Chinook II opening method

[jinuineasn]

What's the opening method for the chinook II? Will it be easy to open in a high stress situation? THanks in advance.

 

[gunmike1]

Use the Spyderhole, it works extremely well under stress and is plenty fast. You could also have someone like STR grind the Spyderhole into a "wave" so it opens automatically when it comes out of your pocket, but looks will suffer.

 

[huugh]

IMHO (14mm) Spyderhole is easiest to use of all the one-hand opening methods (thumbstud, disc). There are also oval, square and variously shaped holes but none of them equals to spyderhole.

 

[Cleve Loga]

Use the hole and a flick of the wrist.

 

[thombrogan]

For quick opening, el wristo flicko does the tricko. For reliable opening, Senor Thumb y Senora Circle are the shizzle.

I believe the tips that follow are a mishmash of stuff from a Marc MacYoung book on knives and a Peyton Quinn book on self-defence with maybe some Loren Christensen thrown in:

Practice using your thumb and opening like normal. Use a mirror and or recording device (or friend who enjoys brutal honesty whom you won't attack) to search and destroy any unnecessary movement you make when drawing and opening your folding pocketknife. For reliability and practicality, you're better off removing the self-made obstacles that slow you down instead of hurtling faster over those obstacles. Taking a further point from MacYoung's book, Effective Offense, your subconscious mind is more likely to accept a technique that's fast because it's stripped down than a technique that's fast because of complex methods. Just something to keep in mind when dealing with high-stress situations.

 

[coaldigger]

I waved my ENDURA myself & it looks pretty good but the action of the knife is awsome this makes my second spyder that I've waved , they don't look as good as factory but it's cool & works great. I also waved a coldsteel trail guide & it works great also .:thumbup:

 

[jinuineasn]

can i use my thumb to open all the way? or do i have to use my thumb to open it 1/4th of the way and the wrist flick?

 

[yablanowitz]

That depends on the length of your thumb and your grip on the knife. I don't have a Chinook, but on my Manix I about have to grip the handle with my index finger at the choil to rotate the blade completely open with my thumb, and I have long thumbs. Under the adrenaline dump of a self defense situation, where fine motor control is out of the question, two hand opening is much more positive anyway.