Am I the only one who does not like post/studs?

[De Plano]

I don't really know why, I could say that it seem like they would snag on things, but in reality they just bug me. That is all the reasoning I need in my book.

Do any of you have a solid argument for or against them other than being able to have a slimmer blade compared to a whole opener or other setup?

[bh49]

I hate studs.
I am spoiled with Spyderhole for years. Within last years I bought several Kershaws, one BM and Mcusta. Sold all of them and realized that I absolutely hate studs. The funny thing that recently I bought small Moki and I have no problem with nail nick. My son used to have Kershaw flipper. It is good too.

[singularity35]

Studs, discs, etc, are my least favorite opening method.

[redfeenix]

For some reason opening with the stud makes me feel like a badass....and quite frankly it allows me the authority to open a blade, something you dont get with a flipper IMO... if the ergonomics are well engineered, a thumbstud really gives you the confidence and authority to open a blade...its why I love my BM707 so much!

[Charlie Mike]

Can't stand em unless they also serve as a stop pin. I'd much rather have a wave hook only.

[mrdeus]

Most my knives have thumbstuds... or maybe it's tied with the spyder hole. I rarely have them snag on things, but they're kind of in the way when sharpening. If you can't remove the thumbstud it restricts how low you can go angle-wise. Otherwise I don't have a problem with them.

[Buzzard217]

dont like em.

[78LilRed]

Studs on an assisted knife is nice that's about it. I grew up with a bunch of buck oddysseys which had a hole similar to a byrd. Now I'm mostly spyderco for the holes.

[Bob W]

I prefer a hole, indent, or nail nick.

[Yo Mama]

I can only now use a thumb hole, and hate the studs. If more brands would open up to the idea, I'd buy different brands, but I only buy the ones with a hole.

[sja2249]

I, too, prefer thumbholes. I don't mind disks, but I don't like studs. It's not so much that the studs catch on things, or even that using a thumbstud is uncomfortable.... I just find that I have less control. With most knives, I have trouble keeping my thumb on the stud all the way through opening. With my Kershaw Double Cross, this has resulted in several shallow cuts on my thumb. With a hole, I can control deploying the blade all the way from fully closed to fully opened. For several of my knives with thumbstuds, my thumb comes off the stud almost immediately after the blade breaks free from the detent.

[bobusx]

I like studs. They keep the blade from having gigantic humps just to fit a hole, are easier to, thumb flick, and tend to be easier to make ergonomic. I find holes tend to require cutouts in the scales to be accessible, or to require the aforementioned hump, and in some cases both. That said, holes are my second favorite opener, and they work really well on knives that find a way to flow them into the design. Spyderco is good at that, most other companies hole openers are sub par IME/IMO.

[bladeboss]

YOU GUYS ARE CRAZY!!!!!

I love thumb studs. In fact, they are my favorite, but I like it all.

[ddml]

The nail nick in a Mnandi is my favorite. Will it work with larger blades? A nail nick in a large Seb would rule. Studs are ok. They get in the way though.

[De Plano]

Well at least I am not alone. I usually preffer knives on the bigger side (Grips and now a Bone Collector) so the added space for a hole doesn't add much to the blade.

Maybe one day I will try a thinner pocket knife and will need to go with a thumb stud, but I will try and find something else.

[LeonWilderness]

Can't stand 'em. Breaking in my CS pocket bushman burned me out on thumbstuds for life.

[bladeboss]

Can't stand 'em. Breaking in my CS pocket bushman burned me out on thumbstuds for life.

What did the studs to upon the breaking of it?

[00max00]

I used to own knives with studs/disks, but once I tried Spydie hole there's no going back.

[jkwithawave]

I like them. I guess I'm kind of impartial to opening methods, I like them all. Stud, disc, wave, hole, flipper all work for me.

[Franciscomv]

I prefer holes to studs, disks or flippers. It's one of the reasons why the bulk of my users are Spydercos (and also the Benchmades I use the most have opening holes as well). A few years ago I would not buy a knife with thumbstuds, then I tried a few with studs that acted as stop pins as well (and so where placed well to the back of the blade) and finally started warming up to most opening systems. But still, most of my knives have opening holes.