+1 to whatever the AimlessWanderer will inevitably post when he finds this thread
If you absolutely must use the tip of the knife blade to penetrate something, mitigate the danger by one or more of the following techniques:- angle the knife so the sharp edge of the blade is toward the surface to be penetrated- choke up on the knife, i.e. hold it by pinching the blade rather than holding it by the handle- adjust your grip on the handle so that none of your fingers will be in the path of the blade if it snaps closed unexpectedly
I still use slip joints and if I feel the need to have a locking blade then I just use a fixed blade instead..
Treat all your knives like they don't have a lock, even if they do.
I love SAKs. Have about 50 of them ( V and W). I also love/make/craft puukko. The Finns have a saying "if you need a guard, you shouldn't be using a knife". I guess the same could be said about lockblades. (Yes, I have a couple of those also)Rich
Hey cbl51do you by any chance go by the username Jackknife on another knife forum?
That third rule was so deeply engrained in me that I’m still a little uncomfortable whenever I have to disengage a frame- or liner-lock knife. It just feels *wrong*.