My EDC of Eight Months (and counting)

[dayhiker]

Walker Liner locks , in general, have a slightly tarnished image here. They happen to be my favorite lock type, so I thought I would put up a mini review of my latest carry knife, since the honeymoon phase is long gone.

It is an Emerson Mini CQC 15.



It is 154cm steel, 3.5", v grind,chisel edge, tanto, recurve blade. G10 scales, ti locking liner, and Nylatron washers. And weighs 4.96oz.

I replicated a few tasks this knife sees daily, that are outside of the norm, since I don't stop working to snap pics. And I of course cut stuff with it , but pics of that are boring.

Piercing...(used it as a can opener)



Boring.. counter and clockwise.Never had the lock slip.



Prying... (Had to remove a couple boards to trim the fence panel anyway)





And once, just for giggles, I did baton it.



This is where the lock settled after break-in when new. I prefer late to early, it isn't touching the liner. And it is rock solid, no play in any direction.




I really like this knife. It is tough enough for "non-gentle" use at my job. Waves open easily for the off chance I might need it for SD. Carrys great in the pocket. And the lock has never failed me.

As a further testament...this knife kicked a Para 2 to backup duty.

And I love Spyderco.

Hope this wasn't too long and boring to read.

 

[hso]

Good job.

Any hotspots using it?

 

[dayhiker]

No hot spots.

A very ergonomic knife. Equal to my PM2, Military, Manix 2.

Those who have large/extra large hands would be better off with the full size 15. I could see a hand feeling cramped on the mini, my hands are medium/large.

 

[Deltaboy1984]

Good looking knife.

 

[Yo Mama]

In terms of sharpening, how hard is it to get at the transition from the curve to the tanto tip?

I normally hate tanto blades, but love the cqc 15!

 

[dayhiker]

Sharpening isn't that bad, I use the corners of my Sharp Maker rods.

The transition isn't as abrupt as other tanto tips.

 

[bannockburn]

dayhiker

Great job with your review! A good looking and well made knife.

 

[Kingcreek]

Good review.
I've never had a liner lock fail but I've never tried to make one fail either. I have a Bob Dozier folding hunter that has a liner lock built super heavy and not likely to ever fail. Even thinner liners like my Darrel Ralph EDC and my old Spyderco Wegner and a couple Kershaws have worked just fine for me.