Can lockbacks be easily closed with one hand?

[ccf]

Thinking of getting a Dragonfly, but I've preferred liner locks in the past. One reason is because I can easily close them with one hand and that's convenient at times.

[SpyderNut]

That's a good question, ccf. In short, I suppose it all comes down to personal preference and what is the most comfortable method for you to use. A lot also depends on the length and shape of the knife. For myself, lock-back knives are not any more difficult to open/shut with one hand when compared liner-lock knives. One easy tip: to close a lock-back knife, I generally use my thumb to disengage the lock while lightly pressing the spine of the blade against my thigh. (Naturally, you must always be mindful of where your fingers are when you do this :) ). After you do this several times, it becomes second-nature. Obviously, this is just one of many ways to close a lock-back, but it's the easiest method for me.

[Blerv]

There are a few ways. Perhaps a tad slower but quite easy and safe.

[gbelleh]

Yes they can.

[jabba359]

I employ the same one-handed closing method as SpyderNut.

[ccf]

thanks guys

[chuck_roxas45]

[video=youtube;U7WhNgnR_mk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7WhNgnR_mk[/video]

[Halfneck]

Easily. Of course as a Disabled Vet, everything is a 1-handed knife for me LOL.

[ccf]

I ended up ordering the black FFG Delica. My first lock-back.

Thanks again!

[c.joe]

If it has a choil, I usually extend my index a little farther out than usual and let the blade drop onto it.

If it doesn't have a choil like the Centofantes, you'll learn to release the lockback at the right time to keep the blade from dropping all the way.

[DigitalUrbanCamo]

Yes it can be. For me I use my thumb and middle finger to compress the lock and use my index finger to move the blade. It took some getting used to but is easily done now.

[The Mastiff]

I've got hands with bad nerve damage yet I have no problems opening and closing an endura one handed. I've had one on me since 92 at all times legally and conscious. Despite having hands that routinely drop things unless I concentrate on them the endura for me is so familiar I have no problems getting it into use faster than any auto I own. Most of it is years of use, but the large opening whole and ergonomics make it ideal for someone with my particular problems. The lockback is my favorite lock because of such familiarity and ease of use. I own all generations and find the FRN/FFG, VG10 to be my standard EDC knife even when carrying others. Since 1992.

Joe

[The Deacon]

Any Spyderco midlock can be closed one handed using the method SpyderNut suggested. It's the simplest, safest, and 100% reliable. Many of those with 50/50 choils can also be closed simply by depressing the lock, allowing the blade to drop as far as it will by gravity, then completing closure with your thumb. Some of the others, both with and without 50/50 choils can also use that method if the knife is held at a 45º or greater downward angle to slow and limit blade drop.

[Splice]

Thumb on the lockbar, index finger in the hole or behind the blade. Or the ol' drop the choil onto your hand then close

[vivi]

Very easily. Press the lock release with your thumb and swing the blade shut with your index finger in the opening hole.

[VashHash]

I press the lock bar with my thumb and let the blade fall on my finger then finish closing it. Allow me to be a little more clear though I let the choil hit my finger. Here's a video I just made i also just learned how to imbed videos <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sJLVQY1p7uQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[APS]

I don't know, every spyderco lockback I've owned (choil or not) I was able to close it using this method:
Thumb on lock bar
Index finger forward into normal grip position (up against the guard on a Delica/Endura, or hump behind the choil on others)
Depress lock with thumb
shake blade down (the choil or tang stops on your index finger)
rotate knife, move fingers and finish close with thumb.
This is how it's described in "The Spyderco Story".

[bh49]

I ended up ordering the black FFG Delica. My first lock-back.
Thanks again!

Good choice. So far all my EDCs are lock-backs and I never had a problem to close the knives with one hand. My technique is about the same as Chuck's, but instead of pushing down spyderhole, I am pushing down spines of the blades. Easy.
Good luck

[razorsharp]

i push mine shut with my index finger[video=youtube;wawg3OMJxDE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wawg3OMJxDE&feature=plcp[/video]

[defenestrate]

I pretty much do the same thing as Travis/razorsharp does - though the choil may not always be there so I might shift the way I do it a bit. Still I always press the lock with my thumb and use the index finger to close, shifting fingers out of the way after getting it just a bit loose.