Knife break in period?

I have wrist flicked a delica but a little different. I hold the spydie hole with with my thumb and middle finger. This is tip pointing up and flick my wrist to have the hanlde move down.
 
Don't wrist flick back lock folders. I used to do it all the time with a second generation Spyderco Police that was given to me as a gift, and now it has very NASTY up and down blade play. It was a real rookie move on my part, and I wish I hadn't done that.
 
Lots of knives need some break in. Most of my Spydies needed some.
I found hearing knives don't need any at all.
Totally normal, and most will get much smoother after a bunch of openings and closings.
Also, when flicking or flipping your knives open, don't use any wrist or arm movement. That's usually when you can do some damage. Thumb only!
One knife that needed a long break in period to be flicked open was my Pac Salt. Now it flicks open easily.
Joe
 
What's up with all the >5 year old posts coming up today?!

Glad to see people searching but seriously, I think it's ok to repost a new thread on a topic that was from 2010!
 
Knives can definitely wear in and become smoother, that's just a fact of life.

Knives that require a break in period where the knife can barely be opened or closed with one hand are just made poorly and they are asking the end user to help correct their issues.
 
For me this is so variable. I bought many that were perfect from the start. Others I just had to adjust the pivot. Some needed to be taken apart, cleaned and or lubed. Some didn't even need lube. One or two just aren't right with any of that and there's no hope for them.

I rarely have one that breaks in on it's own as lots of people suggest. I mean some get better with time and also will go from bad to good, but I think that's very rare. If this is leaving the mfg like that, I don't really want to buy that knife as that just doesn't seem logical (then again having to maintain it to make it right also seems not logical).

In any case, I don't wait to see if it breaks in. I'll try and fix it by trying different things. Else I'll return it or let the mfg try and repare or replace it... Tho I despise sending in for warranty work hence why I like to spend a bit more on a knife, as I generally get better quality tolerance's and qc... But there's always lemons or ones that pass through.
 
I consider a blade broken in after three or four sharpenings, regardless of the action.
 
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