When was the last time you had to use two hands to open a knife?

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Strider

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With all the assisted openers out there how often do you take the time to open up a traditional pocket knife to use?
 
Moments ago. The knife was, of course, a balisong, which may make it even more surprising. But, this knife, which just arrived in the post (the third rare BM tanto to arrive in the last week or two), is a rare Benchmade 69. I wouldn't think of anything but a careful two-handed opening for such a knife.



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Chuck
Balisongs -- because it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
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Several times per day......I have disposed of most of my one-handers because they did not meet my need for "knives that felt like knives"

If I was going in Harm's Way....I would, probably take one of my remaining one-handers..probably the Spydie Civilian ( the only Spydie I kept) Or, maybe, the AFCK.

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I find myself opening my buck tool alot lately. I have been running Video and Cat5 wire in two different buildings. Those multi-tools are just to handy for those jobs.

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I use two hands to open a knife usually several times a day as I currently carry a stockman, have a Swiss army knife in the glove compartment, and am currently carrying a Leatherman in my pack. This last week a store had a 40% discount sale and I bought a Gerber EZOut in ATS-34 to try out the steel, a clip, and one handed opening. The steel is better than other stainless that I've used, the clip seems to work nice in keeping the knife from getting knocked out of it's cordura sheath :^), and the one hand opening is nice. The knife still doesn't cut like my stockman, a discontinued Old Timer, as the blade is bigger and consequently clunkier than any of the three blades on the stockman. I'll still carry the stockman and any larger folder will still be carried in a pack almost all of the time, so one hand opening for the most part is a feature that I guess I don't need very often. If I need to use a knife a lot one handed I typically use a fixed blade. A co-worker missed the sale and wanted one too, so I've considered sellng it to him. I'll think about it some more as it was still a good deal and I probably won't be spending any more on the breed.
 
Several times a day. I carry a Spyderco, Michael Walker Lt/wt, that's the one I flick, and play with when I'm on the phone. If I'm going to cut a sandwich, or have to open something, I use my Swiss Army knife. If someone needs a knife at work, the SA is the one I hand over, it never raises an eyebrow. Funny, the longer blade on the SA is the same length as the MW, if I lend the MW people just look at it differently, like suddenly it's dangerous. People are funny!
 
I make a point of opening one-handers slowly and with both hands if I'm in public. Goes a long way towards keeping poeple from getting nervous.

But when was the last time I carried a knife that needed both hands to open? Sheesh, why would I do that...
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-Drew
 
I do several times a day with one of my SAKs. And at work, when I need a knife or one of the other tools, I pull out the SAK. I haven't gotten any stares recently with it, and the one-hander gets less daily use, only for more significant cutting jobs.
Jim
 
Just a few minutes ago.

Though most of my knives are "one handers", I enjoy playing with, using and admiring my slip joints: stockmen, trappers, SAK's etc.

Like Brian said, they feel like knives.

They may not be right for every application, but they still have much to offer and are a part of our "history".

I tend to enjoy them just because they are what they are.

Blues

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The Barry Wood swing lock is one of my favorite folders. I know, it ain't tactical, or nothin', but it sure is strong, precise, and beautiful. Mike Irie can open 'em one-handed, but it is still awkward. I usually carry a "nice" folder and a big, nice, one-handed folder, so needing to use two hands on the Wood/Irie is no problem.
 
Correlative question:

When was the last time you used two hands to close your OTF?

"I could've had a Diamondback"! (Apologies to V8)

-Michael

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Steve,
I spent some time talking to Mike Irie, at the NYCKS. It sounds like he's moving away from the Wood Folder, maybe to focus more on his own work. IMHO, it's not a fun knife to handle, I know it does have it's good points, just not for me.
 
Even with the one handle assist available, I open my folders with two hands when law enforcement is around.

Interpretation of the law can get you in trouble here in Canada.

Will
 
>> About 3rd.grade.1950`s

My first knife was a switchblade. My mom brought it back from their vaccation over in Europe, from Germany. I must have been about 10 or 12 years old
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She told me if you put it inside of a dirty sock inside of your shoes, customs won't look there
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Anytime I heard of anyone going over to Europe after that, I made sure I asked them to bring me back a switchblade. But only one other time, they ever did. They would always tell me, I never ran across anyplace to buy one.
 
Against all dentists advice,I have opened the old kind with my teeth.I have crimped blasting caps that way.I do not reccommend either practice.And I quit thinking about spelling.Thank you Liz.
 
Daily. As much as I love the newfangled knives, I still carry a bone-handled stockman or trapper every day. Great whittlers, great tradition, and great classical beauty. A jigged bone handled stockman is still something to be admired and used. Three blades, each with it's own style, history, and usefulness. I still remember my dad's Case that he carried for 30 years until the handle gave out and the blades were worn away. One knive, one long history of use, one essential tool.

I occasionally like to whittle and my AFCK, Axis, Wenger, etc are not useful for that unless you are cutting down a small sapling (which isn't whittling).

No matter how many fancy one-handers I will own, I will always carry a small trad. pocketknive of one kind or another. Their traditional beauty, and usefulness far outweight their inconvenience of opening.


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Hoodoo

Doubt grows with knowledge.
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"Two hands to open a knife.............."?
Hmmmmmmmmm, oh yeah with my Swisstool and my new(used) Buck 110(not a bad knife BTW).

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I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.
*Abraham Lincoln

Romans 1:20-22


 
I wish my SAK was a one-hander, but it isn't. It's my real working knife. I used it Saturday to help assemble a hardware display in Home Depot. A whole warehouse full of tools, but everything I needed was in my Adventurer.
 
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