Is it just me?

I usually carry both a Benchmade Barrage one hander and a slippie or two in my left or watch pocket. One hander is nice if
you have to cut a seat belt or a line while in the boat FAST! I do feel that the slip joints have more soul than the locker
and I do a lot of whittling with mine. Would hate to lose one of them.

If I lost the assisted locker I would not be happy over the financial loss but would just get another.
 
mrszeontestpilot said:
I guess I can see using a slipjoint for everyday cutting tasks, but I tend to use my knives for whittling, which requires a bit more (though not a ton) pressure.
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For whittling I like thin small carbon blades, you don't need to apply much pressure, blades just glide through wood. I guess it has a lot to do with what you are use to and technique, I've worked with knives my whole life and maybe once, when I was 6 or 7 had a slipjoint close on me. I probably just jinxed myself.
 
mrszeontestpilot said:
I guess I can see using a slipjoint for everyday cutting tasks, but I tend to use my knives for whittling, which requires a bit more (though not a ton) pressure.
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If your knives are sharp enough there should be little need for a lot of pressure. A sharp knife and good cutting technique work much better than excess pressure.
 
I grew up with friction folders: no lock, and no spring either :)
I assume that's the reason why I don't care about a lock. Not that it bothers me, I just don't care about it. To my uses (and to what I consider reasonable knife use), I'm more than convinced that there's no difference between a friction folder, a slipjoint, and a locking knife. For the rest, there are fixed blades...but of course that's just me.
The main point is, most knives I like don't lock. Not because of the locking/non locking feature...it's just the way they are. If my Buck 303 or GEC #25 had a locking mechanism, I'd like them just the same. But, they don't lock, and I don't miss the locking at all (aesthetically, most locking mechanisms reduce a bit of the beauty of a knife in my eyes).
But, of course, if you feel safer or better with a locking knife, or just like them more even if you think there's no real functional difference, then why worry?

Fausto
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I have many of both styles of knives, lock and "ordinary" slippies, only because thats the knife the way they were built, I dont have a preference of one over the other, in saying that when using a slipjoint, I have never had one close on me, and wouldnt intend to use a slipjoint that hard for this to happen.
 
I agree with your premise that slipjoints and locking traditional folders are perceived the same way. A one hand opening feature is more important to me than a lock, I carry both a locking one hand opener and a small slipjoint daily, but nightly I carry a only slipjoint. just feels right in the jeans when work is over.
I've found wearing looser clothing I'll just stick to something with a clip on it, I've lost a couple slippies that way.
 
Hi mrsz -

If you are intellectually honest with yourself, you do not have to have a locking blade in order to use a knife for the purpose for which the tool was intended.

However, we are humans and we enjoy innovation and technological advance.

You can enjoy the simple life if you prefer, or you can add complications if that is your thing.

I enjoy (almost) all knives - but to me it is like music; I like some of everything, but all of nothing.

best

mqqn
 
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