I am new to this forum site and see a term used here often. Walk and Talk. I think I understand what that means. Anyway, while watching a video on old remington slipjoints today on YT, the guy mentioned not letting his knives snap shut. Is this a bad thing? Isnt that the "Talk"? I always slap my slipjoint against my leg when Im done with the knife and enjoy hearing the shutting sound. Let me know please guys.
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Slipjoint walk and talk
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If you can't allow a slipjoint to snap shut without injuring the edge or breaking the backspring then the knife itself has a problem (IMHO). There are many threads on this subforum that examine this and related "walk and talk" issues. Please use the search function to explore the accumalated wisdom of these guys - it will be time well spent. The "walk" is the smoothness of the motion as the blade is extended or retracted/mechanical attributes of terminal blade lockup (up & down - side to side) ... and the "talk" is the quality (i.e subjective and objective elements) of the sound produced by the blade as it fully closes or opens (and half stop if applicable).
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I've always eased the blades shut on my slip joint knives. They still talk, just not as loudly. Any slamming can cause mechanical stress.
I equate it to slamming the car door. My wife does it. Every time she does it, my jaw tightens and I try to keep quiet. Every other time I speak up (not always the best decision).
I equate it to slamming the car door. My wife does it. Every time she does it, my jaw tightens and I try to keep quiet. Every other time I speak up (not always the best decision).
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I guess I should have communicated with a bit more precision. 
I'm not in favor of any "slamming" - but a slipjoint has a point during the closing "walk" where the blade closes itself based on the back spring tension and the radius of the tang end. I do let my knives close themselves when that "sweet spot" in the blade's pivot is reached ... most of the time.
I'm not in favor of any "slamming" - but a slipjoint has a point during the closing "walk" where the blade closes itself based on the back spring tension and the radius of the tang end. I do let my knives close themselves when that "sweet spot" in the blade's pivot is reached ... most of the time.