Oops! I did it again... cut a wave in a knife

Charlie Mike

Charlie Mike

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Beretta Avenger
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It is kinda rough, but it is very functional.
 
what is this cutting a wave in a knife? What is the function, not trying to be smart just trying to figure it out :) I mean if you mod it and it works for you then all is well :thumbup: Im a traditional pocket knife guy so alot of this stuff is beyond me :) Interesting none the less
cheers
ivan
 
It snags on the edge of the pocket on the draw, throwing the blade open. The benefit is having a knife that opens faster than an auto.
 
Did the same to my old Endura 3 a week ago. Now I have a waved Endura 3 SE. But regretted the modification even if it was perfectly executed. Realized the wave is not for me, can't pull it out now without it opening or partially opening.
 
adorable_harree said:
Did the same to my old Endura 3 a week ago. Now I have a waved Endura 3 SE. But regretted the modification even if it was perfectly executed. Realized the wave is not for me, can't pull it out now without it opening or partially opening.
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Twist the knife the other way a little bit.
 
After i saw your benchmade i've been looking at some of my knives, like my beatup 630 i sold my brother i think i want it back. I have a marzitelli knife with the flipper it ripped my pants up pretty good, SOLDIER you have that problem?
 
Never had a problem with flipper knives(like the ZT0200). Now days I buy knives almost strictly that have the "meat" near the thumbstud to cut a wave into.
 
IVANKERLEY said:
what is this cutting a wave in a knife? What is the function, not trying to be smart just trying to figure it out :) I mean if you mod it and it works for you then all is well :thumbup: Im a traditional pocket knife guy so alot of this stuff is beyond me :) Interesting none the less
cheers
ivan
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Here's a couple of demos, of how a wave opens the knife; I'm posting these for the opening technique only, to give you an idea of how a Wave feature works. I just ignore the flipping-the-knife around part.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5AsBEe1y1o&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecT4jP5QSKo&feature=related

and here's one where the guy in the video has a zip-tie as a Wave:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlTCeParLn4&feature=related

I could get my old SchradeUSA LB7 out of it's sheath, and open, with one hand, in less than 1.5 seconds when I was in high school. So, while I truly do admire fast-opening knife designs, I've never really felt the need to own them.

thx - cpr
 
pretty cool, not my thing but cool! I'm with ORca on this i can open most of mine pretty fast not wave fast but fast enough to attack boxes or my lunch :D
cheers
ivan
 
sorry, by "flipper" i meant it is waved, i think he calls it the "marz-flipper" or something, i haven't seen it on any of his recent knives but it is a wave feature, not like the kershaw knives. the wave features are awesome, also makes for a spanish guard of sorts. not so much on the beretta knife though cause it didn't have the meat the bm 630 had on it.
 
What can I say... I'm nuts. I can't remember how many good knives I've "ruined". The scary thing is when I'm looking at custom folders, I'm thinking about how much better they would be with a wave.
 
Yeah Dood---but you didn't ruin the Avenger! That wave looks Awesum!
I'm EDCing an Avenger 2. That knife is my First pick!! ;)
 
Me too. Mine goes in my left rear pocket. My waved double edge BM630 goes in my right front. Helluva weapon presentation.
 
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