How do you close a pocket knife?
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How do you close a pocket knife?
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Depending on what kind.
I’m assuming you’re talking about the locking ones. They can either have a liner lock, where it is in the middle an you must push the peice of plastic or metal next to the bottom of the blade to the side, then close it. The other common type is quite simple, as you must push on the metal half circle on the back. This unlocks the knife so you can close it.
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It depends on what type o knife you’re using. There can be a button, lock or liner lock knife. There’s a complete guide on unlocking a pocket knife on kitchenous.
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Slide the blade back into the handle, keeping your fingers out of the way. I recommend using both hands, although I have a few knife buddies who can – and like to – do this one-handed. I am sometimes guilty of this sin too, when I have only one hand free by pushing on the blade spine against my leg.
If your pocket knife has a locking mechanism, you will need to disengage it before closing the knife.
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It depends on the type.
Usually you will just fold the blade on a slip joint.
On a locking folder you will disengage the lock and then fold the blade.
There are other types which will have different ways to close them, but these are the two most common.
In all cases, make sure your fingers are not in the way of the blade.
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It really depends whether it has a locking mechanism or not. If it is a spine lock knife press the exposed metal on the spine in and close it usually using both hands. If it is a liner lock there is a tab in the frame of the knife to press then close it. Swiss army knives just fold back in. Those are the most basic ones, but there are actually quite a few more types of locking mechanisms for knives but the likelihood of you running into them if you are asking this question is slim to none.
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Depending on what kind. The pocket knife should be opened and closed in an appropriate way so that you will not get injured. When you close a folding knife, you should hold the blade and the handle should be closed. The closing should be done in a very careful way. The knife size will be small and the handle will be big. There is the probability that the knife moves away from the handle. If you hold the body in a firm way, the blade can be closed in an efficient manner.
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fingers either side of the handle away from the slot where the blade sits flat of the other hand against the back of the blade fold the kife into the closed position
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