How do you open your Endura?

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pinetree

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I am new to Spyderco's just received my Endura from Knife Works and love it. It is my heavy duty outdoor folder. I have big hands and have found the safest way for me to open one handed is using my index finger in the hole and my thumb, pushing on the spine to lock it. It is one-hand but not very fast. The hole is too small for much of my thumb to go in. I say safest because my hand looks like I got in a fight with cat. Those serrations will reach out and get you when you slip up.

I've thought about wrapping the top of the hole with cord or applying "plasti-dip" to increase grip in that area for the pad of my thumb.
 
Having fairly large hands myself(too big for the Spyderholes) I tend to go with a pinch-grip inertia opening. That is, I use my thumb and forefinger to grip the blade around the hole rather than through it, and snap my wrist in a semi-circle so that the weight of the frame opens the knife. For me, it's quick, effective, and one handed, your mileage may vary :D
 
Mine is a little stiff for that, I guess it will ease up a little. I saw a video on You Tube and man that guy was great. I haven't cut myself this much since I was a 10YO with a new Buck 110.
 
If you can manage to push the lock in enough that it doesn't contact the blade at all (not just disengage the lock enough to close the knife) you'll see that the blade swings pretty freely. Most of if not all of the tension on the blade is caused by where the locking bar contacts the blade where it pivots.

When I first got my SS Endura, not only was I not able to flick it open, but I have to change hand positions 1/2 way through opening the knife one handed just to get it open all the way it was so stiff. I was a little disappointed since I was coming off using a knife that would practially open on its own after a small flip of the thumb.

One thing I did to fix this was to open the blade about 1/2 way, and where the lock bar contacts the blade pivot (looking at the knife from the top) I jammed a small pick in there, pushing the locking bar beyond what you could push it open with your thumb. Left it sit for the night and did this the next few nights as well. This, with the addition of some good lubricant, opening and closing the knife 100's of times, and proper technique, I'm able to flip the knife open with my thumb and little or no wrist which is the way I like it.
 
If its configured for tip 'up' carry, then you can cheat and add the "zip tie wave," which is suprisingly effective. Just string a zip tie through the hole, zip closed as far as it will go, with the large zip tie 'lump' protruding above the spine, and snip off the excess. When drawing the knife, snag the lump on the inside of your pocket, and pull. SNAP! If you did it right, the knife should be open.

But, as cool as that is, no true spydernut should abandon the spyder hole, so practice that for a while. Hold the knife in your right hand, with 3 of your fingers resting on the edge of the clip, and your index finger resting on the handle, all safe and secure away from the blade. Bend your thumb and insert it partially, so that your thumb nail is touching the forward part of the inside of the hole. To open, just flick your thumb forward agressivley while maintaining a solid grip.

Good luck!
 
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