How advantageous is a spring-assisted knife?
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How advantageous is a spring-assisted knife?
You can check the answer of the people under the question at Quora “gravity fed knife“
About Sophia
It makes deployment mush easier than manual opening. The best ones can also be easily opened with your thumb.
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It can be opened one handed, which for many reasons is an advantage. But my spyderco endura 4 with a zip tie is a lot faster for deploying.
Chicago Cutlery Belden 15 Piece Premium Kitchen Knife
The one handed deployment, being the prime function there’s also a cool factor with it. Other than that there’s not much else.
SOG Trident Elite
The SOG Trident elite with a partially serrated clip point blade. I did once own the tanto version but the coil spring broke and I got this as a replacement. SOG is nice that way. I normally prefer plain edges but the serrations on this works fine. Opens and closes reliably with one hand.
CRKT Homefront EDC:
This is a flipper, the blade flips on washers that need to be oiled every now and then to maintain the, uhm, “flipability”. Opens and closes reliably with one hand.
Gerber Fastball:
This blade feature ball bearings for the extra flipper ability. Opens and closes reliably with one hand.
Amazon Basics 14-Piece Kitchen Knife Block Set, High-Carbon
Other than the cool factor there is no advantage. A knife with a thumb stud or Spydie hole is just as fast and just as safe and solid. In addition, the spring assist is much more complicated and prone to failure.
Wanbasion Black Stainless Steel Knife Set, Sharp Kitchen Knife
Easier to open, harder to close if you have a good one that locks the blade in the open position. Don’t get one without the locking mechanism as unexpected closure can seriously injure you.
Spring Assisted Knife – Pocket Folding Knife – Military Style