Waved knife question

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Forgive my ignorance about tactical stuff, but what is the purpose or advantage of "waving" a knife like a Spyderco folder?
 
Waved blades open faster than any other type of knife. Faster than any switchblade. The wave opens the knife as you pull it from your pocket.
 
I did not become endeared to the wave. Once while sitting, I reached for my mini-Com and cut the couch. I would not have another waved knife, tho I do like Emerson's and Spyderco's, just not waved.
 
robbobus said:
I did not become endeared to the wave. Once while sitting, I reached for my mini-Com and cut the couch. I would not have another waved knife, tho I do like Emerson's and Spyderco's, just not waved.
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Being careless with a knife will result in things getting cut when you did not intend them to be cut.

I'm sure I fumbled with the wave feature in the begining(no couches cut) BUT it's a fairly easy learning curve for the user (ie. it's not the knife's fault). :) The reward as you now is having the fastest deployment system. Period.
 
I've seen some waved knives with faily weak detents compared to other non-waved knives. Tightening the pivot works to some extent, but you really would need to disassemble the knife and make some minor adjustments. It's not the users fault. ;)
 
The wave doesn't come without it's tradeoffs though. You do require a little extra care taking it out of your pocket so you don't deploy it by mistake(assuming you want to remove your knife and not deploy the blade...for example when you hand it to someone or set it on your dresser etc). At least that is my experience.
 
its easy enough just to wave deploy it and then fold it if need be, call it a practice draw, if you take it out every day that 365 practice draws a year :)
 
An added benefit: I used my waved Endura to pop the cap off a beer bottle last night. :)
 
like my tactical knives to be waved. When I say "tactical" I mean ones I would defend myself with. A wave draw can be performed instinctively, in less the 1/4 of a second, and can be drawn forward as well for a reverve grip. In a true tactical scenario, I combine the step of drawing the knife and deployment Into a single step. This degreases the time it takes me to get in to combat pos. I see waved knives best fo sd. Something about the knif opening instantly tends to scare sheeple, plus that is an added bonus scare tactic for self defence, in that the deployment and sound alone could end the confrontation before it gets ugly. Put it this way, if my wave cones out, someon is getting cut.
 
Here's a vid of waving forward to reverse grip in either hand.
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Every locking folder I carry is waved.
 
So you just sort of hook the back of the blade on your pocket edge as you pull it out? I can see the advantage for a dedicated defensive knife, if a fixed blade is impractical for some reason.

For my (non-defensive) purposes, I guess a thumb hole or stud are quick and convenient enough. It might be fun to get one to fool around with though.
 
Iv'e Never had a waved knife,but,after watching Charlie Mike deploy his waved folders',I might have to try one.
 
Go for it!
 
nc527 said:
I see waved knives best fo sd. Something about the knif opening instantly tends to scare sheeple, plus that is an added bonus scare tactic for self defence, in that the deployment and sound alone could end the confrontation before it gets ugly. Put it this way, if my wave cones out, someon is getting cut.
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If I carried for self defence then I think I'd prefer my BK-9, I think it would do a better job of scaring sheeple and intimidating an opponent. The only problem is it might be a little illegal to carry in many places.
 
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