Flipping Knives

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I know you can flip Balisong or Butterfly Knives, but how do you flip traditional folding knives? Share different ways to flip it open, flick it closed, toss it around, etc. Anything that looks cool.
 
I don't know about looking cool, but with the right technique, almost any folding knife can be flicked open. When I first got my Buck 560 I would have thought it impossible to flick open. The spring on the lockback is very strong. Now I can flick it open 9 times out of 10. There's really no point, but it's fun. :D
 
Here's my technique:

First, grab the knife in one hand. Pinch the half of the blade that isnt covered by the handle with your thumb and pointer finger. Then just flick your wrist and flip it open with your thumb. Practice and you could get this to work with almost any folding knife, thumb stud or no stud, in less than a split second.

Anyone know any ways to like spin your knife in the air and catch it... throw it behind your back and over your shoulder and stuff like that. In other words... flashy knife tricks :D

Flipping knives is kinda pointless... but still fun and gives you something to do when you're bored.
 
I saw some video somewhere on the net of how to get most linerlocks open by flicking them... It helped me a lot with my technique. I'll see if I can dig it up... It was on a balisong site, I'm quite sure...
 
on my Benchmade 806D2 I can hold back the AXIS lock studs, and it will flip open very easily. Can also flip it back closed the same way, but watch the fingers. Its a little tricky to release the lick stud at the right time to lock the knife open, but I can do it all the time now.

The sheeple don't like it very much, though.
 
Cool... Do any other brand knives have axis locks on them?

You can flip any knife your way if you file down the back of the blade.
 
I have seen people flipping their Benchamde Axis knives...but if they were to have a slip of the finger...yeeouch!
 
GroovyGnome said:
Cool... Do any other brand knives have axis locks on them?

You can flip any knife your way if you file down the back of the blade.
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Only Benchmade and McHenry and Williams have rights to use the Axis lock. However many companies have designed locks around the patent.


Also I have a CRKT Carcajou that has a pinky hole. You can swing it around, but the "tricks" are limited and gave up on it because I dropped or mistakenly threw it a few times.
 
I can flip open my Spyderco Dodo by pulling back on the ball bearing lock and flicking my wrist. It can close the same way. I don't know how healthy that is for the knife. I probably shouldn't do it but it is pretty fun.
 
I can flip open my Strider GB just by holding the handle and flicking my hand quickly! The dang blade is so heavy that it just flies out! Never even have to touch the blade! :D
 
My Gerber Gator lockback 'flicks' open without touching the blade. It takes a strong arcing motion in the wrist and forearm.

-Bob
 
I can flick my Spyderco Paramilitary open and closed (like you can with an Axis lock) by depressing the compression lock bar.

But then most of the time I don't flick.
 
GG my cousin flicked his Buck 110 open just like you described.
The blade slipped out of his hand.
The knife stuck in my brand new couch.
That's when my brand new wife walked in.
:rolleyes:
 
Haha... ;) DISCLAIMER: May get wives mad. May put hole in couch. May lose some digits. I am not responsible for your actions. :rolleyes:
 
You can spin just about any knife around your index finger. Place your finger a little bit ahead of the center of balance, with the blade pointing away from you. Then flip the knife up by pushing up a little with your finger. Once you get it down, the knife (or whatever else you are flipping) will rotate around your finger, staying in contact for the entire rotation. With longer blades, I have been able to get two or three rotations.
 
Disclaimer: I was young, dumb and full of c**. I cut myself a few times doing these, and it is stupid!

That said...

1) I would grab the blade of my linerlock with the pivot pointed up, pinch a bit to get it past the ball detent, flick the handle open, and let it fall a bit before grabbing it in a reverse grip.

2) I tied a lanyard to the hole of a cheap POS linerlock with a pretty much useless ball detent. I would spin the lanyard with the blade closed, the blade would open and lock, and pulling the lanyard with my left hand would bring the blade into my right hand in a forward grip.

3) (The safest of all)... When I worked in a florist shop, I'd take about a foot of florist wire, close the blade on it, and I'd pull the wire with my left hand while pulling the blade away with my right. Done properly, the blade would open and lock. Done wrong, the blade would open halfway and look awkward given the dramatic opening.


Did I mention this is a stupid thing to do? Good. Don't do it, don't cut yourself, don't sue me.
 
I havn't logged in in a while, so rather than starting a new thread I'm gonna try to save this one. I can get one rotation on my finger usually without a scratch.

I got a new way. Roll it around your thumb. Hand over the knife. So far I can get it 180 degrees but I'm working on 360. Kinda like the one he just said but sideways?

EDIT **DISCLAIMER** DON'T FLIP KNIVES! I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY CHOP YOUR B**** OFF! It's stupid, but oh well just because I do it doesn't make it right for anyone else to do it. Ok enough legal stuff heheh.
 
my dozier is loose so that it can be operated with gravity. Angle the blade 45* down and depress the lock and it swings into place (its just a little dificult to time the release). Angle it up 45* and it closes. The blade play is farly high because of this but i dont think it hinders performance, if I notice any problems ill tighten it up again.
 
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