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When blades cross

Most everyone knows what blade rub is. What is the technical term for when a blade crosses paths with another blade and either fails to close or closes on the wrong side of the other blade?

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Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on May 20, 2013 at 12:57

A mess...?

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on May 20, 2013 at 19:50

I hate to say I may have heard it but I dont know. So I am going with JJ's answer

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Permalink Reply by Lee Smith on May 20, 2013 at 19:52

I know I hate it. One of the reasons I prefer 1 and 2 bladed knives.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on May 20, 2013 at 19:55

Its broke

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Permalink Reply by Indian on May 20, 2013 at 21:00

I believe it is called...Cross dresser...lol

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Permalink Reply by Tobias Gibson on May 21, 2013 at 13:47

Okay, I've been going through my notes and I'm about 90% sure the term is drift or blade drift. It normally happens when the blade is properly pinned (too loose or too tight) or the frame is bent.

It can occur on one and two blade knives such as toothpicks, peanuts and trappers. When it does, an unbent blade actually makes contact with the side of the liners and gets hung up.