Flipper Deployment Video

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I know this has been discussed ad nauseum, but I've been meaning to upload this for a while. It's pretty much just my method for consistent deployment of flipper knives. Hopefully it helps someone.

[video=youtube;VrwKNhUYUVo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrwKNhUYUVo[/video]
 
I've watched your video...and, at first, I was surprised that you have to "teach" someone to flip a blade. But then, I realized that I had early "learning" problems and many times my flippers would not deploy fully. I think that I finally was able to deploy with some consistency, in a method that is much like yours, through trial and much error.
I have had a 560 and now have a 561, but I have to say that my earliest flipper experience was with a very economical blem JYD II, composite with D2, that I just find to be a fascinating knife. I tend to pick it up for heavy pruning and such around my house.
I should probably add that I'm perhaps the only one I know who is unable to flick open an "ordinary" blade like a Sebenza or a Strider. Something lacking there somewhere. :)
Thanks for the video.
 
Sonnydaze said:
I should probably add that I'm perhaps the only one I know who is unable to flick open an "ordinary" blade like a Sebenza or a Strider. Something lacking there somewhere. :)
Thanks for the video.
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Then perhaps this may help:
[video=youtube;81MlIACmh_M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81MlIACmh_M[/video]

Cheers!
 
I'm surprised that you can't consistently deploy a flipper using the 'push through' method. I will admit though that I have never tried your method. I will give it a go but I have never met a knife I couldn't flip with the 'push through' method.

I'm wondering if you are focusing too much on the change of direction. The change is very very very very slight. You aren't really trying to push forward and then change to back. You are trying to push the flipper through, almost perpendicular to the handle to build up pressure. I like to think of the motion as being related to snapping your fingers.
 
I'm fairly certain I've cycled through every method and variation, and this one just seems to work best independent of every knife. The way you describe, I've definitely done to a great degree, but it just doesn't get the consistent results, especially on Skylines. They have such variation on detent strength and pivot friction that it doesn't always work. At least not for me. :)
 
twid said:
Right!? Seems like that guy has to flick his wrist even opening an OTF auto.
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Ahhh I know he wrist flicks the 560....bearings, he wrist flicks the southard....bearings, wrist flicks the XM-18...
 
My initial reaction was that using a flipper is pretty intuitive, so whats the point :confused:.

After watching your nicely done vid and giving it a bit more thought, I realized this demonstration could be helpful to some folks.

Having worked in or been deeply involved in several areas (computers, handguns, etc) I've run across numerous things that seemed obvious/intuitive to me but were a total mystery to other reasonably intelligent people.
Plus numerous times dealing with something I was not familiar with I would do things the hardest way possible until someone showed me the totally simple way to do it :o.

Personally, I do the things you were demonstrating when evaluating a flipper and also had settled on the pressure technique you use for routine deployment. I normally add a slight wrist action, just in case, to assure full deployment.
 
I've been trying your method for the past hour, and the push down method still works better for me :o I thought flippers would work best one single way because of simple physics, but it seems that I never accounted for the variable of the person. Thanks for the insight.
 
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