Recommendation? Fidget knives?

I've been handling and fidgeting with my Howback Sumo, it has multiple ways to open and is fun to mess around with. Action is also really smooth which helps alot
 
I have so many pocket knives, but the ones I find myself fidgeting with the most are:

1. Benchmade bugout 535bk-4. Lightweight, perfect action, textured aluminum scales feel much better in hand than the normal grivory scales, and multiple deployment methods make it a joy to fidget with.
2. Ontario RAT2. Light, cheap, perfect thumbstud action, what more could you want?
3. Civivi baby banter. Tiny, grippy, and man, that thing snaps open.
4. Damned designs Oni. This is the newest in my collection and boy, has it seen a lot of fidget time. It's as small as the baby banter, but heavy and bombproof. Thumb flick, spydie flick, or a ridiculously oversized/aggressive front flipper tab keep the deployment options fresh. All that, plus 14c28n and quality textured g10 for $45? Give that man your business.
 
I’ve always liked the Para 3 for fidgeting. Nice action and love the compression lock ‘click’.

I’ve tried using my Sog Kiku XR and my Benchmade North Fork, but the lock springs on both broke. Once I got them back from warranty work I haven’t really fidgeted with them anymore. Since I work from home, I can literally sit on meetings for hours, so to pass the time I fidget and will probably open and close the knife I’m holding hundreds of times in one meeting. I guess I just wore out those wire springs.

Oh I also never fidget with a liner or frame lock because half the time I’m not looking at the knife and it’s too easy to get ‘bitten’.
 
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Pretty much my entire folder collection is fidget friendly.
 
I have a thing for automatics, mostly because they're such fun toys. Sure, snacking on fruit with a Halo may be taken the wrong way by some, which is why I keep that sort of thing at home.

I second the Whippersnapper as well. Just a super fun knife.
 
The Oz Machine Company Roosevelt is an extremely fun knife to fidget. Like it’s going to drive your significant other crazy fun to fidget lol

That being said it’s an incredible knife but imho a little overpriced at retail and definitely not worth what they’re currently going for on the secondary market.
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Benchmade Grippies, once really dialed in with polished washers, make awesome fidget knives. Especially the ones with the Spyderco-lik thumb hole. They literally almost close themselves just by releasing the Axis lock. I also like the 940 Osborne but it's not as flippable.

Recently discovered the Hogue Dekas, and they are probably even better than the Grippies.
 
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