I liked because of your ingenuity and humility in that you didn’t try and act like someone you weren’t. When it came to a couple knives you admitted you couldn’t open them in a cool or efficient way and I find that really cool, keep up the good work!
I love lever lock switch blades. They are relatively easier to trigger when accidentally dropped, have had 5 stiches in my foot when I dropped German weidmansheil. ($225) the truest examples when you open the blade slide your thumb off the lever and the lever automatically closed to the lock position. The lever you showed the lever or trigger is ass backward. I really like the sleek push Button Kershaw close to the last. Very very sexy!!
P.S. cheer up I know a lot of guys that love women with tiny hands, because well to them it important because everything looks bigger in tiny hands! Like diamonds .
Thank you for the video, ive had multiple knives throughout the years and now im starting to want a specific type and your video was very insightful =)
Thumbstud is my go to folder. I have a benchmade axis lock that i can flick open just like my spiderco. If im carrying a folder then a thumbstud is the only folding knife i carry, if im not carrying a flipper then im carrying one of my favorite fixed blade
Yep, simpler design, more reliable and much less 'gimmicky'. Also as she said, pretty much anyone can do it... unless maybe the 'trickiness' is the _point_ for some folks.
The fixed blade knife has always been my favorite. It feels more rugged/durable, and I don't need to worry about dirt or water getting inside it. Unfortunately, it is not the most convenient knife for EDC - unless I can figure a way to carry one more comfortably.
Thanks a ton for putting out all of these simple education videos. I think too many people just expect everyone to get into the knife community from a parent or grandparent who can teach them everything or else just absorb everything through osmosis. I was lucky enough to have a lot of training from people I knew in person, but I couldn't be more happy to see straightforward easy to understand videos with clear presentations of basic knife related topics. Keep up the great work!
Hi Holly. Recently came across this video and your channel. Really helpful overview! I'm getting into edc, partiularly from disabled/chronic illness pov. Do you have recommendations for best types of opening/lock mechanisms (specific brand/model would be great) for weaker or arthritic hands? Thanks so much! Glenn
Nice collection of knives, i mostly like traditional slipjoints and thumbhole or stud opening mechanisms may be when i get my hands on more type of knives i can try Others to . Keep up the good work
I want to enjoy my flipper but it almost seems like the lock is slightly off so I have to push it to close the knife. At the moment I'm making do with a thumb stud until I can find a solution
I like the spidie hole the best. I own a Kirshaw Westin. A cheapie I bought a little over a year ago. For a cheap beater, I really like the size and style of it. If it were a high end steel with a titanium frame and a carbon fiber scale it would be a really cool knife. Of course then it wouldn't be an $18 beater. 🙂 Yeah, I agree on that Elite Tactical, it's pretty cool.
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At my Boomer age..new to collecting knives. I enjoyed this post on "Knives 101." I wonder if you went to SHOT show 20123? In any event, thank you for this video. I subscribed to your channel as well. Keep up the great work! Happy New Year from Hollywood, California!
It's easiest to open front flippers by holding the knife with closed spine of the blade toward yourself, when opening side of the blade should almost touch the thumb muscle. With proper belt clip placement the knife should be in your hand in an optimal position for opening upon drawing it.
hey! i have a knife like the kershaw westin spring one with the flipper tab. but whenever i open it, the back of the knife cuts my finger. is this common? and is there any way to prevent it? (it has a thumb stud too, but it’s a lot easier for me to use the tab)
I have a knife suggestion; Smith & Wesson Stave. I have had this knife for a couple months now and it is actually a lot better that a couple unnamed smith and Wesson knives and it has a manual flipper and it runs on bearings and the blade type is sheepsfoot and I just wanted to suggest it
I have one of the Kershaw Westin. I loved it and fiddled with it a lot. The problem arose after about 30+ openings. I started feeling a click in the handle where the assist was. I tightened the pivot and loctited it, but it never really went away. Have you run into that problem?
Pocket knives are mainly of three types and they differ as per their folding mechanism. These types include spring assisted, automatic and manual folding knives. www.wholesaleblades.com/the-most-frequently-used-types-of-pocket-knives
If you squeeze the handles together they should come of easier when you unscrew them. If not, call about a warranty or, if it was a sub 20 dollar bali from amazon, just throw it away and get a new one. Boker makes some cheaper balis that are really high quality.
@@petepyrotechnic6150 I have a $100.00 Bear Ops. It was supposed to be for ceremonial purposes, but I found myself in a situation for three months straight and had to use it for survival. I just got a whetstone to sharpen it. I'm going to get bluing to reblue it. I need the pivot screws and a tool. I guess I should contact Bear Ops, however I got it through Grindwrx. It's a $100.00 blade. I would lijke to restore it. You don't just throw away a hundred dollar blade. Here's a link to a quickshot of it. photos.app.goo.gl/5ejV82kwswBXcEh19
@@vanhelsing1925 sheesh dude. Your survival relief on a bearsong? That isn't something I would have put money on. I would ask what happened to you, but I get that this is the internet and security is important. You can still call bear and sons about it and explain your situation, they could probably get you something to fix it. Once that happens though, I would sell it and get a different bali. I am genuinely astonished that your bear ops bali survived that without literally falling apart. Get a kershaw lucha instead.
@@petepyrotechnic6150 Noted. I did say that the blade was intended for ceremonial purposes only, not for any cutting or rough usage. The situation was thrust upon me by a group of terrorists called the "intelligence community", the local "police", and their network of corporations and businesses that they put together under the patriot act soon after the events of 9-11. I am not familiar with the brands you mentioned. They sound Russian, so I will look into it. For self defense purposes, I have nonlethal means, pain goes away and bruises heal. Lacerations, vital organ damage, severed arteries, broken bones, or death, are things I would rather not inflict.
@@vanhelsing1925 kershaw isn't Russian, it is an american brand that makes high quality budget pocketknives. They just recently came out with a nice high quality balisong called the lucha. Btw, what do you mean by the "intelligence community" and the "police?" If you were arrested, it was probably for a reason. Edit: bear ops is a division of bear and sons, which is an American made company, only with low quality products and customer service.
It took a little bit of work for me to get used to thumb disk, thumb stud, etc but I'm very glad to have put in the work. It's actually much easier for me than flippers are except for assisted knives normally. I know that sounds strange, but I put a lot of work into learning to do thumb studs and thumb discs pretty well and I put almost no work into flippers. I'm a bit of a klutz with a couple different eye issues so being able to choke up on the blade helps me a lot, and flippers are normally just a little less comfortable in my hand to do that with. It can still be done obviously, but generally I prefer not to have one for my usage and personal limitations
Hate to say that you lack experience😯 All else being equal, when properly placed thumbstuds and deployment holes allow for way quicker deployment than a flippertab, AND they allow for slow-rolling the blade👍 Auto is nice, but manual rules💪
I would love to see a second one of these with some of the opening mechanisms that knife people know about mostly because they're fun but that are less common. Axis/compression/etc lock Spydie drop Wave (Emerson remote pocket opener) Friction folder (e.g. Svord Peasant) Scale release auto Maybe even a quick look at bali-songs, and actual gravity knives and such...
Some of these knives seem to have no other function than to stab..!!! Especially the last one super pointed blade ..!! Flick knife actuation, DEFINATELY no utilitarian function what so ever… !! I appreciate the engineering and a well made functional blade, . But..!!!!
