Do you like em thick or thin?

N

noob93

Joined
Feb 6, 2016
Messages
433
So usually when I talk to guys who like knives there in one camp or the other. Some prefer thick beefy blades for extra strength and or toughness. Then on the other end youv got guys like me who prefer a thinner grind with a slightly thinner spine. For me ease of sharpening and actual cutting ability Trump's extreme durability. If I need to pry I'll find something else 90 percent of the time. On the other hand the thicker knives serve as better choppers and often baton better with the thicker spine. So what do you guys prefer thick or thin? I'm talking fixed blades here not folders.
 
For fixed, as thick as I can get. I harass my favorite knifemaker to make me pieces at least 4.5 mm thick, the more the merrier. Get an Austin Goldman knife or a Faalkniven, you'll never come back from a thick yet properly executed knife.
 
I like beefy blades better than thin. I am not a slicer.....I use chef knives for food prep, and box cutters for breaking down boxes. But I do like my Opinel. :D
 
Thin for both fixed and folders. My daily user folder is 0.08" (2/25") at the spine. :cool:
 
I prefer something in the .14-.16 range..

& yes just like screwdriver, I love my Opinel and GEC's but that's a whole different story
 
Don't often slice maters with an axe. Thin is better for me. I wanna em almost sharp before I grind the secondary bevel and sharpen them.
 
I think the most important thing to me is a strong tip. I really feel like I'm missing something when the tip is so thin I'm scared to even pry open a pop can tab with it. I have knives that are excellent piercers without being that thin.

Of course I realize needle tips are necessary for certain applications but I'm not often performing tracheotomies with my EDC.
 
I like compromise - strong tip and good slicing blade. For example Benchmade 950 or Cold Steel Talwar.
 
For overall preference, definitely thin. That being said, what I like in a tool is determined by the intended context of its use. I want the tool to be built just right--neither over- nor under-built for how I'm going to use it.
 
I prefer my blades thin because thick blades are worthless for edc, and I don't need a thick chopping blade as that's what axes are for and there absolutely no way any knife could possibly work as well.
 
Both? It depends on the knife and its intended use.

22200956919_716fa77a04_c.jpg


I own and like both these knives, amongst others.
 
3/16"....so I guess thick.
Strong enough for batonning if needed & still slices.
 
0.140" or 0.150" is the thickest that I would prefer. I do enjoy the slicing ability of the thinner blade, and have 3" fixed as thin as 0.100" which serve me well, although I have not felt the need to baton at all.
I am quite fond of Bradford Guardian knives, and the Guardian3 is a fixed that I carry daily.
 
Thick. Most of the knives I use daily are pocket bricks, but I never pry. I find that I can do "detail" work with a thick blade too, and I like how the added weight balances the larger folder in my hands.
 
I just feel safer with a thicker blade. I bought a Schempp Rock out of pictures, and I knew the second I held it for real that I was never going to feel safe with it. I will put it on sale as soon as I will have it duped to my thickness standards :)
Most of my fixed are either custom or military, because their stoutness give me a feeling of safety. I use my fixed for farm works or camp.

I won't go anywhere under the thickness of a Sebbie 25/Inkosi. I don't trust my Spydies at all, although I like them for aesthetics and light use (opening letters/chopping veggies).
 
I think 1/4 is a good in between balance between thick and thin. This width allows for some extreme strength when it comes to jobs such as chopping and even prying but it can also be used for normal cutting jobs. I know, knives are not for prying but when you need to pry something open and all you have is a knife then you better hope it is thick enough.

A perfect example is the Strider DB. I carried one when I was in the Army and it was my "go-to" knife. Heck, I even used it as a modified hand trowel when digging up some stuff in the ground and was still able to cut through MREs afterwards.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top