> A locking mechanism on pocket knives holds the knife open. "Not as secure as it can be" implies that the knife closes in on itself (possibly snagging your fin

> A locking mechanism on pocket knives holds the knife open. "Not as secure as it can be" implies that the knife closes in on itself (possibly snagging your fingers) under heavy use. > But... the next sentence says "hard to disengage during heavy use", which is the exact opposite (the knife will stay open after heavy use, and its difficult to close). I disagree entirely with this assessment. There are plenty of badly made mechanisms that fail (eg, the knife flexes enough to slip past the lock) but are stiff and difficult to disengage. As a specific example of a knife with this exact problem the CRKT M16-01 has complaints about it being stiff to disengage[1] and complaints about the lock failing[2] [1] https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/frame-lock-way-too-stiff.1497915/ https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/frame-lock-way-too-stiff... [2] https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/crkt-m16-14sf-lock-failure.376578/ https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/crkt-m16-14sf-lock-failu...