Cool things to do with your slippie: Opening your slippie one-handed.

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I guess I will do my bite in contributing to this forum.

Well it's acutally opening your slippie one handed assisted by your jeans. But I think it's about one-handed as most slippies are going to get. The gist of it is this for right handers:

1: Dig your thumb nail into the nail nick on blade.
2: Lift the blade up about a quater inche.
3: Dig the point into the side of your jeans. and open the knife against the jeans.

This takes some practice and fine tuning. I can open all the tools, yes all of them, on my Vic Soldier. It works on Opinels, Old Timer 340T, and Case wharnie copperheads.

There are some subtle moves here. You don't have to lift up the blade with your thumb. Try sliding your thumb towards the pivot pin as your nail is in the nick, this will jack the blade up, ie saving effort. Remember, you don't have to blade up more than little. just enough to hook it into the pants. As the blade is about to fully open. Turn your wrist outwards.

It's very helpful if your other hand is occupied with groceries. Or . For example, holding down an alligator while opening a peanut.;)

Have fun guys and try not to dig the blade in your your legs. ;)
God Bless
 
One of these days I gotta get a trapper with a one arm blade.
I open my mini copperlock like that. just grab the blade and run the handle over your pants.
 
You can oen most any traditional knife one handed, I haven't found one I couldn't open.

Most times I have both hands available to open a knife, besides I like the way they feel as you rotate the tang past the backspring you can tell how well the fit is where as snappin' the scales away from the blade, (if the scales have enough mass/weight to carry it through the rest of the rotation) it's hard to tell how smooth the action is.

BTW where abouts in Jersey are ya from?
 
I can do that with the one I have in my pocket -- but I'm not digging the point of the blade into my pants, it's the end of the handle that's hooking on the pocket or belt loop or seam.

Others I've opened, I grab the handle in my lips and pull the blade open.
 
kidwholaughs said:
I guess I will do my bite in contributing to this forum.

Well it's acutally opening your slippie one handed assisted by your jeans. But I think it's about one-handed as most slippies are going to get. The gist of it is this for right handers:

1: Dig your thumb nail into the nail nick on blade.
2: Lift the blade up about a quater inche.
3: Dig the point into the side of your jeans. and open the knife against the jeans.

This takes some practice and fine tuning. I can open all the tools, yes all of them, on my Vic Soldier. It works on Opinels, Old Timer 340T, and Case wharnie copperheads.

There are some subtle moves here. You don't have to lift up the blade with your thumb. Try sliding your thumb towards the pivot pin as your nail is in the nick, this will jack the blade up, ie saving effort. Remember, you don't have to blade up more than little. just enough to hook it into the pants. As the blade is about to fully open. Turn your wrist outwards.

It's very helpful if your other hand is occupied with groceries. Or . For example, holding down an alligator while opening a peanut.;)

Have fun guys and try not to dig the blade in your your legs. ;)
God Bless
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If you try this with any of my knives, you'll need new jeans. And possibly stitches. And you won't get the knife open, either.
 
my brother does this by pinching the nail nick between his thumb and ring finger, I always wonder why hes just doesn't get a tactical with a thumbstud :rolleyes:
(it is a little old timer btw)
 
I can hold my wharncliff copperlock by the spine of the blade and give a good snap downward and flip open to the locked position. I think the spyderco guys have officially claimed this technique.
 
Slimline Trapper, and Sodbusters are real easy! Applicable to other patterns as well.

Note how the blade is above handles.
Pinch the blade and use opposing pivot end to snag anything.
Jeans, casual/dress pants, where button down shirt opens, edge of desk...

Now while applicable to the above, how did the prior generations open a knife such as a Trapper with two blades? Or a Stockman with 3 or more?

Note how the blades do not stick up as high off the handles and one more or less "has" to use nail nicks - or do they?

Amputees from wars were some of my Mentors. Not everyone had a One Arm Jack knife.

