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As a semi-newbie, at least to higher priced knives, I have a question about the spine whack test. I've heard everyone talking about performing it, and a few mentioning knives that fail, but no one has mentioned having their hand lacerated. I've thought of testing a few of my knives, but i can't think of a reliable way to hold the knife without my fingers being in the way of the closing blade if the lock fails. One way that I considered is holding the knife with my thumb running parallel to the handle scales with my fingertips along the opposite scale, but this seems a very insecure way to hold the knife. I don't want the lock to hold up and my grip to fail. My other alternative idea was to wear gloves. However, if I'm testing a large knife, I don't think glove will cut it. If I test my Vaquero and the lock fails, gloves or no gloves, I'll probably lose a finger or two. Can anyone tell me how to safely test my locks? Thanks and sorry for the long post.
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Just because I talk to myself doesn't mean I'm crazy. What's wrong with getting a second opinion?