so you set a thumb on it and roll the blade out until it stops. Inside the handle a thin steel leaf sits under tension, and when the blade swings clear that leaf springs across behind its base. That is the lock. To close it, push the leaf sideways with a thumb until it moves off the blade, then fold the blade down into the handle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scales are black canvas micarta, layers of cotton canvas set in resin and ground back, so the weave shows faintly under a matte face with a fine tooth. That tooth gives a hand something to hold when the scales are wet. There are no bolsters here, so the scales run the full length. Three rivets pass through into the liners, ground flush so nothing catches in a pocket.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a knife for ordinary cutting. It opens boxes and mail, breaks down cardboard, cuts twine and tape and slices an apple at a desk. It is not a kitchen knife and it is not a pry bar, and running the edge into staples will chip it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe leather pouch\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pouch is a flat sleeve rather than a fitted case. The closed knife drops in mouth first and a snap strap closes over the mouth. The vegetable tanned leather is stitched by hand down both sides in cream thread, and the face is tooled with a stamped herringbone pattern inside a double border line. Each stamp is struck by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the knife people buy when they want one folder to keep in a pocket and use without thinking about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone wanting one folder for daily jobs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyers who want a handle that shrugs off damp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople who like opening a knife with one hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst time buyers of a hand forged folder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe liner lock folding knife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe tooled leather slip pouch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA care card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEvery piece is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach blade is forged, ground, heat treated and sharpened by hand, so runs stay small and no two come out the same. The weave in the micarta and the leather stamping vary from the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe the blade dry after use and never put it away wet. Carbon steel darkens with use, and that gray patina is normal and protects the steel. A drop of light oil in the pivot keeps the action smooth. Never a dishwasher. More in our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-care-sharpening\"\u003eknife care and sharpening page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePut a name on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaser engraving is 20 dollars per piece and you add it on this page. Around 30 characters fits on the blade. We send a proof image before the laser runs, and it adds 3 to 5 business days. See the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/engraving\"\u003eengraving page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a liner lock?\u003c\/strong\u003e A thin steel leaf inside the handle springs across behind the base of the blade when it opens. You push it sideways to close the knife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a thumb stud?\u003c\/strong\u003e It is the small round post on the side of the blade that your thumb pushes to open it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan it be opened with one hand?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes, that is what the thumb stud is for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it legal to carry?\u003c\/strong\u003e Knife carry laws differ by state, city and country, so check the rules where you live before you carry it. We cannot advise on that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it a spring assisted or automatic knife?\u003c\/strong\u003e No, it opens by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill 1095 steel rust?\u003c\/strong\u003e It can if left wet. Dry it after use and oil it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the same steel in a farm pattern try the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/sodbuster-folding-knife-walnut\"\u003esodbuster folding knife in walnut\u003c\/a\u003e, and for Damascus on a lock back the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/damascus-folding-pocket-knife-rosewood\"\u003eDamascus folding pocket knife in rosewood\u003c\/a\u003e. More sits in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/folding-knives\"\u003efolding knives\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/edc-knives\"\u003eeveryday carry knives\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/high-carbon-1095\"\u003e1095 high carbon\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viper Edge USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44140791562358,"sku":"VEF-FLD-HC-MIC-803","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2427\/9670\/files\/liner-lock-folding-knife-black-micarta_20cae338-8734-4e48-87fa-b9d3778d0ad6.jpg?v=1788799275","url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/products\/liner-lock-folding-knife-black-micarta","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}