Has any of you ever put thumstuds on a slipjoint?

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I have a few traditional knives, but I must admit I don´t often carry them. The ones I have are mainly for fondling and admiring purposes. There is, of course, just something about them.

There are a lot of aftermarket thumstuds, and I have been looking at these ones. Maybe they would fit a Case Backpocket I have.

Has anybody ever installed one of those on a slipjoint? Would it fit? Would the spring of a slipjoint be too stiff for one hand opening?

Do you think it would work? Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this matter.
 
It might work, but it also might cause you to sever your finger off too:) Additionally, I don't think they would look too good on a traditional knife.
 
No, but you can do anything you want! It's kind of like putting a supercharger on a Yugo.... it's still a Yugo. They're pretty cheap though; get a couple and let us know how they work.

There are many others that have studs, nicks & holes - but we can't talk about those here!
 
I know the reaction of many of you will be to recoil in horror, but bear with me on this one, guys...
 
Hi Valle, as your link showed, these are generally better suited to lockbacks, which have much lighter opening force than slipjoints. That being said, the traditional subforum is for the discussion of knives which do not have thumb studs, opening holes, or pocket clips. These things really aren't considered traditional, at least not in this day and age, and are not allowed to be discussed here.
 
I think you should just try it, as posted above they are your knives! Just post pictures please so we can see the result :) I have made lots of mods to various knives, some turned out well and others not so much. For me, part of the fun of knife collecting and using is tinkering with them.
 
I love thumbstuds on my modern folders but I think they would look out of place on traditionals. Can't see myself flicking open any of my trads or slipjoints. Still as mentioned above, they are your knives. Give it a go and let us know how it turns out and how you like it.
 
So on a slipjoint not sure but that "add on" thumbstud you show has been around a long time. So that thumbstud on a 110 or similar traditional lockback may make it under the radar for the Trad forum.
They sold those aftermarket in the 80s for sure.

And one knife I wish I bought and never did was the BM Harley Davidson Hartail. It was like a 110 and a BM axis lock folder had a baby. 50% trad lockback handle and blade shape and 50% modern with thumbstud and axis lock.

http://www.benchmade.com/products/13100

Sorry for walking in the no man's land between Trad and mod makes me think about Quadrophenia Rockers vs Mods....
 
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This isn't a topic for the Traditional Forum. Lets try Maintenance and Tinkering.
 
Just in to give you guys some feedback.

It doesn´t work.

I put some kwik thumbstuds on a Case Backpocket. The thumbstuds fit alright, and the aesthetic results aren´t even that bad. The thing is, just like sitflyer said, the back spring is too stiff, one handed opening gets uncomfortable, perhaps even a little dangerous. It doesn´t work.
 
I have some on the way right now, but they're both going to locking knives with less spring tension. When they get here I'll try them on some slipjoints to see how well they do. I've seen someone use one on a Schrade one blade folding hunter (Mustang I think was the model) and they said it worked ok, so I guess it depends on the particular knife's tension.
 
One-handed opening isn't the only reason to add a thumbstud to a slipjoint. Some slipjoints have very stiff springs, and a thumbstud can make it easier to open the knife with two hands by giving you something to grab onto.

Also, with a thumbstud, you don't have to take gloves off to open a slipjoint. Instead of using your thumbnail, or trying to grip the blade between your thumb and finger, you just grab onto the stud.
 
My order came today. They work great on a Buck 110 or a CS Kudu (once the spring is loosened a little) but there was way too much tension for my Case Slimline Trapper to work. It does made opening two-handed easier though. It was awkward on an Opinel, plus a relief would need to be cut in the handle for it to close fully. It worked perfectly on a Taylor/Schrade 227UH, but it keeps the second blade from opening so it would only work on the single blade model. That's all I've tried it on so far, I'll try some others tomorrow.

If you want a traditional-looking one hand opener with a pocket clip, get a CS Lone Star Hunter, they're sexy :thumbup: :cool:

 
There is a pic of mine floating around that shows a Opinel modded to accept a thumbstud and close. I will have to look for it.
 
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