If a folder doesn't have a flipper it's obsolete - wow i am obsolete, r u 2?

What manor of strange things are these flippers and springs you all speak of?

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I always give flippers a slight wrist movement, just because at this point it is habit. A little wrist action won't hurt me.
 
dkb45 said:
I always give flippers a slight wrist movement, just because at this point it is habit. A little wrist action won't hurt me.
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Helps when your doing this as well. :jerkit ;-)
 
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What is the purpose of this thread? is it to pay homage to the troll thread started yesterday? Is this a troll thread?

Does a folding knife opening method really bother people so much that they require what is effectively a bashing thread (yet again) like flippers, don't like flippers, I do not care but why this tendency to put out these obvious bashing threads.

I come to this forum because I like knives, not because I don't like knives.
 
it's always amused me that people think flippers require LESS physical manipulation than basic one hand openers. manuals might take a wider range of motion, but flippers take that sudden burst of a push to get it right, all while you are gripping the knife tightly in an awkward way with your finger tips, which for some people is harder than it might sound to a strong, healthy male who works with his hands.

like when a thread was posted by a man with arthritis who wanted something easy to open. half the replies recommended assisted open flippers.... I don't think they thought that through too much.

it's like if someone asked what gear on their bicycle they should be in to get started from a stop light. a fit, strong rider might start in a quite high gear because after the first few slow pushes, they are already across the intersection and moving quickly. but the average person out for a casual ride would struggle with such a high gear, and them starting in a low gear is much more practical. A low gear takes a wider range of motion, with much less exertion (like manual folders)

I've never had a problem with flippers, I simply prefer a nice opening hole keeping me in control of the blade for the whole process.
 
goodeyesniper said:
I've never had a problem with flippers, I simply prefer a nice opening hole keeping me in control of the blade for the whole process.
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I agree with this, only to add that I do have problems using flippers with framelock on my left hand, when my thumb is pressing against the lockbar. I can make it work, but it's not smooth. No such problems with a hole or thumb studs.
 
99cuts said:
I agree with this, only to add that I do have problems using flippers with framelock on my left hand, when my thumb is pressing against the lockbar. I can make it work, but it's not smooth. No such problems with a hole or thumb studs.
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I think you have it backwards. It is really easy to hold a standard frame lock in the left hand an open it with no effort because the hand is clear of the lock bar. I can only barely open a frame lock right handed because I have to either grip the bottom of the knife uncomfortably and less than safely. When held in the left hand my thumb is all that is on the lock side, and it is on the stud so the lock bar isn't being touched.

I might have to made a video or something because I thunk my description kind of sucks.
 
dkb45 said:
I think you have it backwards. It is really easy to hold a standard frame lock in the left hand an open it with no effort because the hand is clear of the lock bar. I can only barely open a frame lock right handed because I have to either grip the bottom of the knife uncomfortably and less than safely. When held in the left hand my thumb is all that is on the lock side, and it is on the stud so the lock bar isn't being touched.
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Your thumb is on the stud while you're using the flipper? I do need to see that in a video.
 
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