Tip down, tip up, lock type, hole or stud, what do you like?

Tip up or down
Axis lock or Compression
154, VG10, 1095
Lightweight and the thinner the better
Thumb stud or Hole-like them both
Handle scales FRN, g10, Alumn.
 
tip up clip carry, tie between axis lock and frame lock, prefer hole but that is patented, so I would go for two studs. On the knife...;)

Oh yeah, either G10 or wood scales.
 
Has to be Tip Down... It's just the way I carry/draw, tip up messes with me.

Carbon Fiber and/or Titanium... Just because it's cool!
Good liner/frame locks rule, axis is exceptional too.
Part serr S30V.... NO COATINGS!!

If the knife is "flickable", give me a stud, if not, Spydie hole is better.
 
Tip down always , hole over stud although studs are not bad as long as they are not sharp edged , lock type no preference as long as it is sturdy.
Also although I am a left hander , I prefer to carry in my right pocket , don't ask me why.







Here is why tip up is a terrible idea , mostly if your knife is waved.

Your knife is in your pocket , you need meter change , you reach your hand in your pocket where your cuff snags the wave (or thumbstud etc) , opening the knife just enough so that the razor sharp tip slices your wrist for you.

Think about it. :cool:
 
Well, I don't know how everybody else carries theirs, but my tip-up spydie natve so I dont have a choice of up-down) is situated so the blade opens towards the back of my pocket, with the spine right up against the rivet. Not only does this work great for a wave (zip-tie wave; took it off, not for me) but there is zero danger of it accedentally openning.
 
I like
tip up - avoid buying any tip down
most traditional blade shapes and grinds - don't like chisel point tho
don't buy combo edge. PE only
most of the usual premium blade steels are fine
any of the blade locks are ok got several assisted openers, auto's
nice wood, titanium, T6 aluminum, plastics, in that order; don't like micarta or kraton

my ideal knife:
BM 550 grip (oblong hole)
zdp189 orig blade design
titanium or T6 orig handel design
if BM made this I'd have more than one!!
 
Tip up
axis
Flat spear
S30-v
titanium
Spyderco hole



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rebeltf said:
Here is why tip up is a terrible idea , mostly if your knife is waved.

Your knife is in your pocket , you need meter change , you reach your hand in your pocket where your cuff snags the wave (or thumbstud etc) , opening the knife just enough so that the razor sharp tip slices your wrist for you.

Think about it. :cool:
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:( .... doesnt that senario only happen with tip-down ??? Tip-up puts the blade against the inner seam of your pocket.
 
Yea , depends on the knife I guess , my Native is like Buck268 says , against the inside seam , thus eliminating that chance , but my Byrd (off the top of my head) is the opposite.

Dunno , just a paranoid thought from my head , I guess. :D
 
Tip up or tip down? tip up is OK without a thumbstud
liner, compression, frame, back lock or axis?
Flat, hollow, saber or chisel grind?
VG-10, BG-42, S30-v, ZDP-189, 440v, 154cm, 440c, or in steel?
Carbon fiber, G-10, micarta, aluminum, SS or FRN handles?
Spyderco hole or thumb stud?
 
SAK and stockman have served me well for about 40 years, flat grind, blade tips up or down or sideways depending of how they fit in my pocket, no lock no hole no thumb stud, just good old nail nicks, 440A or similar steel has done the job fine, handle scales usually some kind of plastic (Cellidor or Delrin).

Luis
 
no preference on tip up/down
drop point ---------- most useful to me for general cutting chores
lock back ----------- Least worries about staying locked open
ATS-34/154CM ----- Holds an edge well for me
G10 or FRN handles - gives it better balance. Feels good in my hand
Thumb stud----------Feels better to me.
 
tip up
drop point or spearpoint / leaf-shaped blade
I like lockback -- other types depend on individual construction
I prefer deep hollow or saber grinds -- more aesthetic, but anything not chisel ground is fine
VG-10 is nice, haven't tried tool/carbon steels
I like non SS handles -- not sharp
Thumb hole or thumbdisk -- easy opening
 
Tip up with a hole. My first EDC knives were Spydercos. I think I missed the moment in childhood when I could develop the dexterity to use the thumb stud. It seems to me that many knives, when carried tip up, are shaped so that my hand smoothly enters and exits my front pocket. Tip down carry causes the blade of my right hand to drag, catch, and scrape on the top of the knife.
 
Tip up, flippers, spyderhole...

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On this planet, we have a thing called "gravity." It constantly pulls down on everything. It never sleeps. It has no mercy. It constantly pulls down on everything. Tip-down carry takes advantage of gravity. Tip-up carry fights gravity. But gravity never sleeps. And gravity has no mercy. Gravity will never miss nor will if forego an opportunity to pull down on something. Tip-up carry must rely for safety on some technique to defeat gravity. Some knives have a bias toward closed or a detent that tends to keep them closed. Some knife carriers rely on always keeping the knife all the way back in their pocket such that the back of the pocket holds it closed. Either way, tip-up carry necessarily needs some technique to defeat gravity, some anti-gravity mechanism. But no such method is 100% perfect. If the knife isn't completely closed, if it gets knocked by an impact, if it -- for any reason -- shifts a little forward in your pocket, well gravity never sleeps; gravity will never miss an opportunity to pull down on that blade. And with tip-up carry, pulling down on that blade means opening the knife and opening it with the tip up toward your hand.

Is this just a theory? No. Over the years on this forum we have received quite a number of people who have been badly cut by tip-up-carried knives that fell victim to gravity's relentless tug.

Tip-up carry is faster to open. Yes, it is. But by only a few hundredths of a second. I submit to you that if you have allowed yourself to get into a situation where you're depending on a hundredth of a second or two, you have lost already. And what good that knife is gonna do you in that situation if it cuts open the palm of your hand before it's out of your pocket? Because remember: anything that can go wrong will go wrong at the very worst possible moment. If you are relying on a fast draw, then tip-up is not the way to go because, while it may be fast, it is not a reliable draw.
 
With tip down I am affraid the blade might slightly open and I will cut myself when I sit down. With tip up the blade rests against the back of my pocket and even if it moves and opens a bit it cannot "stab" me...
 
kgriggs8 said:
Choose you favorite stuff on a knife.
Tip up or tip down?
liner, compression, frame, back lock or axis?
Flat, hollow, saber or chisel grind?
VG-10, BG-42, S30-v, ZDP-189, 440v, 154cm, 440c, or in steel?
Carbon fiber, G-10, micarta, aluminum, SS or FRN handles?
Spyderco hole or thumb stud?
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Tip down is a must for me.
Also flat or saber ground is a must. Steel: everything that is better than 420, favorites are VG-10, BG-42 and 154CM. I like G-10 very much, it is light weight and very strong, FRN ist no problem and titanium is great, but I don't like SS handles.
I am a fan of axis, but frame lock and (Spyderco style) lock back (mid lock) is o.k.!
Spyderhole and thumb stud? Both is working for me!
 
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