mini-commander disc question

[Hawkins]

I don't really have much experienc with other knives, as I've only really begun to learn about them over the summer.

I've become so used to Spyderco and the hole, that when I got another knife (Timberline Kelly Worden design) with a thumb stud, i've had problems drawing it smoothly from my pocket: the stud gets snagged on my pocket (and not in a good wave way ).

So I'm expecting to get a minicommander soon (its backordered.). The way i brain it, the disc shouldn't snag as easily on the pocket as a stud. But if i really don't like it, is the disc removable? Would taking it off cause any problems?

(i'm convinced that the ultimate knife have at least the following features: framelock, wave, and a round hole a la spyderco: the framelock commander was beautiful and 2/3rds of the way there )

 

[Dman]

I have always liked the disc the most on a knife because I find it very easy to open with and it doesn't take away from the way a blade looks. They do not snag either with them being round which keeps them from catching on anything.

You can remove it, but I don't see that happening once you see just how much you like it.

I hope this helped.


Shane

 

[callahwj]

Originally posted by Hawkins
I've become so used to Spyderco and the hole, that when I got another knife (Timberline Kelly Worden design) with a thumb stud, i've had problems drawing it smoothly from my pocket: the stud gets snagged on my pocket (and not in a good wave way ).
(i'm convinced that the ultimate knife have at least the following features: framelock, wave, and a round hole a la spyderco: the framelock commander was beautiful and 2/3rds of the way there )

Hey Hawkins. I own a timberline worden, and have owned many other stud based knives. The worden is the only one I've had a problem catching on my pocket. The studs are big, and worse, ambidexterous, so the one you'd open left handed with catches on your jeans. I usually draw a tip up knife with a twist anyway, not intentionaly, it's just what happens with the grip I get on it, so that minimizes the problem, but I find that knife hard to open anyway since the stud is close to the handle when the knife is closed. All in all, I think the stud on that knife is badly designed and placed, despite the great overall design of the knife. That is not representative of other thumbstud knives that I've owned, even ambidexterous ones.

 

[John Hollister]

Your not going to have a problem with the disk.

As Shane pointed out, you can take the disk off, but be warned that you will have a small cutout are where the disk was.

 

[Hawkins]

okay, thats what i thought, and was hoping, but wasn't sure. i just wanted to make sure that *if* i didn't like it, I could remove it.

callahwj- oh good, someone else with this knife i bought it used from a friend, and really didn't know much about it. you're absolutely correct about the left-hand stub getting in the way. also, now that you mention it, i can see how a tip-up design would be more forgiving in that case anyway.

john hollister- yeah, but i didn't want to go with a discless special one worse comes to worst, i'll just remove it and deal with the cut-out. maybe it'll enhance the wave

thanks for the answers!

 

[John Hollister]

Dan, I have one of the Diskless regular sized Commanders and love it. There are no plans that I am aware of to make a mini diskless model (or any more full sized for that matter).

Funny thing is, when I hand someone the diskless, they get this weird look on thier face like "How the Hell . . .". Gives me the perfect opportunity to explain the "Wave".