The World's Weirdest Knife Explained - Kershaw Hawk E.T. - Grant & Gavin Hawk External Toggle
Published: 6 months ago
Today we're going to be explaining HOW and WHY the genius External Toggle mechanism from Grant & Gavin Hawk works. This is easily one of the weirdest knives ever made, and a great example of why the Hawks are renowned as mechanical wizards!
Patent info:
Toggle Lock Patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US7124509B1/en
E.T. Patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US7681316B2/en
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:00 What's In A Name? (History!)
02:35 How Does A Toggle Work?
04:45 Applying That To The E.T.
06:50 The Second (Locking) Toggle
09:47 Technically Reversible Clip
10:14 Bonus Cam Bar Lock Safety
10:55 This Knife Also Has A Carabiner?!
11:51 Outro
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Patent info:
Toggle Lock Patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US7124509B1/en
E.T. Patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US7681316B2/en
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:00 What's In A Name? (History!)
02:35 How Does A Toggle Work?
04:45 Applying That To The E.T.
06:50 The Second (Locking) Toggle
09:47 Technically Reversible Clip
10:14 Bonus Cam Bar Lock Safety
10:55 This Knife Also Has A Carabiner?!
11:51 Outro
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Shop at Urban EDC and want to help support my channel? You can use my affiliate link! It doesn't cost you anything, and I'll make a small commission off your order that'll help fund the channel.
https://bit.ly/3qO6lTh
If you're interested in the tools I use and recommend for disassembly, maintenance, repair, or just nerding out, check out:
https://amazon.com/shop/KnifeNerdery
If you shop at White Mountain Knives and want to save 10% on basically everything on the site, you can use code "nerd10" at checkout! https://whitemountainknives.com/
You can get 15% off my favorite minimalist utility blade knife (and a bunch of other cool products) by using code "knifenerdery" over at Aerocrafted: https://bit.ly/4aaVo1D
Gil-Tek makes some of the other best EDC utility knives out there, and you can use code "knifenerdery" to save 15% off! https://gil-tek.com/shop/