The Spyderco hole - what's your opening method?

GregNYC

GregNYC

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My method works pretty well for me, faster than almost any other one-hand method except for maybe an auto knife.

I pinch the hole securely between my thumb and index finger. As I raise my hand out of my pocket, the tip faces up, and the hole is towards me, the handle is away from me. I flick my wrist out and down. This flicks the handle away from the blade. Then my fingers close on the handle.

What doesn't work for me is the "thumb-stud" method, where you hold the knife while using your thumb to rotate the blade out. I never really liked that method, so I haven't really been interested in knives with thumb-studs. Up to the last few weeks, I've been carrying classic slipjoints for many years!

What's your method?

--Greg
 
I don't flick my knives usually. Normally I just used my thumb to open the blade whether it's spydie holes or thumb studs.
 
I open my Spydercos the regular thumbstud-like way. Never been a fan of Spyderdropping and similar methods.
 
Flesh of thumb in hole for a slow deployment. Thumb nail angled into hole for fast flicking open.
 
I carry my knives loose in my pocket, so I take out the knife, place the ball of my thumb in the Spyderhole, and rotate the blade open. I've found that method to be 100% effective.

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I don't do anything with the wrist. I just put thumb in blade and push. On my Persian or Spin it's a slow opening, on the Chinese, Para and Viele they all fly open since they have that ball detent to overcome, then are pretty slick.
 
I use the Sydie drop if I'm in a hurry(clip down models), most of the time I just thumb it open.
 
Usually just a thumb flick, no wrist action is necessary to open it, if the pivot screw is set loose enough.
 
Easy does it with any collectors, with a user however I feel like it. I commonly snap my user Salt open with the thumb/finger in the hole method and a wrist snap. It doesn't matter to me if it's harder on it. I'm not real gentle with users, a collector I will handle with great care though.
 
I only Spyder drop when I'm screwing around. For serious bidniz, the standard thumb in the hole push gets used. As fast as any of the gimmick methods:thumbup:
 
Zip tie wave. The zip tie can also be used as a left/right thumbstud and a spydiehole edge cushion.
 
GregNYC said:
I pinch the hole securely between my thumb and index finger. As I raise my hand out of my pocket, the tip faces up, and the hole is towards me, the handle is away from me. I flick my wrist out and down. This flicks the handle away from the blade. Then my fingers close on the handle.
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Go do that often and you will have problems with blade play in the long run. I know is flashy and I have done it a few times but I try not to use that method because it does no good to your knife.
mikel
 
Same here, I ghetto wave it my Endura.

Real fast way to open, but when sheeple are around I use the two hand opening method haha.
 
I use the nail of my middle finger most of the time to flick it open. Alternately I give a very light flick with my middle finger and finish opening with my thumb, especially when using in public. Actually I probably do this more often than just flicking it open.

Sometimes I'll use the pad of my thumb, but I find that this method strains my hand-putting my thumb in the spyderhole when the knife is closed puts my thumb/thumb joint in an awkward cramped position. I prefer starting the motion with my index finger and then moving to the thumb.
 
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