Quick question

[Knifenewb53]

I see so many people that are addicted to flicking there knife open and closed. Can this damage the knife or overtime affect the way it opens and stays locked in place?

 

[miltmaldo]

The only knife that can get damaged from flicking is a sebenza .

 

[hank_612]

It can if you do it like a million times. Locks and stop pins tend to be failure points from what I have seen.

 

[Noswad0208]

The only knife that can get damaged from flicking is a sebenza .

This. A Sebbie will die if flicked open even once.

 

[EChoil]

I'll thumb fire a blade...but I don't add wrist action most of the time. I think if people could see a hard wrist flick in ultra-slow motion and the contortion of parts all along the stress triangle of a folder fewer would do it, even with good knives.

Will it kill a knife quickly---a quality folder probably not. Over time, however, it's pure physics that a given blade or frame will develop issues faster when opened violently vs. a bit softer touch. If you really know your knife you can reach that point of stasis where the flick is JUST enough to lock the blade open. For me that's an even better feeling than a hard open.

 

[TravisH]

Can this damage the knife or overtime affect the way it opens and stays locked in place?

A quality, well-made knife, no.

Some cheapo knock-off, yes.

 

[CelticCross74]

yeah...it kills knives that suck! If flicking kills a knife dont buy it at all...

 

[DocT]

Common sense should tell you that flicking a knife repeatedly will increase stress and wear on the knife. A good knife may take a while for this to show up, but it does, in fact increase the speed at which a knife will wear.

 

[AusLoX]

This. A Sebbie will die if flicked open even once.

True story.

 

[Boris74]

Flicking looks kool. Serves no purpose. I don't rotate knives, I follow the rules of EDC and the ED for me means Every Day. I carry a knife until I've used up its useful life and the assist open knives I have owned, that are designed for rapid deployment have significantly shorter service lives.

So flick if you need to be cool or use it so little service life is of no significance or if you have a rotation where it's carried once every week or so, then you will get more time out of it. I've noticed my flicking friends and family are the ones who dig through a tool box for a utility knife or scissors on Christmas morning to open packages anyway. They rarely use their knives as tools. But they can flick a knife open when someone says look at my new knife and they unpocket theirs and flick it about 50 times as a buddy shows his new knife.

 

[flipe8]

Common sense should tell you that flicking a knife repeatedly will increase stress and wear on the knife. A good knife may take a while for this to show up, but it does, in fact increase the speed at which a knife will wear.

Yup, that's pretty much my thoughts as well.

 

[cncpro11]

Knives are tools not toys, and I treat them as such.
Here's the lock on my 2006 Commander.


It sees plenty of use and the lock hasn't moved since the day I unboxed it.