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

I'm a slow roller too. I like the feeling when my thumb is on the thumbstud when the lock bar clicks into place. It's so rewarding on a CRK.

 

I prefer "click"

 

Yes...yes, it is There's a handful of them floating around that were converted by Butch Vallotton many years back but they very rarely come up for sale.

 

There's a better video here on my Instagram, had to dig back for it

 

There's pics in the "Disassembled knives" thread too, if you're curious about the mechanism

 

I’m not sure if there’s any Waylon Jennings fans here but this thread makes me think of the song “Slow Rolling Low”

 

I've got short thumbs and thick hands so I have a hard time staying engaged with the thumb stud when opening, so I largely flick 'em open. Most of my CRKs are tuned up so they flick easily, though some require just a modicum of wrist. On the other hand--well actually the same hand--I do agree that there's something so audibly satisfying about that deep clonk sound the knives make when the lockbar slides into place and the blade hits the stop pin.

 

Slow roll

 

Surely you jest, grew up listening to Waylon. That's back when music was on LP's

 

Love me some Waylon. One of my all time favorite artist. That’s back when country music was country music

 

Slow Hydraulic Rainbow Opening and closing. When I see people flick them I cringe. When buying it’s an automatic no go for me if the video shows that.

 

always open slowly, I could flick but I dount do that on these knifes! slow hand Luke '' with CRKs

 

I work in a "politically correct" office environment. I avoid any one hand opening when people are around.

 

I believe in safety first and use both hands to securely open and safely close my CRK.