Love my Captain. Just so different looking! Love the "stubby" feeling. Only is that I find it rather difficult to close the blade. Love being able to close my other :spyder: with one hand. Battle to do this with my Captain. Anyone else feel the same? :confused:
Don't get me wrong now. Loving the knife. Just never experienced this on any of my other Spyders.
Yup, love the knife...but Spyderco's shouldn't require two hands to operate. I've handled it a few different times, but the lock keeps me from buying it.
Spyderknife wrote:Love my Captain .. I find it rather difficult to close the blade ... with one hand ... Anyone else feel the same? ...
Yep; Captain and Volpe, those two Spydies have a hard to close liner lock. This keep me out to EDC one of them even for just for fun, as I prefer easy one hand operating.
I have very little trouble closing my new Captain. When I first got it, my thumb became sore from disengaging the liner lock. Now, however, I have no such problem.
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maybe i have tough thumbs 'cause i work for a living, but mine is easy to close. but, i can also disassemble then reassemble an M-16A2 service rifle in 15 seconds, left handed, behind my back, with my eyes closed, while standing on one leg.
I guess I'm in the "tough thumb" crowd, because my Captain doesn't give me a lot of hassle. Or maybe my hands are just strong from grip fighting in judo. I dunno.
Ok, just back up a second barbies! :p I also work for a living. I'm a plumber so my hands are pretty tough ok. :D But now I'm really puzzled :confused: and excited at the same time . The difficult closing issue is also the reason like peter that I have refrained from EDC my Captain. I am going to work it real hard for the next month in the hope that it will get easier. By the end of Jan I will report back. Deal? :D
I don't know about the Captain as I don't have it. The blade shape doesn't appeal to me.
But, I do have issues with blades being too hard to close. I like easy, smooth and fast deployment of my knives. And of "almost" equal importance, I want to be able to close it and put it back in my pocket easy, smooth and fast as well.
I favor liner locks over mid-locks for this reason. I have become functional at closing a mid-lock with one hand, but I find liner locks and axis/arc locks much more natural, smoother, faster and "SAFER" to close.
However, I have come across a few liner locks that are very stout and stiff.
The Lone Wolf Harsey T3 was easily the most stout liner lock I have seen. Dang near needed a special seperate tool to release the lock.
I have actually ground some metal out of some of my liners at the pivot points to release tension. ... Probably voided the warranties. But, that was my choice.
I would rather have a lock easy to function for my purposes than have a lock strong enough to do pull-ups on.
slice22358 wrote:Really you think it's hard? How are you closing it :confused: Mine is fairly easy...
Yes I do, maybe hard is not the correct word ... difficult is better. Compare the liner lock on the Military/Starmate and Captain/Volpe and you will see what I mean, there is less space for your thumb. A fast by the way closing isn't easy.
I'm right handed and close a liner lock with my right thumb and I don't think a special thumb or forearm training for closing liner locks is needed or advisable.
All I want to say is: there are different liner locks in the :spyder :p roduct line, one are easier to close and others are more difficult. All good just different. I prefer an easy operating one hand liner lock :p
Peter1960 wrote: you will see what I mean, there is less space for your thumb.
Spyderknife wrote:I agree (again) Peter. It is as if there is not enough of the liner exposed to press agains with the thumb.
I can't recommend my modifications for everyone. And keep in mind that certain modifications may void any manufacturers warranty. But, for my purposes, if I like a given knife and feel it just needs certain improvements to work better for me, I will make modifications and gamble on warranty.
I have had a few liner locks were there was not enough liner bar exposed to give good thumb purchase. Ultimately, the easiest solution I have seen was to grind a notch or increase the size of an existing notch in the opposing liner and scale. This is a fairly simple modification with a Dremmel.
maybe i have tough thumbs 'cause i work for a living, but mine is easy to close. but, i can also disassemble then reassemble an M-16A2 service rifle in 15 seconds, left handed, behind my back, with my eyes closed, while standing on one leg.
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scout wrote:maybe i have tough thumbs 'cause i work for a living, but mine is easy to close.
Maybe I have tough limbs, too. :D
but, i can also disassemble then reassemble an M-16A2 service rifle in 15 seconds, left handed, behind my back, with my eyes closed, while standing on one leg.
...with half your brain tied behind your back, just to make it fair? :D Bonus points if you can tell whose line this is.
Oh, and thank you for your service to our great nation. :cool:
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is that I find it rather difficult to close the blade. Love being able to close my other :spyder: with one hand. Battle to do this with my Captain. Anyone else feel the same? :confused:
. The difficult closing issue is also the reason like peter that I have refrained from EDC my Captain. I am going to work it real hard for the next month in the hope that it will get easier. By the end of Jan I will report back. Deal? :D