To recap, this thread was started because of two posts on the spine whacking thread. A portion of what i posted read, "I went about 18 years with a slip joint before locks became popular. We were careful to keep our fingers out of the way of a potential blade closing suddenly. Now, we put our fingers under the blade and trust the lock. I'd hate to have one of these scary sharp blades close on my fingers today". Then another member posted in response to this, "
Now, we put our fingers under the blade and trust the lock.
"You shouldn't trust the lock. A lock is a safety feature. It's like a seat belt. Seat belts can fail. Likewise, any lock can fail. Just as you still drive cautiously, obeying the rules and trying to avoid getting into an accident where the seat belt would come into play, so should you follow proper knife usage guidelines and try not to use the knife in a way in which the lock would come into play.
I say it all the time: locking folders can give people a false sense of security and lead them to form bad habits which make accidents more likely to occur."
So, while his advice is good, I just became curious to see just how many here would say that with locking folders, we do wrap our hands around the handle, using the finger grooves built in for this very thing, with very little thought to one closing on us. Of course that implies using common sense with our knives, but it is how many folks actually use these locking folders today.
So far it looks like 46 votes for "rarely or never" and "never think about it" at 77%
and 14 votes for "always or sometimes keep your fingers out from under the blade" at 14%
Interesting, that's all this was about. And of course, another thread for many to have fun with.