Flick or Slow roll? What are your preferred way to open your CRK?

[Kmikaz3]

Just out of curiosity, do you flick your CRK or prefer slow roll? My sebbie, i prefer to flicked open and so my Zaan. But for some reasons, my Inkosingo, i prefer to slow roll it with KPL heavy on it, kinda even more addictive that a flick.

I flick even if it against the warranty.... how about you?

 

[XL883N]

Prefer flick. Do both.

 

[JAB]

I voted flick but my thumb actually stays in contact with the stud the whole way. Flick roll?

 

[Dcdavis]

I slow roll all my CRKs. I like the feel of the Inkosi the best. I’ve used nano oil 10, 85, and grease. I’ve mixed them before as well. Anymore I just use the CRK grease. I’ve used TW Bravo 25 also (I think that’s what it’s called)

 

[Kmikaz3]

I voted flick but my thumb actually stays in contact with the stud the whole way. Flick roll?

I do that too when the flick fail to open the blade all the way through

 

[Kmikaz3]

I slow roll all my CRKs. I like the feel of the Inkosi the best. I’ve used nano oil 10, 85, and grease. I’ve mixed them before as well. Anymore I just use the CRK grease. I’ve used TW Bravo 25 also (I think that’s what it’s called)

Agreed on the Inkosi!!! Just discovered that i preferred slow roll when i tried for the first time with KPL heavy today.... some addictive stuff right there!

 

[Ernie1980]

I prefer a nice two handed opening with all my knives.

 

[Dcdavis]

Agreed on the Inkosi!!! Just discovered that i preferred slow roll when i tried for the first time with KPL heavy today.... some addictive stuff right there!

I’m assuming it’s bc of the twin big washers. Just a guess

 

[Kmikaz3]

I’m assuming it’s bc of the twin big washers. Just a guess

I don't know maybe it the anatomy of the knife itself... it helfty to begin with, in hand, with natural micarta, i kinda like it holding it in my hand, so there's that. Then it disengages a bit more easily than other CRK but that could be psychological. But yea, maybe the spaces in the humongous washers hold more oil than usually. I don't could be all psychologic.

 

[ArchVV]

I like to front flip mine, but the slow roll is satisfying.

 

[BD_01]

Umnumzaan = flick.
21 & Inkosi = slow roll.

 

[Murphjd25]

Slow roll only, never understood flicking a Sebenza but to each his own.

 

[jmclfrsh]

Slow roll with all my Sebenzas. They cost so much money, I hate slamming my stop pins and mine probably wouldn’t do it very well anyway with the fluronated (so?) grease on the washers.

My Spyderco PM2s, however? Front-fore-finger flick, always. It’s satisfying to do and the easiest.

 

[Evany]

Slow roll. Works every time.

 

[guy g]

$low roll only.

 

[russ25]

Slow roll here too.

 

[dannyp]

Both for me. I probably do the slow roll more often because there is something very satisfying about the click it makes when locking open and when closing the blade.

 

[Hawk45]

You need a roll to go with all that butter...

 

[Ajack60]

Slow roll every day. It’s satisfying every time to feel the smoothness of a well built knife that I don’t want to waste that moment on flicking one open. I’ve got flippers for that.

 

[Kmikaz3]

Lol, i started to lean towards slow roll ever since i got KPL heavy. Used to use KPL original for faster action and flickability but things will start to change here