AXIS Lock Thumbstud vs Hole, Jumping Open?

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David G

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Hello Everyone,

I was opening my 940 to do a little cutting and I guess I wasn't quite concentrating enough on the opening motion. I wasn't pressing enough downward with my thumb on the thumbstud and, while part way through the opening motion, the blade snapped the rest of the way open. By the time I realized what had happen (my eyes were on the upcoming cutting job), I felt my thumb pressing directly on the blade edge. Fortunately I stopped quickly enough that I didn't slice my thumb open.

This made me wonder. For an Axis lock knife, is there less of a likelihood of the blade jumping open part way through the opening motion with a thumbhole compared with a thumbstud? Am I just a klutz?

My two axis locks are the 940 and Griptilian. I don't carry the Griptilian much but my thumb seems to ride better (more safely) in the hole compared with the thumbstub of my 940.

Any thoughts/similiar experiences? Can anyone comment on this who owns the new Axis Lock AFCK?

Regards,

David
 
The only experience that I have ever had that comes close to that with any of my Spydercos or any of my 3 Axis locks was once when I had let the pivot screw get too loose on my Gunting and it openned faster than usual and with less resistance, resulting in a slight nick to my thumb. It is one of those obvious maintenance items that you sometimes forget, to tighten the pivot screws on your knives to keep that from happening.
 
It's probably just you not being careful enough...
You could always open the blade by holding down the lock and flick your wrist until it's like 90% open and then release the lock, then the knife would be fully open.
 
David G,

I have nicked my thumb on my 940 because the blade opened faster than I expected. Just the same as nicking a thumb on the Kershaw assisted openers.

I think that the hole opener does in fact decrease the likelyhood of this happening as your thumb is secured to the blade better.

I don't agree with the 'hold back the lock' method of opening that so many people love to do with the axis knives. I think it's dangerous.
 
with my BM 555s if i try to hold the axis lock open and flick the blade out with a wrist movement i find that i dont release the lock soon enough and the blade is already closing again, kind of bounces back off the stop pin, not always but often enough :o

however, by far the best method of opening i have found (well for me anyway) is to put the tip of my index finger into the oval and open the blade about 10-15 degrees, then flick the blade open the rest of the way. during this motion i havent touched the lock at all, the blade snaps open and locks solidly. no cuts so far, well not from opening it anyway ;)
 
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