Half stop poll

half stops

  • I prefer half stops

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • I do not like half stops

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • makes no difference most of the time

    Votes: 0 0.0%

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Fan or not?

Is it a deal breaker one way or the other?


Personally I go back and forth. I dont mind either way and it has no bearing on what I buy. Though I will say it influences my edc choice somedays.
 
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It makes no difference - no qualifier such as; most of the time. I didn't vote as that choice was not available.
 
Jeff, I voted makes no difference most of the time. I think it mostly depends on the pattern - some knives should (or are just meant to) have half stops and some not.

What gets me a little messed up is going from a knife with half stops and a firm backspring to a knife with no half stops and softer springs … or vice versa. I'm likely to get into trouble the first day or two after the switch if I don't pay attention. ;)

-Keith
 
Sorry ED, I should have added one more option.


You nailed it Keith. I was messing with my 55 (half stop) and new 53 (cam tang) when I thought about this thread. It dawned on me that it doesnt really matter but knowing which one you have for the day certainly does.
 
I voted no difference, most of the time. The few times it does make a difference to me are when the knife has 8+ pulls. When they are already stout, I do not want the half stop pulling the blade out of my grip-- that's when they become dangerous.
 
I voted no difference, most of the time. The few times it does make a difference to me are when the knife has 8+ pulls. When they are already stout, I do not want the half stop pulling the blade out of my grip-- that's when they become dangerous.

Well said, Jeff! :thumbup:
 
I like half stops mostly. I do switch knives through the course of the day. I carry a trapper that has half stops most days while I am not working when I get to work I generally swap the trapper for a Peanut or Old Timer 80T. I have never had any issues with switching back and forth.

Chris
 
I have a few knives without half stops, and I find that they are much easier to open and close one handed.

I find that most of my nicks with strong springs come from the half stop.

One think I like about the half stop is that it seems to clean grit out of the pivot and back spring better.

I own knives with both.

I love a really strong back spring, and you can have a real stiff one on a cam tang and it does not feel hard to open.
 
I like 'em, hasn't stopped me from buying a knife but it might make me chose one knife over the other
 
I don't much care one way or the other, but I do think they should be pattern appropriate. I don't like that GEC uses half-stops on ALL their knives, including the bullnose. Sodbusters have historically had cam end tangs. The bullnose should have one, it's just right, the same way that the #23 and #73 patterns have square and flush tangs.

- Christian
 
I voted no difference, and have knives with and without. One habit I have developed is to cycle a knife open and closed a few times when I pocket it, to remind myself of the particular action of that knife.
 
half-stops are not a deal breaker for me by any means
but all things being equal, i prefer my knives without the half stop

*shrugs*
 
rockgolfer said;

Sorry ED, I should have added one more option.

That's ok Jeff. After considering it for a bit, I thought about the #73 linerlock and thought about that beartrap extra heavy spring and went back and voted for "makes no difference most of the time". Afterall, that #73 linerlock almost qualifies as a guillotine. I even posted a thread about it in August.
 
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I like them but don't usually think to ask before hand if a knife has them or not. I especially like them on my larger knives as it gives me that little pause to say, "Are you paying attention to what you're doing?"
 
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