How to close my small sebbie?

BOK

BOK

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Well got this one for Christmas. It's a beauty and now I just may need that large wood inlay to go with this 'solar wind' small.

But anyway can anyone give me any tips or advice on how they close theirs?

My fingers are are always pressing up against the frame making it exceptionally hard to close with my thumb.

Do I just have to get use to this or are their any techniques I should know about that you all use?
 
You may be putting a little pressure on the blade before you have fully released the lock. Make sure your finger isn't touching the black any as you release the lock with your thumb. Once the lock is released you can press the blade to get it to close. Other guys will have other suggestions, but this is the main problem I had at first. Enjoy!:D
 
I agree do not place any pressure on the blade, i disengage the lock with my right hand then i close the blade with my left. I am sure there are some out there who can do this with one hand, however i have had a few close calls that way.
 
I think it's stiff just 'cos its new. I'll have to work it in. For now I'll just move the liner with my left.
 
I have my little and ring finger keeping the clip end of the knife into the fleshy part of my palm at the bottom of my little finger, my middle finger is at about the top of the lock cut out round the back keeping the knife frm omoving baack wards when I exert pressure on the locking bar with my thumb.

I then use my trigger finger to move the blade to its "first stop" poistion where the ball detent has not pushed over onto the locking bar yet.

I then move my thumb out of the path of the blade and use it to fully close the knife.

I hope that is as clear as mud as it obviously takes about 100 times as long to break it down and type it out than it does to do.

p.s. my large classic 2000 is much easier to unlock and close than my small regular because of the smaller area of the unlocking bar you can access with your thumb, the shape of the locking bar and the fact that you have, in effect, a longer leaver on the large
 
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