bad_dad_brad
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The other day, at our local gun and knife show, I bought a little SOG Flash 1 mechanical assisted opening folder. It is cool. Just like the Kershaw Onion I have, except smaller, and sharper.
The next day, I decided to show it to my buddies at work, and clipped it to the top of my right pants pocket (docker style pockets - what they used to call Ivy league). Well, part way into the morning, I sat down at my desk, and felt this gouge on my right upper thigh. I thought my keys just needed re-arranging, so I reach in my pocket and OUCH! the little SOG cut the crap out of my right thumb. It had opened up by itself.
The SOG has a safety, as does the Kershaw, yet both safeties are awkward (the Onion impossible) to manipulate with one hand. So what is the point of mechanically assisted folders, besides their coolness factor, if you have to saftey them to carry safely?
I have decided after this incident, that a good one hand opening knife without mechanical assist is just fine for pocket carry. I highly recommend the smaller Timberline Kelly Worden Tactical for serious carry or any small Gerber or Buck for everyday.
The next day, I decided to show it to my buddies at work, and clipped it to the top of my right pants pocket (docker style pockets - what they used to call Ivy league). Well, part way into the morning, I sat down at my desk, and felt this gouge on my right upper thigh. I thought my keys just needed re-arranging, so I reach in my pocket and OUCH! the little SOG cut the crap out of my right thumb. It had opened up by itself.
The SOG has a safety, as does the Kershaw, yet both safeties are awkward (the Onion impossible) to manipulate with one hand. So what is the point of mechanically assisted folders, besides their coolness factor, if you have to saftey them to carry safely?
I have decided after this incident, that a good one hand opening knife without mechanical assist is just fine for pocket carry. I highly recommend the smaller Timberline Kelly Worden Tactical for serious carry or any small Gerber or Buck for everyday.