So I have read here and other places things like. The 110 is difficult to open one handed. Or you need a thumb stud to be able to open the 110 one handed. The 110 is slow to open. One "review" I saw said it was dangerous to try and open a 110 one handed. To all of that I say nonsense, you are doing it wrong.
In 1975 I graduated from high school. Late that summer or early fall I bought my first buck knife, a 110 folding hunter. Talking with other similar age young men I got the idea that it was possible to flip open a 110. Someone knew someone that had seen it done, or something along that line. Anyhow I got it in my head that it was possible. So with a lot of trial, and a lot of error, I eventually learned to flip the 110 open. First you had to get a very firm grip on the knife, in a way that did not impede the blade from opening. Then you swing the hand froward quite forcefully, at the end of the swing snap your wrist. The effect is kind of like cracking a whip. If the wrist snap is done right, and timed right, the blade will swing out and lock into place. I thought it looked impressive, quick and easy it was not.
I worked in a furniture factory, at the time, packing parts into boxes. So every day cutting tasks were things like opening boxes, cutting cardboard, cutting tape. For this kind of work I got into the habit, without ever really thinking about it, of grasping the blade as I pulled the knife out of the sheath. A small jerk of the hand and most of the time the knife was open and smoothly in my hand ready to use. Occasionally everything seemed backwards and very awkward. One day I wondered why that was and started paying attention to what I was doing. I quickly figured out that the key was how the knife is inserted into the sheath.
The knife goes into the sheath with the pivot down, and the blade to the rear. As you draw the knife from the sheath, grasp the blade between the thumb and forefinger. When the knife is clear of the sheath, a jerk of the hand and the knife will be open. Let go of the blade, move your hand down to the handle and take a hold. Gravity is slow, it is easy to have the handle in your hand before gravity even figures out you let go of the blade.
O.B.
In 1975 I graduated from high school. Late that summer or early fall I bought my first buck knife, a 110 folding hunter. Talking with other similar age young men I got the idea that it was possible to flip open a 110. Someone knew someone that had seen it done, or something along that line. Anyhow I got it in my head that it was possible. So with a lot of trial, and a lot of error, I eventually learned to flip the 110 open. First you had to get a very firm grip on the knife, in a way that did not impede the blade from opening. Then you swing the hand froward quite forcefully, at the end of the swing snap your wrist. The effect is kind of like cracking a whip. If the wrist snap is done right, and timed right, the blade will swing out and lock into place. I thought it looked impressive, quick and easy it was not.
I worked in a furniture factory, at the time, packing parts into boxes. So every day cutting tasks were things like opening boxes, cutting cardboard, cutting tape. For this kind of work I got into the habit, without ever really thinking about it, of grasping the blade as I pulled the knife out of the sheath. A small jerk of the hand and most of the time the knife was open and smoothly in my hand ready to use. Occasionally everything seemed backwards and very awkward. One day I wondered why that was and started paying attention to what I was doing. I quickly figured out that the key was how the knife is inserted into the sheath.
The knife goes into the sheath with the pivot down, and the blade to the rear. As you draw the knife from the sheath, grasp the blade between the thumb and forefinger. When the knife is clear of the sheath, a jerk of the hand and the knife will be open. Let go of the blade, move your hand down to the handle and take a hold. Gravity is slow, it is easy to have the handle in your hand before gravity even figures out you let go of the blade.
O.B.
