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The thread about preference for pen blade in front of or behind the main blade on a jackknife got me thinking, quite self-consciously, about how I open a knife. And I discovered I only do it "naturally" one way, which surprised me! I'm right-handed, and automatically hold the knife, blades up, in my right hand with the pivot to my right, and use my left thumbnail to open the blade.
What really surprised me is that I can hardly open a blade using a fingernail, or by gripping the blade with my right hand! I tried to open the pen blade on a pen behind configuration using a left fingernail, and it felt SO awkward!
So now I'm curious. Are you a thumbnail only person, or fingernail, or both? Do you always open a knife the same way, or are you more versatile and flexible than me? Should I be doing some kind of exercises to allow me not to be such a one-dimensional opener?
- GT
What really surprised me is that I can hardly open a blade using a fingernail, or by gripping the blade with my right hand! I tried to open the pen blade on a pen behind configuration using a left fingernail, and it felt SO awkward!
So now I'm curious. Are you a thumbnail only person, or fingernail, or both? Do you always open a knife the same way, or are you more versatile and flexible than me? Should I be doing some kind of exercises to allow me not to be such a one-dimensional opener?
- GT
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