What is your favorite way to open your blades?

[KuduCuckoo]

It is called Le Trifolder by Fred Perrin.

The type of knife is called a trifolder or a “jacob’s ladder” knife. Cold steel actually used to make a couple knives like this they called the “triple action”. I had their tanto version. The big disadvantage to the design is that if you don’t hold the handle shut pressure on the edge (which is facing left in the above pics) causes the handle to open up)

Cold steel

I like it. And that Cold Steel used to have one makes me wish I had started looking at knives much earlier. Well, I’m off to go look at as many of these as I can find.

 

[SW-EDC]

First, auto
Second, flipper
Third, hole
Last...thumbstud.

 

[Wolverine666]

I'll also say that I do like thumb studs. They'd be my second choice behind the Spydie hole.

I tried an auto a couple weeks ago and I like it. I'll prob pick up another one.

I hate flippers. That flipper trigger jutting out the back just ruins the smooth lines of a nice knife imo.

But I'm interested in trying a front flipper.

 

[marcinek]

While going "wushaaa" or "shashinng"

 

[l1ranger]

im late to the game, but i recently got my first flipper.
also got an assisted flipper for my daughter.

I'm likeing the flippers

 

[chambelona59]

My last flipper purchase.

 

[GermanyChris]

Without taking laws into consideration I prefer autos because they require the least manipulation but in reality land I'll take a thumb stud.

 

[KnifeWish]

Thumbstub if it is on washers, flipper if it is on bearings.

 

[TheEdge01]

I'll also say that I do like thumb studs. They'd be my second choice behind the Spydie hole.

I tried an auto a couple weeks ago and I like it. I'll prob pick up another one.

I hate flippers. That flipper trigger jutting out the back just ruins the smooth lines of a nice knife imo.

But I'm interested in trying a front flipper.

I also like thumb studs, but I place the tip of my thumb under the stud then lift the blade open. Some folks say that’s the wrong way to use a thumb stud though. Anyway, that’s how I use thumb studs and I have actually avoided buying knives that I really wanted because the thumb studs seemed to be too close to the handle which made the blade awkward to open.

 

[Lapedog]

Why not have three ways of opening?

Olamic is advertising the Busker as the knife with the most ways to open.

 

[TheEdge01]

Why not have three ways of opening?

Olamic is advertising the Busker as the knife with the most ways to open.

There you go. Sometimes having a variety is a good thing.

 

[afishhunter]

I only have nail nicks and a thumb stud.
On the traditionals I have where possible,I'll pinch them open, rather than use the nail nick.

 

[Bill1170]

I voted hole plus wave. I wouldn’t want a wave-only folder, because there will always be times not to wave it open.

 

[Lapedog]

I voted hole plus wave. I wouldn’t want a wave-only folder, because there will always be times not to wave it open.

There is no knife I know of that has wave only. Although if there was the wave hook makes a decent half a spydie hole.

Check this out. Wave plus hole.

 

[eisman]

I'm partial to the Krankhanchenwaffen maneuver; preferably to the sound of the 1812 Overture.

 

[IowaKnifeNut]

I like a slow roll over with a thumb stud.

 

[Wolverine666]

I'm not a flick-it guy. I prefer a tightish pivot with smooth action.

My Vallotton Sub-Hilt and Military S90V/CF/Ti are perfect examples of this.

 

[TheEdge01]

I'm not a flick-it guy. I prefer a tightish pivot with smooth action.

My Vallotton Sub-Hilt and Military S90V/CF/Ti are perfect examples of this.

My new BladeTech knife is like that. Fairly tight to open but very smooth.

 

[needler420]

None of the above. Balisong.

 

[TheEdge01]

None of the above. Balisong.

Yeah, I forgot to add that one.