I am only so tall, still not as tall a kitchen table and this Vet, opens the main blade on a Stockman with his only arm.

He grinned, noting my facial expression.
Others Mentors grinned too.
"Come on over here and take a look". he shared.

Kitchen match is what was used in his, some used toothpicks, others a twig whittled.
Even folks not amputees did this trick.

Blade is up just enough for tip raised out of handles to catch on pockets , anything.
Ever seen a farmer, rancher, or anyone else with gloves on keep gloves on and open a Trapper or Stockman?

Now you how they did so with the gloves still on.


*grin*
 
Kitchen match is what was used in his, some used toothpicks, others a twig whittled.
Even folks not amputees did this trick.

Blade is up just enough for tip raised out of handles to catch on pockets , anything.
Ever seen a farmer, rancher, or anyone else with gloves on keep gloves on and open a Trapper or Stockman?
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Forgive my ignorance:(. I can't picture this. How and where do you put the match, toothpick, etc? And, if it works like I am thinkin, isn't the tip of the knife now exposed? Or am I wrong? I do like the idea of opening a stockman or trapper with gloves on.

As for opening with one hand. I usually stick my thumbnail in the nailknick and push the handle against my pants. If I'd put the tip of the blade against my jeans and then looked down, I'd see blood or a big whole in my jeans:eek::D:barf:!

Sam
 
Tie a monkey fist knot and leave about three inch tag and thread it thru ring on your SAK.
Put SAK in your pocket.
Now pinch blade like you normaly do when opening while is still in your pocket.
Pull out only SAK out of pocket,monkey fist(or some other knot or micro flash light or large bead etc.)stays in pocket.
Pull it ,still pinching with thumb in notch and fore finger on oposite side, back to the corner of pocket(pocket and side seam junction on jeans).
Now pull streight downward so knot (still in pocket) jam in corner of pocket and begin to open blade to app 90° .
Now wrap little finger and ring finger around handle and with thumb and fore finger open blade full.
Pull opened knife streight up pulling knot out of your pocket.
Carefuly so dont cut your self.
 
ADMIN NOTE: IF YOU FEEL THE NEED TO TRY ANY OF THESE TECHNIQUES, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN PERIL.

Frankly, if one handed opening is that important you should probably be carrying a folder designed for such or a fixed blade (imho).
Also, let's keep the conversation non-confrontational regardless of our opinions and perspectives on the posts and/or posters. Thanks.:thumbup:
 
Blues said:
ADMIN NOTE: IF YOU FEEL THE NEED TO TRY ANY OF THESE TECHNIQUES, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN PERIL.

Frankly, if one handed opening is that important you should probably be carrying a folder designed for such or a fixed blade (imho).
Also, let's keep the conversation non-confrontational regardless of our opinions and perspectives on the posts and/or posters. Thanks.:thumbup:
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Thank You Elliott.....chheeezz..
-Vince
 
Let's let it go folks. This forum isn't about the discussion of amputees nor challenging each other on who we grew up with or who were our mentors. Take any confrontations to email or pm's or just move on.
 
And here i thought I was the only one who did that! My wife laughs at me all the time for doing that. it sure works though.

Nice post!

Brett

kidwholaughs said:
I guess I will do my bite in contributing to this forum.

Well it's acutally opening your slippie one handed assisted by your jeans. But I think it's about one-handed as most slippies are going to get. The gist of it is this for right handers:

1: Dig your thumb nail into the nail nick on blade.
2: Lift the blade up about a quater inche.
3: Dig the point into the side of your jeans. and open the knife against the jeans.

This takes some practice and fine tuning. I can open all the tools, yes all of them, on my Vic Soldier. It works on Opinels, Old Timer 340T, and Case wharnie copperheads.

There are some subtle moves here. You don't have to lift up the blade with your thumb. Try sliding your thumb towards the pivot pin as your nail is in the nick, this will jack the blade up, ie saving effort. Remember, you don't have to blade up more than little. just enough to hook it into the pants. As the blade is about to fully open. Turn your wrist outwards.

