Is the Spyderco thumb hole unsafe?

cziv said:
That's what sucks about the Military but you have no option unless someone mods it tip-up carry. Does anyone do that here on the forum - Mod the military for tip-up and do a nice job. Thing scares me tip down.
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If you carry the Military in your right back pocket, you won't have that problem.
 
Kaizen1 said:
If you carry the Military in your right back pocket, you won't have that problem.
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Thanks Kaizen1, I'll give it a whirl. In case of accidental opening, I've got a lot more protective layering there too! :D :D
 
I've never had this happen with my Spydercos, but I did have it happen with one of my Benchmades. It had a safety lock which I did not use at the time, but I do now. No cuts, injuries or damage due to opening.

SP
 
JAB said:
The hole is no more/less safe than any other one-handed opening method. The same thing could easily happen with a stud, disk, wave, etc.

You can't really blame the tool for being unsafe when, what really happened, is that you knowingly carried it in an unsafe manner.
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Man has a good point. I have never carried pocket, always belt. Although that might have to change.
 
Dorito Monk said:
I gathered that much, thanks. ;)
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I'm a little confused now. If you know that much, why are you having a difficult time distinguishing between the two? The terms are in reference to which direction the tip is pointing while it's in the closed position and clipped to the pocket.
 
JAB said:
The hole is no more/less safe than any other one-handed opening method. The same thing could easily happen with a stud, disk, wave, etc.

You can't really blame the tool for being unsafe when, what really happened, is that you knowingly carried it in an unsafe manner.
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the spyderhole is by far my favorite folder deployment method
 
Kaizen1 said:
I'm a little confused now. If you know that much, why are you having a difficult time distinguishing between the two? The terms are in reference to which direction the tip is pointing while it's in the closed position and clipped to the pocket.
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Ah, okay, that clarifies things. Thanks! :thumbup:

My original comment was poorly worded...it's not that I wasn't aware of a difference between the two, it was merely that I wasn't clear on the particulars of the respective definitions of the terms 'tip up carry' and 'tip down carry'. (I guess what mostly confused me was whether 'tip up carry' and 'tip down carry' referred to the direction of the clip while the knife was open or while it was closed).

Also, it didn't make a lick of difference in my life, so it didn't generally matter whether I had the definitions down-pat or not. ;)
 
JAB said:
The hole is no more/less safe than any other one-handed opening method. The same thing could easily happen with a stud, disk, wave, etc.

You can't really blame the tool for being unsafe when, what really happened, is that you knowingly carried it in an unsafe manner.
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totally agree. I'll carry a slipjoint in a pocket that has keys in it, but I won't carry any type of one-hand opening knife there.
 
cziv said:
That's what sucks about the Military but you have no option unless someone mods it tip-up carry. Does anyone do that here on the forum - Mod the military for tip-up and do a nice job. Thing scares me tip down.
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Maybe STR. PM him. I prefer all of my knives tip up.
 
mjolnir74 said:
Maybe STR. PM him. I prefer all of my knives tip up.
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Thanks for the "tip" :) I'm going to have a got at it tip down for a week or so first, then I'll know for sure if I want to have it modified.

I was thinking of a clip that would fit in the lanyard hole and 2 small screws with blue locktite in the G-10 directly below that to anchor it. That would be nice. :thumbup:

I'm surprised that no one has come up with a universal clip or at least one for a knife like the Military.
 
Dorito Monk said:
Ah, okay, that clarifies things. Thanks! :thumbup:

My original comment was poorly worded...it's not that I wasn't aware of a difference between the two, it was merely that I wasn't clear on the particulars of the respective definitions of the terms 'tip up carry' and 'tip down carry'. (I guess what mostly confused me was whether 'tip up carry' and 'tip down carry' referred to the direction of the clip while the knife was open or while it was closed).

Also, it didn't make a lick of difference in my life, so it didn't generally matter whether I had the definitions down-pat or not. ;)
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Glad I could help clarify a term for something that doesn't matter:thumbup::p
 
As previously suggested, and assuming you are carrying a right-handed knife in your right front pocket, carrying tip up is safer b/c the blade spine is toward the outside of your pocket instead if toward the inside (where your hand goes in and stuff comes out).
 
misterjuiceman said:
the spyderhole is by far my favorite folder deployment method
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Hate the visual aesthetics of the Spydie hole...

The FUNCTIONALITY sets the standard for a guy like me who has made his living primarily with hand tools.

On the job, it wins.
Period.

me - a guy that was cutting stuff to pay the bills
 
Spidie hole, the most dangerous thing of 2011...... Hide your kids hide your wife ;)
 
termiteslayer said:
Hate the visual aesthetics of the Spydie hole...

The FUNCTIONALITY sets the standard for a guy like me who has made his living primarily with hand tools.

On the job, it wins.
Period.

me - a guy that was cutting stuff to pay the bills
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I like the visual aesthetics too, but it depends on the knife. I think on a lot of knives it looks really great, like Charles Marlowe's customs, and Tom Mayo's knives.
 
Never had a knife with a thumbhole open in my pocket, and I carry my keys in the same pocket. I also don't clip my knife, which probably has a lot to do with it. You could consider carrying this way, depending on your use for the knife. The downside is a slower draw.
 
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