Thumb Studs on lockback folders

[Higgins617]

Maybe it's just me, but the idea of using a thumbstud to open lockback knives just freaks me out. Your fingers want to wrap the grip as soon as the blade moves, which puts them in line of the blade, and if your thumb slips due to the lock spring you're going to have a bad time.

Just seems like a pretty bad idea to me, maybe I'm just foolish. But I've had quite a few close calls with the blade landing on my finger nail, now I don't OHO that knife.

[captain spaulding]

I hate thumb studs. Spydie holes rock!

[kkokkolis]

Yes, indeed.

[Kin-Luu]

Thumb Studs are great on very big folders, like the Lionsteel SR1.

But for smaller folders, 'holes' are more comfortable.

[dks]

There is a thumbstud on the SRM 763, not a lockback, and it seems to be OK, safetywise. Same with the SRM H02. These two I use regularly.

Cold Steel also uses it on their lockbacks. They seem to open fine, but I do not really use them enough to know if there is an issue.

There is also the possibility to get an aftermarket thumbstud for the Buck110, and the people using it seem to be happy with it.

[zoidberg]

Maybe it's just me, but the idea of using a thumbstud to open lockback knives just freaks me out. Your fingers want to wrap the grip as soon as the blade moves, which puts them in line of the blade, and if your thumb slips due to the lock spring you're going to have a bad time.

Just seems like a pretty bad idea to me, maybe I'm just foolish. But I've had quite a few close calls with the blade landing on my finger nail, now I don't OHO that knife.

I don't move my fingers until the blade is either locked open or at a place (generally around 3/4 open) where the backspring doesn't push it. You should (IMO) have a good grip on the knife while you open it. Not be changing your grip while pushing the blade open.

[HarleyXJGuy]

I hate thumb studs. Spydie holes rock!

Plus one for love of the hole. 

[captain spaulding]

I hate thumb studs. Spydie holes rock!

Plus one for love of the hole. 

Is that a dirty joke or am I just perverted? Or both? 

[zoidberg]

I hate thumb studs. Spydie holes rock!

Plus one for love of the hole. 

Is that a dirty joke or am I just perverted? Or both? 

Probably all of the above. 

[HarleyXJGuy]

I hate thumb studs. Spydie holes rock!

Plus one for love of the hole. 

Is that a dirty joke or am I just perverted? Or both? 

Probably all of the above. 

I do not understand? 

Still going to go with answer D, all of the above.

[Higgins617]

Maybe it's just me, but the idea of using a thumbstud to open lockback knives just freaks me out. Your fingers want to wrap the grip as soon as the blade moves, which puts them in line of the blade, and if your thumb slips due to the lock spring you're going to have a bad time.

Just seems like a pretty bad idea to me, maybe I'm just foolish. But I've had quite a few close calls with the blade landing on my finger nail, now I don't OHO that knife.

I don't move my fingers until the blade is either locked open or at a place (generally around 3/4 open) where the backspring doesn't push it. You should (IMO) have a good grip on the knife while you open it. Not be changing your grip while pushing the blade open.

I agree, I don't purposefully move my hands in the way of the blade, but often the shape of the handles want your fingers to slide that way.

[zoidberg]

Maybe it's just me, but the idea of using a thumbstud to open lockback knives just freaks me out. Your fingers want to wrap the grip as soon as the blade moves, which puts them in line of the blade, and if your thumb slips due to the lock spring you're going to have a bad time.

Just seems like a pretty bad idea to me, maybe I'm just foolish. But I've had quite a few close calls with the blade landing on my finger nail, now I don't OHO that knife.

I don't move my fingers until the blade is either locked open or at a place (generally around 3/4 open) where the backspring doesn't push it. You should (IMO) have a good grip on the knife while you open it. Not be changing your grip while pushing the blade open.

I agree, I don't purposefully move my hands in the way of the blade, but often the shape of the handles want your fingers to slide that way.

You're holding it wrong maybe or it could be to do with hand to handle size. At least you've identified this before a bad cut and now you can adjust to a better technique.

[Nhoj]

I hate thumb studs. Spydie holes rock!

Plus one for love of the hole. 

Is that a dirty joke or am I just perverted? Or both? 

Probably all of the above. 

I do not understand? 

Still going to go with answer D, all of the above.

