Nail Nick Depth

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El Jay

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I wish nail nicks were a bit deeper/ more pronounced overall. Anybody here agree? I find some knives have too shallow a nick, especially trapper models. I know this is more for the slipjoint audience. But all are welcome to chime in.
 
El Jay said:
I wish nail nicks were a bit deeper/ more pronounced overall. Anybody here agree? I find some knives have too shallow a nick, especially trapper models. I know this is more for the slipjoint audience. But all are welcome to chime in.
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I guess it somewhat depends on the size of the knife, but on larger folders, I wholeheartedly agree. My Bucks and Shrades all have good nicks, but I just bought a gorgeous Boker scout that has a terribly small and shallow one.
 
El Jay said:
I wish nail nicks were a bit deeper/ more pronounced overall. Anybody here agree? I find some knives have too shallow a nick, especially trapper models. I know this is more for the slipjoint audience. But all are welcome to chime in.
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Well there is the "new" "modern" way to do a nail nick such as these S35VN blades .
All the way through . The advantage is that they become ambidextrous especially the single blade knives .

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Then there are these that don't even need nail nicks ; it is quite practical to pinch the blade and the blade pops out some , then use a bit of wrist and a gravity drop (imagine the three images with the Buck 110 as one continuous pinch and flail ) or hook the tail end of the handle on a pocket opening , a table top or about anything handy . . .
or failing that two hand it .
That orange one has a button lock and just press and let the blade drop open ; unless the pivot gets REALLY gunked up there is no need for that nail nick it has ; even then just two hand it open without using the nick . Plenty of blade area to get a hold of .
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This one I shortened the blade and cut another nick .
Translation : if you want deeper nicks I'm not stopping you (as my Mom would say) .
This abrassive wheel in a Dremel at slow speed ; maybe practice a little first (put the knife in a vise or clamp it to a table) .
The very thin brown "abrasive cutoff wheel" on the little stick of metal . (I am not doing a nail nick here I am cutting away the whole top portion of the blade) . Pretty Versitile little wheels >
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Thank you for the in depth replies! I think all the way through is a great idea. I will investigate further.
 
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