The closest I've seen with what I thought was a long nail nick was on the Prince.But it's probably not considered a nail nick at all.
Someone may come along and prove me wrong, but I am not aware of any SAKs being made with long nail pulls.In terms of having trouble opening SAKs with fingernails, this isn’t an issue I’ve personally had, and I note that the pull on SAKs is usually what I would rate as light to medium, so I don’t think it is a problem for most. The only issues I have heard of are folks that have brittle nails due to chemotherapy or some other medical issue, or those who open and close many tools a day (e.g. QC checker at Victorinox factory), and then I think the most common solution is to use a knife pick.Moving from studs to nicks was perhaps a cost saving move. I don’t see any real advantage of the studs. On many knives, a thumb stud allows the knife to be OHO, but I think the this would be tough to do with just one’s thumb on a slip joint, whether there is a thumb stub or not.
It all starts with the nick.Well...the nail nick and the nail overhang.For example most tools deploy by nick on the side, but some deploy by nail overhang at the end. These are the analog start links on your SAK Analog LOS (Life Operating System).First question: has there ever been a long pull nick on a SAK?Second question: for nail chewers, and persons with crackable nails, has anyone tried adhesive carbon fiber finger nail gain of function add ins?Third question: why did SAKs move away from the early studs used to open cap lifter tools? Would anyone like them to come back?
No thumb studs on SAKs. Have one on a standard 4 blade utility/camping knife and it is next to impossible to open. I find the nail nick pulls work just fine with a light to medium pull weight. I do wish Vic would make them deeper; easier to grip. I've used a Dremel cutting wheel to deepen a couple of my SAKs.Rich
Also did you have any luck deepening the nick with your dremel? Or would u advise against.
It all starts with the nick.First question: has there ever been a long pull nick on a SAK?
Third question: why did SAKs move away from the early studs used to open cap lifter tools? Would anyone like them to come back?