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Bob
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Keeping in the spirit of drawing your blade, as established in a previous thread, I was just wondering how others carried their blades, what kind of blade it was, how they accessed it and if they were any positives or negatives in where they carried it.
I personally carry clip-its where ever I go. I have a few that I carry on a consistant basis. The Wortac, Spyderco civilian, and a Columbia river (I forgot its name).
I usually start out carrying my blade clipped to the inside of my pants pocket. The majority of the time I have on a long coat or shirt that conceals it. If I find myself in an environment that is professional, I will clip it under my belt, inside my waistband.
I know the Wortac and the Civilian are intimidating, and the first impression is pretty much against you if a cop see them, but I like them because of their size and shape, both fit inside my hand comfortably and make awesome fist loads.
The major draw back of the Wortac is its weight (personally I like its weight especially when I am working with it). If you are wearing sweats or anything that is a light weight material it will flip flop around the fabric. Some have stated that drawing it from the pants pocket, it has a tendancy to snag. I negate this problem by placing my fingertips at the bottom of the blade and push the top part out, then make the adjustments. I know this is a lot of movements, but so far it has worked for me. Also by just getting in the habit of carrying the Wortac in the waistband of your pants helps too. The civilian, and all Spyderco brand knives with the patented "hole" in the blade I found to be a really easy blade to acquistion. I usually pinch the hole on the blade and since most spydercos are thin they just slide out, and it is just a snap of the wrist to open it.
Bob
I personally carry clip-its where ever I go. I have a few that I carry on a consistant basis. The Wortac, Spyderco civilian, and a Columbia river (I forgot its name).
I usually start out carrying my blade clipped to the inside of my pants pocket. The majority of the time I have on a long coat or shirt that conceals it. If I find myself in an environment that is professional, I will clip it under my belt, inside my waistband.
I know the Wortac and the Civilian are intimidating, and the first impression is pretty much against you if a cop see them, but I like them because of their size and shape, both fit inside my hand comfortably and make awesome fist loads.
The major draw back of the Wortac is its weight (personally I like its weight especially when I am working with it). If you are wearing sweats or anything that is a light weight material it will flip flop around the fabric. Some have stated that drawing it from the pants pocket, it has a tendancy to snag. I negate this problem by placing my fingertips at the bottom of the blade and push the top part out, then make the adjustments. I know this is a lot of movements, but so far it has worked for me. Also by just getting in the habit of carrying the Wortac in the waistband of your pants helps too. The civilian, and all Spyderco brand knives with the patented "hole" in the blade I found to be a really easy blade to acquistion. I usually pinch the hole on the blade and since most spydercos are thin they just slide out, and it is just a snap of the wrist to open it.
Bob