Wich folder is the slowest?

I have an older Steigerwalt multi-blade knife.

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The nail nick on the main blade is nearly obscured by one of the other blades.

Opening that thing is a two-handed deliberate act. I don't believe I've ever gotten it open in under four or five seconds. Never timed it, though. I reckon I could probably open the skinning blade faster.

It, too, is "worth the wait."

I have an Opinel #6 (or #7) and an Opinel #8. They will also never win any speed contests. Also have #10 and #12. Unsurprisingly, neither of them is a "sprint" opener, either.

Coming in a bit behind the Opinels and the Steigerwalt are the EKA Swede 92 and the Nordic T8. Both of them are two-handed openers -- don't even try a one-handed finesse -- with the Swede 92 opening a little faster than the Nordic T8.

Oh, and one of my Sod Buster Jr knives takes a firm two-hand grip to open as well. No speed to be had there.

 
My slowest is a several year old Cold Steel large Voyager clip pt. It's one of those folders you have stay firmly, right on all the way through the deployment. Sebenzas are deliberate in that way but smoother & faster than the Voyager. My Axis, Spyderhole & flippers are real fast! :thumbup:
 
I have a one handed trekker and it is slow to open with one hand. I think it’s the tension on the blade, but the body is sort of tube shaped and it wants to roll in your hand when you open it with one hand.

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