Is anyone else starting to hate flippers?

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DAVE_M said:
How is a flipper practical? Thumb Studs/Holes/Discs were added for easy one handed opening. What purpose does a flipper have, other than for fun? Why do knifemakers add bearings to a knife? To make it smooth? Whether the knife has flipper or thumb studs/holes/discs doesn't matter when I'm opening the mail.

If flippers were practical, Chris Reeve would have made one a long time ago.
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Flippers were made for easy one hand opening, just a different way to do it that happens to be fun.
They are not for everyone. Some people dont see the practicality of thumb studs and others the spydie hole.

Its truly a wonder to have so many options.
 
No, but I've been sick of traditional grandpa folders for as long as I can remember. Doubt I'd start a thread on it though.:D
 
It's a better choice than an auto, because it's at least as fast, no springs to break and legal almost anywhere a like sized blade is.
 
DAVE_M said:
How is a flipper practical? Thumb Studs/Holes/Discs were added for easy one handed opening. What purpose does a flipper have, other than for fun? Why do knifemakers add bearings to a knife? To make it smooth? Whether the knife has flipper or thumb studs/holes/discs doesn't matter when I'm opening the mail.

If flippers were practical, Chris Reeve would have made one a long time ago.
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Chris Reeve is great, but he's a long way off from being the sole arbiter for practicality in the knife industry. Is the Ti-lock more practical than a flipper? (It's a rhetorical question.) :D
 
DAVE_M said:
How is a flipper practical? Thumb Studs/Holes/Discs were added for easy one handed opening. What purpose does a flipper have, other than for fun? Why do knifemakers add bearings to a knife? To make it smooth? Whether the knife has flipper or thumb studs/holes/discs doesn't matter when I'm opening the mail.

If flippers were practical, Chris Reeve would have made one a long time ago.
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I disagree. As I said in my first response in this thread I find a flipper the easiest knife to open that I own when I have thick and heavy winter gloves on. My 0560 gets a lot more pocket time in the winter.
 
craytab said:
I disagree. As I said in my first response in this thread I find a flipper the easiest knife to open that I own when I have thick and heavy winter gloves on. My 0560 gets a lot more pocket time in the winter.
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Please tell me your 0560 grows a beard in the winter.
 
Sheesh - I'm not trying to take your knives away, lol! I have a bunch of them myself. I just find that I never put one in my pocket any more. The winter glove comment makes sense to me. So does the fun comment. for some reason I don't think they are fun to open at all.

Anyway, you can put down your pitchforks and torches. I was just wondering if others felt the way I do. I got a ZT 0566 the other day and am hating it only because of the flipper aspect. I love my 0550 so much more. OK, that's it. I now return you to your Smedley bashing already in progress.
 
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@LeathermanGX said:
If I'm getting attacked I'm only pulling a knife out after I've emptied all my magazines!
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If 35 rounds isn't enough, I guess I will have to use my knife.

Sikael said:
Chris Reeve is great, but he's a long way off from being the sole arbiter for practicality in the knife industry. Is the Ti-lock more practical than a flipper? (It's a rhetorical question.) :D
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Touché

craytab said:
I disagree. As I said in my first response in this thread I find a flipper the easiest knife to open that I own when I have thick and heavy winter gloves on. My 0560 gets a lot more pocket time in the winter.
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I find a waved knife the easiest with gloves, and a fixed blade even easier. Considering I live in Louisiana and we never need to wear gloves. Unless I'm working outside during the one week of cold weather, I won't be wearing gloves. So, a flipper doesn't serve much purpose to me, other than it's fun to flip.
 
DAVE_M said:
How is a flipper practical? Thumb Studs/Holes/Discs were added for easy one handed opening. What purpose does a flipper have, other than for fun? Why do knifemakers add bearings to a knife? To make it smooth? Whether the knife has flipper or thumb studs/holes/discs doesn't matter when I'm opening the mail.

If flippers were practical, Chris Reeve would have made one a long time ago.
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Some of us folks can have arthritic or injured hands, and may have trouble bending our thumbs in certain positions. It also, in my experience is easier to manipulate a flipper with my off hand, do to coordination issues.

Also, as much as I respect Chris Reeve, why is he the measuring stick for all things practical?
 
To me flippers are a substantial improvement on autos (which are admittedly cool & fun). Flippers...just as fast or faster in some cases, no tiny springs to break, no internal tracks to fall off of (i.e. OTF's) -- and legal to carry in many place autos aren't. When they're well made, with a good flipper tab design (canted, jimped, etc.), they're a far more reliable tool (or weapon of last resort if need be) than an auto will ever be. And yes, they're equally incredibly fun to use, play with and show off as functional, engineering masterpieces...a total win-win for flippers and their owners. Yes, I'm biased. I love flippers. I always will. Flippers...(good ones, not crappy ones mind you)...I pledge to you my humble loyalty, today, tomorrow, now and forever. Too much?
---> CraigMang, top that. :cool:
 
I mostly agree with the Op, SmedleyButler. I own one flipper. I will pull it out and flip it for fun every once in awhile. But I simply prefer to not have that flipper stud sticking out. And I prefer to open my blades with my thumb.

For my needs, a flipper is a little redundant. It was a new trend (new to me last year) that I tried and have decided that it is just not for me and I probably won't be purchasing any more.

But if others like flipping instead of flicking, it's all good.. We all have our own opinions.
 
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marcinek said:
I hate mint chocolate chip ice cream. I hope it goes away forever.
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No. Tell me you're not being serious. Now strawberry ice cream is another matter. Thumbstuds and strawberry ice cream could go away together and I wouldn't miss either one. It just kills Neapolitan for me.
 
ebidis said:
Some of us folks can have arthritic or injured hands, and may have trouble bending our thumbs in certain positions. It also, in my experience is easier to manipulate a flipper with my off hand, do to coordination issues.

Also, as much as I respect Chris Reeve, why is he the measuring stick for all things practical?
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Wheelchairs are quite practical for people who are paralyzed, but not so much for people who can walk. As Craytab said, flippers are practical, for him, when wearing winter gloves. I think they aren't practical. You are the only person getting extremely butthurt by my opinion.

Who said Chris Reeve is the measuring stick for all things practical? I certainly didn't.
 
DAVE_M said:
How is a flipper practical? Thumb Studs/Holes/Discs were added for easy one handed opening. What purpose does a flipper have, other than for fun? Why do knifemakers add bearings to a knife? To make it smooth? Whether the knife has flipper or thumb studs/holes/discs doesn't matter when I'm opening the mail.

If flippers were practical, Chris Reeve would have made one a long time ago.
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Your logic is poor and you should feel bad.
 
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