Big blade haters

I prefer large knives over small ones, a big knife is more knife than a small one. Generally speaking more is better than less. Properly sharpened and used, big knives are capable of doing the job of small blades. Use care and take the time to do the job of what needs to be done with the blade.
 
I like knives of all sizes but I seldom take a large knife hiking or hunting. Skinning a deer gutting a fish and the like with a 9 while doable is not exactly a fun project and unless it is an emergency I do not chop wood with my knives. I have hatchets and folding saws for that stuff, they work better at it. A 4-5" blade is all I ever take.
For mountain lions I would much rather put a .357 into the skull than flailing about with a knife of any size. :D
 
If I would be chopping / clearing brush I would much rather have a 18-20" machete and a smaller 4-5" fixed blade than a single 10" fixed blade, it just gives you more versatility.
 
The main thing for me is processing fire wood. Batonning and what not. Things enven an axe can't do as well. You can do it with a machete but the blade tends to get stuck because of its flat serface area. The wedge shape of a large knife really does the trick!
 
I took my BK9 on a backpacking trip with a bunch of non-knife ppl and at first they were kinda skeptical and intimated by the size but by the end of the trip everybody was borrowing it and asking me where I got it/how much it was..... One buddy even bought himself one a few days ago.

All I had was a BK2 and BK14 for about a year and now that I have a 9 I rarely use my 2 anymore. For what I need a knife to do the 9 is the best choice.
 
C_Tanner said:
Baton wood. Chop worth a damn.
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Hunter Sharp said:
The main thing for me is processing fire wood. Batonning and what not. Things enven an axe can't do as well. You can do it with a machete but the blade tends to get stuck because of its flat serface area. The wedge shape of a large knife really does the trick!
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lol ontario machete does both just fine, but hey as I said, more power to you for using your own preference :P

besides, we are ignoring location, some locations a machete is king, others the axe is king, and in another a big knife will be more than enough. Whatever works for you, wherever you are :p
 
I love this forum, we can all disagree till the end of days and even poke fun at each other but it's all in good fun. You all are good people! :)
 
Hunter Sharp said:
The main thing for me is processing fire wood. Batonning and what not. Things enven an axe can't do as well. You can do it with a machete but the blade tends to get stuck because of its flat serface area. The wedge shape of a large knife really does the trick!
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I agree it's definitely a lot easier to get a fire going when it's been wet out with a larger knife, the reason I don't carry a larger blade is because where I usually back pack you are not allowed to have a fire, so I find my self carrying either my ESEE-3 or my IZULA-II far more than a larger fixed blade since I am mostly just cutting food up.

If I go to the natl. forest, I always take a larger blade with me, because you are allowed to have a fire, and if it has been raining, that larger knife makes my job a whole lot easier.

I don't limit my self to one set of tools, I will use what is best for the job, whether that is a large knife, an axe or a machete just depends on where I am going and what I plan on doing when I get there.
 
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this thread needs pics!!! I do prefer bigger blades for all the reasons explained; besides, what knifenut carries only one blade??? you go out into the boonies, you carry a big blade, small blade, folder, a sak, a saw etc etc etc. My fav combo is a big blade and a folder, but I like to play with all my edged tools :D

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BK9 for the win!
 
Did someone say BK9?

See it chop!
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Marvel as it snap cuts!
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Cringe as it goes all tactical on your backside!
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Grunt incoherently as it gets all paleo and whatnot!
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Salivate as it prepares snacks!
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Rest your buns on the ad hoc outdoor furniture it prepares!
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Wibble with delight as it batons the heck out of stuff!
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Bask in the warm glow of the fires it helps you ignite!
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Don your jeweler's loupe so you can keep up with it on the fine work!
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Hear the angels sing as it pops its Excalibur pose!
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Beckerhead #42
 
For kayak camping I carry a machete, bow saw,small SAK and whatever folder is in my back pocket..(Endura4 probably forever)..The machete clears out our camping area and the bow saw keeps us with a big fire until 3-4 in the morning..The folder cuts up all the venison tenderloins,bologna,sausage and cheese we munch on..I do like the looks of that BK9 though..Might be on my Xmas list this year..
 
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What would you guys do if Ethan and Kabar started producing a version of the BK-9 with a 15" blade?:cool:
 
Ok, i am far from the most educated person on here, but i am gonna go out on a limb here & make a statement, :foot: i believe that most people who do not like to carry a large blade, say that because they do not have a properly designed sheath. Now, having said that, I AM NOT BASHING THE FACTORY SHEATH !!! I realize that the genius behind the decision to provide an "adequate" sheath (and only just that in some cases-adequate), is to keep the cost of the two together, as low as possible, making a GREAT product, available to many who would not even consider buying one, if $100 was added to the price (for a custom kydex rig). I was laughed at last deer season, for wearing my BK9/Gerber Metolius custom kydex rig. Until they saw it in action. Even then i heard "i would NOT want to carry that all day." So a week later, i gave it to the guy who protested the most. He wore it for the day. At the end of the day, i had to ASK HIM for my knives back & he said he forgot he was even wearing them. That says a lot to me. If it is not slapping you on the leg, poking you in your side, getting stuck & caught on stuff when entering or exiting a vehicle/atv/horse, then you forget all about it---until you have a need for it. I'm just sayin'. :D Anyone else agree ?
 
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