Gocomma assisted & manual flipper knives

I only created this thread because I thought I found large nice-looking assisted-openers at a low price.

I am glad people like the knives they have received, however.

You never did order one?

Thanks for starting the thread. I remember when you first brought it up I was going to order off of ebay I think. They sat in my cart for a while and I never did complete the purchase. Teacher giving it rave reviews finally made me order a few.

I ordered one, but it hasn't arrived yet.

There's a bunch of Gocomma knives on Flash Sale:

it's hard to see what all the fuss is about these Glaucoma knives.

I got mine the other day and cut myself three 4 times with it . The blade was very loose and it flipped back on my thumb twice .right on top of the cut that had just stopped bleeding. The other was when I used the blade to scratch the back of my wrist ...two more little cuts ... made it an even 4 cuts in about 20 minutes of chatting with friends and playing with my new knife . Later on I found a T8 torx bit and tightened the blade because it was sloppy loose .I didn't expect it to flip as quickly after snugging the screw down but it just got rid of the blade play and didn't affect the opening speed. It does close a bit slower but it was way too loose to start .

My thumb thanked me .

I give it a 1 and a half thumbs up

Whatever your reason, it worked out well. Thanks again rc. :beer:

Wellp, you can always join the yakuzaā€¦

Just got my two knives in today, booth are the 8cm blade. Going to carry one for a few days, see how it compares to the longer one I got earlier.

Now thisā€¦ is sharp.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw5jqEphnO-/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

I couldnā€™t figure out how to post this, so just had to post a link. :person_facepalming:

Ugh. Donā€™t talk to me about sharp.

Used my Winco chinese cleaver, was washing it off as gingerly as I always do it, carefully because I know itā€™s sharpā€¦ I just lightly creased the flappy fold of skin between thumb and forefinger on the blade and felt itā€¦ barely.

Hmm, whew, ainā€™t bleeding. Ummm, nope, itā€™s bleeding. Oh yeah, itā€™s bleeding. Little stoopit ā€œpapercutā€ with the blade, but oh boy did it cut.

For a 10buk cleaver, itā€™s like a fā€™n samurai sword.

Just for a change.
I bought a coupla Japanese Kitchen knives for Daughters wedding present. 54 yrs. 3 kids. First wedding.
Says she was just making sure.
12 days fro Japan to Queensland. (Not bad)

Damn nice knives. Single edged Aogame Blue.
But, Cheapest I could get That I liked, were $300 plus each.
She;d better bloody like them.
Oh. She is a chef.

Ah well.
Back to my $12 speshuls again hey.
My little black SRM 6040 arives a coupla days ago.
Without the stupid clip, Itā€™s a nice keyring knife.
Putting clips on those tiny things is a waste of materials I reckon.

SRM 6040 - I bought them for my kids last year. Every kid needs a small lock back donā€™t they. Hollow blade and sharp - good enough for them to carve their initials on trees ā€¦. Because thatā€™s what theyā€™re meant for isnā€™t it?

That is a level of sharpening I have never achieved. stunning. Must be a really high quality steel and someone who knows what to do with it.

I sharpen on a Lansky and then strop to 1K and 3K. fairly sharp, but not ā€œslicing a tomato while it is sitting there sharpā€.

I received my Gocomma knife today!

It's the one with a 7.7cm D2 blade and a G10 handle that was on sale for $9.99

It is the fourth non-assisted flipper that I have owned, and it flips much better than the other three.

My main issue is that the clip is so tight, it's unusable as is.

I might be able to bend it so that it becomes usable.

My other complaint is that the handle is G10, and I prefer metal handles, but I knew this when I ordered it.

Unless I can fix the clip, I cannot carry it.

Overall it is a very good knife for the money.

I wish all non-assisted flippers opened as well as this knife.

EDIT: I bent the clip a little bit with pliers.

Now the clip is usable, but it's not perfect.

It's kinda difficult to clip the knife to my shorts pocket, but I think I will carry this knife anyways.

Great, now I bent the clip too far and it's barely holding onto my shorts pocket!

Is it real D2, as far as you can tell? Also, what kind of lock does it have, the description says ā€œmechanical lockā€ - whatever that means?

Thanks.

Waiting for a few knives to go off sale so I can use my points.

I would guess that it is a liner lock, but I'm not sure.

I do not know if it is really D2, and I haven't cut anything with it yet.

Itā€™s a liner lock. :+1:

As far as ā€˜real D2ā€™ā€¦ not sure. Butā€¦. it holds a great edge. I have cut at least 200 feet of various thickness cardboard, hacked on a dry hickory stick, hacked on a pine 2 x 4, cut some rope, cut a bit of meat & fruits, & done some whittlingā€¦. it is still shaving sharp & has not been sharpened yet. Iā€™m waiting to see what it takes to dull it. ;).

So at this point, for me; I donā€™t care what the steel is. It holds a great edge & will cut. :+1:

For $9.99 I still canā€™t believe this knifeā€¦ā€¦ :open_mouth: ā€¦ :slight_smile:

Thanks, teacher - according to your experiences with this steel it is at least a stronger variant than other China steels. I am a recovering knife-hobby enthusiast (I have not had a knife purchase in 2 months now), the cheaper steels I have do not hold the edge as well and, with regular use, need to be sharpened almost weekly.

My pleasure M3CSL. :+1: l
Yep, I had been in ā€œknife collecting recoveryā€ for quite some time until I discovered these Chinese knives (thanks raccoon cityā€¦ :money_mouth_face: ) in this very thread. For years I bought Benchmade, Case, CRK (Chris Reeve), ESEE, you name it. Along with Customs by Scott Cook, Ed Caffrey, Robert Dark, Wayne Hendrix, Ray Laconico, Michael Morris, Charles Ochs III (Oxs Forge), & Eddie Whiteā€¦ to name a few.

Then one day, with an empty wallet & eating Beenie Weenies; I realized I was out of control. :person_facepalming: :person_facepalming: :person_facepalming: yep, triple ā€œfacepalmā€ I was so bad

Anywayā€¦ I went cold turkey & did not buy a knife for a few years. I found these Chinese knives, as mentioned; and started getting a few. ā€œSo farā€ā€¦ keeping the urge under control. :smiley:

I am frankly amazed by the quality of many of these Chinese knivesā€¦. :+1:

And yeahā€¦ ā€™even ifā€™ the steel of this one is not D2, it is a darn good steel. :slight_smile: