Spyderco Police Thumb Stud?

Do you guys use your nail or meat of your thumb? I personally use my nail. I can't get the meat flick... =[
 
kawr said:
If it opened slow with you using the spydiehole it sure as hell aint gonna open faster with a thumb stud :p.
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Kinda what I was thinking.

Itch Blade said:
I find a thumbstud way faster for flick openings, because it smoothly "leaves" the thumb.

Conversely, a Spydiehole is way easier for slow openings, because it retains the thumb.
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Ahhh...ok.
As a very general observation that's probably true.
However, in my experience it depends on the individual knife's geometry.
I've got thumbstuds that will easily "flick" open, but others that will not. Or not reliably.
Likewise, I've got Spydies I can "flick" easily with the hole. But, in general, most lend themselves better to slow opening.

From a pratical/tactical standpoint, I'm not sure flicking is really a great idea. You can fairly easily miss full deployment and not get lockup (particularly under stress) which is never likely to be a good thing.
The preferred method would seem to one that gives you 100% full deployment/lockup with a minimum of hand repositioning.
 
Charlie Mike said:
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Spydershank :eek::eek::eek:


Cool design CM :thumbup:
 
"Anyone put a thumb stud on a Spyderco Police? "
- valentin_84

but where i wonder?!
anyhow, there were a couple of chinese rip-offs which did look like spyderco's (delicas perhaps) but with thumbstuds minus "the signature hole".
i assure you that they did for apparent reasons, looked rather strange without the spydeco holes;
besides, the positioning of some thumbstuds (given it's protrusion) would get in the way of smooth pocket withdrawal, and does to a certain extend disallow certain penetrative motions.
no, thumbstuds imho are not ideal for something as long as the police.
 
I carried a titanium Special Police for several years--don't recall I ever had to even use the hole--a quick wrist flick would have that (relatively) heavy blade deployed instantly. Granted, it's probably not all that good for it, but for occasional use...

If yours is sticky, I guess I'd made sure it is clean and try some lube--perhaps something teflon based or some graphite. Other than that, keep working it and I'll bet it will loosen up a bit.
 
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I've found that the hole can be difficult to "engage" if your skin is really dry or the blade is really slick.

One thing I've done, which solves this, is to work a vinyl insulating grommet into the hole so the blade slides into the grove. It takes a bit of experimenting to get just the right size of grommet, but the fit is tight once you've picked correctly.

On the Police model, there is just enough clearance--with the blade closed--to allow this to work; otherwise the blade sits high when closed (e.g. this method would not work on something like the Native).
 
If anyone is having trouble gripping the hole you could sharpen it.:p

As long as you don't have girly soft skin it should be fine.
 
valentin_84 said:
Anyone put a thumb stud on a Spyderco Police?

I had a Police for a while but hated how much of a slow opener it was, so I sold it.:( Man do I miss that blade though! I wonder if there would be a good pivot spot for a thumb stud on it even though it has that huge hole...
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What the point... Trying to defame a Spyderco! What do you want to call the knife after you put a thumb stud on it... The "Pecker".
 
the police 3 is much faster to open , carrying tip down, your thumb is closer to the hole, tip up, you have to have bigfoot hands to reach it.
 
dallasdeadeye said:
the police 3 is much faster to open , carrying tip down, your thumb is closer to the hole, tip up, you have to have bigfoot hands to reach it.
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The police 3 is much faster open tip down with the thumb hole than what exactly?

There are plenty of other opening methods, for big knives, that are much much faster than a spydie-drop of any variant. Most of which are not assisted.
 
e_stillz84 said:
Have you ever heard of the opening method sometimes referred to as the Spydie Drop?

http://spyderco.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-32096.html
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I have carried a Spyderco Police for about 18 years (That is SUCH a long time seeing it in print - I'm getting old!). I have almost universally used the drop method to open it, and it has worked reliably. I have other knives that are faster opening (e.g. some Kershaw, Benchmades, etc.), but nothing I've found yet beats my Spyderco Police for overall ease of carry since it's so thin, so I'm willing to sacrifice a little speed for that.

Brien
 
Put a rubber grommet inside the thumbhole. It works almost like a thumb stud but i don't see it opening faster. Just more reliable for people who are not big fans of the thumbhole. Something like this.

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Spyderco lock back knives generally don't open as fast as the liner locks. A Military can be flicked open where the Police can't.
 
lava_lamp said:
Spyderco lock back knives generally don't open as fast as the liner locks. A Military can be flicked open where the Police can't.
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Lava,
That's a good point. Hadn't thought about that before but I believe you're right. The lock back models have more resistance.
 
jonnymac44 said:
Lava,
That's a good point. Hadn't thought about that before but I believe you're right. The lock back models have more resistance.
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With all due respect, and of course knives may differ, but my titanium Special Police would easily flick open. It was an older model, pre-Boyle dent, perhaps that makes a difference. My only other Spydie, a stainless Co-Pilot was much stiffer.
 
I have the current Police model & love it. The back lock is fairly stout so you can't just flick it open like a Military or any of the liner locks with studs. You have to keep thumb contact with the hole throughout the opening. Not a bad thing & not slow when I do it.

Just experimented with my girlfriend watching.Used a large Rukus (stud with axis), an old CRKT Kasper/ Crawford Professional (stud with linerlock), a CRKT Hammond Cruiser(flipper with linerlock), a Spydie Tenacious(hole with linerlock), a Microtech L.U.D.T.(auto), & my Police.

Practicing with a particular knife will streamline your movement with it while making other opening features & methods seem weird. I found no real differences in speed when drawing was included. Miniscule if any. Especially once you've grown accustomed to your EDC.

The auto's usual advantage was lost because I had to find the button & push it while holding the handle in a fairly specific way.The hole was easier to find for me & locked onto my thumb as I opened it with a fairly gross movement. The flipper was just as easy to find fast but needed an extra flick to open. The Rukus would be hard to beat if you don't mind inertia openings but that also uses a flick. Personal preferences.

Nothing I've seen or can do is faster than my buddy drawing his Cold Steel AK47. The wave on it flares out to the sides & grabs the pocket more aggressively than other waved models. I can't do it as fast or reliably as he can, though.

Just my two cents.
 
I think the speed and ease of flicking open a knives is more to do with the locking mechanism. The easiest knife that I have to flick open is my BM 740 fallowed closely by my Para2/Barong. Then my BM 710 (coated) and delica 4.

Having said that, all of them will flick open very fast if I put a lot thumb pressure on them.
 
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