Flicking?

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kaimi72

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Hey Folks!

Plz help a newbie: am I "allowed" to flick my large classic Sebbi open?
Had a MoD Mark I and was told by MoD to not flick the Mark open.

Thx in advance!

Be safe
Kai
 
the first order oif business is to describe the "flicking" you are using.

Do use the thumb?

or do use a full pwer wrist snap using the inertia of the blade?
 
Im sorry, I forgot to describe.

I use the thumb to go the first part of the way (to open the blade a little bit), then use the power of the wrist to open it completely.
 
you can do what you want, but CRK advises against doing as you describe.

I had a large seb I did that with for a few months. Didn't see to suffer any harm.
 
Kaimi72,

I can use only my thumb to flick my large classic open, but I usually refrain from doing so.


Andy
 
Ya know I was always leary about wrist flicking any folder open, it always seemed harsh on the knife to me. It's cool and all, but that seemed about it. Flicking the blade never seemed to serve any special purpose. A properly built folder with liner/frame lock should lock up tight with normal thumb stud use. To some, maybe they feel flicking seats the blade more firm allowing the lock to traval the full extent; but at a cost; lock and blade ware. Then..............

I watched the Chris Reeve DVD. In the building stage of fitting the blade to the handle, the "Wrist Flick" is used to seat the lock fully behind the blade. This is done several times in the process. Then a gage is used to determine how far the lock traveled. Two gages are used, a 50% and a 75%. I've always hoped to recieve Seb's at passed the 75% lock engagement test; meaning that the lock could did not travel half way past the center of the blade.

I guess my point is that the wrist flick is being used by the factory to test the extreme and it should probably not be done by the user on a daily bases. Not that it would destroy the knife, only that it will probably ware it down faster.
 
Flicking the blade open makes the metal of the tang strike the metal of the stop pin with unnecessary force. Metal on metal can be damaging. On a routine basis, this is counterproductive.

Even though the Sebenza is about as tough a folder as you'll find. :)
 
From Anne Reeve

Chris Reeve Knives said:
The whole issue of flicking knives has gotten a little away from reality! No, it is not a sin to flick a Sebenza but it is not something we recommend.

Flicking a knife is an activity that has the potential to damage the whole lock mechanism. It causes the parts to slam together, creating unnecessary wear. Flicking the blade open once in a while it is not a problem – in fact, we recommend it as part of the assembly process. It is the compulsive, continuous snapping open of the blade that is a problem; the spending an afternoon in front of the television and flicking-your-knife-open-breaking-the-lock-closing-it-flicking-it-open-again for the duration of a football game, or movie or whatever, and doing it every week.

This is as true for Sebenzas as it is for any other knife – or any hinged mechanism with a stop and a lock. Of all the knives on the market, the Sebenza is best able to withstand flicking because the size of the stop pin/sleeve, and the configuration of the pivot bearing and bearing surface, cause the energy to disperse over a large area.

Here is an analogy that illustrates what we are trying to say:
A man owns a Porsche – it is a well-built car and the whole vehicle has a “bank vault” feel to it. He particularly likes the sound of the doors closing – thunk. To work off his obsessive frustrations about life at large, this man spends hours and hours just opening and closing the door. Eventually the hinges wobble and the doors whistle when he is driving because they don’t close securely any longer. Do you suppose Porsche will replace the doors happily and at no charge?

So in summary, we do not advocate flicking knives at all – it is not in the best interest of the knife – any knife.

Anne
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