It's very helpful if your other hand is occupied with groceries. Or . For example, holding down an alligator while opening a peanut.;)

Have fun guys and try not to dig the blade in your your legs. ;)
God Bless
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It is really funny because of how fast you can open a good folder with two hands.
 
Hey guys,

Great replies, I am glad that this post has generated so much dialog. This method I mentioned is not "the way" to open a slippie. It's is just "a way". As you guys pointed out, you can alway hook the handle to the pant pockets. Sure enough, this works best on blades with easiers springs and the back of the blade sticks out the handle far enough to get a good pinch on it, ie wharnie copperhead. For a Wenger SI for example, the spring is stiff and the main blades does not stick out the hand enough for a good grip. I would hook the blade on jeans.
Which brings us to the second issue. After some careful consideration, I will not advocate hooking it on jeans. Do it on a chair, atable, or borrow someone else's leg ;). Simply because I don't want anyone getting stitches on their jeans or legs. I beening doing it for years. It works well for me. As Sm2 said "safety is between the ears.".

God Bless
 
I can't wait for the follow ups to this series!

Cool things to do with your slippie:
Cutting towards yourself
Power stabbing
Throwing and juggling
Prying
Tightening screws
Catching a falling knife

;):D:)
 
Blues,
I would appreciate an email from you, as I attempted to contact you earlier about another matter.

Steve


Permission to answer and clarify if I may.

I was born in 1955.
Think about when WWII ended and not everyone came home whole.
Add Korea, and then disease that limited persons such as Polio.

Veterans lived near, and there is a Veterans Hospital still here, though it did relocate from where it was as kid.
We kids, along with adults , everyone just raised as we were, were simply neighborly.

It was common back in the day to see Veterans and Polio persons everywhere one went.

Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) were concerns for these persons not whole.
These folks did for themselves, and Improvise, Adapt ,Overcome was just what we all did, just these physically limited persons , had some additional challenges.

Lessons they passed forward, assisted someone that broke a hand ,or arm at work.
Knife use was only one area.
Today folks share about one hand drills for firearms.
Drills?
These folks only had one good side, and it may of been what used to be considered the weak side before evil took the good arm.

Vietnam and again, not everyone came home whole. I graduated in '73, and I had those close to me and mine leave for SEA (Southeast Asia) and either not return , or return whole.

I am an older returning student, and on my campus there are those that have been "over there" in the conflicts going on and returned not whole.
Older Veterans at the Veterans hospital share with new Veterans returning, their Experience, Strength and Hope along with Improvise Adapt Overcome.

All my life I have assisted physically limited persons, and have done volunteer work including in a Ped's Hospital.
For a short time I took some medical studies, did rotations, and worked in the Main Operating Theater.

Regular civilians, from little kids to elderly can and do become physically limited in the blink of an eye.

Opening a knife, opening a can or bottle of soda, opening a can of soup, getting dressed, combing hair, and other ADLs so many take for granted like buttons on a shirt/blouse, zippers on jeans...

Have you ever seen a Veteran, coming back out to his truck, and his faithful dawg is so excited - he leaps out of the bed only to have his lease get caught?
The dawg is "hung", this dawg is in serious trouble and the Veteran, is real close to that dawg.

Seconds save lives, with the only hand he has he retrieves a slipjoint, and cuts that lease to save his dawg.

I have. I and others in a dead run to assist, but that Vet was closer, faster, and had practiced skill sets.

I joke, tease, razz and have my fun on fora.
I have a dead serious side to me as well.

Learning to remove a bottle cap with a bone stock 1911 was not to be "cool" or to "show off".
It was seeing this done to use beer and cokes to clean away blood from someone shot, to cleanse the dirt and debris away so we could assist and do medical care ASAP en route, to a doctor.

Life is life. Life is hard. Reality is real.

Apologies to the forum and any members if I was out of line.

Respectfully,

Steve
 
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