Spyderco Gayle Bradley Folder

I also thought it was ugly at first, with the hump near the tip like the Stretch.

Then I ran into Andrew's hard use thread & how M4 is awesome, got a great deal on used GB and took the plunge! Now I think it's beautiful ;)
 
The GB has become one of my favorite knives.
I never found the lock hard to use. To unlock it, I just rotate the knife in my hand so that the lock interface is facing me and push it over with directly putting pressure on the jimped portion. Hope that makes any sense.

The only real complaint I can level against it is the sharp edges of the liners. I took care of those with a little sandpaper.

Mine now wears a heavy patina, forced with rice vinegar.
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Skywalker1 said:
The GB has become one of my favorite knives.
I never found the lock hard to use. To unlock it, I just rotate the knife in my hand so that the lock interface is facing me and push it over with directly putting pressure on the jimped portion. Hope that makes any sense.

The only real complaint I can level against it is the sharp edges of the liners. I took care of those with a little sandpaper.

Mine now wears a heavy patina, forced with rice vinegar.
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That is one sweet patina!
 
I have laid this knife to rest in my collection, but won't be carrying it much anymore. The handle shape and lack of anything preventing hand slippage hasn't inspired confidence with the knife. I have also accepted the fact that I just don't like liner locks. It will probably be relegated to kitchen duty, as it is still the reigning king of slicing.
 
Cypress said:
I have laid this knife to rest in my collection, but won't be carrying it much anymore. The handle shape and lack of anything preventing hand slippage hasn't inspired confidence with the knife. I have also accepted the fact that I just don't like liner locks. It will probably be relegated to kitchen duty, as it is still the reigning king of slicing.
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You could donate it to the Neverdie36 Fund. It's a charity that raises awareness to how broke I am. Currently we are trying to fund a trip to the mall.
 
Hah! I would, but the only reason it's staying and not being sold, is because the lady likes it. She has a fondness for the GB because it "looks like a sad retarded bird".
 
The GB made a man out of my thumb. Seriously. After a week of using it an actual man grew out of my thumb. He tags along with me now and opens stuff that is hard to open. I call him Timmy. Timmy also carries me home when I'm drunk. Good guy. Thanks GB.
 
David Lowry said:
The GB made a man out of my thumb. Seriously. After a week of using it an actual man grew out of my thumb. He tags along with me now and opens stuff that is hard to open. I call him Timmy. Timmy also carries me home when I'm drunk. Good guy. Thanks GB.
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LOL.

Chris "Anagarika";13057034 said:
I found this quite true and convey how I first perceived it before really liking it (now).

Too bad you don't like it. I'm hoping after reading this long thread, you might change your mind ;)
www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/714931-Gayle-Bradley-Hard-Use
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That thread was what caught my eye at first. The handle and lock are the only shortfalls of the GB. Choil it up a bit, give it some jimping, then add the compression lock... Delicious knife. For now, the hard-use folder duties fall on my Benchmade 810. THICK M4 steel, the best lock on the planet, and a handle that I had to sand down in order to use. Plus, it was ugly out of the box, so I don't care if it gets munged up.
 
Gayle Bradley is indeed pain in the butt to close with your thumb. That's why I have developed my way of closing it with index finger. The little cutout in the opposite liner makes index finger slip in nicely. That being said, it's probably the safest, sturdiest liner lock I've ever had.

Like you said Cypress, amazing cutter with fantastic fit & finish.
 
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