CRK question about flipping open.

crick0234 said:
I thought i read somewhere that what Chris mentioned only applied to Wrist flicking - that thumbFlicking is fine.
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This has been stated over and over, ad nauseam. Flicking with your thumb is OK. Aggressive wrist flicking is bad EXCEPT after lubing and reassembling your CRK knife. Then, do it once to make sure all the parts snap correctly into place, and go back to thumb flicking.

I'm a thumbstud (and CRK) newbie, but I can still flick open my Small Sebenza easily and quickly with my thumb. While the fast-slam isnt great for it, it isnt as rough on the knife as when I close it with my wrist with a resounding THWACK.
 
With a knife that is build to this super tight tolerance, perfect fit and finish, the 3 things that Chris Reeve can't control is how we treat our knives, the opening and closing, how we sharpen, and how we use them. Wrist flick is the the same as "don't use your knife as screw driver or pry bar". It's not a "proper" use if you are just toying around, he didn't design a wrist flicking toy (but he did... And a darn good one). but heck, I wiggle the blade a bit when I try to shape a branch into pointy tip for fire start and I wiggle some more feathering the wood to start a fire. Wiggle is prying just less dramatic.

The point is the only way he can interpret how the knife was used is from wear pattern; if the Zann has flatten thumb stubs and squeezed contact area at the handle end, he is going to deem it miss used, same as for the 21s with stop pin, it there's flat spots he may charge you for the pin. Otherwise his knives should last 3 life times with proper use: open with your thum following the studs-cut with blades moving-when done close it with both hands. I rather mine last half a lifetime and be FUN to use with my way ;)


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This falls under warranty terms and pet pees of Chris.
He designed his knife as a working tool, not a toy. If you open the knives when needed in a smooth action, your knife will last a very very long time before needed any attention. Repeatedly wrist flip and it will wear out much faster(this is just common sense & very basic mechanical knowledge). While not a flipper style knife owner, I have seen threads on how quickly their knives are wearing out. On other brands(non flippers) where some people have problems(lock rock being one) and others don't the answer often comes down to this repeated wrist flipping. As mentioned previously some do this time after time all evening. It is up to you how well you take care of your knife, the manufacturer can't do that for you. I am not sure how flipper manufactures cover their warranty -all are going to do it a little different, but if you make your bread & butter by selling flippers that is what you have to expect people to do, even if it puts excess wear on them.
 
The flicking "discussion" warning applies to the older design sebenzas. IIRC the company has made no statements about the Sebenza 25 or other knives and "flicking."
 
brownshoe said:
The flicking "discussion" warning applies to the older design sebenzas. IIRC the company has made no statements about the Sebenza 25 or other knives and "flicking."
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Absence of a statement does not negate the philosophy.

there are COUNTLESS things that CRK has not said about the 25, but none of them mean it is or is not recommended.
 
unit said:
Absence of a statement does not negate the philosophy.

there are COUNTLESS things that CRK has not said about the 25, but none of them mean it is or is not recommended.
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Cool, but the older Sebenza warning is fact, the rest is conjecture. I agree, for the 25, CRK has not said flicking is "not recommended."
 
colubrid said:
What about flicking knives with ball bearings and such. They get wacked open all the time!
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Agreed--my brand spankin' new 0450CF has about the smallest stop pin i've ever seen, and the blade fly's out like a rocket every time even if I'm not trying to do it quickly. Something tells me the stop pin on a sebenza, being literally 4 times the size of this one, will hold up just find no matter how hard you open it. I flick mine all the time, but I try and avoid using wrist, but I do leave my knife on my desk and every once in a while my partner or one of my employees will grab it and wrist flick it...I don't really care TBH.
 
crick0234 said:
I thought i read somewhere that what Chris mentioned only applied to Wrist flicking - that thumbFlicking is fine.
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Which is mostly what I do. I can't seem to get my Umnumzaan to open this way but my 21 will open with ease with thumb only.
 
That's the beauty of a CRK is to open it in such a manner that you can get that "hydraulic" feel of the action. Save the flicking for your ZTs and axis locks!
 
I would go with Unit's post. Welcome to the madness. What model is next on your shopping list?
 
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