Just learned what an Emerson was for !!

I personally like the wave feature and add them to some folding knives I carry that are meant for defense. When I was working night shift hospital security (past 3 years, now in nursing school and still in security), I have had to draw my knife quickly when aggressively confronted by a group of 4 men, a lady and a pitbull all ready to fight me.

One of the party drew a machete in protest of me telling them they had to leave. The dog was angry. I waved my recon 1 open, and prepared for war, so to speak. They left without further issue, and I’ve appreciated the wave feature ever since.
 
Hvactech said:
I've always thought that Emerson Knives looked dumb and they they were for opening beer bottles or cans lmmfao !!! I just watched the Spyderco video on them last night and was blown away !!! Let's be truthful here, I know that I'm not the only one that thought this before you was educated otherwise !! That is all !!!!
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You missed another aspect of the true purpose of Emerson folders: to encourage people to wear tight black t-shirts at Blade Show and worship their icon!
 
I’ve had a few waved knives over the years (CS & Kemersons) but never really liked the effect. I’ve been carrying this Lonewolf glock tool waved Endura lately and I am warming up to it. I like the way the saber grind, wave, and spyderhole all look together, making a long and slim blade. Still getting use to being mindful to not wave it open when unintended.

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craytab said:
I’ve had a few waved knives over the years (CS & Kemersons) but never really liked the effect. I’ve been carrying this Lonewolf glock tool waved Endura lately and I am warming up to it. I like the way the saber grind, wave, and spyderhole all look together, making a long and slim blade. Still getting use to being mindful to not wave it open when unintended.

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I only own one waved Spydie now (a matriarch), and will admit I had better luck successfully waving my Kemerson and Emersons. The Spyderco lockback design is more durable (imo) but always required a more deliberate “draw” to lock open.
 
jux t said:
I personally like the wave feature and add them to some folding knives I carry that are meant for defense. When I was working night shift hospital security (past 3 years, now in nursing school and still in security), I have had to draw my knife quickly when aggressively confronted by a group of 4 men, a lady and a pitbull all ready to fight me.

One of the party drew a machete in protest of me telling them they had to leave. The dog was angry. I waved my recon 1 open, and prepared for war, so to speak. They left without further issue, and I’ve appreciated the wave feature ever since.
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I'm glad you survived the encounter, but I think you would have had better results with the best knife that money can buy, the fearsome AD-10.
 
Its for demonstrating that your pocket is illegal in Massachusetts.
"a device or case which enables a knife with a locking blade to be drawn at a locked position"
 
Lee D said:
I only own one waved Spydie now (a matriarch), and will admit I had better luck successfully waving my Kemerson and Emersons. The Spyderco lockback design is more durable (imo) but always required a more deliberate “draw” to lock open.
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I agree, but I think that is why I like the Spderco version better. The Kemerson would wave too easily when I didn't want it to.
 
Quiet said:
Aftermarket scales or one of their special runs? I like it. My Seax is one of the few Emersons I kept after my purge.
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Richlite scales, I like them a lot. They offered them as an option when the mini seax was first released.
 
Fellow HVAC tech here, this may be a bit late, but welcome to the Forums!
I haven't been on much lately, but Blade Forums still seems to be alive and well.
I'm betting you'll be able to provide a lot of practical feed back
if your HVAC work days are anything like mine.
Service calls and installs definitely put my blades through their paces.

When I first saw the Emerson wave on a knife I thought it was a gimmick, for like maybe...catching an opponent's blade just before it sliced into your wrist!
Figured it was something dumb/ cool looking to sell knives. Since then, I've learned what it was actually for and own 2 Emersons CQC7, Kwaiken
I can sort of see the practicality, and it makes a lot of sense on paper, but for me it hasn't proved to be very convenient or useful.
The knives themselves are bulky and the wave opening is irritating in attics, crawl spaces, and up on ladders.

Still, I think its an innovative design that has it's place, leaning more towards the self-defense realm, which is what they're geared towards anyhow.
Emersons are on the bulky side, but they are built very solid, they carry and feel more like high-end tools as opposed to a lot of the pocket jewelry and fidget toys
you find at a similar price point. I'm a fan of Emerson knives, they just aren't an EDC for me. More of a now-and-then/ blue moon carry.
 
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