How to flick open a knife

[ghostbirdofprey]

I looked at this video because I have an older pocket knife that does not have any tabs, hooks or holes for opening it with my thumb, so being able to flick it open would actually be useful.

Unfortunately, the spring that keeps it closed seems to be stronger than me.

[alexanddthecity]

i have the black knife and its SO hard toopen

[southernboy55555]

i got arrested with one of them gerber peraframes back in 8th grade lmfaooo!

[VcatmanV]

i like the black one too

[VcatmanV]

@ 0:32 i got that knife

[ArkoN7]

I learned how to do this with your video, thanks

Now I^m pretty good at it, look at youtube.com/watch?v=uK-IF-fNcq­Y

[Paulwall9494]

"thats a pain in the ass to do"

[meat2dawad]

The type of lock you call a lockback is called a lockback. :)

[BlackenedKnife]

thatsss sooo sick

[Some1NamedMe]

if your knife has the liner lock and is to stiff to just flick open, you can use the thum bolt to to start it and inertia will handle the rest. It can be a bit trick though.

[crazyhobo85483]

all I do when I get a knife with a thumb stud I just loosen the pivot point then I just do test flicks in till it just right then I just keep it that way

[Dillonj177]

Thank this really helped me

[leonislame]

the knife to your right (watching video left) is a tri-lock. I think. not too sure. but it's something along that line.

[armypenguin]

the motion your talking about thats hard to describe is a flick and its best related to the smacking of a can of chew.

[ActionGoose]

my winchester knife looks like the paraframe, except it has the locking mechanism on the other knife that helps it stay closed. i open it by starting it off a little, then throwing it down with my whole arm. i do this because the mechanism is very stiff and i was wondering if WD 40 would loosen it enough to use your technique along with loosening the pivot.

[ActionGoose]

i have a winchester knife that looks like that gerber one, but it has that lock thing on the other knife that helps keep it closed. would it be ok if i put a spray of WD-40 on the joint to loosen it even more?

[markfh11q]

Just a tip, but you can also just grab the blade with the tip and butt of the frame pointing up and then flip the actual frame open (down). Most frames are WAY heavier than the blades they hold so this is easy to do even with a stock knife (my favorite folder opens like silk this way). Might actually make a video of it one day...

[13mschen]

from left to right, lockback, FRAME lock, frame lock.

also its easier if you do flick the thumbstud as you flip it, this requires a compromise between the pressure on the thumbstud and the rotational energy.

[mattyk2121]

hey i have a paraframe 2, i was wondering to start out how i could loosen the pivot point because there just seems to be a metal disc there with no screws.

Thanks

[ToxIkWaste]

I'm not sure, mine just has a screw that I can use a regular allen wrench on.

[intelligentjackass]

@mattyk2121

Loosen it up a little

[armypenguin]

@mattyk2121 Well your best bet with a Paraframe 2 is just to move it a lot don't lossen the pivot that much.

[banditblue95]

OMG i just bought a gerber paraframe today!!! thats really weird...

[lovinglistener]

You're a fellow countryman, so I thought it would be prudent to inform you that if a cop takes your edc knife off you and can flick it open himself, then you could be charged with possession of a gravity knife, which has been deemed illegal along with Auto knives and Balisongs(butterfly knives).

[ToxIkWaste]

Thanks for the info, but I am aware of it. Having a loose knife usually ends up in confiscation instead of a charge.

The law is kind of stupid in that some people are talented and can flick open tight knives and even some spring-shut ones.

I personally have never had a problem as I don't flash my knife around or show off with it all the time.

[lovinglistener]

Are you a collector or just a user?

[ToxIkWaste]

I have a small collection, but they're all knives I'd use. None are showpieces.

[roji556]

@lovinglistener

Actually that depends on where you are. In Texas for Instance a Balisong is NOT illegal, same in the state of Nevada. There are other states aswell.

[lovinglistener]

@roji556 We are Canadian, those privileged states don't apply to us.

[ghostbirdofprey]

@lovinglistener Unfortunately, there's not much in the way of federal laws on that. it's mostly state laws, so a knife that is legal in one sate won't be in another, you can't really make a blanket statement like this.

[lovinglistener]

@ghostbirdofprey I can when I am speaking to a Canadian about Canadian laws.

[blakrising]

how do you loosen the pivot joint?

[ToxIkWaste]

depends on the knife. Cheaper knives are usually rivoted, so those can't be loosened. Most knives use small bolts that you can adjust with allen keys or torx screwdrivers.