benchmade aileron....tire thread...

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who owns one and put it to use? the concept reminds me of the old bar joke of tire treads on her back and left for dead. :) how effective is it?

I'm lost on the concept. has a thumb hole opener and then this texture.....I think its texture? for multiple opening setup or grabbing blade part for shaving and strategic cuts? thats what the website kinda says...but is it really needed, does it work well? what's it for.......obviously it isnt to look like tire treads...which is what I see everytime I look at it. thanks.
 
Unless you are an air Marshall there is no reason to own one.
 
There's another one of those scary special ops guys, ( kinda, sorta), you don't want to "mess" with knife designers.
To meet him, though, I bet he's a real teddy bear.
That vid had to be in jest.
 
Hmm... the marketing approach reminds me of, well, never mind... Maybe Benchmade should add an Emerson opener thingy and a spring-assist just to be sure it can be opened real quick.
 
To be honest, I actually open pretty much all my knives with 2 hands, its become a habit. There have been many instances where I was too cold, tired, wet or distracted to open a knife safely one handed. I currently EDC a Spyderco Pacific Salt, but I`ve been doing that since I started carrying a Delica around 10ish years ago. I find it easier to reach down with my right hand, extract the knife and as soon as the opening hole is past my pocket I can snap the blade open with my left hand and do the work. Sometimes I fumble when using just the one hand.

But to market this as a self defense feature is silly.
 
okay kinda as I was thinking. thanks y'all.
 
B***S**T!
Are you asking about the knife itself?
Or what a bunch of yahoo's think of the knife, even though they have never even held one?

I've had mine for about a week now.
I like it.
The laser etched friction pads allow you to open the knife with one finger.
The opening index is, anywhere on the exposed blade you put your finger.
Just a flick of the finger, to overcome the detent, and inertia does the rest.
Doesn't really need the opening hole at all.
Very fun knife.
I like the handle and scales too.
It's in my rotation
 
Keyman said:
Are you asking about the knife itself?
Or what a bunch of yahoo's think of the knife, even though they have never even held one?
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To be fair, the only thing that I can say about the knife is that I find it ugly.

The marketing gets all my ridicule.
 
Lapedog said:
I just don’t get what this feature does that a fuller couldn’t. It seems sort of like a solution in search of a problem to me.
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A fuller might be-able to function similarly.
However, I would be surprised if a fuller would give my finger the kind of traction I am getting with these laser etched pads.
This thing opens easier than any axis lock I own, just a flick of the finger....index finger, middle finger pinky finger, it doesn't matter.
Super easy, super fun.
 
gotgoat said:
the video makes me not want it
I was looking at them but that kinda turned me off
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Yeah, I know.....same for me.
But, I really like the design of the scales (kind of my thing) and it looked so Loco-ish that I had to try it out.
Oh and by the way, the laser etched pads have absolutely no effect on the cutting ability of the blade.
 
The video starts, "Steve Terani is a former CIA employee." So was my mother-in-law, by the way. Aside from being a firearms instructor, the other credentials they state are equally as vague as "CIA employee."
I'm no expert, so perhaps those with more knowledge can comment, but it seems to me that holding a knife at arm's length, like they do in the video, would make it easier to be disarmed. Overall, I don't find this so convincing.
 
Reitwagen said:
The video starts, "Steve Terani is a former CIA employee." So was my mother-in-law, by the way. Aside from being a firearms instructor, the other credentials they state are equally as vague as "CIA employee."
I'm no expert, so perhaps those with more knowledge can comment, but it seems to me that holding a knife at arm's length, like they do in the video, would make it easier to be disarmed. Overall, I don't find this so convincing.
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There are advocates of both holding the knife forward and others who say empty hand should be forward.

But that is a discussion for practac.
 
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