is it okay to remove the AO in the boa?

[LongDistance]

Hey guys. I have been eyeing the Boa for some time now but I personally don't like the AO feature (don't want to debate about it). So it is possible to remove the AO without causing the knife to malfunction? thanks

 

[Kohai999]

Hey guys. I have been eyeing the Boa for some time now but I personally don't like the AO feature (don't want to debate about it). So it is possible to remove the AO without causing the knife to malfunction? thanks

You will not have a detent holding the blade closed if you do this.

Decide for yourself if that would cause a "malfunction"(like the blade opening in your pocket and cutting your pocket/skin to ribbons)
Best Regards,

STeven Garsson

 

[LongDistance]

thanks for the warning

 

[LongDistance]

oh, is it possible to tighten the pivot to prevent the blade for swinging open?

like I love the boa's blade shape, but I live in a very PC and sheeple environment

 

[Deadhead Archer]

If you tightened the pivot to prevent the detent-less blade from swinging the blade open, you'd have a difficult time even opening the blade.

When I am concerned about in a PC/Sheeple environment I open my AO blades with 2 hands, springing the spine of the blade into my second hand which I hold a few centimeters from the closed folder, using resistance to the AO. Then it looks like you are pulling the blade open instead of having it spring into place. It's a good alternative in PC/Sheeple areas, IMO.

 

[Joshua J.]

Taking the torsion bar out of a Kershaw is pretty easy. All you have to do is take off the handle scale (usually the one opposite the locking liner) and the bar will just be sitting there.
Make sure the knife is in the open position when you remove the torsion bar; if the knife is closed it will be under tension and might pop out.

Tightening the pivot should make it a little safer. The standard tip down position should be okay, though it could open and slice your leg. The best way that I can think of carrying that knife safely is to switch the clip to tip up with the blade held closed by the backside of your pocket (note that carrying tip up the other way around is the worst possible way to carry any folder). The downside to carrying like this is that the end of the flipper (which is quite pointy as you know) will be sticking out into your pocket, and will probably poke your hand when you’re fishing for other items in that pocket. Ups and downs do both, at any rate be careful with it.

 

[shecky]

A while back, the spring in my Chive failed. For a couple weeks, I carried it anyway, and found it to be entirely useable with the pivot screw tightened slightly.

 

[straitshot]

My Boa has a "safety switch" that (if used) prevents unintentional opening, so the torsion bar would seem optional. ss.

 

[straitshot]

double post.

 

[dialex]

A while back, the spring in my Chive failed. For a couple weeks, I carried it anyway, and found it to be entirely useable with the pivot screw tightened slightly.

My thoughts, exactly. You shouldn't have any problems if you take a minimum of precaution.