The CRKT Fulcrum 2 is back after a bit of a hiatus. This folder is a Russ Kommer design and its re-emergence means that one of the most interesting production folder deployment mechanisms is available again.
The Fulcrum 2 has a history that goes back to the realm of high-end custom knives. Maker Charles Kain is the creator of the custom piece on which the Fulcrum 2’s unique mechanism first appeared. Kain operates in what you could call the “art knife” arena, but he has always been just as interested in the engineering as the look of a knife, and many of his pieces incorporate unusual locks and/or deployment methods. CRKT, always on the lookout for new collaborators and never afraid of a non-traditional mechanism, tapped Russ Kommer to design the Fulcrum 2 in 2016 – we first handled it at that year’s SHOT Show.
The Fulcrum was a bit before my time in the industry, though I have played with one, and others of a similar mechanism. I don’t have a good sense of whether I think this one will do well.
Read the whole thing at KnifeNews.com