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Slip Joint Knives #8025351 10/27/20 11:42 AM
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Ok, can some one explain to this dummy, just what is a slip joint knife? I have heard the term several times but cannot figure out exactly what is meant. Thanks Daniel





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A slipjoint knife is one of the most ubiquitous types of pocketknives. A slipjoint knife consists of a handle with one or more folding blades. These blades are held in position by a strong "backspring" which biases them towards the open and closed position (that is the spring tries to hold the blade closed until it has been pulled past a 90 degree arc from the handle, when the spring force reverses and the blade is inclined to spring to the open position - or at least resists closing once open

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When you use a word like ubiquitous to explain something, you really aren't explaining something.

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Originally Posted by fishdfly
A slipjoint knife is one of the most ubiquitous types of pocketknives. A slipjoint knife consists of a handle with one or more folding blades. These blades are held in position by a strong "backspring" which biases them towards the open and closed position (that is the spring tries to hold the blade closed until it has been pulled past a 90 degree arc from the handle, when the spring force reverses and the blade is inclined to spring to the open position - or at least resists closing once open


Fishfly, Is the Buck knife I have in my pocket is a slip joint knife?





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Originally Posted by DLALLDER
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A slipjoint knife is one of the most ubiquitous types of pocketknives. A slipjoint knife consists of a handle with one or more folding blades. These blades are held in position by a strong "backspring" which biases them towards the open and closed position (that is the spring tries to hold the blade closed until it has been pulled past a 90 degree arc from the handle, when the spring force reverses and the blade is inclined to spring to the open position - or at least resists closing once open


Fishfly, Is the Buck knife I have in my pocket is a slip joint knife?


Yes


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Re: Slip Joint Knives [Re: DLALLDER] #8025963 10/27/20 06:08 PM
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Slipjoint has a backspring, and no lock. Other types of folding knives (lockbacks, liner locks, etc) aren't typically called slipjoints.


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It's a non-locking folder.


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Re: Slip Joint Knives [Re: DLALLDER] #8026387 10/27/20 11:26 PM
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Heck, i make quite a few of them and am still trying to figure out what "ubiquitous" means!!!lol

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Originally Posted by Tactical Cowboy
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A slipjoint knife is one of the most ubiquitous types of pocketknives. A slipjoint knife consists of a handle with one or more folding blades. These blades are held in position by a strong "backspring" which biases them towards the open and closed position (that is the spring tries to hold the blade closed until it has been pulled past a 90 degree arc from the handle, when the spring force reverses and the blade is inclined to spring to the open position - or at least resists closing once open


Fishfly, Is the Buck knife I have in my pocket is a slip joint knife?


Yes


How do you know that lol. Buck makes all kinds of knives

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A slipjoint knife is one of the most ubiquitous types of pocketknives. A slipjoint knife consists of a handle with one or more folding blades. These blades are held in position by a strong "backspring" which biases them towards the open and closed position (that is the spring tries to hold the blade closed until it has been pulled past a 90 degree arc from the handle, when the spring force reverses and the blade is inclined to spring to the open position - or at least resists closing once open


Fishfly, Is the Buck knife I have in my pocket is a slip joint knife?


Yes


How do you know that lol. Buck makes all kinds of knives


1: I highly doubt it is a fixed blade in his pocket.

2: if it was a lockback or liner lock, I would assume that would be mentioned

So that pretty well leaves a slip joint like a trapper, stockman, sod buster etc.





Or have you been feeling around in his pocket to offer more information??


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Fishfly, Is the Buck knife I have in my pocket is a slip joint knife?


Yes


How do you know that lol. Buck makes all kinds of knives


1: I highly doubt it is a fixed blade in his pocket.

2: if it was a lockback or liner lock, I would assume that would be mentioned

So that pretty well leaves a slip joint like a trapper, stockman, sod buster etc.





Or have you been feeling around in his pocket to offer more information??


If someone doesn't know what a slipjoint is then they very well could have any style folder. While you are wizarding, mind telling us the winning lotto numbers or something

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That's for me to conjur and you to find out.


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Heck, that’s a fancy term for pocket knives


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Heck, that’s a fancy term for pocket knives

Yep

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