How do you open your axis lock knife?

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jfrye

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With my BM 940 I prefer to hold the lock release button down and flick my wrist to snap it open. On axis lock style folders like the BM 940, 710 etc... how do you open yours thumb stud or wrist flick?
 
My preference is just a gentle push on the thumbstud. To me wrist flicking is just unnecessary and will probably draw a lot of looks in public.
 
Depends on what I'm doing with it. If I'm going cut something, I'll either use the thumbstud, or just pull the Axis bar back and let the blade fall open. When I'm just playing around with it, I'll flick it or whatever.

I don't generally flick it open because when I'm going to cut something, I don't need to accidentally drop the knife trying to look like a badass when I'm open it.

The same applies for Spyderco's compression lock. I use the hole or just let it fall open when I'm using it, but it gets some flicking when I'm just playing around.
 
Thumb stud mostly just cause it's more predictable for me.
I flick it open a lot though when just messing around.
 
I've always had my axis locks dialed in so I just tilt the knife pivot down about 10 degrees and pull back the lock the blade gently swings out and with good practice I could time the release and lock it up strong.
 
A gentle push on the thumbstud and it opens like an automatic on certain AXIS locks.
 
I might be going out on a limb here, but I think there might be a reason they put thumb studs or thumb holes on them...............
 
thumb stud usually. If I am showing off (or looking like a fool in other words) I flick it with the axis bar back. Yeah I've done it!
 
I use the thumb stud to open most of the time, yet for some reason I flick it closed. I only really pull it out if I need to. think the only time I flicked it open was to scare off a bunch of thugs, it was kind of funny, they said "F&^$ he's got a switch blade" and ran the other way.
 
I prefer the thumb stubs because it requires less work (only pushing on the stud as opposed to holding back the lock and flicking the wrist), but I like to inertia open it for fun from time to time. I think that's what it's called, right? When you flick your wrist so hard the blade overcomes the resistance that keeps it closed and flies open? Yea, that's good stuff. I don't do it too much though because I don't want to wear out the lock.
 
Thumb stud or hole. Never flick.
 
din said:
I pull the blade out with pliers.
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What type of pliers do you use? Do you like a toothy jaw to get a good grip on the blade, or do you like a smooth jaw so you do not damage the blade?:p
 
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