Spyderco One hand Closing

[Rat Finkenstein]

This is for Walking Man, or anyone else who is interested. I didnt want to clutter up that other thread with off topic stuff.
I wanted to show that it is easy to close the knife one handed. I personally think it is as easy to close as a Linerlock.
Here are a couple bad pics of my method of closing my endura one-handed, from two different grip positions. I use the method on the left primarily, and I never use my thumb any more.
(The hand positions are exaggerated in an attempt to show how I disengage the lock, my fingers are usually not sticking out like that. )

 

[Walking Man]

Thanks for taking the time to post those pics and show me, but I still can't do it safely with my Cal jr. It might be the Boye cutout on the lock, I don't know.

 

[Artfully Martial]

This is how I close my lockbacks:

I flip the knife around so that I hold the knife blade pointing down with part of the meet of my hand touching the spine of the blade. Then I push the lock in with my thumb while applying a little pressure with the bottom of my hand. This allows it to move a cm and stay unlocked. I then move the grip of my hand from a hammer fist to holding the handle pinched between my fingers, and push the spine in a downward sliding motion against my jeans, which closes it.

 

[Rat Finkenstein]

Thanks for taking the time to post those pics and show me, but I still can't do it safely with my Cal jr. It might be the Boye cutout on the lock, I don't know.

No problemo-
My Endura also has the Boye cutout, could be that the handle size or shape of the Caly jr. makes a difference, or perhaps our hands are different? Could take some practice, as I kind of discovered this method from endless flicking and messing around with the knife. (I really started playing with it alot after adding Militec) Maybe you could try squeezing the lock with your first knuckle while pressing against the top of the handle with your thumb? Just dont slice yourself
I figured it was good food for thought, anyways.

 

[airyq]

I believe Spydercos are designed so that you can point the open knife upwards, press the lock bar with your thumb and the blade will swing down so that the choil hits your fore finger and then you can change the position of the knife in your hand and close it. It is for this reason that the choil is 1 finger wide and left unsharpened.

The above does not apply to some Spyderco collaboration knives, eg. Centofante III, where the blade is sharpened all the way to the handle.

I use this method for my Native and Caly Jr.

Looks a bit frightening to apparently close the blade on your finger, but it works. Provided of course that your finger is not wider than the choil.

Try at your own risk.

 

[Rat Finkenstein]

This is how I close my lockbacks:

I flip the knife around so that I hold the knife blade pointing down with part of the meet of my hand touching the spine of the blade. Then I push the lock in with my thumb while applying a little pressure with the bottom of my hand. This allows it to move a cm and stay unlocked. I then move the grip of my hand from a hammer fist to holding the handle pinched between my fingers, and push the spine in a downward sliding motion against my jeans, which closes it.

I use a similar method for closing old style folders like the buck 110, with the lock at the end. I squeeze the lock and just use my leg on the spine to drag it closed, twisting my wrist a little.

 

[ZippyDan]

This is how I close my lockbacks:

I flip the knife around so that I hold the knife blade pointing down with part of the meet of my hand touching the spine of the blade. Then I push the lock in with my thumb while applying a little pressure with the bottom of my hand. This allows it to move a cm and stay unlocked. I then move the grip of my hand from a hammer fist to holding the handle pinched between my fingers, and push the spine in a downward sliding motion against my jeans, which closes it.

that sounds like cheating! thats not onehanded closing, thats onehandandaleg closing

 

[Artfully Martial]

.....touche`.......

 

[OneKnifeMan]

I believe Spydercos are designed so that you can point the open knife upwards, press the lock bar with your thumb and the blade will swing down so that the choil hits your fore finger and then you can change the position of the knife in your hand and close it. It is for this reason that the choil is 1 finger wide and left unsharpened.

The above does not apply to some Spyderco collaboration knives, eg. Centofante III, where the blade is sharpened all the way to the handle.

I use this method for my Native and Caly Jr.

Looks a bit frightening to apparently close the blade on your finger, but it works. Provided of course that your finger is not wider than the choil.

Try at your own risk.

I close my Cal Jr with a similar method except my index finger is in the hole to push down the blade, that way I don't have to push down the lock all the way down.

 

[paulwesley]

native has the choil to protect your finger too.

 

[Laceration]

It is for this reason that the choil is 1 finger wide and left unsharpened.

Actually, I think that choil is there so you can choke up on the blade for more precise or delicate work. I do use that method to close Spyderco lockbacks however and it is quite safe.

 

[Artfully Martial]

The choil is there to increase handle length (effectively) without making the knife bulkier.

 

[lukaszki]

The choil is there to increase handle length (effectively) without making the knife bulkier.

Yes but this also decreases the length of cutting edge. As always there are pros and cons. I like big choils but not everybody does.