Originally posted by BaliSwinger
Thanks Clint!
More questions: I found the clip is rather getting in the way. Is it ok to remove it? I am concern that once I remove it, the thread in the Zytel will be loose and later on securing back won't be so good anymore. It seems that the screw is directly attached to the zytel.
Yes, the clips come off nicely and the threads have yet to strip on me. They do go into the zytel but after a year... no problems. BTW, after I first took the clip off, I fastered it down but did not torque the screws. This allowed for the clip to go on the pants better but it never, NEVER, fell off, loosened or wobbled. The clip was biuld with a bais to Staying on. So naturally Going on takes effort. The dent in the clip is too close to the open end for my liking, but once it is on it stays on. One day I need to play around with bending the clip in different places to see what changes what. CS once gave me a bonus extra clip with an order so I won't be loosing anything is I screw it up!
Do you flip it open after pushing the blade out of the handle, or do you push all the way?
I do both. The blade did develop some side-to-side play, but the opening had nothing to do with it. I noticed the play after a very rough evening on a military exercise.(repeated hard stabbings into wood) My knife is currently en route to CS for warrenty service. I'll tell you how it deals out.
What is the safest way to close it one hand?
Carefully; you will soon-enough find a way that suits your personal style. I (with blade play) would hold the knife level and use my thumb on the lockbar like a button. The blade fell to 70-90 degree now pointing down and away from me. After a quick grip change (thumb on one side, finger tips on other), my index finger would push the spine in the slot.
Option 2 Hold open knife at 45 Degree angle, use thumb to hold down lockbar, sharply raise handle to level. Blade should point down and away. Grip change/finger as above.
Favorite way. This is how I do it on my 3" voyager. Hold open knife level, thumb holds down lockbar, index finger pushes blade down. At a comfortable spot stop pushing blade, use index finger when adjusting grip (as before, duh), resume using index finger to push blade into slot.
Not trying to treat you like a dummy, just making myself understood. Oh, and YMMV.
Have tested it for shaving: better than any knife I ever have, but one:
Lynn C. Thompson may talk big, but I think it was Bruce Lee who said "It's not bragging if it's true." After the wood stabbing episode, my voyager come out the best. One knife lost it's tip, the other need some quility time witha ballpeen hammer. Amazing we didn't hurt ourselves.
Leatherman PST clip blade. I guess the latter has a smoother finish on the edge for push cut.
Or the thinner blade makes the difference.
PS. you're welcome!
