Lock up on Inkosi

[fivesense]

My local knife shop "sensei" noticed my large Inkosi was locking up late, at roughly 100%. Having the good fortune of living near the CRK factory, I stopped in for an evaluation.

Tres took care of business on the spot, adjusting the tension and adding some appropriate loctite.

The explanation was that because of the ceramic ball, Inkosi appears to lock up later in comparison to Sebenza. So instead of 50%, it's more like 75% on Inkosi. I'm sure this is not news to many fans of CRK, but it was to me!

Now my Inkosi action is buttery smooth. Thank you, CRK!

 

[fivesense]

Does anyone else have "late" lock up on their Inkosi?

 

[Lapedog]

Does anyone else have "late" lock up on their Inkosi?

I wouldn’t worry about it. It isn’t uncommon for crks to have abit later lockup. The inkosis ceramic detent/lockbar tip against the steel lockface of the blade isn’t going to wear out any time soon.

Look at where the tip of the ceramic ball is touching the tang lockface. That tip points to the lockup percentage.