5 EDC Knives with Unconventional Deployments
Thumbstuds became default because they worked across every lock type Benchmade and Spyderco tested in the 1990s, not because they’re fastest or most intuitive. That inheritance stuck around long enough that most people assume it’s the only reliable way to open a folder one-handed. It isn’t. Crossbar mechanisms deploy from two grip positions, front flippers […]

