Editing Knife (section)

====Sliding blade features====
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[[File:OTF knife GM08.jpg|thumb|right|An OTF knife, showing the sliding blade being extended from the handle]]
A sliding knife is a knife that can be opened by sliding the knife blade out the front of the handle. One method of opening is where the blade exits out the front of the handle point-first and then is locked into place (an example of this is the [[gravity knife]]). Another form is an [[OTF knife|OTF]] (out-the-front) switchblade, which only requires the push of a button or spring to cause the blade to slide out of the handle and lock into place. To retract the blade back into the handle, a release lever or button, usually the same control as to open, is pressed. A very common form of sliding knife is the sliding [[utility knife]] (commonly known as a stanley knife or boxcutter).