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One Handed Opening - Essential Feature or Useless Gimmick?

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How do you rate One Handed opening tools?

Essential for my use of the tool
9 (18%)
Nice to have - Use regularly
17 (34%)
Nice to have - Use occasionally
15 (30%)
Nice to have - But only use it for fiddling/to impress friends!
2 (4%)
Nice to have - But don't really use
5 (10%)
Don't really use - Prefer it was not there
1 (2%)
Useless gimmick
1 (2%)

Total Members Voted: 50

gb Offline Cupboard

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Re: One Handed Opening - Essential Feature or Useless Gimmick?
Reply #30 on: September 04, 2014, 12:03:30 AM
OHO is a really handy feature, and means I put my knife away a lot more.
With a slow to open knife I tend to leave it open (and therefore dangerous). With a fast to open knife, I tend to fold it up.

There's also the holding something in one hand aspect.

FWIW, I carry a knifeless Rebar and a separate knife. I found the Wave to be relatively uncomfortable as a knife.


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Re: One Handed Opening - Essential Feature or Useless Gimmick?
Reply #31 on: September 04, 2014, 06:40:44 AM
I like my oho blades and my assisted blades too. Makes my life a little easier. Plus it's kinda fun watching my friends who don't know knives borrow my ao knives and try to close them. Don't worry I never let them hurt themselves.
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Re: One Handed Opening - Essential Feature or Useless Gimmick?
Reply #32 on: September 05, 2014, 11:45:15 AM
Many things in this world are nice to have but not necessary.
like Kaley Cuoco  :dd:

I would climb over her to get at Kirky !

Whatever happens in MT.O, stays in MT.O!   Ahem...ahem.... :D :tu:


Conclusion, OHO is like Kaley Cuoco(or Kirky in Taxi Dad's case)!  :cheers:


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Re: One Handed Opening - Essential Feature or Useless Gimmick?
Reply #33 on: September 05, 2014, 12:09:04 PM
I don't like something that big for EDC. I'd prefer Bernadette anyday, regardless of how many hands I need to open her.

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de Offline Lichtbote

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Re: One Handed Opening - Essential Feature or Useless Gimmick?
Reply #34 on: September 05, 2014, 02:54:41 PM
But Bernies voice - i first thought we have a bad joke synchro ..... until i saw it in original.  :o And it sounded even worse.  :ahhh
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Re: One Handed Opening - Essential Feature or Useless Gimmick?
Reply #35 on: September 05, 2014, 03:45:08 PM
But Bernies voice - i first thought we have a bad joke synchro ..... until i saw it in original.  :o And it sounded even worse:ahhh

What?! The voice is great!
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It is just a matter of time before they add the word “Syndrome” after my last name.

I don't have OCD, I have OCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Eff the ineffable, scrut the inscrutable.

IYCRTYSWTMTFOT



au Offline TheDude

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Re: One Handed Opening - Essential Feature or Useless Gimmick?
Reply #36 on: September 05, 2014, 05:49:19 PM
It's the only reason I own the LM OHT. As far as the tool load out is concerned I much prefer the Surge. And the main reason I don't EDC the gerber MP600 is because it takes so long to access anything other than the pliers. Or maybe I'm just lazy.
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