Originally Posted by
jeirvine
Version 3 of the "death fork" is arguably the least likely to catastrophically fail, but keep in mind all three iterations were subject to CPSC recall, so use at your own risk.
Nor is the fork particularly light weight, despite what that article suggests. I found the third-generation Viscount cast aluminum fork to actually weigh more than a same size Reynolds 531 steel fork with an investment cast crown.
One of the CR mailing list participants who worked for Trusty BITD stated that the aluminum fork was actually made from a cast of a steel fork.