Blade speed ?

My "quickest" folders are also the easiest to use. The folders I have that are slowest to open with one hand are also the ones I'm most likely to not open fully or cause my thumb to lose contact with the blade.

I think the speed is simply a byproduct of being ergonomic.
 
On a well balanced and well adjusted manual knife: Para 2, 940, TR-3 etc.....if they don't open one handed and fast usually something is wrong.
On bearings done right: VR-71, 761, 450, 452, 562, Southard etc......if they don't give that satisfying thwack and lock up tight there's something wrong.
Not talking fast to take out zombie squirrels, just functioning properly.
Lot of guys saying it doesn't matter, but I remember quite a few guys speaking up when Hinderers were all kinds of slow.
PLUS..........flicking a fast and smooth blade is flat out fun!! Sorry, couldn't resist! I flick till my thumbs hurt every day!!!
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I just like em. :cool: The one handed opener has become "essential" to me in a folder but the fast deployment is just about fun and satisfaction of a good tool.
 
I guess I should mention that for me I have no need for my knife blade to open faster than than I can thumb open my buck 482 without flicking it.
I like the ease and speed of a one handed opening knife ( who can't appreciate that ) I just don't need or really like ( other than to fiddle with when I'm bored ) my blade to fling open.
I can also appreciate a knife being ultra smooth, but that doesn't mean I'm not gonna have constant contact with the blade while opening it.
 
Pure speed is not that important to me, but being able to open a knife one handed has come in handy many times.
 
Rat Finkenstein said:
No, that fixed blade was already open last week.
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you still have to draw a fixed blade. carrying a fixed blade AIWB(fastest concealed spot to draw from), and a waved karambit in your pocket oriented for forward draw, I can draw the karambit faster, and cleaner than a fixed blade everytime.
 
I can't really see the point in worrying about a 0.25 second difference in opening speeds. Regardless of how quickly it opens, any folder will probably require longer to re-grip solidly in the hand than it did to open.
 
stonproject said:
you still have to draw a fixed blade. carrying a fixed blade AIWB(fastest concealed spot to draw from), and a waved karambit in your pocket oriented for forward draw, I can draw the karambit faster, and cleaner than a fixed blade everytime.
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Karambits still suck if you're not trained in their use.
 
Speed often relates to ease of opening a knife. This is one reason why I like autos. They need the speed to completely open and lock. Speed just seems to make opening the blade easier, at least for me.
 
I don't worry about if one knife opens a microsecond faster than another. However, I do see speed of opening being a by-product of good design and ergonomics. On top of that there is just the cool factor of a knife that opens fast. What I don't understand are people that seem to get worked up about knives that open "too fast" or "why are you in such a hurry to open your knife?" I've never needed my car window to roll down fast but I still don't want it to take 30 seconds either.
 
In reality-ville, smooth is better than fast. Of course, smooth usually translates to fast... go figure.
 
When your working and it's obvious a knife is needed but the guys you work with are standing there looking dumb you can deploy your blade with a loud thwack before they can ask if anyone has a knife. Holy run on sentence bat man haha.
 
When I lived in the U.S., I had a concealed handgun license and trained with my pistol regularly. I've never done that with a knife, and knife fighting takes a level of dexterity that I doubt I'd have in a defensive situation. Certainly, a split second's difference in deployment time isn't going to be the deciding factor.
 
So it seems that people don't really care about blade speed for an edc cutting tool.

That being said, why do one handed lockbacks ( other than the less intuitive one handed closing ) not seem to be fast enough for a lot of people anymore ?
Don't get me wrong I can certainly understand carrying knives that are fun to open.

Is there a reason people don't thumb their knives open in a casual controlled manner ,Does the flick allow you to get a head start on changing your grip ?
Why can't some company come out with an ultra silky smooth one handed lockback.
Wouldn't they only need to use phosphor bronze washers to achieve this .
( for some reason I like the slight resistance you get when opening one handed lockbacks )
 
Hickory n steel said:
So it seems that people don't really care about blade speed for an edc cutting tool.

That being said, why do one handed lockbacks ( other than the less intuitive one handed closing ) not seem to be fast enough for a lot of people anymore ?
Don't get me wrong I can certainly understand carrying knives that are fun to open.

Is there a reason people don't thumb their knives open in a casual controlled manner ,Does the flick allow you to get a head start on changing your grip ?
Why can't some company come out with an ultra silky smooth one handed lockback.
Wouldn't they only need to use phosphor bronze washers to achieve this .
( for some reason I like the slight resistance you get when opening one handed lockbacks )
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People like putting unnecessary wear on their folders, methinks.

I also like the slight resistance with lockbacks; reminds me the knife isn't going to pop open in my pocket and cut my finger when I reach for it.
 
The speed at which a blade may be deployed is an objective function of the knife.

In certain circumstances, the speed at which the knife can be made ready to use is certainly pertinent.

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