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The current Blade Newsletter has a very interesting article on the subject of half-stops. Found out that AG Russell was firmly opposed to them. On the other hand Bill Ruple insists on having them. As I say, I found it a very interesting discussion. You might give it some thought and, if you care to, express your opinion here.
For myself, I favor half-stops especially if a blade has one of those alligator snap closures.
For myself, I favor half-stops especially if a blade has one of those alligator snap closures.
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I'm a fan of half stops. No special reason why. I just like them.
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I've gone back and forth over the years. First I preferred half stops. Then I didn't. Then I did again. Now I don't.
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I don't let having the half stops or not affect my purchase.
If I like the knife, I buy it.
That said, if I had to choose between a knife with and a knife without, if they were identical in every other way, I'd probably take the one without the half stops.
If I like the knife, I buy it.
That said, if I had to choose between a knife with and a knife without, if they were identical in every other way, I'd probably take the one without the half stops.
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Me too! Offhand I can’t think of any reason not to like them. I’ve always found it curious why some knives having multiple blades have a mix of one or more blades with half-stop and the others without.
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I have a couple like that too. It's so that everybody likes them.Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 5:42 pmMe too! Offhand I can’t think of any reason not to like them. I’ve always found it curious why some knives having multiple blades have a mix of one or more blades with half-stop and the others without.
Ken
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Same with me. Presence or lack of half-stops has absolutely no bearing on my purchasing decisions.Steve Warden wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 5:39 pm I don't let having the half stops or not affect my purchase.
If I like the knife, I buy it.
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I like half stops, yet none of my knives have them!
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I’m a big fan of half stops.
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I like the positive feel. As I collect old knives, they don't all come that way. I collect what I like either way.
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Bill
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I'll take half stops if I can get them, but like Ken said, I've got knives with "yay" & "nay" in the same frame.
Joe
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I like half stops, especially on knives with lots'a snap. I think they are safer. Thanks
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Not a factor I do like a half stop that the blade is flush with the bolsters.
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I prefer half stops . Especially on knives with really strong springs.
Froe
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I like half stops foor sure. I often find they have great snap, and the look when closed where the blades are flush with the bolsters.
Gary
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For most patterns, I generally prefer a half stop & I think a knife with more than one blade should be consistent, having half stops on all blades or none.
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I have three knives which I would rank as my top three favorite user knives. One is a Case stockman without half stops. The other two are Boker and Canal Street congress knives and both have half stops on all four blades. Yes, I do like half stops.
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Re: Preferences
I like half stops for a very good reason. You can play Russian Roulette with a knife with half stops vs one without in the one handed knife close challenge.
All kidding aside that is the reason I like half stops. I have a tendency to close my knives with one hand and have caught my fingers a few times on knives without them. I have to remember when I am closing them if the one I am closing has a half stop or not.
All kidding aside that is the reason I like half stops. I have a tendency to close my knives with one hand and have caught my fingers a few times on knives without them. I have to remember when I am closing them if the one I am closing has a half stop or not.
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I was kind of ambivalent about half stops until I acquired two knives(one a Schleiper and the other a KA-BAR)that closed immediately after passing the half open position;both times inflicting injuries.I didn;t like half stops on early knives because I always had to use a knife opener to operate the blades.I have a Boker congress that should have a pair of pliers to open the blades they are so stiff. I think I would like to have one with rather than without.
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I can take them or leave them.
I've never purchased a knife because it had half stops, but I have also never turned down a knife because it didn't have them.
I've never purchased a knife because it had half stops, but I have also never turned down a knife because it didn't have them.
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+1 Exactly.
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It does not affect my purchasing decisions, but I love 'em when I find a knife with half-stops!
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My best snappers don't have half-stops. That could be because they're the largest in my collection.
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