How do you close your comp locks?

[Orion's Belt]

Here's how I do it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_A9N...1&feature=plcp

[Evil D]

It's just the tang hitting the stop pin

[Toddles]

Normally I just move my fingers out of the way, pinch the lock with my pointer finger and nudge the blade home with my wrist; sometimes I use two hands if they're both free and I'm not in a hurry.

[Rwb1500]

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That's typically how I do it. I had a coworker ask me if it was a switchblade today.

Here is another video from when I got my first compression lock;

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[chuck_roxas45]

It's just the tang hitting the stop pin

Oh yah, but it was new.

[w3tnz]

But do you still actually close it like that chuck? Would be interested to see a full speed video, it just seems to me your putting your finger in harms way unnecessarily, and having to adjust your grip seems painfully slow, thats one of my favourite things about the comp lock is the speed you can close it one handed, exactly like rwb1500 shown in his first vid. Different strokes and all that but I just don't get it?

[Ferris Wheels]

After watching all these videos I need to spend some more time playing with my para's. Thanks to those who have posted videos.

[chuck_roxas45]

But do you still actually close it like that chuck? Would be interested to see a full speed video, it just seems to me your putting your finger in harms way unnecessarily, and having to adjust your grip seems painfully slow, thats one of my favourite things about the comp lock is the speed you can close it one handed, exactly like rwb1500 shown in his first vid. Different strokes and all that but I just don't get it?

Flicking closed is still faster but as I said I kinda got used to doing it this way. Thanks for watching.

[dialex]

Interesting thread guys. Reading it I realized that I don't have a particular way of closing the knife, it depends on the situation.
When I just cut something, I depress the lock with the thumb than I give a quick wrist flick to initiate closing.
If I just play with the knife, I use my index finger to depress the locking tab and the thumb in the round hole to control the movement.
When I show the knife to someone, I use both hands for opening and for closing as well.

[Art_vandeley]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-b1o2W5Cb0

[razorsharp]

heres my way

[w3tnz]

Flicking closed is still faster but as I said I kinda got used to doing it this way. Thanks for watching.

Yeah I understand, thanks for the video, I just couldn't imagine being able to do it much faster than your first vid, but you have clearly had some practice

[Brock O Lee]

I pinch the lock-tab between index finger and thumb, and close with a wrist flick. It took some practice to release the lock tab just before the tang hits the stop pin, like someone mentioned.

Its the quickest and easiest closing Spyderco I have. Love it.

[Evil D]

Oh yah, but it was new.

Cmon Chuck slap it around and pull its hair, she'll Luke it lol.

[chuck_roxas45]

Cmon Chuck slap it around and pull its hair, she'll Luke it lol.

Of course. Just like a new supermodel...


oops wrong thread.

[Evil D]

Luke lol. Damn you auto correct!