Lets not forget what his avatar is!

[Higgins617]

Maybe it's just me, but the idea of using a thumbstud to open lockback knives just freaks me out. Your fingers want to wrap the grip as soon as the blade moves, which puts them in line of the blade, and if your thumb slips due to the lock spring you're going to have a bad time.

Just seems like a pretty bad idea to me, maybe I'm just foolish. But I've had quite a few close calls with the blade landing on my finger nail, now I don't OHO that knife.

I don't move my fingers until the blade is either locked open or at a place (generally around 3/4 open) where the backspring doesn't push it. You should (IMO) have a good grip on the knife while you open it. Not be changing your grip while pushing the blade open.

I agree, I don't purposefully move my hands in the way of the blade, but often the shape of the handles want your fingers to slide that way.

You're holding it wrong maybe or it could be to do with hand to handle size. At least you've identified this before a bad cut and now you can adjust to a better technique.

Yeah, send them all to zoid to avoid further incidents?

[pfrsantos]

I seem to open my folders more easily with thumbstuds than with holes. Maybe I have chubby fingers or some lack of skill, but the thumbstuds offer me more support for blade deployment.

Ka-Bar Dozier: the thumbstud version snaps open like lightning, the hole version makes me follow the blade all the way and is much slower.

 

[ducttapetech]

I seem to open my folders more easily with thumbstuds than with holes. Maybe I have chubby fingers or some lack of skill, but the thumbstuds offer me more support for blade deployment.

Ka-Bar Dozier: the thumbstud version snaps open like lightning, the hole version makes me follow the blade all the way and is much slower.

 

Spot on. I don't have to follow with a thumb stud. However, it doest have to be a nice one and in the right place so it does not get in the way.

[zoidberg]

Maybe it's just me, but the idea of using a thumbstud to open lockback knives just freaks me out. Your fingers want to wrap the grip as soon as the blade moves, which puts them in line of the blade, and if your thumb slips due to the lock spring you're going to have a bad time.

Just seems like a pretty bad idea to me, maybe I'm just foolish. But I've had quite a few close calls with the blade landing on my finger nail, now I don't OHO that knife.

I don't move my fingers until the blade is either locked open or at a place (generally around 3/4 open) where the backspring doesn't push it. You should (IMO) have a good grip on the knife while you open it. Not be changing your grip while pushing the blade open.

I agree, I don't purposefully move my hands in the way of the blade, but often the shape of the handles want your fingers to slide that way.

You're holding it wrong maybe or it could be to do with hand to handle size. At least you've identified this before a bad cut and now you can adjust to a better technique.

Yeah, send them all to zoid to avoid further incidents?

Free knives are always good. 

[pfrsantos]

Maybe it's just me, but the idea of using a thumbstud to open lockback knives just freaks me out. Your fingers want to wrap the grip as soon as the blade moves, which puts them in line of the blade, and if your thumb slips due to the lock spring you're going to have a bad time.

Just seems like a pretty bad idea to me, maybe I'm just foolish. But I've had quite a few close calls with the blade landing on my finger nail, now I don't OHO that knife.

I don't move my fingers until the blade is either locked open or at a place (generally around 3/4 open) where the backspring doesn't push it. You should (IMO) have a good grip on the knife while you open it. Not be changing your grip while pushing the blade open.

I agree, I don't purposefully move my hands in the way of the blade, but often the shape of the handles want your fingers to slide that way.

You're holding it wrong maybe or it could be to do with hand to handle size. At least you've identified this before a bad cut and now you can adjust to a better technique.

Yeah, send them all to zoid to avoid further incidents?

Free knives are always good. 

Knives + zoidberg = 








Ok, we got a new challenge!

 

[AimlessWanderer]

Zoidie's right - different knives tend to lure you into handling them different ways, so sometimes you have to do something that seems counterintuative for best/safest use. Problem with a lockback in my opinion though, is you often have to put your fingers across the path of the blade to release it too. I don't think I own any lockback folders, though I do have some liner lockers which has much the same issue

Avoid locking knives - problem solved 

[ducttapetech]

How about NO! 
Love my locking blades.

[cbl51]

What's a lockback???



 

[pfrsantos]

Anything like this:

[cbl51]

Anything like this:

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Oh, one of those things.