Anyone else tired of the excessive flipper craze?

I own three Kershaws one with the flipper. And I carry one almost everyday along with a small traditional. I do agree that there are times I don't want to flip open one because it really opens with an attention grabbing thwack. Thus the small traditional. But as many flippers that are being produced nowadays somebody is buying them up.
 
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I tend to prefer manual opening knives. The one hand thing is not a biggie for me. I don't hate flippers or assisted openers. I just generally don't buy them anymore. That said, if I like the design, I might buy a flipper or assisted opener. There are no rules.

But what I do like are traditional slip joints or simple modern folders. But I still get some of everything. There are no rules.
 
I don't mind flippers, but I dislike assisted-opening. I've gone through my (usually titanium) frame-lock phase, which commonly meant flippers, but lately I find myself gravitating back to my old friend the Axis lock.
 
I only own a couple flippers but I have found them to be the easiest to open while wearing even large gloves (not counting wave) and I also like that on most models the flipper becomes a guard of sorts for added protection.
 
For me it has nothing to do with speed of opening, I like flippers simply cause it's the easiest way to open a knife one handed.
 
Zt as an example- I don't mind the flipper because it is a good finger guard when the knife is open. And that doesn't earn many points because the handle could achieve that if designed differently. What drives me crazy about my 0562 is it can not be opened any other way except for the flipper.
 
Knave said:
I don't mind flippers, but I dislike assisted-opening. I've gone through my (usually titanium) frame-lock phase, which commonly meant flippers, but lately I find myself gravitating back to my old friend the Axis lock.
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I'm like that but I'm still in the Ti frame lock phase (I enjoy ZT) but I do love the Axis lock.
 
why a knife needs multiple openning methods if the only one it has works just fine?
 
Jamesh Bond said:
Having mastered my inertial deployment speed beyond any method out there ....
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The only thing I'm more tired of is people going on about their awesome inertial deployment techniques.

That said,

1) I certainly wish I could spend time getting more bothered by the way other people like to open their knives, but I got bigger things to worry about.

2) While I don't like flippers, I have somehow easily managed to buy knives that don't have them. I guess I must have mastered some secret "money for knives" deployment method.
 
115Italian said:
Zt as an example- I don't mind the flipper because it is a good finger guard when the knife is open. And that doesn't earn many points because the handle could achieve that if designed differently. What drives me crazy about my 0562 is it can not be opened any other way except for the flipper.
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Not even by inertial deployment? :D
 
I agree that there is too much of a trend for flippers nowadays, but I don't hate them. I have plenty of flippers and am fine using either method, but I just feel like I have more confidence with a thumb deployment both in reliability of opening and a better grip when doing so. What I like best is a thumb opener that has ball bearings, a rare combination in the market. My most carried knives are all like this: Spyderco Southard, Southard Tolk, and CKF Sukhoi. I'm not crazy about opening speed, I just like to know that no matter how I flick a blade out it will deploy fully.
 
I am certainly not a flipper fan-just don't get it. To me they are more hassle than help. My only gripe is that so many great knife makers have moved to it and I find it hard to get their non-flippers, but it is a business and it must be working for them.
 
I like flippers that still feature other methods of deployment, be it thumbstud or thumbhole. Exclusive flippers, I haven't really warmed up too, but I totally get the appeal.
 
I also understand the appeal. It just doesn't matter much in my life. But I have no objections to owning flippers, assisted openers, switch blades, auto knives, bali's, slip joints, frame locks, liner locks, and so forth. I don't even mind a fixed blade every now and then. ;)
 
We're lucky that there's such a multiplicity of folding knife designs these days.

Even if you don't have a use for the newest fad: frame locks, flippers, or whatever, there are more alternate designs available than ever. I don't begrudge anyone their tastes ... in public. :)
 
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