Bought the Cara Cara 2 after reading reviews for a budget utility knife that could also serve in emergency situations, such as seatbelt cutting. It’s my first serrated knife….I own maybe 20 other knives, which are all plain edged. Even with the stiff backlock, deployment can still be 1-handed with exaggerated wrist flick, but is normally 2-handed…so it’s not for fidget people, LOL…not a big deal. The blade is VERY sharp….which leads me to the next topic: closing the knife. The first time closing, I held the handle in a normal fashion and pressed the stiff backlock. I was expecting only a 30% drop of the blade, but it dropped 70% of the way and nicked my forefinger, easily cutting it. Don’t leave your fingers in the blade path! Either tilt the knife downwards when pressing the lock, letting gravity limit the blade swing, or close with 2 hands. Nice knife for less than $40, should be good in a variety of uses.