Hi everyone,
I saw the article on flippers in Knives 2010 and have been watching some video reviews of them on youtube. I never realized they opened that fast I always thought the flipper bit was just to push the blade out of the handle so it could be opened two handed easier. I have been making slipjoints for the last little while and was thinking about making a locking folder (either lock back or liner lock) and after seeing those flippers go I think I might have made up my mind. I have the Bob Terzuola book "The Tactical Folding Knife" so I feel reasonably comfortable that I'll manage a liner lock ok. I was just wondering what the big differences between a regular liner lock and a flipper is? Where in relation to the pivot is the best spot for the flipper to be? Any tips for doing a frame lock rather than a liner lock? The knives 2010 book mentioned internal stop pins and the detent ball being different. I have an idea about the internal stop pin but does that change the position of the pin? Anyway any input from the flipper experts out there would be much appreciated.
Regards,
Alistair Phillips
I saw the article on flippers in Knives 2010 and have been watching some video reviews of them on youtube. I never realized they opened that fast I always thought the flipper bit was just to push the blade out of the handle so it could be opened two handed easier. I have been making slipjoints for the last little while and was thinking about making a locking folder (either lock back or liner lock) and after seeing those flippers go I think I might have made up my mind. I have the Bob Terzuola book "The Tactical Folding Knife" so I feel reasonably comfortable that I'll manage a liner lock ok. I was just wondering what the big differences between a regular liner lock and a flipper is? Where in relation to the pivot is the best spot for the flipper to be? Any tips for doing a frame lock rather than a liner lock? The knives 2010 book mentioned internal stop pins and the detent ball being different. I have an idea about the internal stop pin but does that change the position of the pin? Anyway any input from the flipper experts out there would be much appreciated.
Regards,
Alistair Phillips