term clarification; what is "the kick"

[Michael Cook]

:spyder: I've heard this term thrown around, wazzit mean? :spyder:

[Sundown]

Michael,
The "kick" is the unsharpened piece of steel at the base of the knife blade (under the sharp edge, where the 50/50 choil on a Spyderco is) that makes contact with the lockbar when the lockback knife is closed. Its just under the sharpened portion of the blade. Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Sundown

[Sundown]

For example, the Centofante III has no "kick", therefore the blade can dig into the handle when closed.

Sundown

[Michael Cook]

:spyder: So "the kick" is the same thing as the ricasso? :spyder:

[Ted]

See page 3 of the 1994 catalog :D

http://www.ted.tweakdsl.nl/spyderco/spyderco1994pdr.pdf

[Michael Cook]

See page 3 of the 1994 catalog :D

http://www.ted.tweakdsl.nl/spyderco/spyderco1994pdr.pdf

:spyder: So the kick is the portion of the blade that acts as a blade stop in the closed position? :spyder:

[Slvgx]

See page 3 of the 1994 catalog :D

http://www.ted.tweakdsl.nl/spyderco/spyderco1994pdr.pdf

Hahaha. You crack me up Ted! You're like a proud father with a grin from ear to ear. :p

[The Deacon]

:spyder: So "the kick" is the same thing as the ricasso? :spyder:

No, it's the little "nub" at the front of the tang, that dangles down a bit below the sharpened edge. It serves as a "doorstop" to keep the edge from making contact with the spring/lockbar/backstrap/backspacers when the knife is closed. Very pronouced on some designs, like the Military - fairly subtle on others, like the Stretch.

[DAYWALKER]

No, it's the little "nub" at the front of the tang, that dangles down a bit below the sharpened edge. It serves as a "doorstop" to keep the edge from making contact with the spring/lockbar/backstrap/backspacers when the knife is closed. Very pronouced on some designs, like the Military - fairly subtle on others, like the Stretch.

There ya have it Michael! I know...not the way you're used to having the word "kick" used, huh? :D

God bless :cool:

[Ted]

Hahaha. You crack me up Ted! You're like a proud father with a grin from ear to ear. :p

- just working towards the day I can keep my post's down to that smiley and the links in my signature

[infamous]

I think the best example of a "kick" is on a balisong.
Its the little piece of steel that protrudes from the base of the blade (looks like they forgot to grind it down), and it is important on a balisong, as it stops the edge of the blade from contacting the inside of the handle, and without it, the blade would become blunt very quickly.

[Slvgx]

[quote="Ted"] ]

You're almost to that day already! I must confess your websites are in my bookmark bar and visited more than once daily. Is that counter at the bottom working? I mean around 40k hits is nice, but I'd think that I am not alone in frequent visits and would be even higher than 40k.



Sorry Michael, I'm not trying to hijack your thread. :o

[Jim Malone]

Real :spyder: collectors are very aware that the kick of the blade will show if the knife has been opened and closed.
The best way to preserve the pristine condition is to put one finger between the blade and the handle when you close the knife.
When the momentum of the blade was stopped by your finger you can use your remaining fingers to slowly lower the blade into the handle.

[David Lowry]

I disagree on the Centofante III letting the blade rest on the handle. It does not. I had one and it did no such thing. It seems like with the Centofante III the spring helps it stay up a little bit. I mean, you can mash it down if you squeeze the thing in your hand but it's not sitting on the handle by itself.

:)

[Michael Cook]

:spyder: Good answers, good people! :spyder:

[Ted]

Sorry Michael, I'm not trying to hijack your thread. :o

Me neither :p

You're almost to that day already! I must confess your websites are in my bookmark bar and visited more than once daily. Is that counter at the bottom working? I mean around 40k hits is nice, but I'd think that I am not alone in frequent visits and would be even higher than 40k.
Sorry Michael, I'm not trying to hijack your thread. :o

That counter is not really accurate. My provider keeps a stats page also.
Last 12 months show 26,000 visits, 80,000 pages, 50GB of traffic and 3,341,699 hits :eek: (whatever that last figure may mean) The 1997 PDF had 4,326 hits in august and 605 in september so far.

[bpfsu]

Real :spyder: collectors are very aware that the kick of the blade will show if the knife has been opened and closed.
The best way to preserve the pristine condition is to put one finger between the blade and the handle when you close the knife.
When the momentum of the blade was stopped by your finger you can use your remaining fingers to slowly lower the blade into the handle.

Let us have a moment of silence for my lost finger. It was a good finger, however, in my quest to be a real collector, alas, it was lost.........

[Senate]

Me neither :p



That counter is not really accurate. My provider keeps a stats page also.
Last 12 months show 26,000 visits, 80,000 pages, 50GB of traffic and 3,341,699 hits :eek: (whatever that last figure may mean) The 1997 PDF had 4,326 hits in august and 605 in september so far.

50GB of traffic!!!! wowwwww, must have cost you a lot of $$$!

[Ted]

50GB of traffic!!!! wowwwww, must have cost you a lot of $$$!

I'm allowed 5GB of traffic/month on my 100MB webspace. Only two months went above that (6.5GB on aug 2005 and 8.5GB on nov 2004) but I got no complaints from my provider. :)

[Jim Malone]

LOl, don't tell me you really tried it :D