He he, I am not a native English speaker but I am familiar with the terms "walk and talk", then again I am over 50...
As far as I know not related to half stops, just how smooth the tang rides over the backspring and the snap when opened or closed.
I believe that a half stop is a flattened area on the tang that not only makes the blade hesitate a bit half way when opening and closing but also allows it to stay half open without putting extra pressure on the backspring, in some cases it can be used like that, as in a screwdriver blade used half opened for more leverage, in other cases it is useful to leave a blade opened as in a display.
I believe that Gerbers do not really have a half stop but what they call a hesitation stop, not a flattened area but a small notch designed to prevent the blade from snapping shut over the fingers when closing.
I have also heard a blade that does not walk well called "lazy" and one that does not talk well called "dumb".
Luis
Edited to clarify: I've heard "walk" to mean that when you open or close a blade after a certain point the blade keeps going by itself, and "talk" to mean the snapping sound that it makes. Both of these happen because of pressure from the backspring and may be an indication of quality because a knife with weak springs or with improperly fitted blades will not walk and talk well.
As far as I know not related to half stops, just how smooth the tang rides over the backspring and the snap when opened or closed.
I believe that a half stop is a flattened area on the tang that not only makes the blade hesitate a bit half way when opening and closing but also allows it to stay half open without putting extra pressure on the backspring, in some cases it can be used like that, as in a screwdriver blade used half opened for more leverage, in other cases it is useful to leave a blade opened as in a display.
I believe that Gerbers do not really have a half stop but what they call a hesitation stop, not a flattened area but a small notch designed to prevent the blade from snapping shut over the fingers when closing.
I have also heard a blade that does not walk well called "lazy" and one that does not talk well called "dumb".
Luis
Edited to clarify: I've heard "walk" to mean that when you open or close a blade after a certain point the blade keeps going by itself, and "talk" to mean the snapping sound that it makes. Both of these happen because of pressure from the backspring and may be an indication of quality because a knife with weak springs or with improperly fitted blades will not walk and talk well.
