Spyderco Lock Question

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pythondrummer

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Hey there everyone. i'm really interested in getting a Spyderco Endura Wave. I've read reviews and everyone seems to like it and it seems to be a great quality knife.

Now, my concern about this knife is if it can open and close smoothly, like other knives (Benchmades, Kershaws). Is it smooth to open quickly without the wave feature?

My main concern is being able to close it easily with one hand. With the lock being where it is in the Endura, is it easy to close one handed, because i have handled frame locks and they are a breeze, and it seems like a BM axis lock is real easy too. Is it easy to close the Endura with one hand quickly?


Thanks a lot for any and all help.
 
I don't yet own an Endura 4 or waved Endura, but I own several Endura 3's and earlier, and have no problem one-hand closing them. I'm not sure if the lock release on the new Enduras are at the same location on the back, though. On mine, I simply hold the knife so my index finger is way up so that when I press the release bar, I slightly shake the knife to get the blade falling closed; my index finger is placed high enough to catch the unsharpened portion of the falling blade and block it. Then I move my fingers out of the way and push it the rest of the way with my thumb. The whole operation is very quick, with practice.
Jim
 
cool. thanks. yeah i'm pretty sure they are in the same spot.

heres a picture

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i guess with a little practice, it will be fast.
 
Comparing the pics with my Endura 3, I do notice that the release bar on the Waved Endura 4 is positioned a bit lower on the handle. Nonetheless, just from looking, it seems the same closing method can be used; just be sure your index finger's blocking the blade up high enough.

I'm currently hoping to get a Waved Endura 4 myself, too.;)
Jim
 
The mid locking folder is very easy to close one handed once you get used to it after having it for just a few attempts to practice with it.

STR
 
It's important to close the blade quickly so you can put it away and get busy doing what you were trying to do when you opened the knife in the first place. Lately I've been carrying an Opinel so I can save the blade on my Military from really nasty cutting duty. But it takes so damn long to close the Opinel that I find myself just using the Military when I'm trying to get stuff done quickly. It's great to snap a blade open, cut what needs to be cut, then snap it closed and get on with life, rather than fiddling about with a lock mechanism.
 
moonwilson said:
It's important to close the blade quickly so you can put it away and get busy doing what you were trying to do when you opened the knife in the first place. Lately I've been carrying an Opinel so I can save the blade on my Military from really nasty cutting duty. But it takes so damn long to close the Opinel that I find myself just using the Military when I'm trying to get stuff done quickly. It's great to snap a blade open, cut what needs to be cut, then snap it closed and get on with life, rather than fiddling about with a lock mechanism.
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well put.

also, sometimes i have to cut something and i'm using my other hand, so i have to be able to open the knife with one hand easily, and preferably quickly. then, when i'm done, i want to be able to close the knife quickly and easily so i can continue on and use both my hands for the task.
 
moonwilson said:
It's important to close the blade quickly so you can put it away and get busy doing what you were trying to do when you opened the knife in the first place. Lately I've been carrying an Opinel so I can save the blade on my Military from really nasty cutting duty. But it takes so damn long to close the Opinel that I find myself just using the Military when I'm trying to get stuff done quickly. It's great to snap a blade open, cut what needs to be cut, then snap it closed and get on with life, rather than fiddling about with a lock mechanism.
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Ahhhhhh. Thanks for the reply.
 
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