How to perform a proper inertial opening of your folder

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Originally posted by ThinkOfTheChildren
...C'mon. I shouldn't have to explain common sense. Anyway, Glockman, you carry a Chinook and before that you carried a Sifu. I don't think you have much of a leg to stand on talking about not scaring sheeple :D
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TOTC,

True, true...I forgot about that...LOL!!.:D.:D.
 
Originally posted by Centurian
LOL.....:D So flipping out my Sifu or the MAXX at one of those fancy yuppy restaurant's to cut my veggie burger with humis in half is a bad idea???:p
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No. You want that hummus on the side so it doesn't gum up the works on the SIFU. That's why the large Sebenza is the veggie burger slicer of choice....easier to clean out the goo.;)
 
Damn TOTC, I didn't know you had a name for it I thought it was just a natural extension of a simple law of physics.

But thanks anyway for giving it a name, now when someone asks me what I'm doing I'll have name for it.

Also as I'm sure your aware you can open it the same way, but ease up as the blade pivots past the high point in the arc, and it won't slap the stop pin with nearly as much force.
 
fracmeister


Yeah, it is easier to clean out the frame lock, however, I don't think that a 3.5 inch blade can penetrate a burger, especially with a whole weat bun.:D Got to have that extra SIFU length
 
Inertial openings? Get the Mad Maxx! It 's MADE for openings of all sorts. I flick the beloved beJesus out of that knife and it always asks for MORE!
 
...For anyone just beginning to try to "inertia" open any knife, the motion is exactly the same as when you threw around a frisbee when you were a kid....wrist motion forward, and end with a snap (Grip IS very important).

ReaperVelle
 
I have tried this, requires arm motion more than wrist.

Hold your knife as normal (i.e. if you use the thumb stud), but don't touch the stud at all, thumb along the side of the handle to support grip (the grip must be clenched during the peak speed of the move)

Raise your arm about half between horizontal to vertical, in front of you, knife facing down (blade spine facing away from your palm), I call this +45 degree
Swing arm down, fast, with the peak flick at about horizontal to -45 degree.
Your arm stopped at -90 degree, blade will fall out and lock in place pointing down.

Another way to describe the movement is as if you are trying to cut/slash to -90 degree from +45 degree (if blade is already out), while at -20 degree there is an obstacle that you need to put force on.

I hope this is not so confusing. :o
 
prob not a good idea to do this w/a REKAT i dont think, would constitute abuse....

that said i do the same w/my BM/MT/EKI/CRKT/Spyderco/MOD/buck/strider/gerber/kershaw/crawford/DDR/etc stuff all the time, w/no ill effects so far, ever

i still think the wave is the way to fly though imho

greg
 
T. Erdelyi,
Yes, part of practicing is learning how to do it with less and less force. With some knives, especially axis locks, very little force is needed. With my 940 I just give it a little kick with my wrist and it can click into place without a lot of extra impact.

ReaperVille,
I throw a frisbee the same way as depicted in picture one on my web page which is the incorrect way to perform an inertial opening. Sure, it can work, but it will work with less folders and requires much more force. Maybe you throw a frisbee differently, however.

MelancholyMutt,
Thanks for another laconic and enlightening post :rolleyes:

BaliSwinger,
Why use your entire arm? I assure you that it can be done with only your wrist.
 
Originally posted by MelancholyMutt
If you wanted an Auto... just get an auto....
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Because the auto breaks when you need it! :p
It's rather strange. I try to tighten my KFF, but it still flies open quite easily....
I often do the "more dangerous" flick.. the one that you hold on your right hand, snap it to the left and then immediately bring it back to the right.
 
Originally posted by ThinkOfTheChildren
...Anyway, Glockman, you carry a Chinook and before that you carried a Sifu. I don't think you have much of a leg to stand on talking about not scaring sheeple :D
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TOTC,

...And it looks like it's getting worse now, as I have a Cold Steel Vaquero Grande waiting for me at my local Post Office, and when it's delivered to me tomorrow, I'll have a knife to flip-open in-front of "sheeple" that makes the Sifu and Chinook look harmless!.:D.:D.
 
TOTC,
great webpage! I thought my new Endura couldn't be flicked open, but after reading twice your instructions and flicking an hour, I can now do the openings most of the time. The "normal" opening is the hardest.

- Gon
 
Glockman,
Does this mean you're going to stop carrying the Chinook? :eek:

Gon,
Thanks! I'm glad I could help out. Yes, the regular forward grip technique is one of the hardest. I find the reverse to be the easiest. You'll be a pro in no time!
 
Originally posted by ThinkOfTheChildren
I find the reverse to be the easiest.
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Damn right. It's one of the easiest way to flick open the Endura.
Ever try to flick it open like so?
Hold the closed blade in forward grip, spine toward the ground. hold it up high and push down while you snap the wrist up.
It's kinda strange to describe, but it's working for me.
 
Nevermind...
It somehow works quite well with the Endura. I don't have it with me (for a while).
I tried it with my linerlocks and it didn't work as well.
 
Originally posted by ThinkOfTheChildren
Glockman,
Does this mean you're going to stop carrying the Chinook? :eek:
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TOTC,
No, it just means that ALONG with the CS Vaquero Grande, I also STILL carry my Chinook, Native, and Leatherman Micra.:D. (The Vaquero Grande makes a GREAT "IWB" or "back-pocket folder".).

...Dang, with all of this steel on me, I hope that I never fall out of a boat, as I'd sink to the bottom like an anchor...LOL!!.:eek:.
 
TOTC, I think it (Calyth's) might be same move as my with simpler description.
Calyth, does the blade end up pointing to the ground upon completion of the flick?
 
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