Brownie Popping a Knife?

Browine:
Fair play chap, cheers for your candor.

I'll bang my head against the description for a bit longer and see if I can work it out :)

Thanks again.
 
I, too, am too curious to hold out any longer. While I'm satisfied with the speed of my waved Emersons, I'd sorta like to see a comparably speedy presentation of some other models. Please e-mail me a description of the "pop" at

edited to delete e-mail address

Thanks,
Ray
 
Thanks again guys...

I'm gettin better... looking for a better liner lock then my chinese made piece of garbage!
 
Hotrod,
Check out Spyderco and Benchmade for well made liner locks.
-Kevin
Edit: Tag on Al Mar to that list as well.
 
Now I am curious. I have not asked for or received an e-mail from Brownie, but from what is posted in this thread, "Brownie Popping" sounds similar to a technique I developed on my own.

When I got my 806D2, I found I could "shake" the blade open (NOT the traditional centrifugal "frisbee" type flip). The technique I arrived at on my own was as follows:

1. Grasp the knife handle firmly between your thumb and fingers leaving a clear path for the blade to open.

2. Pull the knife up until it clears your pocket. The knife should be roughly parallel to your forearm.

3. When the knife clears your pocket, quickly extend your forearm back from the elbow a short distance (1" to 2") and stop. That will move the knife quickly and briefly, in the direction of the back of the closed blade, on a line perpendicular to the length of the closed blade. The very short "popping" or "shaking" motion will impart enough momentum to the blade that it will open with a "pop" when you stop your hand and the handle.

Doing this from my right front pocket, I could have the knife open next to my right hip and ready to use almost instantaneously.

This technique requires less fine motor skill than traditional flipping. It took me a while to learn the "regular way" after reading a description here.

Is the technique I came up with on my own the same or similar to brownie popping?

P.S. Sorry if I let the cat out of the bag, but if brownie popping is the same as my technique, I don't see what the big deal is . . .

P.P.S. I am posting this for information only. I am not making or suggesting you try it. If you hurt yourself or someone or something else trying it, that is your responsibility.
 
JDMSMBACPA:

Close but the cats not out yet on the pop.

I understand your description and it will be very fast that way as well.

Glad to see others have played enough to find other ways besides flipping them with a wrist.

Good, very good.

Brownie
 
JDMSMBACPA, that's exactly my method of opening the AFCK. It's just a tiny bit different from the brownie pop, but I prefer it because it has a higher chance of a successful opening. The initial downward push and subsequent upward pulling of the handle seems much more reliable to me. They're both inertial openings, but the brownie pop relies on a single jerk to cause the blade to open.

There might be a slight speed difference because of the required downward push, but then I have peace of mind knowing that my knife is fully open *all* the time.

Originally posted by JDMSMBACPA
Sorry if I let the cat out of the bag, but if brownie popping is the same as my technique, I don't see what the big deal is . . .
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Agreed. Since similar techniques have been independently discovered by various other knife users, I don't think that there should be all this secrecy in the hope of keeping the technique from bad guys.
 
AlphalphaPB:

Mine open all the time with the pop. Wasted motion otherwise and defeats the reason behind it which is speed.

Your technique with JDMSMBACPA is real good though.

Again, and for the last time here, I am not keeping it a secret, it's been gven to many in class and here upon request. I'm not putting it on an open forum. Is that secrecy?

Brownie
 
brownie0486, I've temporarily enabled my e-mail button (bottom of post by my "profile" button--don't want to put my e-mail address in the body of a post). Please send me the technique, if you will.
 
Geez, I've been at this for about 5 hours with my CRKT BladeLock and . . . nuthin. I must be a slow learner.
 
Geez, I've been at this for about 5 hours with my CRKT BladeLock and . . . nuthin. I must be a slow learner.

When I learned the POP I was using my Microtech LCC, heavy blade and sturdy enough that the blade could be "loose" and swing easy. Might try loosing up the blade untill you get the hang of it.
 
Loodieboy,

It's not your fault. The bladelock knife can't be flipped or flicked because the stud needs to be pressed in order to open the blade. There is no way to open the knife by centrifugal or inertial force alone.
 
It does however work just fine with a CRKT M16 - locking liner.

I also found the Tip up instructions to be easier to understand and implement even 'tho I typically carry Tip Down.

Thanks Brownie
 
Hunter,

What size M16 do you have? I didn't think the smallest model would be able to be flipped. Even the spear-point seemed iffy to me.
 
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