Crk flipper

[Krissig12]

Chris basically feels it has no real value in the knife world. He has stated he doesnt agree with his knives being flipped open due to the stress it puts on the lockface. You cant tell your customers not to thumb flick your knives and then go putting a flipper on them to allow you to do that more easily. He has also eluded to the fact that if he feels if he cant advance a certain technology he wont do it just to do it. And he feels there are plenty of makers that know flippers more than he ever will and so he just wants to do his own thing. Some makers wont use bearings. Some wont experiment with steels when they get one they like. And even if chris's opinion of flippers has eased up he was pretty adamant about never doing one so it could just come down to him not wanting to be a hypocrite. IMHO some companies move to flippers to increase sales because they are hot right now. Chris just makes what he wants and he simply doesnt want to make them.

.... and has no trouble selling all he can make.

Bingo:thumbup:

 

[Gadt]

Flipper can be bad for stop pin wear because opening action is more dynamic than in typical manual folder. And it's ugly when knife is composed.

Bigger guard for what? You want to stab someone with knife on gunfight?

I actually work with my knives.