Thin area on stag handle - is it something to be concerned about?

Well, I know it's been discussed before; and it is all opinion and individual preference, but for the record, I almost always close a pocket knife by pushing the spine against my leg. Zippity doo dah for "control". I don't close it to make a noise. I just close it. Done it that way since I was a boy some five decades ago.

I have a couple of pocket knives with blades so close to the spring that I have to carefully close them. While I agree it is not really a manufacturing "defect", those knives don't get carried much.
 
For the record, I sometimes close knives similarly. I try to close them in a controlled manner even when closing them one handed but I don't always pay attention. I try to close them half way and then let them fall shut. I also try to pull blades straight up so that they don't rub but I don't always pay attention. They're tools and they get used.

For ME, I don't anticipate a problem with the 74. I haven't carried the knife yet though. I just got it and I'm not particularly fond of the drop point blade shape. I knew that before I ordered it and I'm hoping that I'll change my mind. There are so few of the 440C knives from GEC that I wanted to give it a chance.

For ME, how a knife will perform after use/sharpening is of much greater concern. Most of the issues with blade's hitting springs are solved by opening in a controlled manner and/or sharpening. There will be little chance of hitting the spring after use and sharpening. Failure to plan for use and sharpening was a major design flaw for the Queen/Trestle Pines Portage. That knife combined a skinner blade, easy open notch, and a nail nick near the tip of the blade. After use and sharpening, you would eventually need to grind the spine of the blade through the nail nick so that the tip isn't exposed by the easy open notch.

The 1st run of 85s did seem to hit the springs unless you closed them with extreme care. That was much more noticeable to me. It did go away after some use and sharpening.

On the 74, I think they could improve the shape of the kick a little. But it's not really a concern for me.
 
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knarfeng said:
I almost always close a pocket knife by pushing the spine against my leg. Zippity doo dah for "control".
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Same here. Closing my knife is a particularly unceremonious activity. Half the time, I don't even have a second hand free to play around and baby it. I find the notion of gently coaxing my knife to a closed position to be rather ludicrous.



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supratentorial said:
At this point, I'm going to assume that my intention of being helpful has failed and give up. LOL.
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Don't feel bad. I use two hands to open a slip joint knife and two to close it. [emoji4]
 
Probably holds it with two hands. [emoji6]

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One hand (with pinky raised). I need one hand free to pass the Grey Poupon. ;)

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