The World's Weirdest Knife Explained - Kershaw Hawk E.T. - Grant & Gavin Hawk External Toggle

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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ #edc #knifenerd #knifenut #pocketknife #edcknife