Not sure how your wire clip came, but mine is actually pretty slack. Just a millimeter or two between the clip and the handle (clip isn't actually pressing on the handle).
My wire clips on the two that I purchased are both VERY tight into the CF scales. I can barely pull either away with much finger force. Fingernails would break before clip movement can be achieved. As I mentioned, it is VERY hard to get to clip on pant pockets. It will tear up dress pants and very hard to get over denim pocket lips (doubled up material).
In both cases, when trying to deploy knife = silly looking pocket antics and wedgie.
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I think the smoothness of the CF make it an excellent "dress up" knife. :thumbup:
I very much agree. I think the look and smoothnes of the finish is perfect for dress pants carry. I LOVE this "Twill woven Carbon Fiber" for folders. :thumbup:
..... But, while I like this size and larger (3.5" - 4.0" blades) for jeans, shorts and any casual pants, I find any folded length/handle much over 3.25" a little large for dress pants for me.
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The blade
is fun to play with. You've been warned:
Purchasing this knife may lead to addicting knife play that could cause fatal injury to the wrist. 
Agreed.
Definately my current favorite knife to toy with.
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When I use the T-Mag for cutting, I tend to not put any pressure on the hump, but rather make push cuts, and letting the cutting pressure keep the blade open.
You are correct about how to cut with this knife. You have to hold and handle this knife without putting pressure on the hump and slice or push cut with the pressure against the blade keeping the blade open.
IMO, you can't really put "ANY" pressure on the blade with your thumb.
But, I naturally tend to put my thumb on the spine of the blades I cut with in many types of cutting situations.
For me, on this knife (T-Mag), my hand is already more forward onto the blade than most knives with my index finger half onto the blade and forward of the handle. It is hard for me to put my thumb much anywhere other than on the hump. If I "Focus" on where to put my thumb on this knife, I think it works O.K. if I put my thumb just to the side of the hump and jimping. But, this knife does beg the question as to "WHY" jimping on the hump?
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Works just as well as a locking knife for me. If you really needed to do some hard cutting, you can choke up on the bottom, and place the thumb on the jimping. I guess it's just however you personally hold the knife.
I grew up owning many slip joint Case, Buck and similar folding blades without locks.
I have often thought many people get silly about how they want incredibly strong locks on their knives and want locks to withstand forces on par with fixed blades and such. For my uses, especially with folders, I just never need a lock to do much more than hold the blade from moving while I use it and that just doesn't require much locking force. I have actually thinned out notches in the folding joint of liner locks to make them easier to close as some liner locks have more resistance than I like. I generally prefer the lock to release the blade easily and smoothly - over extreme locking force. But, since I do often tend to put my thumb on the blade, I want the blade to NOT move while I use it. All I need from a lock is enough resistance to counter my thumb's force.
I still own many of my older slip-joints even though I don't carry them much anymore in favor of one hand opening and closing blades. I pulled a few out just to see and sure enough I naturally put my thumb on the spine of those blades in many cases as well. But, my older slip-joints don't have a hump and have much more resistance to closing. Also, I noticed that my thumb tends to sit about half on the blade and half on the corner of the handle of my slippies. So, not much pressure on the blades unless I really choke up. (Vs. the T-Mag is designed to be choked up on and hard to not have my thumb well onto the blade)
In use of my older slippies, I never noticed any blade movement or partial closing with my old slip-joints even when I have my thumb on the spines. The T-Mag allows blade movement and partial closing about 10-20 times easier than my older slip-joints.
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Works just as well as a locking knife for me.
While I like the SILKY smooth blade movement of the T-Mag for opening, closing and toying with, I don't like the blade movement for use. So, I can't agree for my personal uses and preferences.
For me, the obvious solution for improving/fixing the T-Mag "IS" a simple liner lock. (I MUCH prefer a well designed liner lock over a spine lock)
The Sage "seems" (?????) to be more inline with everything I would like improved on the T-Mag (?????).
Sage has:
- Liner Lock
- Blade shape that I prefer
- Less hump over the Spydie hole
- "FLAT" grind.... (.... which I "thought" the T-Mag was supposed to have as per the description listed on Spyderco's web-site)
- Also has the gorgeous CF scales and the Titanium scales look great as well.
- Also has the nice looking wire clip... But, I "HOPE" future purchases have functional resistance and not nearly as tight as on my T-Mag's.
I think I will have to get a Sage and see. I hope the quality and silky smoothness of the Sage's is on par with the T-Mags.
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If you really needed to do some hard cutting, you can choke up on the bottom, and place the thumb on the jimping.
??? Does this mean you normally hold the knife with your hand choked "back"?
This knife seems like it would be very dangerous if you don't hold the knife with your index finger in the forward index finger groove where the handle and blade break to prevent the blade from folding onto your hand. Plus, this knife feels very unnatural in the choked back position to me.
To me, the T-Mag is not a good choice for ANY hard cutting and only suited for very light cutting. Great letter opener. Sharper than razor sharp.
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Anyway, there are some great aspects about the T-Mag and some things that could be better IMO.
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