Fonedork
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Here is one the the great things about knives.
I can’t stand the flared up tip, it catches seatbelts and shell layers and can pull a knife right up out of your pocket.
IMO, It also makes a clip look cheap like it was stamped or water jet cut out of a sheet and bent. It also gouges things you lean against.
I much prefer how Shiro machines the clips to create a stand off height that achieves the same ability to grip it and remove the knife, or insert into a pocket while catching the edge without making that tip stick out.
Bent clips are are deal breaker for me.
I also dislike the pokey and cheap-ish feeling aspects of flared-up pocket clips, and I’ve had them pull out of my pocket too and will not use them. I think bent clips are fine though if the tip is bent back down flat at the end, so it’s not sticking out and poking stuff. Like the standard vanilla clips you get on Spydercos. I thought the Shiro clip was overly fancy and bulky.