Slip joints vs lockbacks

There are multiple ways to close a slipjoint with one hand. I just push the blade with my index finger until it snaps closed. Sometimes I use my thumb and grab the blade at the maximum leverage to pull it closed. I don't close them using my thigh much.

You can also open them with one hand a few different ways, but they are all a little awkward. Sometimes I do that when my other hand is tied up.
 
JohnDF said:
If closing a knife with one hand is important, then so must be opening it with one hand.
Seems a modern OHO knife would be a good companion to the slip joint in your pocket.
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This, for me as well. Can't knife people just get along! There is room for both in my world . . . and my pockets. ;)
Now that said, I have, literally, a hundred times more traditionals than I do MOHO, but that's just because they're so much more interesting, not because moderns don't have a use.
 
black mamba said:
This, for me as well. Can't knife people just get along! There is room for both in my world . . . and my pockets. ;)
Now that said, I have, literally, a hundred times more traditionals than I do MOHO, but that's just because they're so much more interesting, not because moderns don't have a use.
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:cool::thumbsup:
 
Chocolate or Vanilla............what would you choose.....?

When you've chosen one, I'll ask you why you chose it.

I'll keep on asking you each and every time, whether you say Chocolate or Vanilla, until you realise the answer is, "because I have a choice".

Neither Chocolate or Vanilla are wrong or correct.

Simply, we have choices, we make them dependant upon various situations, things or aspects. Same as slipjoint or lockback. No.....!?

;) :)
 
black mamba said:
This, for me as well. Can't knife people just get along! There is room for both in my world . . . and my pockets. ;)
Now that said, I have, literally, a hundred times more traditionals than I do MOHO, but that's just because they're so much more interesting, not because moderns don't have a use.
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And less expensive!
 
Woodrow F Call said:
I'm not saying one is better than the other really. I'm just looking for other reasons that I might like a lockback better.
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I don't think you're missing anything. Locks are a safety backup that only come into play when the user makes a mistake. And we all make mistakes. But they also introduce a bit of additional risk because of the extra manipulation, which can be awkward, depending, so there's a balance. I find that my deeply ingrained safe knife habits tip the balance away from locking blades. But I've been using a slipjoint for nearly 60 years ... YMMV
 
Chui said:
Chocolate or Vanilla............what would you choose.....?

When you've chosen one, I'll ask you why you chose it.

I'll keep on asking you each and every time, whether you say Chocolate or Vanilla, until you realise the answer is, "because I have a choice".

Neither Chocolate or Vanilla are wrong or correct.

Simply, we have choices, we make them dependant upon various situations, things or aspects. Same as slipjoint or lockback. No.....!?

;) :)
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Went with my wife and daughter for ice cream on Saturday. I got chocolate AND vanilla. AND strawberry!
 
I can't say that I like lockbacks better than slipjoints but I do carry lockbacks far more often. I carry them simply because I love the particular knives not because of the locks.
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That said, I've used these for 30 plus years and never had a lock fail.
 
Mack said:
I can't say that I like lockbacks better than slipjoints but I do carry lockbacks far more often. I carry them simply because I love the particular knives not because of the locks.
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That said, I've used these for 30 plus years and never had a lock fail.
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Those old Gerbers are great knives!
 
I'm like many other folks that have posted already. I'm a knife lover, and since I carry more than one, and most days more than 2, I always make sure that I have something with me that I can use with one hand. It might be a modern OHO or a sheath knife. All nice knives.

That being said, if I'm not in a hurry I always prefer to use a slip joint or a traditional lockback. It just doesn't matter to me whether I can open/close them with one hand. It's the joy of using a well made traditional tool that I enjoy carrying and using when it's appropriate.

If I'm opening packages or up on a ladder cutting something it's going to be with a sheath knife or OHO. If I'm sitting down to whittle a stick or peel an apple, it will be with whatever traditional is in my pocket for the day.
 
Prester John said:
Went with my wife and daughter for ice cream on Saturday. I got chocolate AND vanilla. AND strawberry!
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You wouldn't call that flavour-overload?;):D Carrying a slipjoint,lockback and flipper :D Some do, will...:cool:

Strawberry ice-cream though....banana yes, coconut yes, coffee yes but that strawberry :poop::D I like sourish sorbets though, blackcurrant, raspberry, cherry, citrus:thumbsup:
 
Will Power said:
You wouldn't call that flavour-overload?;):D Carrying a slipjoint,lockback and flipper :D Some do, will...:cool:

Strawberry ice-cream though....banana yes, coconut yes, coffee yes but that strawberry :poop::D I like sourish sorbets though, blackcurrant, raspberry, cherry, citrus:thumbsup:
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- a man after my own heart. However, you've omitted the Rum n Raisin.......and, occasionally, I carry a ceramic-ball-release damasteel thumb-flipper ...
 
Oooooh, Rum Raisin, the best of the best! Lockbacks, to me, provide the best of two worlds: easy opening pulls with stout (but not infallible) lockup. If they could only design a slipjoint with a 2-3 pull and a 7-8 spring . . . .
 
Woodrow F Call said:
I've been wanting a Tribal Lock for a little bit. I liked the blade shape and thought the size would be a nice combo for many tasks.

Well, I found a good one on the exchange and bought it. I've been carrying it a few days and generally like it except, I find the extra motion needed to close the knife to be a little annoying. Liner locks are a little easier as for economy of motion as I can still close with one hand, just being careful.

Still, as I handle a folding knife in such a way that I keep my hand out of the path of the folding blade, I don't see the need for a locking knife. If I need something that isn't going to fold on me, I'll go for a fixed blade.

Still deciding if I like the knife or not. I like the pinchable spear point. I think I'd like it better as a slip joint.

Anyways, is there anything else I'm missing on a lock back?
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Hey there,
I have a Tribal Lock and really like it. Give it some time my friend.
I'm often struck with how a new knife will feel odd in the hand. If it were easier to ship stuff back, I would have probably done so with many knives I've since come to love.

Muscle memory is a real thing. It's probably what's getting you when the midlock feels weird. ??

As far as liner locks, I carried these for years and it used to be a requirement of mine in a knife.
But I discovered these locks are prone to wear and then they'll fail. Now I love lockbacks. Just something about them.

That said, it's vanilla all the way :)
 
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