Folders: Drop shutty or controlled descent?

SharpBits said:
Haptics and sound are important to the overall appeal of a product. BMW figured that out decades ago, as did the old traditional knife makers. Walk and talk is a thing, as you know.
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Too bad they also came up with the idrive abomination.

Kind of expect it with bearings, but with washers I feel like it would have play, so would tune the pivot accordingly.
 
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Blues said:
I noticed that now a lot of the reviewers are focused on the sound produced as the blade is closed. We're going to need to address the audio and acoustic qualities of all knives going forward.

"Just listen to that blade when it closes. It sound like...why, it sounds like 'Murica" at its founding!!!"
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A lot of these reviewers focus on many things that in reality I find superfluous overall. Basically if I like the design, if it’s made of quality materials, with good fit and finish, good function, I honestly couldn’t give an avian rodent’s backside what it sounds like.

There I said it, and I’m not sorry. . . 😁

Seriously though, it’s a friggin knife man. It’s a simple device that’s been around since we figured out we needed a way to cut things open. I do think some of these guys are way over complicating things.

There’s one YT guy - that I actually like because he’s funny - but he’ll go on about how nice the action is then immediately change it out to put skiff’s in it. Which is fine but to me, it just doesn’t really make that much of a difference. If it opens and closes smoothly I’m good with it. YMMV. . .
 
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Blues said:
I noticed that now a lot of the reviewers are focused on the sound produced as the blade is closed. We're going to need to address the audio and acoustic qualities of all knives going forward.

"Just listen to that blade when it closes. It sound like...why, it sounds like 'Murica" at its founding!!!"
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The wife claims I have a noise fetish ..... never cared about the noise a knife makes though 🤔
 
Meh. Don’t care either way. I’ve been switching back and forth between 2 different folders lately and one drops shut (Griptilian) and one doesn’t (0620).
 
Frame/liner locks - not kamikaze but a controlled descent where a little wiggle sends it home. But free fall doesn’t bother me.

Comp/shark locks - free fall.

Back lock- as long as I can safely “catch” the blade with a finger I’m good.

I do love the sound certain knives make. They add to my experience. Same for the feels/haptics.
 
I think there’s something to be said about the tangible and acoustic qualities of a folding knife, sound, feel in hand, visual design, etc, and undoubtedly, the combination of those things that jazzes one up can be different for everyone, hence the market. I wouldn’t necessarily always equate to quality and/or durability, as I’ve had some cheapies over the years that were super satisfying to open or close for one reason or another.

In guns for example, aside from the joyful sound and smell of burning gunpowder, who doesn’t love the action of a nice autopistol slide where the balance between slick action and tight fit has been well-executed, the clocking of a well-timed wheelgun’s works, the dropping of a bolt carrier group, or something as simple, yet iconic as the “ping” of an expended Garand clip? The sensory experience is part of the enjoyment.

As for the reviewing community buzzwords, yeah, that gets annoying.
 
It matters not to me. I close folders with the back of the blade against my leg out of long habit, I don't even think about it most of the time.
 
Centermass said:
I think there’s something to be said about the tangible and acoustic qualities of a folding knife, sound, feel in hand, visual design, etc, and undoubtedly, the combination of those things that jazzes one up can be different for everyone, hence the market. I wouldn’t necessarily always equate to quality and/or durability, as I’ve had some cheapies over the years that were super satisfying to open or close for one reason or another.

In guns for example, aside from the joyful sound and smell of burning gunpowder, who doesn’t love the action of a nice autopistol slide where the balance between slick action and tight fit has been well-executed, the clocking of a well-timed wheelgun’s works, the dropping of a bolt carrier group, or something as simple, yet iconic as the “ping” of an expended Garand clip? The sensory experience is part of the enjoyment.

As for the reviewing community buzzwords, yeah, that gets annoying.
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so youre not changing your name here to drop shutty, then?
 
BP Green said:
Respectfully, I don’t see how that even makes any sense. The “why” is pretty self explanatory.
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So you don't clear your fingers from the path of the blade when you close folders? Have you spent a bunch of time with "drop shutty" knives and found yourself getting cut up a lot? This is a non-issue for people with these knives
 
If it's not a 60's era Impala...well...it's just not really an Impala anymore. But yeah, they can do amazing stuff with vehicles nowadays. Hell, the 80's era Le Baron turbo was a little screamer...until our outfit got some Grand Nationals.

Okay, back to knives. Showing my age here.
 
Huh. Good topic. I like watching Metal Complex but I have little to no use for any other YT reviewer.
Now on to the topic: I like drop shutty. I like controlled descent. I like knives period. I like knives on a bus, I like knives in a rush. I like knives in a car, I like knives at a bar. Sorry guys…., I may be drinking.
 
Terry M. said:
Huh. Good topic. I like watching Metal Complex but I have little to no use for any other YT reviewer.
Now on to the topic: I like drop shutty. I like controlled descent. I like knives period. I like knives on a bus, I like knives in a rush. I like knives in a car, I like knives at a bar. Sorry guys…., I may be drinking.
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But could you, would you skin a goat?
 
I prefer folders that can be opened and closed, without putting one's pinkies in the blade path .

Drop shut is OK , assuming the above . But not a big deal for me either way . 🤷‍♂️

I also prefer folders that have a "finger stop" unsharpened area at the blade base , as in most Cold Steel Tri-ad lock folders .

A completely "safe" folder is probably not much use for me , but I do appreciate designs that are less dangerous to the user . :cool:
 
I'm of the opinion that a consistently low-friction closing experience seems to result in fewer injuries for me. The more I have to manipulate something to get it to close, the more likely it is that I'll mess up.

Others will probably disagree.
 
I don't care. I'm in that camp. I prefer centered blades, but even then I'm not super duper persnickety picky.
 
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