I know we all like different things and what you guys define as gems might potentially differ from mine, but I've enjoyed quite a lot in the past stuff like the T-Mag or Bi-fold, stuff that was so innovative that was basically screaming "People, there is no box" instead of using the stereotypical "Think outside the box" sort of message.
Right now the ranks of these selected out-of-the-roof cool & innovative items have just expanded (for me) as to also include the Jani Song.
The Jani Song is based on 2 very smart ideas: 1/ make the external handle safe at all times & 2/ carefully control the amount of movement allowed to the blade inside an inner handle. The rest is just clever engineering and lots and lots of trial & error (I assume).
With the blade fully extended and the handle grasped inside your hand, there is no way the blade can accidentally close on you.
Still, in order to cover all bases, there is an ambidextrous security latch that is either blocking the blade open (more or less as a fix blade, as in no play at all) or locking it closed (I know I appreciate my piece of mind whenever carrying a sharp piece of S30V in my pocket).
Both the outer and the inner handle are nice & precisely aligned with the blade.
The action differs a bit from your standard bali-song, it will take a bit of adjustment to adapt your grip, wrist motions and how you use the momentum but after that all is pretty straighforward. It also helps if you wander your evenings randomly through the house, practicing your moves and scaring to death your own family members in the process .
Bit of a movie from back in the day.
I'll try to return with a full fledged review as soon as we accommodate each other, for now I just needed to vent off some of the exhilaration, enthusiasm and fan-boyishness (if that's a word). Over and out.
Looks like it could be a near perfect EDC. Enjoy it for us! Cheers, Radioactive :)
