DickP
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Hey all:
I've just acquired a beayoootiful Benchmade Griptilian - it's the Gold class Griptilian with the M4 blade and the carbon fiber scales (here's someone's YouTube video of the knife, for those unfamiliar with it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhHnGp61L5Q)
I've read that flipping such a knife open/closed by means of depressing the locking mechanism and wrist-flicking the knife should give you the same shudders you (ought to) feel slapping open and shut the cylinder of a prized revolver.
Is this true?
For my own purposes, I don't really ever flick the knife open, the thumbstud is more comfortable. But for closing it, the flicking motion really does feel better, somehow.
Should I break a bad habit before it gets ingrained, and just close it with the thumb and forefinger? It's just that that method tends to make my middle-to-pinky fingers fold inward, dangerously close to the path of the closing blade. Anyone else have this problem?
BTW - I don't know that I'm qualified to give an opinion, but this knife is too awesome for words...
I've just acquired a beayoootiful Benchmade Griptilian - it's the Gold class Griptilian with the M4 blade and the carbon fiber scales (here's someone's YouTube video of the knife, for those unfamiliar with it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhHnGp61L5Q)
I've read that flipping such a knife open/closed by means of depressing the locking mechanism and wrist-flicking the knife should give you the same shudders you (ought to) feel slapping open and shut the cylinder of a prized revolver.
Is this true?
For my own purposes, I don't really ever flick the knife open, the thumbstud is more comfortable. But for closing it, the flicking motion really does feel better, somehow.
Should I break a bad habit before it gets ingrained, and just close it with the thumb and forefinger? It's just that that method tends to make my middle-to-pinky fingers fold inward, dangerously close to the path of the closing blade. Anyone else have this problem?
BTW - I don't know that I'm qualified to give an opinion, but this knife is too awesome for words...
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