Blade less than 2.0"....options?

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Warp

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I know less than 2.0" is an extremely small knife, but bear with me.

For a general purpose EDC tool what knife with a blade under 2.0", that isn't too expensive ($50 max) would you go with?


I'm looking at a Spycerco Ladybug Salt. I don't have any of the H1 steel yet and it is about as close to the 2" limit as one can get. Any input appreciated.
 
I believe a Case Wharncliffe Tiny Trapper might fit your needs. Not absolutely sure about that 2.0" blade limit, as I can only find overall length (2-3/8"), but it sure does seem like it'd be a useful pattern to have.
 
Spyderco have some real great LBKs.
I'd really recommend the Lava, Spin and Cricket. It retails pretty high, but you can find them cheaper on the street, and they're definitely worth every penny.
 
eventer289 said:
Kershaw Scallion or the SOG Flash I.

Or you could look at a Kershaw Half-Ton. They're great for only $9.
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Scallion's blade is listed at 2 1/4" so that's out.



Likewise with the Flash 1, it is 2 1/2".



The half ton is 2.5".









SuzukiGS750EZ said:
Benchmade Benchmite II.
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I like that looks of this one. Never heard of it before. Thanks.





effer said:
Boker Subcom, Wharcom or Subclaw.
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All good suggestions. I should have mentioned that I already considered them. They are at the top of the list, right now I'm giving the nod to the ladybug salt because, well, I'd like to try out the H1. My only Boker is a Keycom and I like it.




As for the other Spydercos mentioned I'm still leaning ladybug for the H1 in the salt version.
 
I got by with a Wharcom as a sole EDC for a couple years, really grew to appreciate how much you can do with a blade that small. Very filling handle, given away...nearly a dozen of the Subcom series, never gotten a complaint.
 
I'm a Benchmade guy, so I grabbed a Benchmite II for my dad for Christmas last year...if it arrived a week before Christmas, I had it out of the box playing with it every day until I had to wrap it...I wanna get one.
 
The Spyderco Ladybug is what I would recommend. It is my favorite small knife for a number of reasons. It is ergonomic (as nearly all Spyderco knives), very light and has superior steel (VG10 and H1). It also can be put on your keys, or thrown into a pocket.

H1 steel is a worry-free steel. It truly is rust-proof and makes the H1 Ladybug a no-brainer as a keychain knife. H1 scratches easily, however, and needs use to develop a hardened edge. Initially, H1 will be a bit softer than other steels (VG10, 154CM, 440C, etc.) but over time the edge will harden with use and sharpening. In my experience, H1 is a great steel and holds a very sharp edge.

I plan on picking up an H1 Ladybug for myself, next year.
 
A case peanut, nice little slijoints, good for light cutting.
SOG Blink, fat little AO the blade, it's a decent small knife but it can be hard to open at times.
Kershaw OD-2 nice lightweight knife
Buck Solo Little single blade slijoint.
Kershaw Chive Siilar to but smaller than the Scallion.
Kershaw Whiskey Gap Genleman's lockback
Any of these make great EDC knives and all are under $50
 
I got my wife a Chive a couple years ago. Yeah, a pink Chive for my wife like half the other knuts, but anyway.....damn that is a small knife.
 
I second the Spyderco Spin. It has a 1 13/16" blade and is a great little framelock for $35.
 
Anything designed by C.L.B. and if you could spend a little more I'd get a lava while you can still find them.
 
D1omedes said:
The Spyderco Ladybug is what I would recommend. It is my favorite small knife for a number of reasons. It is ergonomic (as nearly all Spyderco knives), very light and has superior steel (VG10 and H1). It also can be put on your keys, or thrown into a pocket.

H1 steel is a worry-free steel. It truly is rust-proof and makes the H1 Ladybug a no-brainer as a keychain knife. H1 scratches easily, however, and needs use to develop a hardened edge. Initially, H1 will be a bit softer than other steels (VG10, 154CM, 440C, etc.) but over time the edge will harden with use and sharpening. In my experience, H1 is a great steel and holds a very sharp edge.

I plan on picking up an H1 Ladybug for myself, next year.
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Agree, I have the ladybug VG-10 plain edge, very nice, sharp small knife. Also look at the SOG twitch 1, I am currently carrying this for EDC, nice and sharp also, but fatter than the ladybug. I have a few <3" blades because at my work anything over 3" is considered a "weapon".:grumpy: The only knife I didn't like is the Kershaw chive, the assisted open would not "fling" the blade open all the way, and its 420. I guess its OK for the $, but I sold mine. I got the chive and the twitch at the same time and the twitch blows the chive away.
 
Warp said:
I know less than 2.0" is an extremely small knife, but bear with me.

For a general purpose EDC tool what knife with a blade under 2.0", that isn't too expensive ($50 max) would you go with?


I'm looking at a Spycerco Ladybug Salt. I don't have any of the H1 steel yet and it is about as close to the 2" limit as one can get. Any input appreciated.
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YayILikePie said:
I believe a Case Wharncliffe Tiny Trapper might fit your needs. Not absolutely sure about that 2.0" blade limit, as I can only find overall length (2-3/8"), but it sure does seem like it'd be a useful pattern to have.
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Right you are. The Tiny Wharncliff Trapper has less than a 2" blade. It is 1 7/8"
Here's a pic of mine.
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eventer289 said:
Why is 2.0" your max?
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He may work at a corporation such as the one for which I work. There is a 2" blade length limit at my company.


Other options that I have tried:
A Camillus pen knife: 2" blade
Buck Colleague: 2" blade
Spyderco Ladybug: 2" blade.
Vic Classic.

You could also look at a Blade Tech Mouse. I'm eying one.

Actually, I found that the Buck Colleague worked a bit better for me than the Ladybug because the blade shape was a bit more useful. But one of the things I found about knives with 2" blades is they usually have short handles. The limited ability to grasp and control the knife because of the small handle becomes the limiting factor in the usefulness of the knife.

I found that I prefer the traditional models better because the handles, though short, are fatter and I can get a better grip on them.
 
2" is the limit by law for all schools, colleges and universities as well as their property and functions in the state of GA.

Possession of a knife with a blade over 2" long at any of those locations is a FELONY. My usual EDC Glock 19, ZT 0200 and waved Emerson '8 are going to have to stay away when I go back to school next month. :(

I wonder how many tens of thousands of people have unknowingly committed felonies due to this. Or guns. In GA you can have a handgun in your car without a license or permit, but if you so much as turn around in a college parking lot or in the parking lot of a college event (like a ball game) it is a felony. And, oh, any knife with a blade over 2" is the same.

How's that for screwed up?
 
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